WxUSAF Posted Saturday at 05:08 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:08 PM 5 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Normal freeze date for IAD isn't until November, IIRC. IAD is actually like Oct 20? BWI around Nov 1 and DCA in mid January. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted Saturday at 05:09 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:09 PM 32 this morning, first freeze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted Saturday at 05:22 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:22 PM 22 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Nice! Got sounding data to post? Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be able to get my hands on it. Though next semester when I’m in lab for the class I’ll have access to it and will use it to create a scew T diagram! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM High of 57. Been cloudy since mid afternoon. Currently 56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted Saturday at 09:02 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:02 PM There's been some epic fall mornings here in the lowlands the past several days. This weather has been amazing. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgottwald Posted Saturday at 09:21 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:21 PM 4 hours ago, WxUSAF said: IAD is actually like Oct 20? BWI around Nov 1 and DCA in mid January. In 1993, IAD had a freeze on October 1. I was working a temp job in a building on Avion Parkway right next to the airport, and all the grass was white with frost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM 2 hours ago, kgottwald said: In 1993, IAD had a freeze on October 1. I was working a temp job in a building on Avion Parkway right next to the airport, and all the grass was white with frost. 7 hours ago, WxUSAF said: IAD is actually like Oct 20? BWI around Nov 1 and DCA in mid January. Thank you for the info, IAD seems to be an ice box compared to the other climate sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scope1 Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM Should be a fun night in the mountains of Washington State. Perhaps they will get more snow tonight and tomorrow than what we will see in 2+ years. I remember being up there in September a few years ago near Leavenworth, WA and there was snow/sleet with accumulation at some higher elevations. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted yesterday at 12:03 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:03 PM 11 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Thank you for the info, IAD seems to be an ice box compared to the other climate sites. IAD is perfectly situated in a little shallow bowl which promotes cold air drainage on calm nights. https://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html - very old website that I still find useful sometimes. The change in color is at IAD, with a west to east profile. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted yesterday at 12:24 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:24 PM RSTM2 COOP site - had my first sub 60 degree high of the autumn yesterday. Got down to 36 last night, yet somehow our hibiscus on the deck is still pumping out blooms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astarck Posted yesterday at 01:07 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:07 PM 42 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: RSTM2 COOP site - had my first sub 60 degree high f the autumn yesterday. Got down to 36 last night, yet somehow our hibiscus on the deck is still pumping out blooms. Mine is doing the same. It’s going crazy with blooms so late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted yesterday at 01:25 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:25 PM Reached freezing for the first time this season. Perfect weather weekend. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted yesterday at 01:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:49 PM 1 hour ago, Eskimo Joe said: RSTM2 COOP site - had my first sub 60 degree high f the autumn yesterday. Got down to 36 last night, yet somehow our hibiscus on the deck is still pumping out blooms. Last three days highs, 60, 56 and 57 yesterday. Next 7 days the forecast highs are between 49 and 56 and lows 36-40 with at least a chance of rain 5 of those 7, yep fall is here. Probably fire up the woodstove Monday or Tuesday for the first time. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted yesterday at 02:15 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:15 PM 34 again this am. Parkton Mesonet low was 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted yesterday at 02:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:40 PM 1 hour ago, astarck said: Mine is doing the same. It’s going crazy with blooms so late. My Mandevilla vine is covered in flowers now. Might bring it inside by the end of the week though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgottwald Posted yesterday at 04:47 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:47 PM 16 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Thank you for the info, IAD seems to be an ice box compared to the other climate sites. DCA's heat island has kept increasing. Their last subfreezing temp in October was in 1992; before that you have to go back to the famously cold October 1976, the prequel to the brutal winter of 1977. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM The current satellite loop depicts us finally getting a high pressure to the north strong enough to allow for a system to actually move to the south. Is this the start of a pattern change towards systems that produce more than NS shortwave-inspired broken lines of showers and remnant cloud slop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago NOAA satellite loop hasn’t updated since early this morning. Nice day here, though…probably managed about 50/50 sun/clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Peak fall happening down this way. Really good color year. Makes driving around and boating feel like an art exhibit lol 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago I was just in Minneapolis for a couple days. To my surprise, the leaf color there in the inner suburbs was quite similar to how it is here, currently. Maybe a couple days to a week ahead. I had never been there this time of year before so I figured they'd already be past peak due to the higher latitude/cooler climate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago 35 minutes ago, Paleocene said: I was just in Minneapolis for a couple days. To my surprise, the leaf color there in the inner suburbs was quite similar to how it is here, currently. Maybe a couple days to a week ahead. I had never been there this time of year before so I figured they'd already be past peak due to the higher latitude/cooler climate. Your observation is probably(at least partly) because we have had quite a cool early Fall that has continued through October, instead of the usual second summer that can be warm right into mid October. Color definitely seems ahead of schedule here. Nearing peak. The upper Midwest has also been generally above normal, so without significant elevation differences it probably evens out. Just my take. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 10 hours ago, CAPE said: Your observation is probably(at least partly) because we have had quite a cool early Fall that has continued through October, instead of the usual second summer that can be warm right into mid October. Color definitely seems ahead of schedule here. Nearing peak. The upper Midwest has also been generally above normal, so without significant elevation differences it probably evens out. Just my take. Friends there did report it has been a warm fall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 35 for the low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago On 10/26/2025 at 9:49 AM, wxdude64 said: Last three days highs, 60, 56 and 57 yesterday. Next 7 days the forecast highs are between 49 and 56 and lows 36-40 with at least a chance of rain 5 of those 7, yep fall is here. Probably fire up the woodstove Monday or Tuesday for the first time. Burned first fire Friday evening. Was so pleasant, did it again yesterday. The trees still have most of their leaves, and our house is not getting the significant solar gain we get in winter. Makes a noticeable difference in comfort on sunny days, (especially at our age). Frost on many neighborhood roofs again this morning, but still no freeze this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Just built first fire of the season. A cloudy and cool day with light E/NE breezes making it feel a bit cooler than the current 51.0/41.2 at 2 pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I ran the wood stove all weekend. Two weeks ago I looked at the latest electricity prices and decided I needed to order more firewood for the winter. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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