August Discobs 2026

[George BM]

Last month of meteorological summer! Home stretch!

[SnowenOutThere]

4 hours ago, George BM said:

Last month of meteorological summer! Home stretch!

If you need a taste of fall head out to Dolly Sods WV! I went today (I guess yesterday now) and it always amazes me how the Allegheny Front is just a different climate. Drove up from the valley at 82 degrees to the top at 70 degrees. Went on a 12 mile hike and the landscape was beautiful, reminded me of tundra shrubbery I learned about last year in an arctic ecology course. Crossed Red Creek and entered the mud flats for 1 mile which was a bit rough. Otherwise, nearly a perfect day, and would recommend without reservations! (just skip the end of dobbins grade trail and take ravens ridge instead) Driving wasn’t too bad either, 2 hours 35 minutes and the vast majority of it was 4 lane highways (even in WV!). I’ll upload my other pictures later, but here’s one from my phone! 

[IronTy]

7 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

If you need a taste of fall head out to Dolly Sods WV! I went today (I guess yesterday now) and it always amazes me how the Allegheny Front is just a different climate. Drove up from the valley at 82 degrees to the top at 70 degrees. Went on a 12 mile hike and the landscape was beautiful, reminded me of tundra shrubbery I learned about last year in an arctic ecology course. Crossed Red Creek and entered the mud flats for 1 mile which was a bit rough. Otherwise, nearly a perfect day, and would recommend without reservations! (just skip the end of dobbins grade trail and take ravens ridge instead) Driving wasn’t too bad either, 2 hours 35 minutes and the vast majority of it was 4 lane highways (even in WV!). I’ll upload my other pictures later, but here’s one from my phone! 

I love dolly sods.  We've still never been there in any season other than the dead of winter though.  Winter backpacking there is always an adventure.  

[snowfan]

7 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

If you need a taste of fall head out to Dolly Sods WV! I went today (I guess yesterday now) and it always amazes me how the Allegheny Front is just a different climate. Drove up from the valley at 82 degrees to the top at 70 degrees. Went on a 12 mile hike and the landscape was beautiful, reminded me of tundra shrubbery I learned about last year in an arctic ecology course. Crossed Red Creek and entered the mud flats for 1 mile which was a bit rough. Otherwise, nearly a perfect day, and would recommend without reservations! (just skip the end of dobbins grade trail and take ravens ridge instead) Driving wasn’t too bad either, 2 hours 35 minutes and the vast majority of it was 4 lane highways (even in WV!). I’ll upload my other pictures later, but here’s one from my phone! 

On top of all that, it’s a good spot to look for rattlers

[WxUSAF]

Once again the NAM looks like crap before a precip event. But hrrr is really rainy for the metro areas tomorrow.

[stormy]

Regarding the Sunday - Wed potential, the physics based models have been playing hopscotch.

The AI models have been amazingly consistent with a recent uptick in expectations.

AI and AI ens have scored Augusta with a blend of 1.20" since 12z Thursday.  The latest run has increased to 1.40".

[Herb@MAWS]

2 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

Once again the NAM looks like crap before a precip event. But hrrr is really rainy for the metro areas tomorrow.

I’ll be in Berlin, Md <—> Assateague. Could change or cancel reservation no later than today but decided we’re going. Sunday & Wednesday look “fairly” decent, Monday & Tuesday questionable. But not rain all the time. I’m good with only overcast skies if it doesn’t rain all day at the beach — still getting the UV rays, may feel more comfortable, perhaps less people.

[87storms]

Really impressed with the humidity this summer.  Even the NW flow patterns aren't really fending off the dews very much.  Biked over at Little Bennett yesterday and it had that classic, mid-Atlantic sticky feel in the air.  Trails were actually fairly dry, though...which was a little surprising given the recent rain.