powderfreak

But that’s where the airports usually are where temperature records are often taken, no? Just playing devils advocate.

Oh yeah, but I’m just saying where people live those temperatures are real to them. Heat islands are absolutely a thing but those temperatures are what are being felt too by millions and millions of people.

You mean how do we monitor surface temperatures as if there weren’t 7 billion humans building stuff all over the world?

Yeah good call. This morning especially felt cooler than I would’ve guessed going into Day 2. Those multiple rounds that moved through last night seemed much more developed than any model had, even short term.

I’m a little bummed from those MOS numbers a couple days ago… wanted to pop mid-90s up here. Been 90-91F.

Yeah RadarScope does HI. I’m not a fan when I see those.

Heavy rain, continuous thunder. Just constant booming, driving the dog into an anxious mess. A couple solid nearby cracks, deafening. Strobe lightning in this tropical air mass. This rainfall is intense, too.

Decent regional line.

Round two.

We are absolutely buried in knotweed all along the West Branch up here. I don’t notice it in any of the larger feeders or flashier drainages like Notchbrook or Sterling Valley. It’s the West Branch here that flows through a lot of agriculture acres, golf course, draining fert and manure along the way in the larger valley (relative size around here).

Ha, that wasn’t enough to flip the tables. I’m usually pretty reserved with obs, but that felt legit. Probably 40-50mph at max. Likely low to mid 40s… I think 50+ would’ve done more of these trees in our in the open. And 40-45mph here would fit with the 2-3k feet velocity scans of 55-65mph. But that was a solid downburst… whole trees swaying and bending for about 30 seconds in a whiteout. 30 seconds of mayhem.

Damage. Lots of sirens. That was fun.

Holy shit. Intense straightline winds. Wow. Branches down. Still have power though. That was whiteout straight-line wind damage that fanned out on the east slope and into the valley.

Some big wind coming your way… probably right on the county line at Lawn Rangers and that area on the high spot of RT 100. Just came over the spine and accelerated ESE.

It is loud coming over the mountain. Rain skirting a bit north so far, but it’s not going to miss.

82/77 Constant thunder. Feels like the Dominican Republic.

Good, actionable info. A lot of anecdotal comments going around without nuance… obviously everyone’s mileage will vary.

Yeah I bet the neighborhood is bustling at -25F. I love the cold and spend most time outside on the mountain in it, but it’s a fools errand to say more folks are outside in extreme cold than extreme heat. Plenty of folks out up here.

You get a roll, and you get a roll… 90/70

It’s really the south wind that does BTV in. There’s like a localized nocturnal jet that can even strengthen overnight on the VT side of the Lake. You’ll see most stations calm (like Plattsburgh on the NY side of the Champlain Valley), while BTV is steady 15mph gusting 25 in like tropical breezes. And the temp will be like 86F at midnight lol.

Feel like BTV is usually a candidate for that too in these heaters.

I agree. The disconnect between expectations, actual official verification, and forecast are off by quite a bit. But I’ll always wonder how much the general public cares.

Can I play devil's advocate for a minute? To "society," what is the actual impact difference between 100F vs. 104F? I'm not a fan of media, social media hype, etc. But maybe I'm jaded and just expect some level of hyperbole to occur in any content we consume (social media, streaming, TV, even radio), whether I agree or not. I certainly agree that it's way overblown, annoyingly so. I take solace in the fact that it might alert the public to a very hot period. Anyone without A/C doesn't care if it's 100F or 104F for an official high. It's an urban area, it's really hot regardless of the actual value. I think hyping low wind-chills can be a bit overblown too, but at the end of the day, the public knows it will be uncomfortable for a few days. I always wonder what would happen if they downplayed everything.

Hey I knocked the heated steering wheel, until my recent rig has it. I won’t lie, having an odd satisfaction leaving for the mountain and work at 4:45am and it’s -15F… but that steering wheel feels nice and warm lol. My wife always jokes I’ll go wander around Mount Mansfield in the brutal cold measuring snow and skiing, and then like a heated steering wheel. I do want the AC seats though, ha.

81/48 Gah it’s so nice outside. Drinking in these dews before the swamp arrives.