October 2026 general discussion

[Torch Tiger]

that looks a little like 10/16/09

[WinterWolf]

1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

There it is ... the new climate normal for snow in October

The last accumulating snow here in October was 6 years ago….so it’s not all that normal, despite the BS. 

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, WinterWolf said:

The last accumulating snow here in October was 6 years ago….so it’s not all that normal, despite the BS. 

Even at my latitude it's uncommon - only 6 of 28 Octobers have had measurable snow, most recently in 2018.  Elsewhere in Maine - Gardiner had measurable in 2 of 12 Octobers, Fort Kent 8 of 10 but only 4 with 1"+ and none more than 4".  BGR 1973-75 had only traces, though the Maritimes had a blizzard on 10/20-21/1974.
We also had 0.7" on 10/26/1962 in NNJ.

[CT Valley Snowman]

Foliage seems to have dulled a bit locally after wind, rain, and a couple of freezes.  

[Brewbeer]

the freeze two nights ago dropped most of the leaves off a couple of maples in my yard

[powderfreak]

These are special days.

Very hard freeze last night, lawn so white it looked like it snowed, with a low of 26F.

Then pop a 70-burger this afternoon, driving around in shorts and a T-shirt with windows down.

44-degree swing from hard freeze to sliders and windows open.

Even shorts weather up at 3,000ft right now.

[Damage In Tolland]

Peak color here this week but pretty meh overall . Not the best year 

[mreaves]

4 hours ago, Cyclone-68 said:

I’m currently on a train heading north to the Grand Canyon. But even better than that is there a possibility of severe weather after tomorrow! Now THATS a vacation! 

I've taken that train from Williams.  It's pretty cool to go through the different climate zones.  Higher elevation in Willams with the Ponderosa pines, down through desert and back up to the South Rim.  I loved that area.  After that we drove down to Sedona.  It was a beautiful drive.

[WxWatcher007]

39 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

These are special days.

Very hard freeze last night, lawn so white it looked like it snowed, with a low of 26F.

Then pop a 70-burger this afternoon, driving around in shorts and a T-shirt with windows down.

44-degree swing from hard freeze to sliders and windows open.

Even shorts weather up at 3,000ft right now.

Awesome days. Football and hockey in full swing…baseball playoffs…basketball gearing up. It’s a wonderful time of year.

39 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Peak color here this week but pretty meh overall . Not the best year 

Color has been excellent from what I’ve seen but in spots. Dull in others. Not like the NNE region imo where it seemed to be generational everywhere at peak. 

[wokeupthisam]

46 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Peak color here this week but pretty meh overall . Not the best year 

Different here for sure