BrianW

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

I just want to see trees start budding and get 60's for now. Then have months on end of 80's 90's with humidity. 

You need to move back to Branford. Plenty of trees budding, flowers out and lawns are nice and green...

Remember that powerline in Maine and New Hampshire that got blocked from bringing cheap Hydro power into New England...

Hydro Quebec comparing their rates for 1000 kwh...

14 hours ago, NeonPeon said:

There's still time to plant something in that green desert of yours. A tree perhaps? Anything? 

That's just the fenced in part for my dog. 

The lawn is actually 100% organic. I use organic fertilizer that is leftover brewing grains and cedarwood oil for ticks/insects. 

4 minutes ago, amarshall said:

Time for a new grass thread Kevin?


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Its time.  I'm probably 10 days away from my first cut.

21 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Berks in real deal trouble with transmission lines down.

Totals from NBC CT.

Here's a look at the snowfall reports so far in the state:

• Scotland: 6.8 inches
• Tolland: 6.5 inches
• Colebrook: 6.0 inches
• New Fairfield: 5.8 inches
• Bridgeport: 5.5 inches
• Enfield: 5.5 inches
• Ivoryton: 5 inches
• Portland: 5 inches
• Watertown: 5 inches
• Ansonia: 4.7 inches
• Warren: 4.5 inches
• Wethersfield: 4.5 inches

9 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Kevs yard and hood. No power He was apparently given a time out. Wanted me to post

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was working on a house near Uconn yesterday and there was some pretty big ice just south of him when I drove by the Bolton Lakes where 384/44 meet. There was nothing in the lower elevations by Uconn.

7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Trees, cars , everything encased in ice. Pines and birch are sagging. Roads are just wet. Just got back from morning run. No knee injuries, no traffic accidents Temp is 31. It’s windy so trees are crackling in wind. 

Roads are good up that way? Heading up to the hills today to work on a house near Uconn. 

Looks like its going to be a fun commute for those up North.

28 with a beautiful sunrise here on the CT shoreline. 

10 minutes ago, FXWX said:

And just like that; a flip of the wind direction and GON goes from 71 to 58...

At least they got their record in.

17 minutes ago, TalcottWx said:

What site are those obs from?

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/ASOS/current.phtml?sortcol=ts&network=CT_ASOS&metar=no&sorder=asc&format=html

GON 71

67 here in Branford. I think 70 might happen at HVN, BDR, and GON. 

This thread...

20 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

45/24 DAW. Another +10

Really nice in the sun.

We take.

My solar panels produced more this week then the entire month of Jan...

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

BDL has had 2 BN days since 12/27 and those came with the brutal cold shot. Looks like more AN for the next week or so too. Pretty remarkable.

You really have to look at the shoreline stations like BDR, GON and HVN. Its been an absolute furnace down here. HVN has hit 50 or above 17 days since Jan 1st. With 2 highs of 62 in Jan/Feb Incredible.

I volunteer for our local land trust and red maples and weeping willow trees will be leafed out in another week..

7 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

I don't understand how a balloon could travel from Montana at 20k feet to Lake Huron with this airflow the last 5 days at 500 mb

They can steer the balloons using altitude and upper level air currents. Google has a bunch of their Loon balloons that can be tracked on any ADS flight tracking software. I think the last balloon was at 60k in altitude.

Loon deployed its high-altitude balloon network into the stratosphere, between altitudes of 18 km and 25 km. The company stated that the particular altitude and layer of the stratosphere is advantageous for the balloons because of its low wind speeds, which are usually recorded between 5 mph and 20 mph (10 km/h to 30 km/h). The layer is also an area of minimal turbulence. The company said it was able to model the seasonal, longitudinal and latitudinal wind speed variations, allowing them to adjust the placements of their balloons.[38]

Loon claimed it could control the latitudinal and longitudinal position of its high-altitude balloons by changing their altitude. They did this by adjusting the volume and density of internal gas (which is composed of either helium, hydrogen or another lighter-than-air substance), which allowed the balloon's variable buoyancy system to control the altitude. Additionally, Google had indicated that the balloons were possibly constructed from materials like metalized Mylar, BoPET, or a highly flexible latex or rubber material, like chloroprene.[38]

54 minutes ago, Cold Miser said:

These are awesome.  I am a huge fan of all kinds of maps, and I would definitely have a place for these.

I honestly don't know the person who makes them but everyone who has received one as a gift loved it. Someone originally gave me one and thats how I found about them. The ones of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are really good. 

Read up on the website about them. The vintage ones of New England are cool as they are based on early 19th century USGS surveys. 

You really have to get the bigger 24 x 36 to get the full effect. It's only $65 shipped. 

They also have some local ones like this one of Lake Winnipesaukee from 1906.

https://eastofnowhere.co/products/lake-winnipesaukee-nh-vintage-relief-map-1909

I bought a couple of these vintage shaded relief maps and they are pretty awesome. They are just flat paper 2d printed but look 3d when framed. Only $65 for a 24 x 36 and they have other states and maps available.

https://eastofnowhere.co/

28 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Was 56F at midnight.  Has tailed off to 49F but will rebound today.  Nic CF draped across rt 128 in the Dedham/Needham area.  20F delta.

Already up to 57 here and places on LI and around NYC are already pretty much at 60. Uptons high of 60 is busting here hard. Maybe we can pull a 70. 

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

I use mesowest, but you just have to know the limitations of the 5-min frequency obs vs the full observation at the hourly METAR time (usually :51 to :54 after the hour). 12z gives the 6hr max/min and DXR had -5. They’re still around that temp so we may need to wait until 18z to see if they sneak a -6 in. But locals here have been complaining about the DXR readings based on obs around it so maybe they’re reading too warm anyway. 
https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=Kdxr&unit=0&timetype=LOCAL

Thanks. This site has the the correct lows and it appears to update around :51 or :53 as you talked about. 

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/ASOS/current.phtml?sortcol=ts&network=CT_ASOS&metar=no&sorder=asc&format=html