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33 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

exactly cutting 2 million barrels a day will hurt a ton of people this winter

People are reporting heating oil prices today are like 50-70 cents more a gallon than when they called earlier in the week to check on prices. 

44 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Let’s level some woods and get that into New England.

So you voted yes on the Northern Pass?

Utilities in Maine spent 90 million dollars to fight a power line from Hydro Quebec to  bring affordable renewable electricity to New England

Meanwhile Massachusetts residents pay 8 times that for electricity...

Hydro Quebec's current price

6.319¢/kWh for energy consumed up to 40 kWh per day times the number of days in the consumption period (1st tier)

9.749¢/kWh for the remaining energy consumed (2nd tier)

We do not bill based on your daily consumption. We take into account your total consumption during the consumption period, which is more beneficial for you.

For example, if your consumption period covers 62 days, 2,480 kWh (40 kWh per day × 62 days = 2,480 kWh) will be billed at the first-tier price. Any remaining energy consumption will be billed using the second-tier price

Our rates for residential customers are indeed the lowest in North America. For over 50 years, electricity prices in Québec have increased more or less at the same rate as inflation.

https://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/customer-space/rates/rate-d-billing.html

+2.7 for September with another record month of solar production. What a special summer..

1 hour ago, Cold Miser said:

Having this depressing round table talk about how expensive energy costs are going to be in New England this winter from an energy analyst guy, and man, the sh.it is grim.  The one thing he said is a "positive" is the long range weather is calling for above normal temps.

I guess it will be a lame winter, weatherwise and for energy cost as well.

Another unprecedented 160% electricity rate increase for Unitil customers in New Hampshire.

Unitil customers can expect a significant rate increase in December, if the utility’s Friday request is granted.

Unitil is asking to increase electric rates to 26 cents per kilowatt-hour, which would take effect on Dec. 1 and last for eight months. That’s a 160 percent increase from the current rate of 10 cents. A typical household can expect its bill to increase 75 to 78 percent, or $85 to $100 depending on energy use.

https://www.nhbr.com/unitil-seeks-160-rate-increase/

This winter is going to be ugly for energy costs. Expect to see this coming to other New England states as the winter electricity costs adjust. 

Looks like National Grid is raising rates from .30 to .49 kwh. That is an unprecedented rate increase that will make it the most expensive in the US. Electricity in many states is still around .08-.12 kwh. Hawaii currently has the most expensive at .44.

Many Mass. Customers Will See a 64% Increase in Their Electric Bills This Winter. National Grid announced the hike Wednesday, along with a 22% increase in natural gas prices.

National Grid said the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 600 kilowatt-hours will increase from $179 last winter to about $293 this winter, an increase of about 64%. National Grid said the delivery portion of electric bills will basically remain flat.

The company also announced that its natural gas rates are expected to rise on Nov. 1. They have a pending proposal with the state Department of Public Utilities that would result in the monthly bill for an average Boston Gas residential heating customer using 115 therms per month of $278, an increase of $50, or 22%, compared to last winter's rates.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/some-massachusetts-customers-will-see-a-64-increase-in-their-electric-bills-this-winter/2840633/

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

There are times where it just looks whacked out. Not sure if a certain wind direction is an issue or what...just seems very odd at times. It was like 6-8 warmer than surroundings at 8p yesterday. 

Yeah. I agree that sometimes it does seem to run warm. The city and oil/industrial port is just to the W/NW of them so they will torch on those winds. 

 I think HVN's ASOS is located here. 

Can someone run one of those madis quality control checks on it?

12 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

HVN is 76 at 8pm surrounded by these obs. Toss that too the moon.

The closest WU station to them is KCTEASTH99 which is that 66 just to the NW. It usually matches up well with HVN like it did yesterday. A good chunk of the day was full sun as well. 

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCTEASTH99

14 minutes ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Box is only 61 here in the valley on Friday.   

Upton has 64 for HVN and a -5 departure Fri after near record heat that comes right back..

Temperatures ahead of the front will be 5 to near 10 degrees above normal, and around 5 below normal Thursday night into Friday behind the front. However, at this time no temperature records are expected to be broken. CAPE and instability will be mostly elevated Wednesday night and Thursday, with CAPE peaking 500-1000 J/kg. Forcing will be moderate. Therefore, used isolated thunder coverage.

High pressure dominates into Sunday, moving offshore with a return flow setting up and temperatures returning to above normal.

9 minutes ago, Hoth said:

Decent little storm. Purpling lightning, strong wind, some cool SLCs. Enjoyable!

Awesome sunset with the clouds rolling in.

20 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yup . Great day if this was it for summer and dews 

Had to break out the 4 ply today.. what a special one. 

82/72 with full sun since 10am. Another record month coming for solar production.

77/68 

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Forecast on track with no significant changes to the forecast.

Another warm and humid day on tap for mid September on a SW-S flow. Look for temperatures despite clouds at times to get a good 10 degrees above the seasonal norms. Dewpoint readings will be well into the upper 60s along south facing shorelines, with lower to middle 60s dew points in most places. With the unseasonably warm and humid air mass in place there will be some instability out ahead of an approaching cold front.

What an absolute furnace here overnight..

23 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Tomorrow sure. Today we summer 

You know its a special one when your overnight low is a degree or two off from the high...

22 minutes ago, Spanks45 said:

Damp, 60/59.....

Anyone know what shows up on radar, typically during the morning hours near Old Lyme/Old Saybrook region of CT? Is it birds? Looks almost like a volcano erupting, lol...

Birds and insects. 

81 with a low of 70. BDR and HVN are almost certainly putting up some record highs today 

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...

BUFKIT soundings indicate 850mb temps climb to around 13-14C this afternoon, which should yield low-to-mid 80s for most, or about 5-10 degrees above climo normals. In fact, daily record highs are not out of the question for ISP and BDR should temperatures end up a degree or two warmer than forecast.

2 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Ya , odd title . Must be written by someone outside New England . BTV is nice Thou , has some nightlife . 

I lived in Burlington in the early 2000's and just visited recently and was shocked at how much that city has changed. The amount of homeless and people just shooting heroin in public was nuts. City hall park was a depressing scene . My friend there says the  amount of crime like shootings, car and bike thefts has been off the charts. 

2 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

 

Days of 85+ and dew points above 65 in the afternoon at my station. 

May 4 days.

June only 2!

July 16 days. 

August 18 days. 

One of the hottest summers here on record.

New Haven's (HVN) departures.

May +4.2

Jun +1.7

July +4.2 2nd hottest July on record.

Aug +5.6 Hottest August on record.

Sep +3.8

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Looks warm and somewhat dewy Sunday and beyond in SNE

Looks warm down here on the shoreline. Upton has 80s from Saturday all through next week here. 

In terms of weather, we looking at mostly dry conditions though much of the long term period. The only exception will be Monday and Tuesday, where we have just a chance of some showers. The best chances for showers will remain across the Lower Hudson Valley and Southern CT.

Stuck fairly close to NBM for this range. If the front ends up being closer to the local area, expect rain chances to increase.

Temperatures in the long term will remain in the 80s.
 

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Looks dewy until Tue night.

When GON throws up the max high temp in CT you know its going to be a special one....