August 2025 Summer Thread

[powderfreak]

1 hour ago, NoCORH4L said:

Agree. Cold and windy in mid August is not what the people want. Maybe a nice day for a big hike, or for KDX to do some tree murder, but that's about it. 

Good thing the HHH returns for the weekend.

Can confirm.

Just horrible out here.  Summit dipped into the 30s for the first time of the season this morning.

 

 

[CoastalWx]

28 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Euro doesn't hit 80 here until day 14

Will be 80s Saturday

[CoastalWx]

24 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

It's absolutely fantastic outside what is wrong with you.

lIt's August. Save this for January.

[tunafish]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

Never knew and no idea how I got it.

That is what scares the shit out of me.  Sucks, man.

 

[KakashiHatake2000]

just gotta go and always make sure to check and by that i mean everywhere i think they could get it by walking in tall grass in the woods places like that i believe i might have to look it up and see actually 

Tick Bite Sources

Ticks can be found in various outdoor environments, but they are most commonly encountered in specific habitats. They thrive in wooded, grassy, brushy, or shaded areas with high humidity, such as tall grass, leaf litter, shrubs, and underbrush, where they can easily attach to passing hosts. While they are often associated with forests and rural trails, ticks can also be present in urban parks, gardens, and even yards, particularly in areas with dense vegetation, leaf litter, or where wildlife like deer and rodents are present. Although ticks are less likely to survive in open, dry, and sunny areas like mowed lawns, they can still be found in unmown, humid, and shady spots within yards. Therefore, while ticks are not found everywhere outside, they are widespread in environments that provide the moisture and cover they need to survive and feed.

Ticks are commonly found in wooded areas, low-growing grasslands, and yards, especially in shaded and humid spots.

They are attracted to areas with wildlife such as deer, squirrels, and birds, which serve as hosts.

Ticks do not fly or jump; they climb onto hosts as they brush past vegetation.

Areas with tall grass, weeds, and leaf litter are prime locations for ticks.

Ticks can also be brought into homes on clothing or pets after outdoor activities.

[tunafish]

22 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

It's August. Save this for January.

Think it's lovely out but it can't be good for pool temps.  Not sure I'd be rooting it on if I had one.

Floated up the Spurwink river (Higgins Beach) on the incoming tide Saturday.  The water at the mouth (beach) had to be 72°F, and potentially as high as 74+°F in the shallower parts upstream.  That is boiling by our standards.

Anyway, RIP to those temps.

72/43 full sun.

 

[CoastalWx]

Come on show yourself.

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, KakashiHatake2000 said:

i had a tick bite on my hip and can confirm that it was definitely itchy and also got it checked out for that disease too i think the tick might have to be on there for a while in order to get that i guess maybe twenty four to forty eight hours not exactly sure

I've had 6 in me this year, one left a 6 inch black and blue mark on my ass,fortunate, didn't get anything other than an itchy ass.

[KakashiHatake2000]

oh wow that is a lot of tick bites but yeah im glad you just had an itch and not anything else asside from the 6 inch black and blue mark on your behind and an itchy bottom too

[CoastalWx]

Might be a decent strip of +RA from ern NY state across to SNE later Wed into Wed night. Some tropical moisture interaction.