O'Brother Septorcher

[kdxken]

Got to love this paragraph. If I'm reading it correctly eversource, if temperatures are similar to the warmest 10-year period on the face of the Earth I'm good?

 

"Last winter’s bills were higher in part because the weather was much colder than usual. If this winter’s weather and energy use go back to what's typical over the past 10 years, even with higher rates, we estimate your total bill to be similar to last year."
 

[kdxken]

3 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Got to love this paragraph. If I'm reading it correctly eversource, if temperatures are similar to the warmest 10-year period on the face of the Earth I'm good?

 

"Last winter’s bills were higher in part because the weather was much colder than usual. If this winter’s weather and energy use go back to what's typical over the past 10 years, even with higher rates, we estimate your total bill to be similar to last year."
 

While we're at it why don't you quantify similar. I'm willing to bet you don't mean less.

[dendrite]

I’m planning to save on heating costs this winter by having no clouds.

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, ineedsnow said:

I went to the BigE today.. I don't miss living in that area at all .. 

I liked that area when I worked out there, rather live where I am now.

[NoCORH4L]

2 hours ago, ineedsnow said:

I went to the BigE today.. I don't miss living in that area at all .. 

Because it's hot? I like it out there, more of a laid back valley lifestyle. Even where you and I are now is kind of connected to the Boston hustle vibe. RT 2 East is packed in the AM. 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 hour ago, NoCORH4L said:

Because it's hot? I like it out there, more of a laid back valley lifestyle. Even where you and I are now is kind of connected to the Boston hustle vibe. RT 2 East is packed in the AM. 

Franklin Co W of the CT River is where you really start to feel disconnected from E MA.    I mean, the Quabbin Hilltowns are pretty rural and isolated too but Greenfield and W is where you realize, you are not commuting distance to Boston and are not close to any populated areas.   I lived in Cambridge for many years, so I still miss the restaurants and entertainment, just not the crowds and traffic. 

[Dan76]

Hmmm

 

[Lava Rock]

Hmmm
 

Sure, why not. 4 days vaca starting Weds in Moosehead

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[Damage In Tolland]

Sell . No ensemble support 

[jbenedet]

On 9/17/2025 at 7:59 AM, dendrite said:

It’s not doing a whole lot…yeah there’s a little surface condensation, but it barely gets into the ground. On dense fog nights where we saturate early, at best I get a 0.01” tip of the black rain gauge. Maybe it helps your seed on the surface germinate, but that’s about it. You had some decent rains recently too so you’re in a different boat than me.

The 6” soil moisture here is back to the 90-100cb range after “moistening” up to 70-80cb a week ago. I’ll probably start hitting uncharted territory in the next week or two.

It has minimal to do with measured precip. 

 

Absorption through the leaves is the driving factor. With the near ideal radiational cooling, have had consistent 10-12 hours of dew. It is not a replacement for rain but it definitely has halted drought effects on most shrubs, flowers and grasses locally.  

[dendrite]

Meh…dew happens every night. I haven’t even had much fog here yet. The little bit of foliar moisture the leaves absorb is transpired out by mid morning. Obviously it lessens or temporarily halts the stress until the next day, but isn’t doing much. Sure, it’s better than a well mixed, dry night.

Every lawn here is scorched brown, but you’ve had a lot more rain than we have too.

[dendrite]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Sell . No ensemble support 

I’ll sell that look, but most models do eject some PVA our way while a little lobe of an ULL tries to interact as it drops due south out of QB. EC, ggem, and 6z gfs all look wetter than they did yesterday. I don’t think that 00z gfs look is happening as it was phasing off to our SW and closed the whole system off under us.

[jbenedet]

14 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Meh…dew happens every night. I haven’t even had much fog here yet. The little bit of foliar moisture the leaves absorb is transpired out by mid morning. Obviously it lessens or temporarily halts the stress until the next day, but isn’t doing much. Sure, it’s better than a well mixed, dry night.

Every lawn here is scorched brown, but you’ve had a lot more rain than we have too.

Yes agreed on the rain difference vs your area. That said, I’m looking at landscapes relative to the drought monitor conditions…

In my experience the seacoast doesn’t radiate well, especially right in the cities, which is where I’m at.

Our higher dews than the interior may have made this affect more impactful on the local landscapes.

Again, a walk around town, it doesn’t look like severe drought. The drought conditions are hardly noticeable in most cases until, of course, you get to a river..Different world.

[ineedsnow]

10 hours ago, NoCORH4L said:

Because it's hot? I like it out there, more of a laid back valley lifestyle. Even where you and I are now is kind of connected to the Boston hustle vibe. RT 2 East is packed in the AM. 

Meh rt 2 is nothing compared to that area lol and yes it was very warm. 

[weatherwiz]

Maybe some strong storms Tuesday if timing works out

[40/70 Benchmark]

19 hours ago, SouthCoastMA said:

Can't think of a more boring stretch in my life

I was thinking yesterday how 2025 is the most boring weather year of my life. Absolutely dong for notable weather....nothing. Incrediable quiescence in the tropics....no notable snow events. Unless we have a good December, this is the most boring year by far. 1991 had Bob....1990 had the March ice storm....1989 had the Thanks Giggity (Hi, Tip) snowstorm.....maybe 1988 could challenge? But at least that had Gilbert to distract me a bit-

[40/70 Benchmark]

Not one tropical post on my blog...first year that has happened since I started it in 2015. Erin was always a non-threat in my mind, so didn't see fit....if I had more time I probably would have made a post detailing why I was dismissing it early on, but that's it.

[tunafish]

50 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Every lawn here is scorched brown, but you’ve had a lot more rain than we have too.

Here too, obv, but every hundred lawns or so is a bright green one.  Just irrigating the hell out of it daily.  Looks so gross and out of place.  Entire landscape is fading color and then, boom, jarring bright green.

1.47" since 8/1.  No soil sensor but I was ripping and flipping sod for before sheet mulching in the rain a few weeks ago (when we got an 1" over 3 days), and the soil directly under the grass was dusty dry.  While it was raining, literally.

[Cyclone-68]

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

Maybe some strong storms Tuesday if timing works out

It’s almost “low topped hailers” season 

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I was thinking yesterday how 2025 is the most boring weather year of my life. Absolutely dong for notable weather....nothing. Incrediable quiescence in the tropics....no notable snow events. Unless we have a good December, this is the most boring year by far. 1991 had Bob....1990 had the March ice storm....1989 had the Thanks Giggity (Hi, Tip) snowstorm.....maybe 1988 could challenge? But at least that had Gilbert to distract me a bit-

Not sure it's my most boring year ever (I'm kinda old) but it's certainly a contender.  Only one snow event over 4" (average year has 7, so late fall would need to be snowy to get there), no days with 1"+ precip (average year has 12) and only 5 days with thunder.  Average days is 15 and only 2010, with 8, had fewer than 10.  Average from today thru 12/31 is only 1.  I don't think we've had a gust reach 40 mph.  The only outstanding event was the August 11-13 heat wave, only the 3rd in 28 summers here.  (I don't like big heat, though.)

[kdxken]

69° / 59° . A taste of Summer. Wish I had worn shorts to work.

[kdxken]

2 hours ago, jbenedet said:

It has minimal to do with measured precip. 

 

Absorption through the leaves is the driving factor. With the near ideal radiational cooling, have had consistent 10-12 hours of dew. It is not a replacement for rain but it definitely has halted drought effects on most shrubs, flowers and grasses locally.  

 

[dryslot]

We've had a few foggy mornings here the last 2 weeks.

[Damage In Tolland]

Drought infighting . .. what a time in our lives 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Drought infighting . .. what a time in our lives 

Maybe get some brush fires this weekend to liven things up in here? 

[Damage In Tolland]

4 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Maybe get some brush fires this weekend to liven things up in here? 

No rain for another 10-20 days and the entire region will be engulfed 

[dryslot]

Today could be the day, Burn it all down.

[dendrite]

Front is through. A little chill when the sun is behind the clouds. 66/56 but dews will be droppin. 

[Typhoon Tip]

16 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Front is through. A little chill when the sun is behind the clouds. 66/56 but dews will be droppin. 

Just my opinion but this air mass arrival's the shot across the bow - symbolic hearkening that the next might be more discerned.  

Probably we recover with at least tepid warmth later next week ... normal after these first 'smells like autumn' marginal froster deals - less marginal across NNE of course..

It's also ( as an aside...) like a 'sub-continental tuck' air mass.   It's not really continental in scale. It is just a transient short duration cool shot curling an autumn air mass sneakily through Quebec.  Buffalo has no idea it's happening - straight N shot for 24 hours.   Altho it may try to cheat radiate one more night before it rolls out.   The more canonical sab air mass looks more PNA-ish.  It's almost just a reflection of how our geodesic circumstance sucks cold into this specific region  ha

 

[Brian5671]

21 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

No rain for another 10-20 days and the entire region will be engulfed 

Seems like a carbon copy of last fall-rain the weekend after Labor Day then nothing for weeks/months