May 2026 Obs/Discussion

[vortex95]

20 hours ago, ma blizzard said:

Impressive for 7/1!

Question...I used the PSU reanalyses maps a lot going back, but a few years ago, the link I had did not work anymore.  What is the link now?

[dendrite]

30 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

Frost and then perhaps a "Scott Spinner" this aftn-eve!

A South Shore Plaza parking lot trashnado?

[dendrite]

Just now, vortex95 said:

Question...I used the PSU reanalyses maps a lot going back, but a few years ago, the link I had did not work anymore.  What is the link now?

https://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/NARR/index.html

[dendrite]

80.0F 

[dendrite]

Meteocentre has reanalyses going back to 1948, but only H5, mslp, and thicknesses. They have the sketchier 1851-1947 reconstruction too.

https://meteocentre.com/reanalyses/get_reanalyses.php

[ineedsnow]

78 and comfortable dews.. not bad

[CoastalWx]

7 minutes ago, dendrite said:

A South Shore Plaza parking lot trashnado?

I think he meant up north potentially.

Speaking of SSP, the place is still going strong. One of the few still successful malls.

[vortex95]

4 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Ensembles also showed the trough shifting out so that usually implies a warm up.

Thanks Captain Obvious! 

[ineedsnow]

meh but its something for some..

[dendrite]

13 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I think he meant up north potentially.

Speaking of SSP, the place is still going strong. One of the few still successful malls.

Yeah I see now. I haven't been paying attention...ripping bamboo out of the chicken run. All natives all the time now.

[kdxken]

82°! Torch!

[CoastalWx]

Wind starting to rip now.

[powderfreak]

37F to 79F… what a day.

[dendrite]

Yeah just had a big gust here. S winds roar here down my hill.

[vortex95]

3 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

At least tomorrow should provide some widespread rains...nothing eye opening in terms of totals but a nice little drink. PWATS are rather high though so could be some room to get towards the higher end guidance tomorrow

This persistent trough pattern may lead to a solid nor'easter eventually.  See that storm from May 3-4 that bombed S of Nova Scotia?  981 to 968 mb in just 3 hr!  Scott impressed?
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1SBWGokHDi/

 

[vortex95]

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

70.0°

The air finally feels alive

 

[vortex95]

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

My guess is the gusty winds probably took the leafed out maple and knocked it down. They are known not to survive strong winds. They’re also invasive, you can ask dendrite about it. They’re just ugly trees, they are a mess, they turned yellow in the fall, like a piss yellow color. Just get rid of these effing things.

What about Weeping Willows?  Those things lose it w/ a gnat fart!  No roots either.

[vortex95]

1 hour ago, jbenedet said:

The breeze is wonderful. Would be hot otherwise.

Bring it

 

80/51

 

[Torch Tiger]

Nice day, a bit breezy but take.  "May '05 redux" rolls on 

[vortex95]

53 minutes ago, dendrite said:

A South Shore Plaza parking lot trashnado?

Scott would settle for this (video I took).  Best "scudnado" I have ever seen, including the 20+ times I have storm chased in the Plains!

 

[weatherwiz]

25 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

This persistent trough pattern may lead to a solid nor'easter eventually.  See that storm from May 3-4 that bombed S of Nova Scotia?  981 to 968 mb in just 3 hr!  Scott impressed?
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1SBWGokHDi/

 

At some point you'd think we may generate a nor'easter...we've come close but have fallen short. 

[Hailstoned]

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Hard to imagine ghouls like Ineedsnow prefer 45 and rain over this. You wonder what went on during their childhood.

Toilet training in the outside two-seater?

[Chrisrotary12]

Rippage here now.

[tamarack]

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

My guess is the gusty winds probably took the leafed out maple and knocked it down. They are known not to survive strong winds. They’re also invasive, you can ask dendrite about it. They’re just ugly trees, they are a mess, they turned yellow in the fall, like a piss yellow color. Just get rid of these effing things.

Along with shade, Norway maples withstand the rigors of urban life better than most species.  Unfortunately, they're more brittle than most maples - about the same as silver maple - and very shade tolerant plus loads of early seeds, thus able to invade any native forest condition except perhaps dense hemlocks.

Another 'forty', upper 70s from a morning low of 35.  Worked up a good sweat thrashing thru blowdowns and wetlands on my tick collection walk - otherwise known as forest inventory.

[PhiEaglesfan712]

On 5/4/2026 at 1:44 PM, weatherwiz said:

I would have been on fire had the Bruins advanced too, setting up a B's/Canadiens second round matchup.

What sucks about the current playoff format is the Bruins/Canadiens will never face each other in the conference finals...unless the league goes back to 1-8 formatting which doesn't sound like will be happening anytime soon. 

Forget the 1-8 formatting, we have a better chance if the NHL expands the playoffs, preferably to 24 teams (like in 2020), and seed 1-12. 

[Damage In Tolland]

5 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

That's a day 14 hope. Really don't see any huge pattern change that DIT  is touting. What happened to his hot Mayorcĥ? He was touting 80 today. Gonna be tough 

Kev knows wx