October 2026 general discussion

[WinterWolf]

47 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

got stick season in the swamps here.

Ya swamp maples are bare …other than that we in peak/or just past.  Lots of good color still here. 

[Damage In Tolland]

11 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Dam you live in a torch spot. On the way down here at 45… and dropping.

Not during the day with cooler high temps and real cold CAA

[WinterWolf]

2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Not during the day with cooler high temps and real cold CAA

Well most of the fall… October and November isn’t CAA…just RAD.  
 

But yes, you’ll win in CAA for sure. But you torch all month, and will continue to for the foreseeable future.  

Keep picking the peppers and what not.  They’ve been plowed under here for two weeks plus now. 

[WinterWolf]

10 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Ya swamp maples are bare …other than that we in peak/or just past.  Lots of good color still here. 

 

[WinterWolf]

[WinterWolf]

Nothing dull here. 

[Damage In Tolland]

9 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Well most of the fall… October and November isn’t CAA…just RAD.  
 

But yes, you’ll win in CAA for sure. But you torch all month, and will continue to for the foreseeable future.  

Keep picking the peppers and what not.  They’ve been plowed under here for two weeks plus now. 

What good is 29 at night and 60 during the day ? I’ve never understood the wildness about frosts in the fall . Kills gardens , makes folks use heat/ burn oil and by noon the windows are down in the truck 

[WinterWolf]

8 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

What good is 29 at night and 60 during the day ? I’ve never understood the wildness about frosts in the fall . Kills gardens , makes folks use heat/ burn oil and by noon the windows are down in the truck 

It’s all about the step down…it’s where we live Kevin.
 

It doesn’t go 85-90 during the day, and 69-74 at night.  Then the next week it’s 55-60 during the day, and 29-35 at night.  It’s all about the step down Bro.  We are stepping down, and have been for the last 6-8 weeks. 

We live in SNE/NNE, this is how it goes. And It’s not about what good it is.

For somebody who’s lived in the northeast all your life…you have some silly f’n ideas . 
 

 

[Damage In Tolland]

11 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

It’s all about the step down…it’s where we live Kevin.
 

It doesn’t go 85-90 during the day, and 69-74 at night.  Then the next week it’s 55-60 during the day, and 29-35 at night.  It’s all about the step down Bro.  We are stepping down, and have been for the last 6-8 weeks. 

We live in SNE/NNE, this is how it goes. And It’s not about what good it is.

For somebody who’s lived in the northeast all your life…you have some silly f’n ideas . 
 

 

 But seasons are seasons . Of course it’ll cool off in fall and heat up in summer . I’ve just never been able to understand the frost excitedness and wildness and people trying to make me feel badly for missing out 

[WinterWolf]

12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

 But seasons are seasons . Of course it’ll cool off in fall and heat up in summer . I’ve just never been able to understand the frost excited mess and people trying to make me upset for missing out 

Here’s where you’re completely incorrect.  
 

Nobody is ever TRYING to make you upset at ALL.  YOU ARE  the one who takes the reports of frost and freezes, and turns them into people trying to make you get upset. Honestly, NOBODY is trying to do that.   
 

You on the other hand, take the reports of the frosts/and freezes that way, and then say, Alot of the area hasn’t frosted or frozen yet, because you haven’t.  Which is a complete falsehood. 
 

It’s all good bro. You’ll get the 3” of snow, while the rest of us get a dusting to a half inch if we’re lucky, in an early season marginal event.  The difference is, I/we won’t tell you it’s fake, because it was only elevation dependent. 
 

 

 

[Baroclinic Zone]

Yup, down to mid 30s now. Brrrisk out there. 
Call it fake but there is a unique feel to living in the lowlands/“swamps” of SEMA. 

[powderfreak]

27 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

 But seasons are seasons . Of course it’ll cool off in fall and heat up in summer . I’ve just never been able to understand the frost excitedness and wildness and people trying to make me feel badly for missing out 

There’s always ball busting on here, but honestly don’t think anyone tries to make you feel bad for missing out… 

I mean you get great joy out of using your air conditioning as much as possible, think of it like that.  Some folks don’t understand it.

30F

[WinterWolf]

12 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Yup, down to mid 30s now. Brrrisk out there. 
Call it fake but there is a unique feel to living in the lowlands/“swamps” of SEMA. 

Every area has its advantages/or disadvantages… depending on ones perspective.  In this case/regard…we cold. We freeze.  And have quite a few times already.  
 

Nothing fake about any of it…fall frosts and freezes, or early season elevation snows…it’s real as real can be. 

[Damage In Tolland]

9 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

There’s always ball busting on here, but honestly don’t think anyone tries to make you feel bad for missing out… 

I mean you get great joy out of using your air conditioning as much as possible, think of it like that.  Some folks don’t understand it.

30F

I’m perfectly fine with growing the garden , keeping lawn green ,  not using much heat in the warm autumns moving into warm winter. If you can prepare your own mindset for a mild , wet winter it helps with getting angry or stressed when it’s raining in DJF. At least for me 

[Baroclinic Zone]

7 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Every area has its advantages/or disadvantages… depending on ones perspective.  In this case/regard…we cold. We freeze.  And have quite a few times already.  
 

Nothing fake about any of it…fall frosts and freezes, or early season elevation snows…it’s real as real can be. 

I don’t call it anything. It’s just a reality of living where I do.  Pretty uniform temps outside of the “urban” cities here. I just love the clean, crisp, cooler air that this time of year can deliver.  It’s my favorite season. 
 

[WinterWolf]

11 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I’m perfectly fine with growing the garden , keeping lawn green ,  not using much heat in the warm autumns moving into warm winter. If you can prepare your own mindset for a mild , wet winter it helps with getting angry or stressed when it’s raining in DJF. At least for me 

But here again…you’re taking about the future, for which you could be utterly wrong. This is stupidity.  We were talking About what has already happened.  
 

This is sad…this is what you do, you compare something that hasn’t happened yet, to something that has. It’s comical Kev.  
 

And, I think you’ll be wrong about the winter as a whole…but we will see? 

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

I don’t call it anything. It’s just a reality of living where I do.  Pretty uniform temps outside of the “urban” cities here. I just love the clean, crisp, cooler air that this time of year can deliver.  It’s my favorite season. 
 

Agreed 100%.  Kevin trying to call it warm autumn lmao… it’s exactly where it should be. 

[powderfreak]

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I’m perfectly fine with growing the garden , keeping lawn green ,  not using much heat in the warm autumns moving into warm winter. If you can prepare your own mindset for a mild , wet winter it helps with getting angry or stressed when it’s raining in DJF. At least for me 

Nothing wrong with a long growing season, embrace it.  “Dig” into the local climate and take advantage of it.  Your elevation storm will come at some point, maybe even more likely in a Nino winter where fresh cold air could be harder to come by.

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, powderfreak said:

Nothing wrong with a long growing season, embrace it.  “Dig” into the local climate and take advantage of it.  Your elevation storm will come at some point, maybe even more likely in a Nino winter where fresh cold air could be harder to come by.

This!  
 

But his long growing season is very limited. That’s the only point. Most all of us are long done. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Not during the day with cooler high temps and real cold CAA

Yea, I'd take your type of cold any day over mine.

[40/70 Benchmark]

47 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I’m perfectly fine with growing the garden , keeping lawn green ,  not using much heat in the warm autumns moving into warm winter. If you can prepare your own mindset for a mild , wet winter it helps with getting angry or stressed when it’s raining in DJF. At least for me 

I can't wait until you flip on a dime in about 2.5 months.

[40/70 Benchmark]

31 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

This!  
 

But his long dong is very limited. That’s the only point. Most all of us have the girth too . 

Anyyyyyywhoooo.....

[Baroclinic Zone]

34F. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

2 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I can't wait until you flip on a dime in about 2.5 months.

Like a dead fish flip-flopping on a dock.

[CT Valley Snowman]

Yeah, we long done here.  Already down to 34 and this will be the 5th night below freezing.  It's just different microclimates.  That's what makes weather interesting.  And yeah, I would trade frosty fall mornings for more snow in general and a 1K climate in SNE.  But as long as I live in the valley, I'll enjoy the things here like large diurnal swings, cad, big heat in the summer and big time radiational cooling.  But it sure is frustrating getting downsloped to hell on a big-time snowstorm.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

13 minutes ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Yeah, we long done here.  Already down to 34 and this will be the 5th night below freezing.  It's just different microclimates.  That's what makes weather interesting.  And yeah, I would trade frosty fall mornings for more snow in general and a 1K climate in SNE.  But as long as I live in the valley, I'll enjoy the things here like large diurnal swings, cad, big heat in the summer and big time radiational cooling.  But it sure is frustrating getting downsloped to hell on a big-time snowstorm.  

At least I don't get downsloped, but I'm prone to subsidence when the coast gets ocean enhancement...that's why I hate frigid storms, not to mention I like pasty snow.