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Dodging drops in Henniker (NH) at sunset.

1 minute ago, vortex95 said:

Classic vague tease.  "Get ready"  For what?  Makes one click!  And the arrow points to northern Mexico?  And it is totally unclear what the color shading is depicting, but as long as it is bright and flashy, who cares! 

I was about to give you a hard time for being so triggered over these clowns, but then here I am ready to Will Smith the next person I hear say "heat lightning". 

14 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

with AC on inside?

He seems like the guy who counts driving his truck and walking inside from a parking lot as "working outside".

Didn't expect anything to pop off this far east without warning.  Must be the outflow from Sebago hitting thr marine air.

Lightning scared the shit out of me while I was taking an outdoor shower.

5 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Ours only online since June 4th

Great production.  It took me like 28 days of bluebird August 2025 to hit 2MWh in a month.  How much does the pool filter add to your consumption?  

Severe storm moving through Augusta 50 miles away from Scarborough beach.

Good cloud action before sunset.  Towers from storms about 35 miles west of PWM, with some fog bank rolling in.

2 hours ago, Lava Rock said:

Damn. After last night's rain, we're only at 4".

 

2.52" yesterday

5.18" MTD

16.30" since 4/1

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

12.37” here

Well, if we're having a rain stick measuring contest, I'll whip mine out.

Lol wtf happened

1.93" overnight 

9 hours ago, powderfreak said:

We’ve seen them climb the 5-foot retaining wall to get into the Gondola barn and then remove the storage door, hinges and all, just to get to a bucket of compost.

Before seeing this sort of stuff, and like that car interior last year, I never really appreciated not having them here.  What a menace.

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Pollen?

If you use that true color overlay and go earlier in the day, I swear you can see waves pulsating over the northeast/rust/mid atl.  Might have to zoom way in.  Yes, I'm sober.

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Dude it’s out of control along the river banks here.

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

It’s pretty bad here too. There’s a big patch of it down the road along a stream that feeds into the Winni River. Last year a patch sprouted up roadside halfway up my hill and I’m tempted to roundup that shit myself before it starts spreading. 

The biggest problem I see, around here at least, is how well-intentioned homeowners unintentionally spread it. They cut it, bag it, and bring it to municipal compost sites, where viable fragments can get redistributed. Even mowing, cutting, or moving plant material can spread it if stem or rhizome fragments survive and easily reestablish.

3 hours ago, mreaves said:

Just solidifies my belief that when I retire, I need to go south from about March 15 until June 1st. 

When you figure out how to convince your wife that this is the correct time to go down south, please let us know.  Counting on you!

Thirty-eight point seven

First 30s in ten whole days

Outdoor shower time

10 hours ago, WinterWolf said:

Were they charged?  Or was it part of the hotel package?  

"Our MDW rate is $349 per night, but we're running a special right now - for an extra $10/night^ you get full access* to our famous Snow Garden**.

^ per guest

* dawn to dusk

** "Garden" for the dirt. Stowe Resorts LLC is not responsible for any lost or damaged property including personal injury.

1 hour ago, ineedsnow said:

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

MPV is torching again this evening at 79F.

A county north of there, we are 64/63 at the neighbor’s PWS.  

Same temp but drier dew in the field at the ASOS…64/60.

Classic mixed vs calm obs.  As soon as the wind calmed down the temps dropped fast.

73/68 at midnight in PWM is rare even in peak climo.  Wind just needs to go calm and it'll drop some.

12 minutes ago, 1985 Polar Bear said:

Nearly 2.5 inches overnight. Gyx issued its most recent drought update for Maine and NH, discouraging as usual. What caught my eye was this historical five year map of drought, and the coastal strip of high drought. To my experience in recent years, this lines up with what seems to be increasing phenomenon of a really strong marine layer due to stout south/southeast winds in summer shredding frontal thunderstorms that approach the coastm from the mountains. Is that possible, that we're seeing fewer coastal t-storms in summer due?

I know it feels like 90% of connective storms fizzle by the time they reach the coast, but I don't think that's a new thing, or that it's gotten worse in recent years.  Missing 0.20" on a single cell a dozen times a year isn't going to make that much of a difference, I don't think.

But your overall point is clearly accurate - the coastal has experienced more dry conditions than most places in the state.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

1.66". Decent drink

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2.40"

First time >2" (by 7a-7p CoCoRAHS obs) in over 2 years.

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On 5/13/2026 at 4:24 AM, moneypitmike said:

Did my second mowing at Pit2 lastnight and discovered the lawn really looks crappy.  It had always been pretty darn good looking, so I'm not sure what happened to it over the last 6 months.

Biggest problem is there's suddenly a bunch of dandelions.  A secondary concern is other types of things (not crabgrass) that' appearing.

What do you recommend for getting rid of at least the dandelions?  I cold probably put down some seed as well.  I  need to do things in the right order.

 

Help!

If you dont want to look at them for another 2 weeks (as flowering winds down), pull them with one of those extendable tools. Like $30 on Amazon.  Next year hit them with pre-emergent (corn gluten) like the 2nd week of April, then the 1st week of May.  It'll take care of that other grass, too.  It's remarkably effective.

Putting any synthetic fertilizer or herbicide that close to water is about the worst thing you could do.  And it won't do anything for your current situation, either. 

We bloom, we use snow messurement tools before harvest, and we arrange.  Oh and we always dandy.

41 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Right after the wild turkey one is done

A small heard of cows will take care of both.

Clouds just moved in but managed a nice morning here as well, went from 37°-60° in short order.