Windswept drizzle all morning, with temps starting out at 42F and hovering with the low-lying clouds in the mid-40’s. The rain is still welcome, as our waterfalls are flowing with force again, and the fields are still boasting patches of green. Update: the rain continued well into the evening and overnight with warnings of a Nor’easter coming this way.
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The mountains are hidden behind heavy cloud cover today, with temps only rising from 44F to 48F so far, and a chilly consistent mist.
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Temps starting at 42F this morning, rising slow along with the heavy clouds to 49F by 11am. The overnight showers and daytime sprinkles are keeping the grass green, and the stubborn maples are still dotting the hillsides with color: rained for most of the afternoon.
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32F at 7.30am: a thin veil of frost covered the landscape and all in it. The day warmed up to 55F at 3pm. Shallow swathes of cloud alternated with periods of sunshine.
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We had a surprising flurry of light, icy snow this morning just after 9.30am with a steady temperature of just under 40F all day. Then the sun came out at 9.58am. More flurries of snow mid-afternoon and intermittant cloud, sun, freezing rain, flurries and gusts: a Catskills winter sampler.
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© J.N. Urbanski 10/19/14 1.41pm Alfie the Media Lab is not scared of the freezing temperatures.
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Much-needed overnight rain, a clear morning with 55F at midday and then more rain showers beginning late morning and into the afternoon. Cloudy and overcast for most of the day with sun peeping through the clouds intermittantly throughout the rest of the afternoon.
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A chilly 45F morning warmed up to a beautiful 65F day. On the agenda: soaking in some sunshine and grasping at the final glimpses of the fall foliage show that the Catskill Mountains gifted us with this season.
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The mountains received a cleansing, much needed rain last night, and we woke to 60F. The temp today only rose 4 degrees to 64F, and there were scattered downpours though out the morning hours. The leaves are still clinging tenaciously to some of the trees, brightening up the cloud-filled day.
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Today’s early morning temp of 63F rose to 73F by mid-day, feeling as though summer may be changing her mind, not ready to leave us behind, despite the falling leaves and half-bare trees that are still peppering our landscape with color. The clouds today were consistent, even letting go of a few raindrops.
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A surprisingly warm, humid and deeply overcast morning at 61F at 7.30am, with fog hanging stubbornly over Bellayre still. Temperature rose to 70F mid-afternoon with moody, rolling clouds, gusty winds and intermittant sun.
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A chilly 50F at 8.30am with a thick blanket of ominous cloud lying low overhead. It’s been a bumper month for the oak trees as a carpet of acorns crunch underfoot on the forest floor and at field’s edge. By afternoon, Bellayre Mountain was capped with a layer of fog that crept gradually into the valleys with the temperature rising to 55F.
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50F, cloudless and warm in the sunshine at 9.30am, the day warmed up to 60F with the usual brilliant but slightly hazy sunshine and almost cloudless skies.
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44F by 8.30am, mostly overcast with heavy cloud, rising to 60F by mid-afternoon. A crisp, chilly autumnal day with clouds intermittantly cleft by bright sunshine.
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Afternoon high in the mid-fifties on another beautiful Autumnal, partly cloudy day. Brilliant sunshine prevailed even through the partly cloudy day.
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Gusty breezes claimed many more leaves today in the changing autumn landscape. A 40F morning, warming to 61F and mostly sunny, with fast moving clouds dragging their shadows along the Catskill mountains.
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52F this morning and the overnight cloud cover and rain that stole our glimpse at the eclipse was moving on. The day warmed up to 60F, and proved to be another achingly beautiful day in the Catskills where plenty of fall color still abounds.
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A walk today finds more leaves crunching underfoot than on the trees, as the southern breeze that came through last night gave us a 64F warm day, up from 50F. *Early tomorrow, October 8, we will be treated to Harvest Moon, Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse all wrapped in one. On the east coast, the events of the lunar eclipse will begin around 4:17 am and we can have a glimpse of the process before the scheduled 7:01 moonset.
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30F again this morning: found any remaining tomato plants drooping, and only the hardiest wildflowers with their faces still raised to the sun, which warmed the Catkskill Region to a balmy 58F, despite the persistent leaf-strewn breeze.
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Today the Catskills are in the throes of autumn, with a 30F start to the morning, warming up to a breezy 56F day of bluebird skies and mountains still in full color, with an occasion smudge of grey where the poplars now stand bare.
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The Catskills disappeared behind a fog that never lifted today, and the temps only rose from 51F to 57F, as a much needed slow but steady rain fell alongside the leaves. Our streams, rivers and reservoirs are thirsty, so no matter the effects on the foliage, the rain is welcome.
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This is not Montana. This is Catskill Big Sky Country. Today began at 51F, and turned into a beautiful breezy 65F with very occasional clouds hanging over the beloved farm countryside.
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69F during a relaxing ride through the Catskills this afternoon, up from 51F this morning. Layers of color everywhere, from the bright goldenrod to the multi- colored mountains and the almost purple shadows left by the cotton white clouds resting lazily in an azure sky.
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October arrives with ominous skies and vivid colors. Temps at 52 F this morning, 62F by mid-day, with bursts of scattered drizzle, reminding us to make the most of this amazing autumn show before the rain arrives.
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Facebook is aflutter with stunning images of the luscious Catskills Fall. 2014’s Autumn is magnificent and the Fall started in earnest at the highest elevations over the weekend. There’s really not one image that conveys the astonishing glory of it; it’s like living in a picture. Come up and see it for yourself.
46F this morning, warming up to a hazy 71F, a day like today takes the sting out of saying goodbye to summer.
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It’s looking to be another gorgeous September Summer day at 58F at 8.30am. Forest fireworks abound under a canopy of thick, rolling, metalic grey clouds. Update: 71F at mid-afternoon.
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September Summer scorcher with a high of over 80F; the brilliant skies were partially awash with finely-layered, wispy cotton-wool clouds.
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50F at 8am; the mountains were heavily cloaked in mist that sank into the valleys by mid morning. Update: 78F mid-afternoon: blazing sun and cloudless skies.
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50F at 8.20am, no breeeze at all and warm in the sun as the mist dissolves into the mountains. It’s looking like another September Summer day. Update: 70F mid-afternoon and mostly cloudless sky.
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Today, a dry, partly cloudy day with a mid-day temp at 63F, was the perfect day for winter prepping and wood stacking.
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The day began at 42F; the early morning mist was slow to dissipate, unveiling a view that is quintessential autumn in the Catskills. Mostly sunny, the temperature hovered around 68F for most of the afternoon.
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70F by midday. Clear, sunny skies for most of the afternoon.
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Overnight rain with the morning temp at 52F. Cloudy, windy with intermittent sun for most of the day with the temperature hovering in the mid-fifties.
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The morning saw brilliant sunshine that made the 51F at 9am seem much, much warmer. Temperature rose to 77F and skies remained sunny for the rest of the afternoon.
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The day began dewy and misty with an enigmatically cloudy sky emanating a metalic glow over the landscape that reminded me of a photograph taken 100 years ago. 52F at 9.15am. The day remained enigmatic until mid-afternoon when it brightened up considerably, but the cloud never quite seem to shift from Belleayre Mountain. Sunny and 65F for most of the afternoon.
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Another gorgeous September Summer day: clear skies and sunny. Feels warm in the sunshine although it’s only 50F at 9.30am.
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68F mid-afternoon, mostly cloudy, balmy t-shirt weather with intermittant sunshine and a warm breeze. Pockets of red slowly appearing.
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A chilly 40F at 7.30am: time for gloves. This morning the sun is quickly clearing the thick fog that has accumulated over the mountains.
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After the fog cleared it turned out to be another fine, sunny day in the mid fifties.
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The I love NY tourist website has a handy interactive guide to “leaf peeping” upstate. They issue “Fall Color Reports” every Wednesday. We have myriad pockets of red here overlooking Belleayre Mountain in Ulster County, so the next few weeks will be optimum Autumnal leaf-viewing.
Whiteout! 40F at 7.30am, but somehow not really cold because we have this blanket of fog. Standby for further updates as the fog lifts…
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Overnight rain, leading to morning rain, but that’s no surprise as here at Upstate Dispatch we’ve had our wellies by the door all year. 50F at 8am: light jacket weather.
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46F at 7.51am, quickly climbing to 52F by 8.39am; thick, slowly moving fog nestled in the mountain crevasses. Brilliant sunshine, gorgeous t-shirt weather, tiny pockets of red dashed around randomly. Another update will be posted this afternoon. Update: it remained similarly glorious for the rest of the afternoon.
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copyright J.N. Urbanski Bellayre Mountain 9/14/14
Almost 60F in the brilliant sunshine at 9am today; it looks like our September Summer is back. The warmth seems to be stalling the Autumn fall, with only pockets of red.
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50F at 8.30 this morning, chilly with a light breeze. We have pockets of red in the trees here at Upstate Dispatch and in the surrounding mountains. It started raining late morning but stopped before lunchtime. Midday temperature hovered around 50F. Update 9/14/14: it rained for most of the afternoon too.
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Started out chilly, but midday saw brilliant sunshine and the very briefest additional scattering of brown leaves. There are tiny pockets of red, but the Fall hasn’t really started in earnest. 61C at lunchtime.
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