What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 13 Feb 17 - 08:20 PM

It was lovely to see the sun again today and have temps above freezing. Yes, there were strong winds, but as the snow on the roads started to melt, the winds helped prevent black ice when the temperature dropped this evening.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Feb 17 - 08:58 PM

We've had a strong, cold east wind for several days and today it was even windier, but the temperature got to almost 13⁰︎C today. It dried my grass off so thoroughly that I could get the mower out and get it down. It was nine inches high in paces! Job done!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Feb 17 - 11:02 AM

Just hope we get some time to catch our breath before the weather gets feisty and frisky again.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Feb 17 - 03:11 PM

Gnu? Are you still ALIVE after Winter Storm Pluto?

All there is to complain about currently is the stiff winter wind that is blowing about the powdery snow already left behind...
and I for one am not complaining.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 16 Feb 17 - 07:26 PM

I'd expected clouds with some rain showers today. Instead, we got sun!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 16 Feb 17 - 11:02 PM

At this point Wash DC is the highest record setting heat in all of recorded historic weather among all the States for a winter season.
Just 4 weeks to go.
65 this weekend.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Feb 17 - 12:19 PM

Just really grateful that we get several days without any storms, stiff winds, or icy stuff falling out of the sky.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Feb 17 - 12:57 PM

We had winter storm Pluto, east of the pond you are having storm Doris. I can't hardly keep these names straight.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Feb 17 - 01:37 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Feb 17 - 12:58 PM

It's unseasonably warm and sunny here, with the big heaps of plowed snow melting a little at a time.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Feb 17 - 06:16 PM

its 75 at 6pm in DC

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Feb 17 - 05:03 PM

We have cool weather schedule to return. Thank goodness. All the creepy crawly stuff is hatching too soon.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Feb 17 - 03:55 PM

And hopefully Gnu is recovered from the latest snow dump. A lot of it has melted here....and there was an awful lot to be melted.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Feb 17 - 11:32 AM

March comes in like a lion? More like a wet alleycat?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Mar 17 - 01:56 PM

It's March, and not a wet alley cat, not today.
Withering dryness; the kind of blue sky with not a speck of humidity, blinding searing intense blue. And a lion of a March wind is blowing. If this were, not New England, but the Four Corners, there would be dust everywhere and tumbleweeds all clumped up and flying down the highway.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 02 Mar 17 - 02:13 PM

Unseasonably warm. 2/3 of the dumps of snow are gone. The maple trees are confused. Raining now. Back to COLD by tomorrow morn. Loads of Cedar Waxwings in the apple tree. A robin arrived several days ago too. Been drunk on the apples since. Two days ago, he chirped that spring chirp and I discovered his Missus has arrived. Love is in the air... which is odd as it's way too early given out usual climate.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like in DC?
From: Donuel
Date: 02 Mar 17 - 05:04 PM

The daffodils are now in full glory

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Hrothgar
Date: 03 Mar 17 - 06:37 AM

Hot and sticky, but dry. Love a sub-tropical climate.

After the hottest January on record, and the hottest February on record, we look like heading into the hottest March on record.

Bloody hell, I wish it would rain!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 11:16 AM

Sunny and lovely today, but: howling, gusty winds all day yesterday; we're among 600,000 Detroit Edison customers out of electricity, with no restore estimate available yet. We put up in the (mostly packed) Best Western half a mile from home last night.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 11:46 AM

Frogprince, I'm glad you found a room at the inn. I hope your power is soon restored.
Here it's windy and sunny with snow predicted for tomorrow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 01:29 PM

ChanteyLass is right about the forecast, ...sigh. Just as long as it isn't another BLIZZARD or, worse yet, an ice storm. Going to live up to March being like a lion, I suppose.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 03:27 PM

Still no repair estimate available. We've mostly been sitting around reading in the library, other than the forenoon turn on a 'puter and coming back to it just now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 09:33 AM

...and the snow is back in town.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 10:39 AM

74 yesterday.

21 tonight.


EPA and NOAA are both looking at budget cuts of 40%

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 07:27 PM

Easy snow. Roads were pretreated. The parking lot at my condos wasn't, but still the snow melted on the pavement. It did stay on grass, trees, and cars, but I was able to push it off my car easily with a broom even though it was a few inches deep. If only all our snowstorms were like this!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 08:13 PM

Warmest day since Nov. 1 in Bude. Shorts, cotton gilet with extra vest all that were required. Most people we met out walking were muffled up as if there was a big freeze. They'll never get their Vitamin D and I hope they'd sprayed their underarms.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 11 Mar 17 - 07:05 AM

Here in Moncton, NB.ca it's -plugyourcarin and windy. Not to worry, full moon tomorrow so it will warm up... and snow. The weather terrorists are already calling for a Nor'easter and talking about blizzard conditions.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Mar 17 - 02:59 PM

If that happens, gnu, then the blizzard will hit Long Island Sound as well....and our local weather forecast says it will. Shiver.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 11 Mar 17 - 07:26 PM

Do Heavenly Dancers (Northern Lights) count as weather?
We've had some amazing displays over the past few weeks- - and now there's a service that predicts when and where to view them! (usually in the middle of the night -- -)
In the garden snowdrops, hazel catkins and apple blossom have been out for ages, daffodils coming into bloom now along with various early rhododendrons.
As ever the sun/clouds/rain/wind/temperature vary not only from day to day but often from one extreme to another within the day - or between by home and the city 30 miles away!
So everyone has to wear layers and carry a backpack in order to add to the layers being worn - or stow away the ones needing to be removed!
As they say - several seasons in one day in Scotland.
Ah well, at least we never have to worry about water shortages, and always have lush green vegetation to enjoy!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 11 Mar 17 - 09:14 PM

Here, it's biting cold.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Mar 17 - 07:36 PM

it's the calm before the storm here.

Heavenly Dancers! They rate several mentions on other Mudcat threads, partly because song lyrics extol them.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 05:23 PM

The Heavenly Dancers (Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis) are stunning!
--- Do they have them in Southern Hemisphere?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Mar 17 - 05:48 AM

yes, but only in low latitudes - Aurora Australis I'll never see it here in Sydney. Maybe if I ever get to Cygnet Folk Festival in Tasmania I can see one, but as that festival is in January & summer makes if hard to see them, probably not.

Auroras: What are they and how do you spot one in Australia? - this article says Auroras have been seen in Kiama, a 2.5 hour train trip south where I have friends, I must ask them if they have ever seen the aurura.

Google image search Aurora Australis

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Mar 17 - 05:58 PM

Hey Frogprince! Your power back on??

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 07:29 AM

Round number 3? Mum's gonna freak out. Last week, the power was out from 2AM to 8:30AM and she was "having flashbacks" from late January (out for 4 days). Then it was out from 11AM to 1PM and she was really getting antsy.

4:35 AM ADT Sunday 19 March 2017
Special weather statement in effect for:

Moncton and Southeast New Brunswick
A low pressure system will approach slowly from the south tonight and Monday then linger around the region into Tuesday. Precipitation from this system will begin over southernmost portions of New Brunswick early Monday morning as a mixture of light snow, ice pellets and freezing rain but should change to rain later in the morning as temperatures climb slightly above the freezing mark. However, as temperatures fall later in the day and the precipitation continues to push northward, there is potential for a prolonged area of freezing rain to form Monday evening and persist into Tuesday morning. At this time northern and eastern portions of the province are most at risk for freezing rain, but there is still a chance it could affect western and southern portions of the province as well.

The public is advised to monitor future forecasts as freezing rain warnings may be required.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Mar 17 - 04:19 PM

Sparing a thought for you, gnu.
If the forecast here is to be believed, that storm will spare southern New England, but we will see. When it gets warm enough here for things to thaw, we won't need rain: it may flood anyhow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Apr 17 - 03:30 PM

I was just looking out my kitchen window.

At this time of year, when it snows, it's really pretty... because the little bastards melt and die when they hit the ground.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Apr 17 - 03:39 PM

Dumb question of the hour:

how do you, gnu, post to two threads simultaneously?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 19 Apr 17 - 03:04 AM

Amazing thing today: it snowed! Here in Juneau, Alaska, we're in what are typically the brightest, driest months of the year, from mid-April to the end of June.

Well, things were going on normally the last several weeks. In the sun it was warm, temps in the upper 40s/low 50s, bushes are budding, crocuses are up and blooming, day lilies stand 6 inches high.

And then today, it snowed.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Apr 17 - 02:30 PM

Hey gnu!
Did your heatwave up there cool down?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 27 Apr 17 - 02:40 PM

"how do you, gnu, post to two threads simultaneously?"

Trade secret.

"Did your heatwave up there cool down?"

It was 30H (Humidex) an hour ago but things should get back to normal soon, I hope. Too early for that crap. I want my Spring. Didn't open my windows today because of the temp and humidity.

Oh... yeah... Moncton, NB.ca

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 27 Apr 17 - 08:38 PM

And now it's supposed to be summer-like again this weekend.

"Im April, thut das Wetter, was es will..."

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: David C. Carter
Date: 28 Apr 17 - 05:19 AM

It depends on what time of day we're talking.

France,Wednesday:Sun followed by snow,followed by sun,snow again,sun,followed by storm.

It rained this morning;Who knows what the day will bring.

Could be caused by Election boredom.At the moment the weather seems to be in a lite stupor.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 28 Apr 17 - 08:43 AM

85 F in DC today, 90 tomorrow.
The last 3 years have beaten the hottest year in history 3 times running. Hottest February in History was set this year.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 May 17 - 12:40 PM

A happy medium today.
It's well above freezing, and the plowed piles of frozen snow are gone.
It's too cool and cloudy to remind anyone of summer. (I have seen people with horrendous sunburns lately, forgetting to protect themselves on the clear warm days.)

It's showery, which the growing flowering leafy things need.
The earthworms, when it's wet, have been showing up above the surface of the soil for the first time in months.

I can happily wear layers in the day.
The nights are still cool enough for pleasant sleeping.

I could get used to this.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 May 17 - 12:17 PM

We're under a potential warning for flooding today on account of the rain.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 May 17 - 12:10 PM

Wet, Wet, and moreover, Wet. Warm as well.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 06 May 17 - 04:14 PM

Better'n snow!
The sun has finally popped out here in RI.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 May 17 - 12:52 PM

And the sun made it up here as well, it's a picture-postcard-perfect day, aside from that very gusty wind.
Well, at least it is a SPRING wind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 May 17 - 03:18 PM

In the Four Corners area of the southwestern US, where I lived for years (not a native though),
at this time of year it would be lousy weather.

No spring rain, as the rain comes with the summer monsoons.
The spring floods result from the melting of the mountain snowpack.
That seasonal wind would blow, the one that has this magnetic charge that rubs everybody raw.
Dust and tumbleweeds EVERYWHERE.

By comparison I prefer this rainy green situation.