May 2025 Obs/Discussion

[kdxken]

On 5/12/2025 at 5:13 AM, HoarfrostHubb said:

32.7F here

[ineedsnow]

1 minute ago, kdxken said:

almost a freeze nevermind a frost 

[ineedsnow]

HRRR keeps that line going until it gets here.. I'm hoping

[kdxken]

5 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yeah 1.5 days of meh rain and 50’s and a beautiful MDW

Here it is Jerry, I found it.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Some nasty cells skirting just south of Greenfield.

[ineedsnow]

Just now, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Some nasty cells skirting just south of Greenfield.

Amherst cam looks like its getting gusty

 

https://www.amherst.edu/visiting/amhcams/quad_large

[ineedsnow]

interesting rotation near Northampton 

[Damage In Tolland]

6 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Here it is Jerry, I found it.

Yes what’s the problem ?

[radarman]

10 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

May doesn’t frost or freeze anymore in general . 2020 will be the last one in history here 

We were mid 20s 5/18/23.  Wiped out the peach crop for the season.  You had to be close to freezing there.

[ineedsnow]

2 minutes ago, radarman said:

We were mid 20s 5/18/23.  Wiped out the peach crop for the season.  You had to be close to freezing there.

Ummm

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, radarman said:

We were mid 20s 5/18/23.  Wiped out the peach crop for the season.  You had to be close to freezing there.

Wiped out the apple crop here. Tough to do. 

[mreaves]

33 minutes ago, weathafella said:

If you consider 60s gorgeous on the weekend when pools open have at it.

Well, compared to the 48° progged for me Monday and the 48° for Thursday, it’s gorgeous. 

[weatherwiz]

4 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

Ummm

Range folding going on. That’s a tough spot though for rotation from the radar sites 

[dendrite]

Thought the convection would peter out before making it here as we’re still wedged, but we’re about to get drenched. It almost looks like it refired along the wedge boundary. 

[dendrite]

6 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Thought the convection would peter out before making it here as we’re still wedged, but we’re about to get drenched. It almost looks like it refired along the wedge boundary. 

Rain gauge plugged with shit. Of course. 

[radarman]

5 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Range folding going on. That’s a tough spot though for rotation from the radar sites 

Range folding literally bisected the little "couplet", or at any rate, g2g shear region, on ENX.

Box wasn't range folded I don't think but you're right that the radar is pretty useless for what could be, theoretically speaking, some low level spinup.

As for me I've been in a holding pattern around storms in the DFW area for the last hour.  Glad we had a lot of gas or we'd have diverted to Little Rock by now.

[radarman]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Rain gauge plugged with shit. Of course. 

I love these laser disdrometers for that reason.  Plus they can estimate liquid water content of snow pretty well without taking a core.  But the flip side is I just dropped 11 grand for that plus the data logger and the enclosure.  So not really practical.

[weatherwiz]

3 minutes ago, radarman said:

Range folding literally bisected the little "couplet", or at any rate, g2g shear region, on ENX.

Box wasn't range folded I don't think but you're right that the radar is pretty useless for what could be, theoretically speaking, some low level spinup.

As for me I've been in a holding pattern around storms in the DFW area for the last hour.  Glad we had a lot of gas or we'd have diverted to Little Rock by now.

58 knots KDTO

[radarman]

Just now, weatherwiz said:

58 knots KDTO

Yeah.  Plus 2.5" hail a bit NW of there in Wise Co.  I've been seeing it out the window every few mins.  

Big Ben kids... Parliament

(kudos to anyone getting that reference)

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, radarman said:

Yeah.  Plus 2.5" hail a bit NW of there in Wise Co.  I've been seeing it out the window every few mins.  

Big Ben kids... Parliament

(kudos to anyone getting that reference)

Are you going to the game in Dallas?

[dendrite]

6 minutes ago, radarman said:

I love these laser disdrometers for that reason.  Plus they can estimate liquid water content of snow pretty well without taking a core.  But the flip side is I just dropped 11 grand for that plus the data logger and the enclosure.  So not really practical.

Yeah anything past the hobbyist level you really pay for.

I had 0.02” this morning so figured I was good. There must’ve been a really good one on the side that got dislodged by the +RA. Torn between toothpicking the hole when it’s done or just letting it saturate through. Toothpicking would give me some error since I’d miss some tips. I forgot to put the stratus out there too. Batting 1.000 tonight 

[dendrite]

Just had a close CG as I watch from the garage where the anemometer sits on the roof with a 25ft pole. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Nice cell heading towards me.   I was wrong

[SJonesWX]

just heard thunder. Hold me, @weatherwiz

[dendrite]

Sky is lit up right now. Let’s see if I can remember by METAR. 

Currently FRQ LTGICCG 

[dendrite]

Man the thunder is awesome right now under the wedge. Sounds like the beach on a Friday night with constant bass. 

[weatherwiz]

Nice view of the storms to the north 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Nice loud crackly one. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

I thought there would be some rain today...ended up a nice day to get the yard work completed.

[40/70 Benchmark]

P&C has P Sunny next weekend...what's with all of the dramatic 3 day nor easter posts?