August 2025 Summer Thread

[kdxken]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Nah we had that two weeks ago when it was 88-94 for days.

 

[Ginx snewx]

Damn waves are huge this morning.  Long rollers perfect break. Go Go Go

[DavisStraight]

9 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Damn waves are huge this morning.  Long rollers perfect break. Go Go Go

No one's allowed to go swimming today at the beaches in Maine. I'm gonna take ride later to check it out.

[dryslot]

16 hours ago, tamarack said:

Same here.  Usually, my site radiates better than yours - maybe a bit of breeze last evening here?

Absolutely beautiful today, 73° when I got back from my knee-exercising walk at 3 PM, almost 3/4 mile - taking it bit by bit.  Looked at what my new neighbors - 3 families, dad, 2 sons, families - have been doing this summer other than burning powder at the big (200' by 100') old logyard.  Even at 800' thru the woods the noise is serious, though it's mainly 9 mm pistol.  Only a few .223 cases and 12 ga. buckshot hulls, also 3 well shot-up pieces of plywood.  Maybe they can push a deer to me while I'm sitting next the sled trail thru our woodlot this coming Nov.

Glad all is well with the knee Tom, Rehab is key, If its dead calm here i can radiate pretty well which it was, Quite foggy as well yesterday with the smoke off the Androscoggin River, Over the years when I've hunted, I would sit and let others move them around, Bagged a few deer this way, I'll be out first of October this year with my crossbow, I won't be passing on any deer this year like i did last year.

[powderfreak]

48 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Damn waves are huge this morning.  Long rollers perfect break. Go Go Go

I’ve got some friends at the coast for the swell posting video from sunrise… looks very big and well spaced.

[Ginx snewx]

17 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

I’ve got some friends at the coast for the swell posting video from sunrise… looks very big and well spaced.

Yea nice spacing

[CoastalWx]

27 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

I’ve got some friends at the coast for the swell posting video from sunrise… looks very big and well spaced.

TWSS

[Damage In Tolland]

32 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Yea nice spacing

That isn’t today is it? It’s cloudy in that picture 

[dryslot]

18 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Take the whole COC and deal with it.

Not just the tip?

[BrianW]

2 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Damn waves are huge this morning.  Long rollers perfect break. Go Go Go

My sister on Pt Judith said Wednesday seemed like the best day. Literally hundreds of people surfing in sand hill cove. Cars from all over the US parked on like every side street. They were rolling right through the breakwaters like they weren't even there.

 

 

[Torch Tiger]

First day of real coc

[Ginx snewx]

24 minutes ago, BrianW said:

My sister on Pt Judith said Wednesday seemed like the best day. Literally hundreds of people surfing in sand hill cove. Cars from all over the US parked on like every side street. They were rolling right through the breakwaters like they weren't even there.

 

 

Huge and clean early this AM no chop

[Ginx snewx]

54 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

That isn’t today is it? It’s cloudy in that picture 

Early AM on the coast haze web cam from Newport 

[Ginx snewx]

16 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

First day of real coc

Enjoy the next 15 plus days . Coc to the max with a rainer in between 

[HoarfrostHubb]

20 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

First day of real coc

Yeah. Amazing 3 days.  Yesterday was a bit too cool, although it was good for getting stuff done outdoors 

[Torch Tiger]

12 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Enjoy the next 15 plus days . Coc to the max with a rainer in between 

Not my favorite but cannot complain about 70s and 80s with sun

[WxWatcher007]

13 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Enjoy the next 15 plus days . Coc to the max with a rainer in between 

Early fall 

[dryslot]

21 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Enjoy the next 15 plus days . Coc to the max with a rainer in between 

Yeah, None of this half COC shit.

[klw]

Nice waves in Welfleet:

 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

5 minutes ago, klw said:

Nice waves in Welfleet:

 

Those are some solid rollers!

[Damage In Tolland]

Rainer when?

[weatherwiz]

What the heck is this thing? It’s on my wall. I hope that isn’t a tick. It’s not a spider, not enough legs. 

[SJonesWX]

56 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

What the heck is this thing? It’s on my wall. I hope that isn’t a tick. It’s not a spider, not enough legs. 

Beer? count the legs again

[kdxken]

Getting a little uncomfortable out there. Dew points have crept up to the mid '40s

[kdxken]

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

TWSS

 

[dryslot]

What a scorcher Augdust for PWM

NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   PORTLAND ME
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2025
                                          LATITUDE:   43 39 N      
                                          LONGITUDE:  70 19 W                   

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 68.6    TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.15    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.3       DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.28    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    92 ON 12             GRTST 24HR  0.49 ON 31- 1  TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     46 ON 21                                                            3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL                           4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH                           5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0                                           6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0                                          7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:  
                                                                                                 VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS    
                                                                                                8 = SMOKE OR HAZE            
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]            9 = BLOWING SNOW             
                                                                                                 X = TORNADO 

[forkyfork]

the great near average august that signaled the end of climate change

[FXWX]

Summer project almost complete!  30' hinged fiberglass pole, easily lowered for maintenance!  

[Go Kart Mozart]

4 minutes ago, FXWX said:

Summer project almost complete!  30' hinged fiberglass pole, easily lowered for maintenance!  

How do you protect the whole operation from lightning damage?

[FXWX]

2 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said:

How do you protect the whole operation from lightning damage?

Pole is fiberglass so not really lightning friendly... All wireless so no direct connection to the house or office.  Always a risk of lightning strike no matter what I do but the overall setup is not a lightning attractor...