May 2026 Obs/Discussion

[Ginx snewx]

2 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

60 here with bluebird skies.

I wish destructive sunshine. Living in Brian's world 

[Damage In Tolland]

16 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Looks like it's thinning out some

Yeah we noticed that on the crown of your head some years ago 

[Typhoon Tip]

38 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

60 here with bluebird skies.

Similar...   56 but that pancake CU bloom patched it's way off to the SE and has left us 90+% open sky with some of the most uncontaminated blue the Earth can muster in this pre-holocaust industrial history lol

Very light wind, and with the sun now officially insanely hot standing there it's giving that allusion to it being warmer.   

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Similar...   56 but that pancake CU bloom patched it's way off to the SE and has left us 90+% open sky with some of the most uncontaminated blue the Earth can muster in this pre-holocaust industrial history lol

Very light wind, and with the sun now officially insanely hot standing there it's giving that allusion to it being warmer.   

Been a good spring in this neck of the woods-yeah a crappy day here and there like yesterday but many sunny days and like you said the sun is strong this time of year so feels warm regardless.

[Typhoon Tip]

Which by the way... we enter the solar maximum on May 5.... four days.   Which means today isn't a whole helluva lot different, just sayin.  It's equivalent to August 10 or 11

[BrianW]

21 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Been a good spring in this neck of the woods-yeah a crappy day here and there like yesterday but many sunny days and like you said the sun is strong this time of year so feels warm regardless.

Yep. 2nd sunniest April in the last 5 years according to my solar panel data. 

[Typhoon Tip]

25 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Been a good spring in this neck of the woods-yeah a crappy day here and there like yesterday but many sunny days and like you said the sun is strong this time of year so feels warm regardless.

mm... I've made no restraint in my expressing how I feel about spring around in New England.  It's subjective, ...admittedly.  But I find it loathsome.   I don't really spin it as 'not so bad' at times just because it's like today.

I think it is bad, with days scattered over time that are not as bad.  But because we know what's in store, it's tainted.  I don't like a sunny, 74 day in April, when knowing it is going to snow in two days.  That's a weird personal thing ( probably...) but that day is like an abusive spouse that loves you to death when their not choking you in a narcissistic rage. 

No but it's just me. I have a very short tolerance for days like yesterday and the annoyance isn't compensated enough I guess.  So over the long run, I'd rather not live here between ~ March 24 and Mother's Day if I had any choice.

[jbenedet]

Amazing people knocking this weather. Awesome out.

[dendrite]

One rough hour, but yeah, mostly sunny this afternoon albeit cool.

[Brian5671]

15 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

mm... I've made no restraint in my expressing how I feel about spring around in New England.  It's subjective, ...admittedly.  But I find it loathsome.   I don't really spin it as 'not so bad' at times just because it's like today.

I think it is bad, with days scattered over time that are not as bad.  But because we know what's in store, it's tainted.  I don't like a sunny, 74 day in April, when knowing it is going to snow in two days.  That's a weird personal thing ( probably...) but that day is like an abusive spouse that loves you to death when their not choking you in a narcissistic rage. 

No but it's just me. I have a very short tolerance for days like yesterday and the annoyance isn't compensated enough I guess.  So over the long run, I'd rather not live here between ~ March 24 and Mother's Day if I had any choice.

oh I agree with you-I just remember other years with days and days of overcast and onshore flow.  This one's a bit more tolerable.   

[jbenedet]

16 minutes ago, dendrite said:

One rough hour, but yeah, mostly sunny this afternoon albeit cool.

If you’re in the sun it’s a +10 real feel. 
 

T-shirt and jeans perfect in the sun.