Blastfurnace 2024

[Storm the Field 5,366]

23 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Official high of 95 at IAH yesterday, so the streak made it to 10. Gonna be a nail biter to see if reaches 11 today. 

94 yesterday, so the streak ends at 10. Looks like we've got about 36 more hours until this front makes its way down to Houston tomorrow evening. Tonight should be the last night where the low doesn't get out of the high 70's for a while.

Whole bunch of warm, sunny days with cooler mornings and evenings on the extended forecast for 9/26-10/6. Average High of 92, Average Low of 71. "Second Summer" is on its way out for now. I propose we call the next 2 weeks to follow "Pseudo Fall" maybe?

Edited September 24 by Storm the Field

[Paper_jam 851]

10 hours ago, HenryJames said:

 

Dammit why is it going fucking up again in a week

 

[HenryJames 67,322]

Sitting in my house with the windows open.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,453]

Winds up, temps are down. Bring on Freezeagedon. 

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Front finally made its way down to Houston in the wee hours of the morning. Heat index was still in the high 80's at 10 pm last night. Much nicer this morning. Humidity should really start dropping as the day goes on. Tomorrow should be even better.

[InkaUtexas 26,860]

58 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

Front finally made its way down to Houston in the wee hours of the morning. Heat index was still in the high 80's at 10 pm last night. Much nicer this morning. Humidity should really start dropping as the day goes on. Tomorrow should be even better.

Do you have your patagonia vest ready?

[Storm the Field 5,366]

16 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Do you have your patagonia vest ready?

I don't quite think the low 80's call for that yet.

[InkaUtexas 26,860]

14 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

I don't quite think the low 80's call for that yet.

Tell that to the soccer mom getting her pumpkin latte.

[MissingInAction 25,554]

Don't forget your Uggs.

[jimmyjazz 47,127]

19 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

I don't quite think the low 80's call for that yet.

So you're NOT a finance bro?

[Brisketexan 106,874]

13 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Tell that to the soccer mom getting her pumpkin latte.

Oh....I have plenty of things to tell the soccer mom pumpkin latte crowd.....

[InkaUtexas 26,860]

10 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Oh....I have plenty of things to tell the soccer mom pumpkin latte crowd.....

Here ya go. I am going to send her your number.

 

[Brisketexan 106,874]

11 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Here ya go. I am going to send her your number.

 

Dude, don't you kill my "yoga moms in yoga pants at the Far West Starbucks" vibe.

[South Austin 53,220]

Enjoying a brief furlough from the blastfurnace with a beautiful 70 degrees in Eugene. I’ll be back on Saturday in time to sweat my ass off at a concert at Moody Amphitheater.

[Trey3216 15,452]

15 hours ago, South Austin said:

Enjoying a brief furlough from the blastfurnace with a beautiful 70 degrees in Eugene. I’ll be back on Saturday in time to sweat my ass off at a concert at Moody Amphitheater.

It was 59 this morning.  High of 87.  I'll take that everyday. 

 

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Getting hot again next week, but at least the lows stay in comfortable territory. Highs of 94/96/94 Mon-Wed, but humidity stays at 50% or less, so it won't be miserable.

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Significantly warmer than average temps this week to start October. Average high/low for this week is 88/66. We're gonna be ~94/72 for a good chunk of the week. Next weak front looks to arrive late weekend. Daytime highs next week look to stay elevated in the low 90's, but lows should get back to the low to mid 60's.

TL;DR: At least 2 more weeks of highs in the 90's. Little chance of rain any time soon.

[hookem2010 2,700]

[ztejas 44,223]

It's hot. Bullshit hot.

That is all.

[rage-a-holic 4,732]

godmotherfuckingshitdamnit

 

[Brisketexan 106,874]

11 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

godmotherfuckingshitdamnit

 

Are you new around here (Texas)?  This is the fuckery.  This is OUR fuckery.

"Fall" will happen a couple of days before or after Thanksgiving.  It will last 48 hours.  Then, we'll have more half-summer.  Or, we'll have an ice storm.  Dealer's choice.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,453]

It’s not that bad, but I’m fucking tired of this shit. 

[Okie State 3,889]

Ninety seven fucking degrees on October 1st.

[texasdago 7,767]

18 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

godmotherfuckingshitdamnit

 

91?  I wish... don't believe it.

[rage-a-holic 4,732]

18 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Are you new around here (Texas)?  This is the fuckery.  This is OUR fuckery.

3rd Gen Texan. Technically 4th, but my great-grandfather was from TN.

96 on October 1st is just fucking unconscionable. 

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Average high for Austin on 10/1 is 87. All time high is 99. It's not unprecedented, but a high of 96+ on 10/1 occurs very rarely.

This isn't "same old shit, it's hot in Texas until December." This is prototypical La Nina. Not what I want, but it's likely to be a warm and dry Fall/Winter.

[gofuckyourself 9,076]

It was still mid-90s this time last year, and hit 100 on 10/4.

But it did cool down to the 80s after that. 

[gsoda3 3,362]

out of the direct sun yesterday and this weekend it didn't feel too bad. 

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Looks like about 5 more days remaining in this stretch of NeverEnding September until October finally shows up. Though yesterday's voyage into the high 90's was likely the highest temperature we'll see this week, we'll only drop down 2-3 degrees today through Friday. 

Weak front looks to make its way down late Monday. Highs next week stay around 90 but lows drop back down to the low 60's.

Edited October 2 by Storm the Field

[Hate 20,247]

On 9/30/2024 at 3:44 PM, rage-a-holic said:

godmotherfuckingshitdamnit

 

I can deal with this since the evenings will be cool. 

[crash_davis 23,468]

The lowish humidity makes the low 90s feel not quite so bad. Yesterday walked 9 holes late afternoon until sunset. Didn't sweat my ass off. 

[texhorn 356]

While the low humidity is nice, we need some damn rain. Vegetation is dry as fuck right now.

[crash_davis 23,468]

Found on Reddit r/Austin. September daily high temps since 2000.

[ztejas 44,223]

Hey look every year is shitty. 

[bolverk 30,313]

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

Hey look every year is shitty. 

And getting shittier.

[ztejas 44,223]

2 hours ago, bolverk said:

And getting shittier.

Oh I'm not a climate denier. I know.

It was just funny looking through the years like hmmm... that year sucked. That year sucked. That year sucked, too.

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Clouds and humidity return to the Houston area tomorrow and Saturday. Not a particularly nice weekend ahead, but solid improvement starting Tuesday. Looks like we'll be done with lows not making it out of the 70's for a while after this week.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,453]

Today fucking sucked with the return of high humidity.

[Okie State 3,889]

Tired of this bullshit. It wants to be nice outside, but it's just not. Yeah yeah the evenings are nice which I'll take, but an afternoon of drinking beers on a patio without sweating my balls off sure would be good.

Edited October 4 by Okie State

[Storm the Field 5,366]

1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Today fucking sucked with the return of high humidity.

51 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Tired of this bullshit. It wants to be nice outside, but it's just not. Yeah yeah the evenings are nice which I'll take, but an afternoon of drinking beers on a patio without sweating my balls off sure would be good.

Yep. It was noticeably more swampy than it has been in a while today.

Not ideal for heading out to the Greek Festival this evening. Gonna be drenched in sweat when I get home. Being the first weekend of October, it's always a crap shoot on the weather, but rarely ever still dealing with heat indices in the mid-90's. 

3 more days of this shit, then looks like we get an extended stretch of low humidity, highs topping out at 90, and lows back to the low 60's.

Edited October 4 by Storm the Field

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Blastfurnace '24 not so much shutting down as getting dragged out kicking and spitting.

Always fun to see the words "Record Breaking Heat" on the forecast for tomorrow and Monday. 

 

[closetohumping 17,803]

Sawft 

 

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Welp, guess I'm gonna get another Sunday Swim in this evening. Heat index of 94 at 5 pm. Every weekend for about a month now, I think "might as well hop in the pool one last time this year." Dumbass. 

If the forecast is to believed, one more record-tying day tomorrow and then we get a stretch of uncannily identical days from Tuesday until late next week. Trapped in some bizarre purgatory between Summer and Fall.

 

Edited October 6 by Storm the Field

[Horn of Gabriel 1,885]

I just want the OU game to be partly cloudy and in the 70's is that too much to ask?

[Surly Bevo 25,717]

1 minute ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

I just want the OU game to be partly cloudy and in the 70's is that too much to ask?

You will get 92 degrees pounding full sun and like it

[ztejas 44,223]

24 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

You will get 92 degrees pounding full sun and like it

[Surly Bevo 25,717]

It's gonna be a dry heat though so well at least we have that going for us.

[closetohumping 17,803]

7 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Welp, guess I'm gonna get another Sunday Swim in this evening. Heat index of 94 at 5 pm. Every weekend for about a month now, I think "might as well hop in the pool one last time this year." Dumbass. 

If the forecast is to believed, one more record-tying day tomorrow and then we get a stretch of uncannily identical days from Tuesday until late next week. Trapped in some bizarre purgatory between Summer and Fall.

 

Nothing is more annoying than three consecutive days of fall like temps only to be followed by 10 days of 90s.  

[miguelito 11,499]

I recall hearing shit like, "this is the last hottest day of the year!"

Fuck you.

[Storm the Field 5,366]

Dewpoints in the 40's and 50's for most of the week ahead. Gonna feel much, much better despite only being a couple of degrees cooler during the afternoons. Get out there and enjoy the mornings and evenings.