Voyager

On 9/10/2025 at 7:12 PM, canderson said:

There is not a chance of rain for the next 10 days. 

The river here might legit run dry. If I had a well I’d be very worried.  

You know, I swear I posted (tongue in cheek) that this was good as I'd just washed my Jeep, but I don't see it. Maybe I forgot to hit the post button. Maybe it was removed for some reason.

If it was removed, I don't know why. I was just funnin' for laughs...

Low of 43 here this morning.

Well, it turned out to be a glorious late afternoon here today. We got a brief shower earlier, but it's now partly sunny and very comfortable outside. 

Looks like the first wave got some of north central PA and into Scranton and the Endless Mountain region. Now watch. Wave #2 will form southeast of I-81 and hammer Lancaster, Reading, the Lehigh Valley, and points east and south.

Just like every opportunity before it.

Don't know if it was the cool August, or the lack of rainfall, but in just one week, we've had an "explosion" of tree color here in Tamaqua. Maybe only 5-10 percent, so not a lot, but last week it was basically zero percent.

I swear, seasonal patterns DO repeat themselves. This has been the story for most of the summer of 2025. SEPA through northern NJ gets the goods, and I miss everything as it all comes together too late for the Skook.

19 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Seeing this graphic, I now have a new catch phrase to go along with the "Tamaqua Split" (which applies here). It's called the "Schuylkill Sandwich"...

It is correct, though, as I recorded 0.21" from the Thursday event, and it shows Tamaqua in the 0.10" to 0.25" gradient.

Just got wollloped with a windy rainstorm out here in Lock Haven...lol

Seeing hints of color around the Hazleton area as well. Nothing of note in the lower elevations yet, though 

7 hours ago, CarlislePaWx said:

I was just looking at my stats for August and somehow I hadn't noticed that I've only had 0.82" of precip for the entire month!  Yet another month with under 1.00" for the total.  This marks the 2nd month this year under 1".  January was the other month with just 0.85".  And yet, just 3 months ago I was closing out May with almost 9" of precip.  These wild swings are insane.

I  knew it was dry, but I hadn't really looked at the monthly total. I'm under an inch as well at just 0.91"

43 (43.3) is likely to be my low this morning. I wish I'd kept records as this might be the coldest August morning I've experienced since living in Tamaqua.

4 hours ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Sitting at 55/48 at midnight…..oh yeah, gonna be lots of 40s out there tonight. 

Straight up 45.0 here at 5:10am. Might dip under, but perhaps not enough for an official 44.

We shall see...

So who had THE coldest low in our sub yesterday morning?

I dropped to 46 (45.5).

Looks like today's storms are going to be very wildly scattered ie a big nothingburger.

Current radar looks pretty unimpressive right now. I wonder when, or if, anything good starts to fire up.

4 hours ago, mahantango#1 said:

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
457 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

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Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Cumberland-
457 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail
are possible late this afternoon into early tonight. Thunderstorms
with very heavy rain are possible as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Maybe, just maybe....today's the day for Tamaqua.

Currently 80/55 here in Tamaqua with a nice breeze blowing. This is about as perfect a summer day as you can get.

21 hours ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Low of 59.  Gorgeous today and tomorrow, a touch muggy on Sunday, and then a taste of Fall next week.  Football season is upon us boys, let's go!

That "taste of fall" next week will even be felt in Phoenix...lol

Same as it ever was...

The stuff east of Tamaqua FORMED east of Tamaqua.

2 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

Shut out in about most painful way

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I feel that pain my friend because it happens entirely too much for me.

Negative Nancy post here, but I have no confidence in seeing storms in Tamaqua anymore. That being said, the radar (so far) looks like I may get skunked again with a repeat of the storms north and south, but nothing here. Last week's storms slammed Hazleton north to Scranton and Allentown and southeast...

Just like it's been for most of the summer. The pattern of have's and have nots might continue.

24 minutes ago, canderson said:

Today is the final post 8 pm sunset for MDT until next year. Hallelujah. 

I couldn't be more opposite than most of you, mahantango not included. This post, the one above it, and the fact that some trees are changing color here, is a bit depressing.

I wake up to see I missed again. An overnight storm complex left southwestern Schuylkill County in a flood warning this morning. Some personal weather stations recorded as much as 4 inches of rain. Sadly, it drifted southeast into Berks County.

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

Looks like I'm going to miss another 90 degree day by a tenth. So far the high is 89.4 degrees.

1 hour ago, canderson said:

91 here so we flipped flipped today 

Well, sometime after I made my post, we jumped enough to actually go above true 90.

Looks like I'm going to miss another 90 degree day by a tenth. So far the high is 89.4 degrees.