CapturedNature Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Unfortunately this year the sugar maples are in rough shape. So combine dull foliage to begin with and fungus on sugar maples you have a pretty bad year. A fact I am all too keenly aware of. I just hope that this doesn't effect sugar production next spring. This past spring turned out to be OK with a good sugar content but I think that was because of all the snow we had on the ground. If we can get to spring with a cold moist ground, I think we'll be OK. Last weeks cold wave has put our trees here on the fast track. A number of areas are fast approaching peak but many others are lagging behind. Either way, the colors are pretty muted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 GFS is pretty chilly to start of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 A lot of the models suggest a storm during the middle of next week that may be a game changer. It might only be temporary, but it may break the back of this obscene torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I don't know if I buy the intensity, but even the euro ensembles came in cooler for next week as well. I guess the idea of a cool shot has some legs as the time after the 20th or so seemed like the best chance of it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 GFS is pretty chilly to start of next week. It'll moderate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 A lot of the models suggest a storm during the middle of next week that may be a game changer. It might only be temporary, but it may break the back of this obscene torch. Until we start seeing some cold air up in Canada that isn't modified with pacific air..I'm not enthused about any huge cool down..but anything is better than this current disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Until we start seeing some cold air up in Canada that isn't modified with pacific air..I'm not enthused about any huge cool down..but anything is better than this current disaster Well what the GFS is doing is ripping a piece of cold air from the polar regions and allowing it to basically remain over our heads through next week as a big ridge develops in the NAO region and basically connects it with a big ridge in NW Canada. I would have to wait and see how the aftn models look before locking anything like that in because it could be overdoing it. The GFS op run isn't going to do it for me, but at least the euro ensembles cooled off a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 71 mostly sunny at lunch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Euro's got a major cold outbreak Day 10 lol...with upslope snows and a big lake effect snow outbreak if that verified..Highs in the 40;s for most of SNE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Icebox on the euro at the end of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Euro's got a major cold outbreak Day 10 lol...with upslope snows and a big lake effect snow outbreak if that verified..Highs in the 40;s for most of SNE Starting to see some more evidence of cooler pattern, but I'd like to see what the euro ensembles say later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Starting to see some more evidence of cooler pattern, but I'd like to see what the euro ensembles say later. It's still so far out there in la la land though. That would be great if that map verified . Hvy hvy cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Some of the later turning trees finally came out with decent reds, oranges, etc., but by now all of the earlier trees are bare, so it is an underwhelming foliage season. Enjoy the patches of decent color because the next wind event and it's over. Amazing how fast the leaves changed over the last 5 days here. And they are instantly falling...just brown, ugly red and some yellow and falling immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Some of the later turning trees finally came out with decent reds, oranges, etc., but by now all of the earlier trees are bare, so it is an underwhelming foliage season. Enjoy the patches of decent color because the next wind event and it's over. The cow farts from across the street seem to be causing them to drop constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The cow farts from across the street seem to be causing them to drop constantly. LOL. Around here, the white ash are all but bare above 800' or so, the maples above 1000' are almost all done but below are really popping right now. The beech are bronzing right up, the poplars and birch are nice and yellow and even the white pines are shedding needles some. We really don't have much in the way of oaks other than on dry, south-facing slopes but from what I've seen, they're not doing a whole hell of a lot. Weird foliage season for sure. In the hills, where we reached 'peak' earlier than lower locales, things are past their prime but the places along the CT valley that are only now coloring up have really started blazing just in the past few days. The hardwoods that we have right around the house--white ash, sugar maple and hornbeam are basically all bare now--had a strong and gusty south wind yesterday that really did the leavs in. Boom, done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 A couple of the GFS runs last week had showed a cold shot around the 21st, So will see if things hold serve the next few days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 12z runs today very encouraging for a colder regime next week. First real hint of a blocking period showing up. Nice to see this within the high index inter-seasonal phase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Looks like after the mid week storm, the euro ensembles cool off. They came in a little cooler from last night, even for the beginning of next week. It might be transitory, but nice to see anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Today felt nice, much cooler, after the mega torch we have endured, as said yesterday it is now mild overnights that will continue the torch, even as good as today felt it was a +11 at BDR, when below normal weather returns it will be a shock to the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Today felt nice, much cooler, after the mega torch we have endured, as said yesterday it is now mild overnights that will continue the torch, even as good as today felt it was a +11 at BDR, when below normal weather returns it will be a shock to the system. I will be pleased as punch for the cold but this warm dry stuff has been fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm in the camp of wanting either cold and dry or warm and dry but no combination that involve more than inconsequential amounts of precipitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Maybe some tstms Friday, especially with any sun. Strong s/w and height falls moving up from the sw, along with somewhat unstable profile and good wind shear. Something to watch..maybe one last hurrah for Wiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm in the camp of wanting either cold and dry or warm and dry but no combination that involve more than inconsequential amounts of precipitation. Hear hear!!! This dry is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Euro's got a major cold outbreak Day 10 lol...with upslope snows and a big lake effect snow outbreak if that verified..Highs in the 40;s for most of SNE I'll be in Upstate NY the weekend of 10/22...it would be nice if this actually happened lol. 59/51, high of 69. Much cooler today, but still above normal for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 BDR +11 BDL +9 ORH +9 BOS +6 instead of the ridiculous numbers looks like a moderate torch for the next few days....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Some of the later turning trees finally came out with decent reds, oranges, etc., but by now all of the earlier trees are bare, so it is an underwhelming foliage season. Enjoy the patches of decent color because the next wind event and it's over. Foliage has gotten at least acceptable here over the past week or so. Views from the road I live on are getting nice. Another warm day with highs around 10F above normal. This morning's low was 39F which is exactly the average for this date. So +5F overall today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Foliage has gotten at least acceptable here over the past week or so. Views from the road I live on are getting nice. Another warm day with highs around 10F above normal. This morning's low was 39F which is exactly the average for this date. So +5F overall today. Nice picture! No 30's down here yet. 56.6/49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Y'all should watch Chronicle tonight and view the nice piece about Dorchester. They filmed it in my neighborhood...parts of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Y'all should watch Chronicle tonight and view the nice piece about Dorchester. They filmed it in my neighborhood...parts of it. A cute part? Did you get any weather enthusiast cameos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Nice picture! No 30's down here yet. 56.6/49 That's misleading, we've been in the 20's and 30's, I can't believe you haven't at least hit the 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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