October 2026 general discussion

[CoastalWx]

5 yr anny of the big blow in SE areas. One of the top wind storms of my life. Phil just dragging his sack all over.

[kdxken]

[tamarack]

54 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Stunner. Perfect day to collect some firewood. Big old black locust. Throw it right in the stove. 

 

Along with white oak, hickories and hophornbeam, it's tops for BTU.  Only the HH is available around here.

[WinterWolf]

26 minutes ago, tamarack said:

Along with white oak, hickories and hophornbeam, it's tops for BTU.  Only the HH is available around here.

Yup…very hard wood for sure. 

[Great Snow 1717]

1 hour ago, kdxken said:

In Methuen people are taking wood pallets from business parking lots....

[kdxken]

 Might not be hyperbole to say best month ever. 

 

 

[powderfreak]

GEFS look cool heading into mid-November.

[CoastalWx]

I will say the pattern on the EPS and AI EPS is a little interesting regarding storminess later in the 11-15 day. 

[weatherwiz]

10 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I will say the pattern on the EPS and AI EPS is a little interesting regarding storminess later in the 11-15 day. 

Yup...looking like we may see things get a bit active...could be some good news for some of the ski areas within the West too. Noticed too systems will be flying across the country 

[Ginx snewx]

17 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I will say the pattern on the EPS and AI EPS is a little interesting regarding storminess later in the 11-15 day. 

December is going to surprise even the most seasoned prognosticator. More and more evidence showing up.

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said:

December is going to surprise even the most seasoned prognosticator. More and more evidence showing up.

Some see super Nino and just automatically fixate on that one aspect. 

[powderfreak]

36 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I will say the pattern on the EPS and AI EPS is a little interesting regarding storminess later in the 11-15 day. 

Yeah I saw that… the AI has been flagging that period for a few runs.  Not necessarily cold but something interesting.

[dendrite]

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

 Might not be hyperbole to say best month ever. 

 

 

May have to be careful here…not sure. Once METAR took over in 1996 everything went to <= 12kft ceilometer observations. A few of the larger airports did augment higher levels in, but I’m not sure how consistent that has been. BOS has had a 25kft ceilometer for awhile now, and does consistently augment, but I’m not sure how the high level coverage compares to the pre ASOS days with manned SA obs. At least Fish was smart enough to use BOS.

@vortex95 would probably know more on that

Here’s CON. A big “drop off” in cloudiness in 1996 once the ceiling reporting stopped at 12kft.

It’s pretty stupid seeing obs reported as CLR/Fair when it’s totally overcast at 15kft.