BS: summer weather

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 24 Jun 25 - 04:30 PM

Big, billowing, beautiful thunderheads are rising in the east over the Everglades which usually means afternoon showers at this time of year. They're welcome if you don't have to drive somewhere or if you're out on the water as they knock down the temperature and humidity in their aftermath most days.
I remember those magical evenings, SRS, when the fireflies would show up at twilight. We don't seem to have them here in SWFL.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 24 Jun 25 - 12:29 PM

>.The Woodpeckers seemed oblivious to it all

I'm not surprised. They're probably nursing their hangovers.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: JennieG
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 10:01 PM

It has been quite a cold start to winter this year, although today is cloudy and mild. Showers forecast tomorrow, then much cooler on Thursday.

Ah well, it is winter after all......we have to expect cool......

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 06:34 PM

While 200 million in the US face a heat wave/dome parts of Pocatello Idaho have freeze warnings.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:55 AM

Yes, morning is good. But around here this time of year, dusk is magical because my yard is densely populated with fireflies.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:27 AM

As I'm sure you know, Stilly, very early morning is usually the best time to view wildlife. That's
when I get most of my best photos. Helps beat this infernal summer heat as well.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 11:04 AM

gillymor, I don't have a pool, but I do have a largish pond in the creek in the back yard. I wouldn't float in it (an urban creek is bound to be polluted) but there is a lot of wildlife to observe from the shady spot above it. You remind me that I should head out there with the new camera and the long lens and see what I can spot.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 09:18 AM

Summer ain't all bad, after doing some hot and sweaty brush clearing at a friends house yesterday I spent the afternoon drifting around the pool on a floating chair, smoking some bud, drinking beer, soaking up rays, listening to music and watching the Blue Jays and Mocking Birds go to war with each other amongst the pines and palms.The Woodpeckers seemed oblivious to it all and went about their pecking.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Charmion
Date: 22 Jun 25 - 08:16 AM

Stonking heat in the forecast for southwestern Ontario — sunny with a high of 32°C today, 34°C tomorrow, let’s not mention the Humidex. I’ve closed the windows and drawn the curtains; more than that I cannot do.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Jun 25 - 04:13 PM

This site has not evolved technologically.

The heat index will be 108 on Tuesday.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Fred
Date: 21 Jun 25 - 03:26 PM

Here in the UK, most areas have had a fine spell of hot weather that's forecast to end in the comiñg week as cooler air pushes in from the Atlantic Ocean.

Been great though, loved it, and I hope there's plenty more to come.

Fred

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Jun 25 - 02:14 PM

The summer solstice has come and gone,
and now the heat is supposed to crank way up,
with the thunderstorms that heat engenders.
It really feels like summer with this heat now.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Fred
Date: 19 Jun 25 - 12:04 PM

Tattie -

Well it (red Moon/strawberry Moon) has to be sparked by atmospheric conditions and, since it coincided with the fires in Canada, I thought it reasonable that they could be the cause :)

Fred

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 19 Jun 25 - 03:57 AM

The red moon was the fairly rare occurrence of the phenomenon of the “Strawberry Moon” which was seen all over Europe too (maybe all over the world?) We were in Austria at the time and saw it there on several successive nights, peaking on June 11. So probably nothing to do with Canadian fires.
On holiday in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany, it was pretty warm - over 30C in Hungary, upper 20s elsewhere. Now back home in Scotland, where it’s predicted to reach 30 this weekend - exceptional!

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Jun 25 - 04:06 PM

It's a time for afternoon thunderstorms,
with hot humid conditions peaking in the afternoon.
Real summer weather after weeks of cool conditions.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 Jun 25 - 05:08 AM

We had a squall come through here in downtown Juneau this afternoon (Juneau is a linear town, narrow but 45 miles long). The wind broke the mooring of a huge cruiseship, sending it drifting a few hundred yards before it rallied and they got it back.

The turbulence uprooted trees, with pounding rain and hail and there was even the rumble of thunder, a rare event in these parts.

That part I did hear- I heard something once that sounded like thunder and immediately dismissed the notion. Strangely enough, I was at my desk computer at the window, probably playing chess- and I didn't notice a thing! (It did occur to me at some point that it was breezy out there.)

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 16 Jun 25 - 06:24 AM

Early morning sunrise ends today and begins to turn around, although sunsets are still a little later.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Ebbie
Date: 15 Jun 25 - 01:40 PM

Summer? Whazzat? Here in southeastern Alaska, we've seen precious little of it. Lots of rain. Lots. Lots.

But yesterday at the Protest Rally, it was sunny and bright, so warm that, sitting in my push chair, my lap was uncomfortable. And I think my throat and face are a bit pink today.

Ah. May the omens continue. It rained on his parade.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Charmion
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 09:28 PM

Stratford, Ontario, is a bit hazy from the wildfires out West, and currently cooler than usual for mid-June. The forecasters at Environment Canada keep promising rain, but so far not much of that is happening. The enormous lilac tree beside my garage is blooming exuberantly, perfuming the porch, and the rose bush is covered with buds. A bumble bee got into the house today to entertain the cats.

Summer is a-comin’ in, fer sure.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 09:32 AM

Or, here in Wales:

"Don't know why there's all clouds up in the sky
Summer weather
Never two dry days together
Keeps rainin' all the time"

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 07:35 AM

I don't want to get too metaphysical in a thread about summer but if there is a heaven and hell I just want to go to the one where Trump ain't.

A good thing about the summer rains, besides recharging the aquifer and snuffing out the brush fires, is that in the evening the storms that rose in the Everglades have moved west out into the Gulf and we're treated, on some days, with a panorama of beautiful sunsets. Just a great time to wiggle your toes in the sand and sip on your favorite beverage.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 07:12 AM

Blood in the Moon is dramatic. All my giant sunflowers rotted from all the rain. The ground-dwelling locust killers also all drowned this year.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 05:42 AM

plenty of rain

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Fred
Date: 13 Jun 25 - 04:54 AM

Gilly -

It's beauty born out of tragedy.

As for hell, I'll be able to tell you (at some point) exactly what that looks like! :)

Fred

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Jun 25 - 11:47 AM

Fred, that reminds of an early June a couple of decades back when there were wildfires raging in California and I was having a beer in Jackson Lodge while gazing at the east flank of the Grand Tetons at dusk. The western sky and the peaks seemed to be on fire and I imagined I was being given a cautionary glimpse of what Hell would look like.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Fred
Date: 12 Jun 25 - 10:13 AM

On 10 June, at about midnight, I saw a red Moon, apparently due to the Canadian fires.

Beautiful thing to see.

Fred

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: gillymor
Date: 12 Jun 25 - 06:50 AM

Rainy season is upon us and I'm already feeling water logged but the snook fishing keeps getting better in Estero Bay.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Donuel
Date: 12 Jun 25 - 06:01 AM

I smell the fires from Canada mixed with the code orange stagnant local pollution in our 90 degree days in metro DC. Also huge gun shows are open all weekend on top of the military parade.

Subject: RE: BS: summer weather
From: Helen
Date: 11 Jun 25 - 05:34 PM

Well keberoxu, our winter here in Oz is freezing - well "freezing" is not a literal term for east coast Oz. It's just colder than we are used to, so enjoy your summer weather. :-)

Subject: BS:what's the summer weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Jun 25 - 05:27 PM

... just because I miss the thread that was titled d
What's the weather like where you are?
That thread is too big to load without making the site crash.
So here is a thread for
What's the weather like for you this summer?