September 2023

[jasons2k]

Every time we drive down to the beach, someone comments about how, in Florida, the easements and medians all along I-10 and I-75 are manicured and there is NO LITTER in sight. The interchanges have actual landscaping and trees (lots of palm trees). The rest stops are clean, modern and maintained. The welcome center is a landmark on its own. I’ve made the comment several times “In Florida, you see actual evidence of the tax dollars doing something. Something tangible. In Texas, everything just turned to trash”

Look at our freeways folks. There’s debris and trash everywhere. The easements are hardly ever mowed - they’re always overgrown with weeds and plastic bags. On the rare occasion they plant trees, half of them die off because they don’t water them. Somebody’s pockets are lined and there isn’t much to show for it, that’s for sure. It’s sad that we have so much growth and wealth in this state, and our public spaces, especially along the freeways, look so embarrassing.

[DoctorMu]

Every time we drive down to the beach, someone comments about how, in Florida, the easements and medians all along I-10 and I-75 are manicured and there is NO LITTER in sight. The interchanges have actual landscaping and trees (lots of palm trees). The rest stops are clean, modern and maintained. The welcome center is a landmark on its own. I’ve made the comment several times “In Florida, you see actual evidence of the tax dollars doing something. Something tangible. In Texas, everything just turned to trash”

Look at our freeways folks. There’s debris and trash everywhere. The easements are hardly ever mowed - they’re always overgrown with weeds and plastic bags. On the rare occasion they plant trees, half of them die off because they don’t water them. Somebody’s pockets are lined and there isn’t much to show for it, that’s for sure. It’s sad that we have so much growth and wealth in this state, and our public spaces, especially along the freeways, look so embarrassing.

Yeah, A. Texas = Bootstraps.

B. Florida receives rain in the summer.

[DoctorMu]

I'm just sayin':











Kelvin wave?

[Stratton20]

DoctorMu looks like the CPC has bought in as well, fall is coming !

[DoctorMu]

Possible bonus - a little EPAC moisture streaming post FROPA? Euro says maybe.

[Cpv17]

I'm just sayin':











Kelvin wave?

CMC is usually 10-15° too cold.

[Stratton20]

Cpv17 and the GFS and Euro tend to be too warm, i think the front will come in stronger than current model runs, happens almost every time

[Cpv17]

Cpv17 and the GFS and Euro tend to be too warm, i think the front will come in stronger than current model runs, happens almost every time

I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

[Stratton20]

Cpv17 na that front is coming, highs in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s is pretty much near guaranteed, setup is good, + PNA building over the western US should allow for some of that fresh cool air to make it down here

[Cpv17]

Cpv17 na that front is coming, highs in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s is pretty much near guaranteed, setup is good, + PNA building over the western US should allow for some of that fresh cool air to make it down here

60’s and 80’s for sure will happen. Maybe upper 50’s to mid to upper 70’s for highs. But that’s not anything too unusual for the time of year.

[Stratton20]

Cpv17 agreed, but this is such a welcome change, even hells inferno cant last forever in texas

[Cpv17]

Cpv17 agreed, but this is such a welcome change, even hells inferno cant last forever in texas

I’m hoping for some nice weather next week for the Bama game. I was really hoping it was gonna be a night game but I think that loss to Miami screwed that up.

[Ptarmigan]

I'm just sayin':











Kelvin wave?

Let's hope it does hold up.

[DoctorMu]

That would be incredibly welcome. Hell, I would just take NORMAL weather!

[Stratton20]

GFS has rain and highs in the upper 60’s to low 70’s for friday and saturday, CMC still an outlier in terms of a “colder” solution, BAMA game could be in jeopardy next week as models show overrunning precipitation lasting through saturday and sunday after the FROPA

[snowman65]

Man, this El Nino pattern is really refreshing outside.

[Cpv17]

Man, this El Nino pattern is really refreshing outside.

El Niños don’t really bring in cooler weather. They’re known for rain. Which we should be getting a lot of over the next few months.

[oleander]

Man, this El Nino pattern is really refreshing outside.

El Niños don’t really bring in cooler weather. They’re known for rain. Which we should be getting a lot of over the next few months.

I can guarantee it will start to rain as soon as we break ground on our barndominium in Colorado County in the next couple of months. I really don't care as long as we get substantial rain to erase the current deficit. Bring it!

[Pas_Bon]

I'm just sayin':











Kelvin wave?

That’s honestly the biggest mouse cursor I’ve ever seen in my life.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

El Nino’s do bring in cooler weather for two reasons…

We typically get NW flow with the positive PNA, and typically lots of overrunning precip.

Only super strong Ninos are detrimental to below average weather, and that’s not this one.

And right now, the background State is one of a neutral or very weak Nino state. This coming flip in the pattern should spur it along to a more moderate to strong one.