I am back!

I would like to welcome myself back! I won't bore you with the details of my absence, but lets just say a lack of time played a huge role. But what sort of weather aficionado would I be if I didn't get back to the grind right as the "fun" part of the weather season approaches. I know most of you don't think cold mornings and snow showers are fun but its my favorite time! This is when it gets interesting!

We have had what I would call a boring stretch of weather. A beautiful end to the summer and beginning of fall that saw us receive many sunny days, above normal warmth and just all around ideal weather for a good 5 month stretch. While I have enjoyed it, secretly I have been shaking my fist at the atmosphere. Where have the severe thunderstorms been? Where have our early season rain soaking nor'easters been? And what about an early snowfall like we saw last October?? It's crap.

Luckily, mother nature can't fight off the inevitable for long. This weekend marks daylight savings time and statistically, we have already been loosing sunlight since August at a greater rate than at any point in the year. It all adds up to a shift towards cold weather and more importantly, interesting weather!

Look at today for example. It's almost as if we are getting a little payback for our inactive period of storms. Several little storms will soak us through tonight into tomorrow. Kind of like little pests that want to get you wet. To us, it all looks the same. Just a big blob of rain. But even more interesting is the fact that on the back end of one of these storms, enough cold air will be in place to produce.........SNOW. If that doesn't get you in the mood, perhaps this image will.

Happy Thursday suckers!!!!!