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OT: Regional Drought Thread

This sucks, I got time off next week and was hoping to do some camping but not while there is a fire ban in place.
 
This sucks, I got time off next week and was hoping to do some camping but not while there is a fire ban in place.
The opposite isn't great, either.

Fall break from school, check.

Camping/mtb trip to desert planned and organized, check.

First rain day after months of sunny Indian Summer, followed by sudden temperature drop into the 30s at night ... goddamn it!

Saved the trip with some tiny cabin camping to escape the cold, and luckily rain gave way to warm days and dry trails.
 
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The opposite isn't great, either.

Fall break from school, check.

Camping/mtb trip to desert planned and organized, check.

First rain day after months of sunny Indian Summer, followed by sudden temperature drop into the 30s at night ... goddamn it!

Saved the trip with some tiny cabin camping to escape the cold, and luckily rain gave way to warm days and dry trails.
Seems like you have the same luck as I do when it comes to rain and camping.

What desert? I just got back this month from camping in Washington state for two weeks, started at Mount St Helens and finished up at Rimrock Lake by Mt Rainier.
 
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Can’t argue with that. I’m swinging my axe getting my piles ready for winter 2026.
With the next 3 months predicted by NOAA (see link below) to have normal precip that would end the drought for most in the region and you'd be able to make fires outside again this winter. Assuming the forecast is correct and the error bars on seasonal forecasts are fairly high. The next 8-14 days still look pretty dry, however, although there are some chances of mostly light rain in the next week.

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-warmer-and-drier-south-wetter-north
 
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Seems like you have the same luck as I do when it comes to rain and camping.

What desert? I just got back this month from camping in Washington state for two weeks, started at Mount St Helens and finished up at Rimrock Lake by Mt Rainier.
Ended up just south of Zion National Park - great views of the park and surrounding mesas, no crowds.
 
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Native American Summer!
We call it local's summer here. I broke my record of the latest day of the year sitting on the beach today. Only did an hour as I have other things to do but just couldn't pass it up.

Last week of October playing golf in shirt sleeves and hitting the beach. Crazy.
 
And the drought worsens with almost the entire NWS-Philly region, as per the NWS tweet below in moderate or severe drought with fire restrictions everywhere (moderate drought conditions extend through NNJ/NYC/LI too). But it's a gorgeous day, today, with record highs all over (84F here), which is great for the trick-or-treaters (already had a bunch). Could be a light shower or two overnight, but <0.05", which won't do much for drought conditions.

 
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