August 2025 Summer Thread

[SouthCoastMA]

3 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Here's a completely random question......what town was Messenger from again?  I know it was on the south coast somewhere.

 

Somewhere in the Manomet/Cedarville area I think? 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

21 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Probably 'false' foliage season is the better description.  

 

Maples are already fading up at the high elevations.

[kdxken]

2 hours ago, binbisso said:

To my fellow acatt crew. Summa almost done

 

[dendrite]

7 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Maples are already fading up at the high elevations.

Leaves have that leathery look.

[HoarfrostHubb]

13 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Maples are already fading up at the high elevations.

We had a huge acorn drop overnight at the edge of our property.  Very weird. 

[tamarack]

3 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Will be interesting to see how high it can get at Caribou, Maine. Point-click forecast has 94, 1F shy of August monthly record and 2F shy of the all-time record set most recently on June 19 of last year, and previously on June 29, 1944 & May 22, 1977.

June 19, 2020 rather than last year.
I chose that May day to add 6" of fiberglass insulation to the attic of our tiny (18x20) 2-story.      Finished by 11 AM but it was already near 90 outside, 120+ in the workspace.  Next day CAR had 95/69; that 82° mean is only 0.5° below their all time hottest.

[TheClimateChanger]

2 minutes ago, tamarack said:

June 19, 2020 rather than last year.
I chose that May day to add 6" of fiberglass insulation to the attic of our tiny (18x20) 2-story.      Finished by 11 AM but it was already near 90 outside, 120+ in the workspace.  Next day CAR had 95/69; that 82° mean is only 0.5° below their all time hottest.

It was 96 on June 19, 2020 & June 19, 2024. I missed the other 96F from 2020 because it only lists the most recent on the "calendar day summary." Interestingly, that same day (June 19) has matched the all-time record at CAR twice in the 2020s.

[TheClimateChanger]

5 minutes ago, tamarack said:

June 19, 2020 rather than last year.
I chose that May day to add 6" of fiberglass insulation to the attic of our tiny (18x20) 2-story.      Finished by 11 AM but it was already near 90 outside, 120+ in the workspace.  Next day CAR had 95/69; that 82° mean is only 0.5° below their all time hottest.

1.5F below the record high daily mean, which was 83.5F set on June 19, 2024. Prior to that date, the record had been 82.5F.

[weathafella]

14 hours ago, kdxken said:

Another below normal day in Boston, the 11th straight . Was hoping we would get some extended heat in here to close out the summer but it seems pretty much confined to cow pastures. Can we get a heat warning?

".SYNOPSIS...
High pressure off the coast will bring increasing heat and humidity through mid week, but it will not be as oppressive as it was earlier in the summer. An isolated thunderstorm is possible late Wednesday across western portions of MA and CT. Then not as hot Thursday, along with scattered showers or thunderstorms, as a cold front moves through. Drier weather follows Friday into next weekend."

 

Not to nitpick but BOS was 84/64 yesterday which is exactly normal.  Felt pretty hot once west of the city however at least my real feel.  

[kdxken]

9 minutes ago, weathafella said:

Not to nitpick but BOS was 84/64 yesterday which is exactly normal.  Felt pretty hot once west of the city however at least my real feel.  

0.4 over actually. I was doing it with the 3-day weather history. Must have picked up a dew point at 61

[40/70 Benchmark]

42 minutes ago, kdxken said:

 

11-15 days...just in time for my return from Udanda. Beautiful.

[Damage In Tolland]

Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

11-15 days...just in time for my return from Udanda. Beautiful.

Be careful what you believe. 

[moneypitmike]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Leaves have that leathery look.

 

Pete's already moved into stick steason.

[Chrisrotary12]

17 hours ago, kdxken said:

147 slope but come on. 

 

From the NH stroke play championship last week. Multiple pin locations like the one shown and the yardage on my watch (493) was a par 4…

[Go Kart Mozart]

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Dew…..dew hast…..dew hast ACATT….

Hey Coastal, what do you think of the Farmer's Almanac calling for a long, cold, snowy winter?

[Lava Rock]

3 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

Hey Coastal, what do you think of the Farmer's Almanac calling for a long, cold, snowy winter?

sell, but maybe it's right this year, but they bombed last 2 winters

[40/70 Benchmark]

41 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Be careful what you believe. 

Allan Huffman is @RaleighWx..good met.

[Typhoon Tip]

I'm not "Coastal" but the FA calls for that every year it seems.   

Anyone that has forecasted anything other than shoulder season blocking --> pseud-faux winter patterns, with windy sheared shitty mid seasons over the last 8 to 10 years were more wrong than right - a span of years within which the FA folks were hitting the winter sauce a bit more than what has occurred. 

Just sayn'

[40/70 Benchmark]

14 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I'm not "Coastal" but the FA calls for that every year it seems.   

Anyone that has forecasted anything other than shoulder season blocking --> pseud-faux winter patterns, with windy sheared shitty mid seasons over the last 8 to 10 years were more wrong than right - a span of years within which the FA folks were hitting the winter sauce a bit more than what has occurred. 

Just sayn'

I don't think anyone with a modicum of weather intellect takes it seriously....but by the same token, I'm not sure an endless dose of persistence forecasting is the best avenue, either. Obviously the globe is warming...I get it, but I don't think we are beyond the point of multidecadal oscillations and general variance quite yet.

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Leaves have that leathery look.

Heat burn. 

 

[Damage In Tolland]

22 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Allan Huffman is @RaleighWx..good met.

I know who he is. He’s a huge Euro / EPS user. All he basis ideas on, Just tread lightly 

[40/70 Benchmark]

38 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I know who he is. He’s a huge Euro / EPS user. All he basis ideas on, Just tread lightly 

Right...because I haven't seen any long range Euro heat waves posted in here this season. 

[Lava Rock]

91/69. Lawn be toast.

[dendrite]

19 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I know who he is. He’s a huge Euro / EPS user. All he basis ideas on, Just tread lightly 

Have you looked at the gfs?

[Lava Rock]

Friend is at Fenway for some golf thing. Must be hot.

[dendrite]

Noon temps for dryslot

[CoastalWx]

51 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

Hey Coastal, what do you think of the Farmer's Almanac calling for a long, cold, snowy winter?

I suppose we are due for a colder and snowier stretch, but nothing I have seen or heard seems to argue for their call. On the other hand, I don't see massive torching either. 

[CoastalWx]

I have 93 pool closing degrees.

[weatherwiz]

1 hour ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

Hey Coastal, what do you think of the Farmer's Almanac calling for a long, cold, snowy winter?

Farmers Almanac calling for a cold/snowy East is akin to Cowboys fans thinking they're perennial Super Bowl contenders.  

[metagraphica]

88/64 dry.

Drums please, summer, summer, summerstein
Time to sit back and unwind

Here it is, the groove slightly transformed
Just a bit of a break from the storms
Just a little somethin' to break the monotony
Of all that hardcore dry that has gotten to be...