2 minutes ago, jewell2188 said:

Sonic boom….F-16 military exercise. 

They’re not allowed to go supersonic over inhabited areas unless they’re cleared to engage an unauthorized flight.

Reading all kinds of theories, but the one that seems most plausible is a sonic boom caused by a meteor entering the atmosphere, which I guess would explain the reports coming from a roughly Manassas-Burke-DC-Bowie line.

Whatever that boom was about 10–15 minutes ago was really freaky. HearIng reports of a gas station explosion that registered as an earthquake.

1 hour ago, Terpeast said:

And I also want to see 850mb temps (idk if that’s available on those seasonal forecasts). Our DJF climo is -4C at that level, plenty cold enough for snow. So near normal climo would be good enough. 

Three-month average for DJF at 850 is -0.25C to -0.50C compared to normal.

December and February are -0.75C to -1.00C compared to normal, with January at average.

27 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Yeah. But check satellite. Also a fire in SE NJ (Pine Barrens?). Maybe that’s actually this near-surface smoke?

There was a definite smokiness among the trees yesterday during swim practice. Didn't realize there was a decent fire in the Pine Barrens, which seems the much more likely culprit. 

Edit: That fire is in the same place as the large Warren Grove fire of 2007. I wonder if it started in a similar fashion - the result of a range test "gone wrong."

48 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Definitely some “warning inflation” visible in that chart over time.

"Some" for sure.

It's incredibly frustrating that we can't get a stretch of actual warm weather to bring the pool temps up. Our 8&U practice starts at 6:00 pm, by which time most of the lanes are in shade, so the poor tinies are fully blue-lipped within 15 minutes of the start of practice! We ended Tuesday's practice 25 minutes early, and yesterday's 15 minutes early.

35 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Wow

 

#newnormal

Those are just gorgeous...and F anyone who comes in here and tries to ruin any good super early vibes we have right now.

This thread is always a laugh.

31 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

yep - the bill is gonna come due for this and it's not gonna be pretty

Or we paid for it ahead of time this past winter.

1 hour ago, mappy said:

Saw a male hummingbird at my feeder last night. Yay!

Awesome!

First sighting here was about a month ago, but I think we're finally seeing those that are going to stick around for the summer. A couple sightings daily now with the recognizable whir of a hummingbird flying through the air becoming a more regular sound.

My little one and I named them last year - female is Lavender and male is Trumpet!

15 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Tough to beat this weather. I started HH early with an old fashioned while sitting on the glider of my front porch. Perfect breeze for some soft wind chimes.

I can't remember another April-May that has been nicer than this in...ever?

Waking up to low 50s and getting into the mid 70s or so is about as glorious as one can ask for. 

2 hours ago, frd said:

With the warning Atlantic come June or July where I do for a 1 and 100 year flood

Yes

13 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

Go ahead and say which previous Springs got off to similar dry starts

Not many, to be honest. 1963 and 1986 were pretty dry in April and May, though we of course got the big soaking at the end of April this year to bring us above average for the month.

14 hours ago, CAPE said:

What will kill them? 

Agree that they're wild violet. I've been told that the average homeowner really can't even get broad-application herbicide that will handle them but not nuke basically everything else around - it requires professional application.

40 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Some changes on all the 3 globals today towards wetter chances late next week. All show a semi-tropical (??) coastal low and an upper level low bringing unsettled weather somewhere in the east coast. Big variance in where. Gfs brings it into VA with quite a deluge for the holiday weekend.

That's opening day at the pool, when we recruit the last stragglers for the swim team and make some money from our bake sale. Big nope on that!

46 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I took the day off school last Friday to play through it and its been an amazing experience, it truly builds on every single mechanic of Botw and fixes almost all of its problems but please explore all of Botw before Totk because after starting Totk. Despite how good Botw is Totk makes it feel unfinished and like a first draft. Also I've played for like 30 hours and there is still so much more to do, the world feels so much more interconnected and alive. The story (at least how far I've gotten) also seems to be more in depth. So yes please play it. They even managed to make the sunsets and sunrises look even better than Botw. 

Awesome - that's a great rundown without spoiling anything!

I'm quite far along in BotW, but I've decided to just make sure that I'm fully exploring everything. I could easily beat Ganon at this point, but that's just one piece of playing this game and I have no desire to rush it!

43 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

At least this wasn’t a cold/wet gut punch of a spring after a record warm winter

Do you know wat the May temp departures are so far? Not wet, for sure, but I think it's been pretty cool compared to what many were fearing.

Not looking for spoilers, but has anyone played Tears of the Kingdom yet?

I picked up a Switch a couple months ago and have been playing a lot of Breath of the Wild (when I can), but I'm purposely holding out on TotK until I've thoroughly explored that world and gone about as far as I feel I can. What a game!

58 minutes ago, H2O said:

Pretty much the same precip amounts as *checks notes* the desserts of MX.

Mmmmmmm...

1 hour ago, MacChump said:

for those of you who partake, this is exciting...do we have an actual 9????

Folarin Balogun eligible for USMNT after FIFA approve eligibility change from England

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/4949621/balogun-eligible-for-usmnt-after-fifa-approve-request

Yes. Yes we do, in fact, have a 9!

Of course, Pepi is a pretty damn good young #9, but having Balogun as an option along with Pepi and any of the other strikers in the pool is massive!

On 5/13/2023 at 4:05 PM, CAPE said:

Looking at radar over that way. 

You should stop at the DFH store in Rehoboth and pick up a 4 pack of Utopias barrel-aged 120 min, and a couple bottles of aged WWS or 120s. Worth it.

Dang...wasn't logged on to see this! Really wish I had been. 

It f'ing poured from about an hour before the wedding (started at 4:00) until about 8:00 and then drizzled after that. Complete washout, but the reception was inside, so all was good!

Going to my cousin's outdoor wedding in Lewes today. Should be fun!

16 hours ago, H2O said:

I’ve always found that kids peeing in it warms it up quick

This one simple trick will get you a salt water pool quick!