October 2026 general discussion

[WinterWolf]

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

What's wrong with that?

Not too much.  

[Damage In Tolland]

Cannot believe the amount of leaves left on the trees around here. Hopefully a ton come down in the strong wind tomorrow. I’ll be doing leaves into the New Year at this point 

[dendrite]

Meh. Oaks are still loaded here too. Nothing unusual. 

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

Dullest October ever??

 

 

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Meh. Oaks are still loaded here too. Nothing unusual. 

Last several years have been 75% down by now . Especially last year . It’s odd this year for sure. What you gonna do 

[Typhoon Tip]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Meh. Oaks are still loaded here too. Nothing unusual. 

we need the season defining big cyclone and wind event...

we had an autumn like this in 1987 I recall... almost 0 wind thru all of October, then... we had a wind event near Halloween and I remember as the cold front came in there were leaves in the column from cloud base to earth.  crazy

[powderfreak]

28F to 70F today.

[Ginx snewx]

90% leaves left are oaks as usual 

 

[WinterWolf]

14 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

28F to 70F today.

Impressive.  
 

But Were either of those real? I mean it wasn’t really a warm airmass, or a cold one either?  Right? 
 

Maybe you just imagined it all? 

[WinterWolf]

Just now, Ginx snewx said:

90% leaves left are oaks as usual 

Ya, nothing different than most every year. 

[powderfreak]

2 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Impressive.  
 

But Were either of those real? I mean it wasn’t really a warm airmass, or a cold one either?  Right? 
 

Maybe you just imagined it all? 

50 degrees was the real temperature, both morning and afternoon.

[WinterWolf]

6 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

50 degrees was the real temperature, both morning and afternoon.

Yup…not cold, but not warm either…the real temp is a beautiful thing. 

[CT Valley Snowman]

3 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

Oh yeah we never forget that beast.  A foot of concrete in the valley on fully leafed trees was a disastah.  Shotgun blasts and power flashes throughout the night.  Long lines waiting at gas pumps and fights breaking out in Springfield.  A solid week plus without power for many.

[WinterWolf]

35 minutes ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Oh yeah we never forget that beast.  A foot of concrete in the valley on fully leafed trees was a disastah.  Shotgun blasts and power flashes throughout the night.  Long lines waiting at gas pumps and fights breaking out in Springfield.  A solid week plus without power for many.

Exactly.  I was standing outside at midnight just listening to nonstop branches snapping…it was a truly historic event.  Out of school for a week.  
 

Crazy part…the official forecast was for rain starting about 11am, with rain throughout the day, maybe changing to some snow after sunset here…depending on when, and if the transition occurred, would determine any accumulation.    Well, needless to say it never rained lol, started right out as snow. And surprisingly the wet cement snow-it stuck immediately.  A foot of concrete as you said, on fully leaved trees was bad news. At 3” the trees were already screaming…and then it just got real ugly from there.   But an afternoon of rain never materialized at all. Straight snow from the get go. 

[klw]

1 hour ago, WinterWolf said:

Impressive.  
 

But Were either of those real? I mean it wasn’t really a warm airmass, or a cold one either?  Right? 
 

Maybe you just imagined it all? 

[WinterWolf]

45 minutes ago, klw said:

lol….I was thinking of that scene. 

[mreaves]

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

28F to 70F today.

It was gorgeous. Played 9 after work for the last time this year. Hopefully can get one more round in Sunday. That’s the last the course is open. 

[powderfreak]

18 minutes ago, mreaves said:

It was gorgeous. Played 9 after work for the last time this year. Hopefully can get one more round in Sunday. That’s the last the course is open. 

61F real degrees at 9:30pm here.  Can take the dog out with shorts on.

Windows are open.  Can’t do that when it’s fake.

Cherish these mild evenings before the long winter.

[WinterWolf]

4 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

61F real degrees at 9:30pm here.  Can take the dog out with shorts on.

Windows are open.  Can’t do that when it’s fake.

The real question is, would it still be real if the temp was 31 right now?  Or would that be fake? 

[powderfreak]

4 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

The real question is, would it still be real if the temp was 31 right now?  Or would that be fake? 

It turns fake as soon as it becomes inverted.