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20 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

Oddly enough DPs have been going down from the high 60s earlier in the day to the current mid-upper 50s from various observations. After sunset A/C shuts off, windows open awaiting rain...

Should be a good evening for fireflies, got a quarter inch of rain last night, hoping for another 3/4" or so later on. Sounds like it could be interesting after midnight.

3 hours ago, JTA66 said:

I caved and put the AC on too. It's only 82F but the 65F DP makes it a bit uncomfortable.

P.S. What are we to do with all these weenies from Greenskeeper? Can we redeem them for prizes like skee ball tickets? I think I have enough for the large Hello Kitty plush, a rainbow wig and some sparklers & snaps. 

For every 100 you receive, you'll get a used range ball!

1 hour ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Once the winds went calm overnight, I had some pretty efficient radiational cooling, dropping down to a low of 53 this morning about 10 minutes before sunrise.  Have since gotten a few puffs of breeze the past hour and with full sun, and a cloudless sky, the temp has recovered nicely and I am up to 70 with dp a pleasant 46.

Wow, warming up fast there! Made it down to 53F here as well, currently 63, dp 48. The weekend was about as nice as you could ask for, for doing stuff outside.

Just picked up a quarter, then a half inch in 2 successive showers, for 3/4" total. Very refreshing! Not a whole lot of lightning or wind, but the rain is welcome. Can hold off a few more days from getting the hoses etc. out, family member style.

6 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

I can see the front of it looking to the WSW.  My temp is down to 75 with dp 66.  Convection is firing up (at least the lightning detector is picking it up).

It would seem that someone's getting a boatload of rain, given its orientation and slow movement.

6 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

STS  issuing right now for us!

 

I see the backside of the thunderhead, pretty impressive looking.

Made it to 87F here, a little warmer than I expected. Been feeling a little breeze out of the general NE direction, which helped earlier, but now it feels muggy, with the DP at 71. Current temp is 83F. Heard some thunder crumpling in the distance, looked at the radar and it would seem to be coming from that storm up around Norristown. Must have some oomph, for all the thunder.

No meteor shower here to speak of, maybe due to the high clouds, although I still see some stars. But they were supposed to be faint anyway, so. I do have a stiff neck now though, lol.

52 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Aleet aleet!

Tau Herculi possible meteor shower between midnight and 1am

Conveniently located high in the sky, but a high cirrus deck has popped on the scene from nowhere.

 

There's a little haze here, but you can see stars overhead. After your post I looked at the satellite and those clouds are racing south. What the heck, lol. We'll see.

Meanwhile the lightning bugs are ramping up here thanks to the warmer weather. Saw a few starting Friday night, and a definite uptick tonight.

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Kinda shit brewing all over the place...

67F/ DP 65F

We were splitting wood and just sat sown for a kettle fire, one of the last of the season, and I looked at the radar. I said to my wife maybe it's virga, hardyharhar. Hopefully we'll get an hour or two in before the reds get here, if it holds together. Getting a few drops now and then currently. Glow worms are out tonight, as they were last night.

Mount Holly is in a tornado warning!

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Planning a big keg party tomorrow for Glenn's for last show, strippers and all.  Some good T-boomers to close things out would be fitting...

65F/DP 64F

Awesome - want us to bring anything?

8 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Rumor has it there could be a meteor storm space fireworks on Tuesday morning from 12:45 to 1:17am

The forecast as of the moment is clear skies!

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/rare-meteor-storm-possible-over-memorial-day-weekend/1192686?fbclid=IwAR0kQIldmxN-g-q00N3VU6C-elBIJpgaKCnBotD2YTVszIoHFSXF0Z6g_so

 

Cool - remind us Monday evening please! 

Meanwhile, heavy drizzle here for about the last 90 minutes. Pretty wet out.

1 minute ago, Birds~69 said:

Right on the fringe of 90F....DP is a mess at 71F.

Two weeks ago, a good Vegas proposition/odds for my area would have been:

North Wales hits 90F first or gas hits $5.00 first (we know the answer now, gas at $4.85 and i'll hit 90F+ today)

 

Yeah but is the AC on? 

Just now, snowwors2 said:

Nope…

Up here in “the chill” til October!

Nice! Do you get the pines smell on days with a NW wind? That's the first thing I noticed when we got off the plane in Bangor (a few years ago). It's beautiful up there.

4 minutes ago, CoolHandMike said:

Do tell! Maybe in the banter thread?

Lol, I can feel the lvwxhistorian guy about to burst through the screen.

2 hours ago, JTA66 said:

Not that I was going but got an email from the township that Towamencin Day is canceled because Fischer’s Park is waterlogged from yesterday’s rain. That doesn’t bode well for any mowing plans I had today.

Maybe go really fast?

Currently 87F here, dp 71.

10 minutes ago, snowwors2 said:

Yeah don't rub it in, lol. But you're probably down here, so lol again, lol.

25 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

I always thought memorial day or so sitting outside at night and seeing one/two flare up...I'd be like, "hey a lightning bug".

I was just cleaning up and doing odd stuff inside and started to sweat and it's in the 60's...yep, it's humid (DP 68F)

My A/C caught a break today due to the unforeseen rain and cooler temps but no way tomorrow/Sunday...first runs of the year.

67F/DP 68F

Congrats in advance on your AC use - his first of the season! (In Lou Nolan's voice). We're outside for an evening kettle fire, but haven't started it yet, lol. Another degree or two and a dry tee shirt should do it.

13 minutes ago, Birds~69 said:

You do know I'm kidding, right?  

I've lived all across Mont/Bucks county and I don't remember seeing them early/mid-May. I always thought of them showing up early June or so. Maybe my timing is off?

Apparently they started early last year as well? But they also mentioned, "The first sightings of lightning bugs in Pennsylvania usually occur in late May." which kinda sounds more like what I remember. I guess many factors involved.

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/05/fireflies-are-flashing-early-this-year-in-pennsylvania.html

  

Yeah I know you're kidding but I don't blame you for being skeptical. I don't have an explanation for the early guys, and there's always 2 of them. Somehow they manage, and for a few years in a row now.

Like you I always thought of them as a June thing, and that's still the case overall, and maybe cuz we're further south here they start the last week of May. We're always outside so that's something we're on the lookout for this time of year.

It's really humid out, talk about a sudden transition! I've been cutting up the rest of a tree we cut down late yesterday, to avoid doing it tomorrow, but the sweat comes easily tonight!

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Be on the lookout for lightning bugs tonight/this weekend. They like the humid/warm/hot weather and you'll have this after this afternoon's rain and the hot weekend ahead. Still think you and JTA66 and on hallucinogens because I haven't seen any but hey, if it works, it works...

69F/DP 67F

 

Yeah, the glow worms love the rain (and warm) as well. Seeing lots of those guys this week.

As far as hallucinogens go, I can assure you that we are not making this up, lol. This place seems to be a magnet for lightning bugs, the first year we were here we were blown away by how many there were, and a lot up high along the trees too. So we've studied up a little and have tried to keep a nurturing environment for them.

I think I've posted about the early ones in the past, it started about 4 or 5 years ago. One or two show up around the 10th of May or so, and do their thing. Seeing one flash one time doesn't really count, you need to verify by seeing it flash a few times, to make sure it's not a plane on the other side of the trees. 

So right now it's early bird season, and most years they'll disappear a few days before the main crew shows up, although there has been at least one year where there was continuity. That's when you see one one night, 2 or 3 the next, then 4 or 5, then you stop counting. That usually starts around the 25th of May here give or take. Looking forward to it!

Wound up with 0.58" of rain here. Looks like a nice evening ahead, glad the skeeters aren't out in force yet (so far, lol).

6 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Another STS up for southern parts of the metro -

 

Under that here, getting some 1/2" diameter hail at the moment.

Hey @RedSky, we just saw 2, countem 2, lightning bugs tonight!

1 hour ago, RedSky said:

Sure it wasn't a spark from the fire that is really early

 

Lol, I'm sure. We've had a couple of early birds showing up the last 4 or 5 years. They hang out for a couple of weeks, then the main crew starts to show up, usually the last week of May.