mahantango#1

45 this morning, was expecting it to be in the mid 30s here in the valley this morning.

57 as well here high noon

Whose camp are you in at this juncture?

As always this comes to mind, when I heard the thunder right before 6 am this morning. I awoke last night to the sound of thunderHow far off I sat and wondered.

This will number 2 complete mows. The other mowing the first one was just 2 areas where the grass grows quickly.

Gonna mow this afternoon takes 3.5 to 4 hours with the riding mower.

Well then, maybe you can cut corners!

You are not the official forecaster for the Pillow area beating out the carpet and tile guys.

According to DT the drought could soon be a memory:

I got down to 29, you were not far off. Good forecasting!

Say it isn't so!

A cold frosty Monday morning 30 degrees!

I think it will too.

Just wanted to share this pic of 3 eagles at my place taken on Friday evening. They sat in that tree at least a half hour. A few years ago we seen an Eagle every now and then. Now this year we see the Eagle every day at least and also see more then one as now there are several being sighted all day long. They must love it here. As the creek is stocked by the state and a club with trout. Last week my wife and I witnessed the Eagle swooping down on the ducks on the creek as he went by them he turned around and swooped down on them again on his return. I don't know where there nest is but i imagine its probably close some where along the mountain.

Ended up with 1.29 rain from yesterday a good beneficial rain that was very welcome! Not looking forward to what the NWS says is coming frost and possibly hard freeze this week. All guidance supports scattered, diurnally-driven showers across primarily northern PA Monday and Tuesday. Light wind and breaking clouds after sunset should result in frost/freeze concerns over much of central PA, where the growing season has begun. Ensemble plumes indicate the Monday night will be the coldest of this stretch, with a hard freeze likely in many locations and patchy frost possible even into the Lower Susq Valley.

Looks like it's basically over here. 1.24 rain today.

The bulbs did great that were in there for 4 years. Then they were so close together they need divided. Thus they were fighting with each other. I wanted to dig the bed up after 3 years but didn't have the time.

Just passed 1 inch of rain since 2:30pm

That's great news. Glad to see at least one resident of the burg donating housing materials. Is WM set up also to confiscate wind blown garbage cans?

Be on the lookout for flying shingles in Marysville, originating from the burg.

Nws fairly optimistic for today: Today A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 72. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tonight Showers, mainly before 8pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 44. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. We don't need frost and freezing temps next week.

Hopefully we all get some rain today.

Dt is gung ho for tomorrow: *** ALERT STRONG/ SEVERE STORM SATURDAY AFTERNOON EVENING IN CENTRAL/ EASTERN NC VA MD DEL SOUTHEAST PA SOUTHERN NJ *** The cold front and it's accompanying showers and storms will advance from west to east. IMAGE #1 shows the leading edge of the front in West Virginia / southwest Virginia and western North Carolina around 7-8 am on Saturday morning. As the front progresses eastward into the warmer air and the Sunshine … the showers and weak storms will become more significant and intensify. the short range high resolution models are showing that as the cold front approaches Interstate 95 they will really begin to become serious during the late afternoon and evening hours. By 4:00 pm. SEE 2ND IMAGE ! there will be a line of moderate and strong thunderstorms running essentially north to south from central Pennsylvania into central Maryland -near Hagerstown and Frederick but to the west of Washington DC --then into north central Virginia just to the west of Interstate 95… West of Fredericksburg -west of Richmond and west Emporia and into Central North Carolina near Greensboro. By 8:00 p.m. this line is really exploding - the line has cleared Richmond and is moving into Southeast Virginia. It has passed to the east of Raleigh-Durham and it is also cleared Washington DC / Baltimore. The strong / severe line is approaching Philadelphia and moving into the west and half of the Delmarva and is hitting the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula into the Chesapeake Bay. EXPECT TO SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES issued Saturday midday for all of Central and Eastern Maryland …southeast Pennsylvania …the Delmarva …Southern New Jersey …Central and Eastern Virginia ….Central and Eastern North Carolina and this includes of course Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay Region for marine interests. At this time I don't think a tornado watch will be required but that cannot be ruled out. Finally behind this system much colder air moves Which is something I have been talking about on the video on Wednesday and in the three week newsletter for the past two weeks.. A significant Frost is a good bet for the Virginia Piedmont ….the Shenandoah Valley ….West and Central Maryland ….the Eastern portions of West Virginia ….Southwest Virginia…. and Northwest North Carolina mainly on Monday and Tuesday Mornings Before Dawn

Damn, maybe blizz will show the snow maps later tonight for next winter.

I don't think they had the proper cooling after I planted them about 90% of them bloomed. Some on the small side. Dug up the tulip bulbs that were in there for about 5 years and purchased new ones from a place in Michigan. But it was mid November when I did all this. So with the winter we had that was on the warm side, I think they didn't receive the proper chilling they require which is about 15 weeks. I'm sure they will look better next spring.