Ju-ply 2026 Obs and Disco - Kicking it off with heat, humidity, and ... severe?

[tunafish]

13 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Can we all please get this in our yards ?

https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/2074336458748416424?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg

Ah yes.  Enough wind to topple trees but not even budge the patio furniture.

Dummy.

[WxWatcher007]

2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It’s coming. Possibly this season 

Not this year. Atlantic is closed. 

[vortex95]

12 hours ago, Layman said:

I saw this and thought it might resonate 

For all intents and purposes, this is the truth.

Concerning hot wx, it wasn't so long ago when it was 90+ in New England, they would just say, "a great beach day or BBQ evening!"  Now, "stay indoors and cower in fear b/c it is so dangerous outside!"  You see how inane that is from just a daily living POV.  Yes, you take precautions, but don't let it ruin your day/plans -- or LIFE!  Being put in a constant state of fear/alert, that's not "living," that's "existing!"

Don't get me wrong, I don't like harping about all this and want to avoid the negative, but at the same time, I feel for the public and up and coming mets and wx enthusiasts that either have no context/perspective or just can't figure out what is what, or who is keeping it real, and who is just off the rails hype, and everyone/everything in between!  I know how I would feel if I was a newb and up and coming these days.  For those of us that have been around for awhile, we've all been there!

Most of the public just wants the basic what, when, and where for wx, at least in real time and for practical daily use.  The how and why are secondary or irrelevant!  And ppl I speak to that are not mets, most really appreciate the based and straightforward fcst and wx reasoning.  And they like to learn about why this or why that b/c they all have seen many forms of of wx, and when the big stuff happens and makes a huge impression on them, they wonder, "what the heck caused that!?"  And they all have big storm memories like weenies, it is just more latent/passive, but when you bring an event up, the interest surfaces quickly!

Now for mets and wx enthusiasts, we of course want to know the how and why as well, and that's a good thing.  But the challenge is for many is just plain information overload and sorting it all out.  There is lot of good, solid, and accurate info out there, but also a lot of nonsense and crap.

It's funny back in the day (pre-Internet), wx info, esp. for a weenie, was not easy to come by.  You had the local news and your wx radio, and then TWC by 1982.  And then *any* wx book/magazine you could find at the bookstore or the library (there were not that many, at least compared to the 90s and later)!  And the occasional TV special on wx (NOVA on PBS was really good for this).  That was about it!

Now, it's the other extreme.  TMI and not enough time.  One can actually get stressed out trying to follow and keep up just for all the models alone we have now (CoastalWx?, WxWiz?  LOL)!  And then you have social media and mobile devices.  Sometimes now, I actually *welcome* a quiet period for wx so I can catch up w/ other things!