October 2026 general discussion

[jlauderdal]

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

We grow and bloom and GWLH

https://imgur.com/a/yaDsc3o

No damage from last night?

[Damage In Tolland]

18 minutes ago, jlauderdal said:

No damage from last night?

From 34.2 ?? Freeze and frost free at 1K on the hilltop 

[Torch Tiger]

 

[klw]

On 10/17/2026 at 6:59 AM, Cyclone-68 said:

Different subject but Albert annoyed the hell out of me because he always said “thundershowers” in his forecasts instead of “thunderstorms” And to this day you never see or hear anyone using that  

About 20 or 25 years back I went to the NE Weather Conference and one of the presenters mentioned that there is no such thing as a thundershower, just thunderstorms.  My reaction then as it is today is that is a Thundershower is a thunderstorm that you can only hear but hits the next town over.  A thunderstorm hits you.

Not scientific but it is how I differentiated them.

[dryslot]

9 hours ago, dendrite said:

Mins

23.2F here this morning.

[Cyclone-68]

5 hours ago, vortex95 said:

Yes, I do not like that term either.  "Thunderstorm" is best b/c it means w/ or w/o precip which covers it all b/c how many time do you not get a drop of rain but you get LTG/T that sends @weatherwiz and @ineedsnow bouncing off the walls!?  Or @CoastalWxgetting a jolt from his PC b/c of an isolated +CG hits very close that scares the bejesus out of him, but it is sunny out?

And when you get to desert regions, many tstms never get a drop to the ground since it is all virga, yet the LTG/T is nasty!

And when you say "thunder," that by default means convective, even when it is from CSI or embedded in a large area of synoptic precip (convective elements), so the precip is showery in nature and thus "showers" attached to thunder is redundant.

I bet @CoastalWx still uses "thunderhead" to describe a CB!   Also, "heat lightning!"  Or he may go, "why is is called a "funnel cloud" when it always does not look like a funnel!" 

To be fair to the other guys I might be as big a “thunder weenie” as they are lol

[Cyclone-68]

47 minutes ago, klw said:

About 20 or 25 years back I went to the NE Weather Conference and one of the presenters mentioned that there is no such thing as a thundershower, just thunderstorms.  My reaction then as it is today is that is a Thundershower is a thunderstorm that you can only hear but hits the next town over.  A thunderstorm hits you.

Not scientific but it is how I differentiated them.

This is the kind of validation I need more of in my life lol 

[HoarfrostHubb]

10 hours ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Worcester couldn't even make freezing last night.   

26 already 35 though.   

Still air leaf fall flitting through the lateral morning sun rays... always a neat effect.  

It was stunning this morning when I walked the dog. Totally still and silent other than the leaves hitting the ground