Mr Torchey Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 73 degrees with a gentle southeast breeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 He lives in a sheltered glen whic is not representaive of 99% of that area..He radiates like a mofo at night..and is protected by the forest and the hills to his west during the day esp in the winter Sounds a lot like here actually except for the 99% part. I'd say my location is not representative of something like 40-50% of the area around here. Oh, and I'm not cutting my hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Sounds a lot like here actually except for the 99% part. I'd say my location is not representative of something like 40-50% of the area around here. Oh, and I'm not cutting my hair. Well do you have it in a Pony-O like Mrg does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 F the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 WTF 87F god damn west downsloping making my balls sweaty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Well do you have it in a Pony-O like Mrg does? Oui. And my name it Pete too. Weird. Stanley Cup. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Sneaky warm today....but very comfortable with dews near 50. This is very nice weather. Wish this was what we got the rest of the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 WTF 87F god damn west downsloping making my balls sweaty How can you possibly be crabby today High of 83.1F here KFIT is 87F, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Someone here mentioned that those east slope stations are basically in the woods. Not sure if they meant literally under the shading of trees where of course it would be a lot cooler, but that could explain it. The thing that really stands out for me, is the variance between those east slope stations and every where else. For example, we often hear Ski_MRG talk about his departure from normal on a monthly basis being around normal when everywhere else is solidly a couple degrees above, and similarly in the winter where his departures are a lot more negative than elsewhere. The western Mass. departures always seem to run a degree or two lower compared to a regional average which doesn't seem right. Well I think that is more of a function of knowing what your average actually is... but the elevations and even mountainous areas should just about mirror every other first-order station with regards to "departures from normal." I mean, I don't know what the east slope normal high is right now, but say BDL, ORH, ALB, and FIT put up +5F departures, then the East Slopes will also be +5F... no arguing that. What seems to happen is this mix of perception and actual averages.... a +5F at BDL might be a high of 85F while Pete/MRG says it never got about 74F at his house, which would still be a +5F because his average high is probably 10F lower than BDL. Some may claim "no torch" because it didn't hit 90F during a first-order station heat-wave... but even the hills were likely +10F or greater from normal. The reason it seems the departures are always on the "colder" side is probably because of comparing elevation temperatures with the normals from spots in the valleys, lol. Also in the monthly stats, if all of the first-order stations are above normal and people are saying it was a torch month, yet the east slopes only had a few days in the 80s and Pete says it was a "nice and cool month"... well, yeah, it was cooler than the valleys but his departure from average was likely just as positive as it was at BDL. Its all perception and how its worded. Up here I just spent 3 hours at 4,000ft on the nice cool Mansfield ridgeline to avoid the heat in the valleys... it was 60 degrees up there with a stiff breeze. That feels nice and cold relative to the valleys... but the average high is 50F so its still 10+F (well) above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Well I think that is more of a function of knowing what your average actually is... but the elevations and even mountainous areas should just about mirror every other first-order station with regards to "departures from normal." I mean, I don't know what the east slope normal high is right now, but say BDL, ORH, ALB, and FIT put up +5F departures, then the East Slopes will also be +5F... no arguing that. What seems to happen is this mix of perception and actual averages.... a +5F at BDL might be a high of 85F while Pete/MRG says it never got about 74F at his house, which would still be a +5F because his average high is probably 10F lower than BDL. Some may claim "no torch" because it didn't hit 90F during a first-order station heat-wave... but even the hills were likely +10F or greater from normal. The reason it seems the departures are always on the "colder" side is probably because of comparing elevation temperatures with the normals from spots in the valleys, lol. Also in the monthly stats, if all of the first-order stations are above normal and people are saying it was a torch month, yet the east slopes only had a few days in the 80s and Pete says it was a "nice and cool month"... well, yeah, it was cooler than the valleys but his departure from average was likely just as positive as it was at BDL. Its all perception and how its worded. There seems to have been an E/W gradient in departures this month due to the BDFs we've had. BOS is currently -1.5F, PVD: -0.3F, ORH: +0.3F and BDL: +0.9F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 There seems to have been an E/W gradient in departures this month due to the BDFs we've had. BOS is currently -1.5F, PVD: -0.3F, ORH: +0.3F and BDL: +0.9F. So theoretically it should be about a degree above normal so far this month along the East Slopes, no? It may feel nice and chilly relative to the valley but its still slightly above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 So theoretically it should be about a degree above normal so far this month along the East Slopes, no? It may feel nice and chilly relative to the valley but its still slightly above normal. Yeah though they may be a bit less than BDL because the east slope tends to cool more efficiently in back door cold fronts with a light NE wind than the valley would. You'll get days where its 55F on the east slope and 70F in BDL when that is obviously not a natural lapse rate for 1400 feet of elevation difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Yeah though they may be a bit less than BDL because the east slope tends to cool more efficiently in back door cold fronts with a light NE wind than the valley would. You'll get days where its 55F on the east slope and 70F in BDL when that is obviously not a natural lapse rate for 1400 feet of elevation difference. Ahh... anyway it seems like most spots are right around normal (within a degree or so). Dry heat up here today... I've got 83/44 right now with 26% humidity. We keep dropping into the 40s at night and rising into the 80s during the day. Torching up near Montreal though with a lot of 88-90F on the meso-network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Had a nice day down in Newport today. Weather was perfect down there with temps near 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Had a nice day down in Newport today. Weather was perfect down there with temps near 80. Enjoy it while you can... someday your choices will be Davis Farmland or Santa's Village :axe: Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Had a nice day down in Newport today. Weather was perfect down there with temps near 80. Cliff walk? my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Cliff walk? my favorite Proposed to my future wife on the Cliff Walk. I was sober, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Heavy heavy rain and thunder for all today. No cool air anywhere to be found thru day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Had a nice day down in Newport today. Weather was perfect down there with temps near 80. Such a cute place. Proposed to my future wife on the Cliff Walk. I was sober, too. Does your current wife know that? Heavy heavy rain and thunder for all today. No cool air anywhere to be found thru day 10 Are you discounting today from that statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Such a cute place. Does your current wife know that? Are you discounting today from that statement? 70's and muggy don't constitute cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 70's and muggy don't constitute cool Meh. I go 50-50 that I don't hit 70. Dew's be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I didn't realize Autumn began at the summer solstice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Heavy heavy rain and thunder for all today. No cool air anywhere to be found thru day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ski MRG Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 What a disaster thread from the start. The cool and wet came right back in and will again. Over till Autumn.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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