BrianW

They must have just crossed over the Quinnipiac River/New Haven. Only saw them out your way in Milford, Orange, West Haven prior to seeing them here this summer.

I don't go out of my way to kill them but I just probably mowed over dozens of them cutting the grass. I have battled many invasive insects but the shear number of these fuckers is astounding. I have also been reading they are drastically changing the taste of the local honey.

Anyone else dealing with lantern flies in CT? Full on invasion here around New Haven. All the kids in the neighborhood are killing them with salt guns.

That month was really sunny as we'll I think. Here is a chart of my solar powering my heat pumps and entire house and sending power out to the grid. I think it was on the same day as the other picture I just posted. My solar inverter is rated for 5kw and was actually clipping/reducing power to the 5kw limit.

I think the last legit subzero cold shot here was back in Feb 23. I think it dropped to -5 here. I have been using heat pumps since 2016 and went out and took this infrared picture of my heat pump still pulling heat out of the air at -5 with a -20.5 discharge temperature. All the red on my foundation and ground is heat leaking out of my house.

What a summer for SW CT.. While there remains forecast uncertainty this far out, it appears the region will have the potential for convectively induced heavy rain and embedded thunderstorm activity. WPC currently has the area under a marginal risk of excessive rainfall Monday through Thursday morning, and SPC persists in placing the area in a 15 percent chance of severe weather on Day 5 (Wednesday) which is rare to see this far out in time. So the middle of next week will bear watching as PWATs are progged to climb into the 1.5-2 inch neighborhood by Tuesday into Thursday

Pretty soon you will be as well. The updated USDA climate zones from 2023 has 7b right on Weymouths doorstep.

Glad I checked the most recent muggy meter. Looks like a humid week ahead..

Did you say your name was Ramblin' Rose? Ramble on, baby, settle down easy Ramble on Rose...

Well said. I'm sure some up North will be lighting kindling soon.. but down this way the muggy meter is still rocking. I think many will be taken off guard when dews return..

And 69 for the low out on Nantucket..

Yeah. Just endless moisture down this way. The middle of next week will bear watching as PWATs are progged to climb into the 1.5-2 inch neighborhood by Tuesday into Thursday.

Yeah. Almost 20 inches of rain here between July/August. I can see this pattern/moisture plume continuing right into winter where BDR has another winter with more snow than BDL.

Nice summer day here with 70+ dews all day. Love to see the muggy meter bringing dews back as well.

None of the behind the meter solar is included in those stats and there is an insane amount of it. ISO New England produces some great articles on the electricity market and solar. Read up on how many duck curve days New England has been getting from behind the meter solar. This year is forecasted for another record year. I dont think people realize how much demand is lowered from behind the meter solar on sunny days. This is an insane reduction on electricity demand we would otherwise get from burning natural gas. Milestone Nuclear where CT gets most of its electricity from is only 1900 mw for comparison. https://www.iso-ne.com/about/where-we-are-going/solar-power-impact

Yeah. Its been an exceptionally dewy August and summer here on the shoreline in CT.

Yeah. Its been perfect cool season grass weather with rain practically every other day here. My lawn and all my plants have been just thriving. Mowing every 3 days at 3 inches and my grass has been literally growing an inch a day. Last fertilizer I put down was some purely organics just after july 4th. Also have hundreds of different species of mushrooms popping every other day.

EF-1 Tornado confirmed at Atlantic Beach in southern Nassau County https://partnerservices.nws.noaa.gov/products/cache/233-2026/PNSOKX/52b87e5ab5cd55d80b5e63eef66603d0

Yeah. Looks like a decent day.

Shes going to leave you once she finds out you uninstalled...

Man.. going to be a ton of dirty hippys in the Pioneer Valley this week with river levels low. Haha. My hippy aunt in Ashfield said the same thing about river levels.

Sounds like Connecticut Shade Tobacco? I have enjoyed many cigars wrapped in it.

Straight-line Downburst Winds Confirmed in Southern Connecticut. Public Information Statement National Weather Service New York NY 337 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 ... NWS Damage Survey for 08/13/2026 Downburst Wind Event... Straight-line Downburst Confirmed from Milford CT to East Haven Ct Peak Wind (observed and estimated): 85-105 mph. These winds resulted in an approximately 8.5 mile long by up to 1.1 mile wide path of intermittent severe tree and powerlines damage, collateral damage to homes and automobiles, as well as destruction of 2 building structures. https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=PNS&issuedby=OKX

Been a really special summer here...

Ryan explains it here. Looks like he updated it as well with another nearby weather station recording a 97 mph gust. "A nearby personal weather station recorded a gust to 97 mph in Morgan Point (East Haven)" https://ryanhanrahan.substack.com/p/incredible-103-mph-wind-gust