May 2026 Obs/Discussion

[kdxken]

52 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Sad

Refreshing

[metagraphica]

Lots of thunder but no rain. Looks like the bulk of it will stay south of me. It is producing some very nice cooling breezes though. Inside the house was up to 85 earlier.  #not-installed

[jbenedet]

10 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

Tough forecast for some areas with that sharp rain cutoff.   Still crappy everywhere but dry would be more tolerable than an all day stratiform rain.

It’s not crappy everywhere. Not even close.

It’s def not summer vibes but really comfortable for outdoor activities. 

[kdxken]

3 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:

Yeah for sure. Exceeded my expectations a bit tbh

Yeah it's been blazing hot. 0.7 degrees above normal. That's before this weekend.

[kdxken]

We won't be needing these anymore. 

 

[HoarfrostHubb]

AC off now (at least downstairs)

[Torch Tiger]

30 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Yeah it's been blazing hot. 0.7 degrees above normal. That's before this weekend.

Only +8 higher than '05

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

On 5/19/2026 at 7:35 PM, CoastalWx said:

Plenty in SE ma got rain. Congrats tomorrow.

On what, exactly?

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Bone dry 

[Damage In Tolland]

21 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

On what, exactly?

A 4th wife ?

[kdxken]

37 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

AC off now (at least downstairs)

I just unnstalled. Bedroom AC easy enough. No hot weather on the horizon. I like my windows clear.

[kdxken]

34 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

Only +8 higher than '05

Only -10 colder than 1758. 

[amarshall]

Steined last night too far south . Steined tonight too far north




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[HIPPYVALLEY]

32 minutes ago, kdxken said:

I just unnstalled. Bedroom AC easy enough. No hot weather on the horizon. I like my windows clear.

We toughed it out with window fans. I’ll put the ACs in when a prolonged heat stretch looks imminent. 

[vortex95]

14 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

Thank you for this. I noticed the Hampton Effect a few years back after a buddy moved to Dover and he cashed every thunderstorm while ASH consistently gets nothing. I’ve been obsessed with it since because it is so consistent. 

Yes, Rochester/Dover to Hampton do quite well.   

I have a couple of pix from the May 21, 2006 tornado (not mine) that show it very well.  I'll post them once I get home tomorrow morning.

Hampton Beach is the site of a significant tornado in 1898!

NH    JUL  4, 1898    1530    3k 120inj  100y  1.0m  F1
ROCKINGHAM - Tracked southeast across Hampton Beach.  
Three fatalities by falling timbers at a skating rink 
where over 100 people had taken shelter from the
thunderstorm.  20 cottages were destroyed.

CoastalWx benefits from enhanced tstm activity in Weymouth, but for a different reason.  The convergence of the S and E coast sea breezes gives him a bump.  You can actually see a weak local total lightning bulls-eye from climo over his area!

[vortex95]

14 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

NAM is only S coast special today . BDR to CC

Scott likes "S Coast specials" esp.the AM one on Aug 4, 2015 in  RI!
 

[Brian5671]

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

May as well log off for weeks. Boredom ahead.

you have 177,000 posts here--when was the last time you actually logged off?  LOL

[Brian5671]

got about .40 here-alot of lightning and briefly heavy rain but nothing severe.

[bristolri_wx]

Lots of beneficial rain falling on the parched areas of Block Island Sound right now lol.

Hopefully it comes north a little. Rain has been getting shredded on potholes in RI as of late…