Voyager

We had snow showers in Tamaqua in May of 2020 so I suppose anything is possible. I never thought I'd ever see May snowflakes, but we did that year.

Bradford and State College = Impressive!

I know it's out of forum, but the place holds dear to my heart. While a lot of talk is being done about the upcoming nor easter, the desert southwest may see some epic rainfall from two tropical Pacific systems. It'll be interesting to see how THAT plays out...

Got 1.26" in Tamaqua.

For October, yes, a scorcher. Even here in the coal region hills of PA, I topped out at 86.

Topped out at 86 today.

That's kind of what I thought.

Hour past nooners and 83 here...so far. Part of me wishes we'd stay this warm through Halloween. Outside of a few early turners, nearly all the trees are still summer green. The anomaly lover in me wants to see how long it would hold, or would the lack of sunlight/photosynthesis turn them regardless of the summer-like temps.

Dammit....

39.2 in Tamaqua. For once I beat your overnight low....lol

Remember the year we had 90's in October? I think it was either 07 or 08.

I say bring it. We definitely need some good rain here in Eastern PA.

I didn't write this, but its both funny and almost true...lol Buckle up, because if you’re rolling through Pennsylvania and manage to pronounce every single one of these names without stopping for directions, you’ve basically beaten the state’s secret language exam. First stop is Bryn Mawr, where it sounds like you’re clearing your throat but it’s actually just Main Line fancy talk. Then you cruise into Wilkes-Barre, which is pronounced twelve different ways depending on how many Yuenglings the guy has had at the bar that night. Hit Schuylkill, where the river itself is named after the sound your car makes when it hits a giant pothole. Then there’s Bala Cynwyd, which looks like a cheat code but is actually just “Ball-uh Kin-wood” said at 40mph. By the time you get to Duquesne, you’re wondering why half the letters are silent and if the French ever apologized. Swing through New Tripoli, where if you say it wrong the locals will politely tar and feather you with pierogi. Over in Tunkhannock, you can’t pronounce it right until you’ve eaten a hoagie the size of your head. Then comes Punxsutawney, where the groundhog gets it right but you still don’t. In Tamaqua, every vowel takes a nap halfway through the word, so good luck with that. Susquehanna is where you finally lose your will to live halfway through the syllables. Allegheny sounds easy until someone from Pittsburgh corrects you with three extra vowels you didn’t know existed. And then Monongahela, which is less a name and more an endurance spor. You need electrolytes just to get through it. If you can say them all back-to-back, PennDOT gives you a free EZPass and every deer in the state will salute to you before they jump in front of you.

Hey, it's just mother nature tipping her hand as to how winter's going to play out...lol

Actually did pretty well. 1.56"

It would figure...

That looks pretty robust to me. If I'm seeing it right, it looks like 3-4 inches along and either side of the I-81 corridor. Although, I'll admit that perusing the globals, WPC is much more aggressive than the models are currently indicating.

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.

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