Stormlover74 Posted Thursday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:56 PM Supposed to be sunny and 79 today but its currently 56 with low clouds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted Thursday at 06:44 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:44 PM Silly 1 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Star Posted Saturday at 08:38 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:38 PM I take it the Icelandic Volcano was of little consequence, otherwise Volcanic Winter would have came on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted Saturday at 11:57 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:57 PM 3 hours ago, Dark Star said: I take it the Icelandic Volcano was of little consequence, otherwise Volcanic Winter would have came on board? It's a shame geoengineering is so frowned upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycwinter Posted Sunday at 12:04 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:04 AM we need yellowstone to erupt to change the climate 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted Sunday at 09:59 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:59 PM Making my way back through Minnesota and UP of Michigan. Low 70s today but very smoky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Star Posted Monday at 11:51 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:51 AM What should be the best Meteor shower days this month? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted Monday at 02:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:39 PM i hate this weather because it brings out all the slow walkers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted Monday at 04:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:06 PM 4 hours ago, Dark Star said: What should be the best Meteor shower days this month? The Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning next week. Hopefully we'll have good sky conditions. The moon won't be too much of an issue, so it should be a decent shower. You can see up to 15 to 20 per hour with good conditions. You can catch the early part of the famous Perseids meteor shower now too. The peak of that shower where you can see a much larger amount of meteors (50 to 100 per hour) is August 12th to 13th, but unfortunately the mostly full moon is going to be a major issue. So the Perseids won't be as spectacular this year. Probably a good idea to try to catch the smaller amount of Perseids along with the Delta Aquariids next week before the moon becomes an issue in August. The best meteor shower this year is expected to be the Geminids in December. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted Monday at 06:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:39 PM 4 hours ago, forkyfork said: i hate this weather because it brings out all the slow walkers Your right forky, slow speed is no excuse….. So charge them a double toll. As always ….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 22 hours ago, winterwx21 said: The Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning next week. Hopefully we'll have good sky conditions. The moon won't be too much of an issue, so it should be a decent shower. You can see up to 15 to 20 per hour with good conditions. You can catch the early part of the famous Perseids meteor shower now too. The peak of that shower where you can see a much larger amount of meteors (50 to 100 per hour) is August 12th to 13th, but unfortunately the mostly full moon is going to be a major issue. So the Perseids won't be as spectacular this year. Probably a good idea to try to catch the smaller amount of Perseids along with the Delta Aquariids next week before the moon becomes an issue in August. The best meteor shower this year is expected to be the Geminids in December. The full moon is on the same night as the peak of the Perseids? Why does that always seem to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago On 7/19/2025 at 7:57 PM, Sundog said: It's a shame geoengineering is so frowned upon. it's not really, all these projects for taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are also geoengineering. Come to think of it, humanity has been geoengineering since civilization began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago On 7/19/2025 at 7:57 PM, Sundog said: It's a shame geoengineering is so frowned upon. By the way humans aren't the only species who geoengineers. If blue green algae (a type of bacteria that was the first to photosynthesize) didn't geoengineer none of us would be here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 2 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: The full moon is on the same night as the peak of the Perseids? Why does that always seem to happen? I arranged it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 11 hours ago, LibertyBell said: The full moon is on the same night as the peak of the Perseids? Why does that always seem to happen? I remember last year's Perseids was spectacular as the moon wasn't an issue, but you're right that it's annoying that the full moon often messes up meteor showers. Too bad it's gonna be a big problem for this year's Perseids. But as I mentioned, the moon isn't going to be much of an issue for the Geminids in December. The Perseids and Geminids are the 2 big meteor showers, so at least one of them will be spectacular as long as clouds aren't a problem for the December shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighNC Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago John Burns Hello everyone. I am writing with sad news. My father, John Burns, who you know as your moderator jburns, passed away on Monday at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer that returned after he beat lymphoma in 2020. AmericanWX was really important to him, and I know he considered many of you to be friends. He became highly involved on this site after he suffered a heart attack about 15 years ago, and this became a key outlet for him and his love and impressive amateur knowledge of meteorology. Whenever there was going to be a storm in North Carolina, I had two sources to check: WRAL and my Dad. I remember him texting me before an ice storm was expected to hit Raleigh. No "hello," no "how are you." Just: "get a damn generator." He was absolutely never happier than when a snowstorm actually hit. He was known to drive hundreds of miles just to get into a blizzard. Thank you to all of you who made his later years fun and engaging. He loved it here. He loved arguing, he loved the weather, and he LOVED the ban hammer. John D. Burns Son of jburns Raleigh, NC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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