Pattern Octorchber

[crecre9]

I need to check my sensor on my outdoor digital thermometer. It was showing 32 degrees this morning at sunrise. The mercury thermometer under my carport was showing 41 degrees which is much closer to reality. It got cold overnight but it wasn't freezing cold. A mercury thermometer is a good back up plan for people who rely on digital weather stations.

I think you have it backwards. The thermometer in your carport is showing artificially high due to the heat released from the house and (likely) concrete of the carport, as well as the carport blocking or reflecting heat that would have been radiating into space. There's also the effect at night that can cool the lower six feet of the atmosphere such that the indicated air temperature of a sensor at the nominal 6' height shows 38 F, but there is frost at the ground level.

 

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

I’ve got the infrared heater running in the bedroom tonight. I thought this day would never come

 

[GaWx]

1. Temps:
Euro Weeklies 10/12 run for 10/19-25:


10/18 run for 10/19-25 is much cooler E due to offshore storm: thank you storm!

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2. Precip for 10/19-25:
10/12 run: no offshore storm


10/18 run: strong offshore storm keeping it cool!

 

[shortstopsergio]

We had our first fire tonight. I’m always bummed as summer comes to a close but after lighting the fireplace tonight the sounds, smells, and visuals made it alright! I’m all for this chill now

 

[NoSnowATL]

52 on the beach this morning. 248 days until summer starts! Can’t wait

 

[Iceagewhereartthou]

Some very patchy frost around this a.m. Some leaf color coming out. Love this time of year!

 

[D-Ray]

34 this morning with frost

 

[weatherwolf]

41 with a few patches of roof frost the last two AMs

 

[DupontWx]

30.2 again here in Brevard/Pisgah forest.

 

[HailCore]

There was ice all over the top of my car this morning from all of the late night condensation. I actually had to defrost the windshield for a few minutes and free up a thin layer of frozen stuff before I could see out of it. Definitely wasn't expecting that.

 

[shortstopsergio]

Will it ever rain again??? This pattern is garbage and I’m seeing no rain for two more weeks plus!

 

[weather bubba]

I think you have it backwards. The thermometer in your carport is showing artificially high due to the heat released from the house and (likely) concrete of the carport, as well as the carport blocking or reflecting heat that would have been radiating into space. There's also the effect at night that can cool the lower six feet of the atmosphere such that the indicated air temperature of a sensor at the nominal 6' height shows 38 F, but there is frost at the ground level.

You make some valid points but the low at RDU Sunday morning was also 41 degrees. I'm usually close to what RDU records as far as temperatures except on very hot days where RDU runs about three to five degrees above most of the other reporting stations. This issue with the digital weather station has popped up before, usually when the batteries are about to go dead in the sensor. I'll put some new batteries in it later this week and we'll see if that solves the issue.

 

[Tsappfrog20]

Will it ever rain again??? This pattern is garbage and I’m seeing no rain for two more weeks plus!

I mean I agree that the pattern for rain doesn’t look good but can’t complain about these temperatures and beautiful days


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[Rain Cold]

Made it to 32 exactly this morning.

 

[GaWx]

Will it ever rain again??? This pattern is garbage and I’m seeing no rain for two more weeks plus!

It is the opposite of garbage to me. The cool and dry is about as good as one can get for being outdoors!

Regarding rain, ATL area just got 2” from Isaias last weekend and Euro Weeklies, the NOAA Nov forecast, and very strong El Niño climo suggests so much rain starting within a few weeks that many are liable to be sick of the gloom from frequent rain once this winter is over!

 

[NCSNOW]

The Doughnut Hole from last weeks Total qpf on the Physics models has Changed.

What's Changed? The real estate covered has doubled in size. All the latest 12z Ops look just like this Canadaian / identical out through 240 -300+ hours.

 

[Tarheel1]

Made it to 32 exactly this morning.

You beat me to freezing!! Coldest I’ve been this fall was 33 Saturday morning! This is going to be such a sucktastic winter up here! More 80s this week! I feel like I’m in a Shetley dream, are starting to appear!
I swear I watched a tumbleweed blow down main street yesterday, ( really) have no idea where it came from!!

 

[Rain Cold]

You beat me to freezing!! Coldest I’ve been this fall was 33 Saturday morning! This is going to be such a sucktastic winter up here! More 80s this week! I feel like I’m in a Shetley dream, are starting to appear!
I swear I watched a tumbleweed blow down main street yesterday, ( really) have no idea where it came from!!

Lol...it may not be as bad as you think.

 

[Brent]

Lol...it may not be as bad as you think.

It's crazy but like some of these people here are still mad winter was over in January or it was
80 degrees at Christmas or they don't even think us getting only 8 inches of snow was acceptable. I got downvoted the other day for saying last winter was actually pretty good on the snow front

It's crazy how much different it is out here. The expectations are insane with some people. Just snowing is not acceptable here

I can't even imagine what the posts will be like if we do worse this winter because we've had way worse winters than that just since I've been here. Who can forget the snow holes in 22-23 and 23-24 and only getting basically an inch or two the whole winter... That's the kind of winter I'm fearing