What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Charmion
Date: 17 Aug 22 - 03:48 PM

Thunder rolling around lovely, leafy Stratford right now, even as I peck away at this iPad, indicates that another Lake Effect storm cell has rolled in across the landscape.

It’s been a dry summer, so this is a Good Thing.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Aug 22 - 04:17 PM

Heavy rain earlier, now the rain is a light soaking rain.
We're not Texas, however, we need the rain ourselves, so this too is a Good Thing.
Gotta do something about my umbrella, though.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Aug 22 - 10:40 AM

In parts of the Land of Oz we're having a late cold snap & snow!
In pictures: Late winter snow blast surprises eastern Australia A late-winter blast of cold has seen significant snowfall in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

It was thanks to a large cold front crossing over the south-east, bringing cold air, thunderstorms, gusty winds, hail and plenty of snow.

The snap has seen pictures from amateur and professional photographers alike brave the cold in search of the perfect shot (read on)

more pics! & a video

but not in my part - nearest snow was over 120km to the west

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Aug 22 - 10:52 AM

more pics

I've only once seen snow, way back in the 90s when I visited a friend who had moved to Cooma in the Snowy Mountains, 120km south of our national capital, Canberra. I wasn't warmly enough dressed so my friend lent me a jacket, inner Sydney residents who don't visit the ski fields don't need heavy snow country clothes! It was a winter wonderland & I had fun.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Senoufou
Date: 25 Aug 22 - 03:11 AM

The drought here has been dire, but last night there were flashes of lightning, and towards dawn torrential rain fell like Niagara Falls. The noise was terrific, and I expect there will be flash floods in places. The ground was so hard and dry that it can't absorb all this water too easily.
I intended to drive over to Fakenham this morning to get my grocery shopping in (Bank Holiday this weekend) but I'm not driving thirteen miles through thunder, lightning and cataracts of surface water. I've also forgotten which button makes the windscreen wipers work. Gulp.
Just shows you: 'Be careful what you wish for as you just might get it' eh?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 31 Aug 22 - 01:43 PM

Idaho is getting 99-100 F week of Indian summer tropical weather.
Even Canada is hot.
DC is cool.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 01 Sep 22 - 10:03 AM

It's warm and muggy today, still no rain in sight. The average daily maximum here for August was 24.5°C, which is five degrees above the long-term average. We had 27mm of rain which is just about a third of average and it's been a very sunny month. That's on top of the driest July on record and lots of days over 30°C. It sounds timid in comparison with areas such as parts of the southern US, but we simply are not geared up for it here. Few houses have aircon, for example, and it's by no means universal in public buildings.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Sep 22 - 11:24 AM

After a summer from hell it has finally cooled into the 90-degree-range (yes, that is cooler). And rain - we've had it off and on for the last week and a half. It's very welcome, though a lot more is needed to address the ongoing drought in these parts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 Sep 22 - 07:11 PM

Days are still warm in this part of the Northern Hemisphere,
but the nights are cool to downright cold now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Sep 22 - 05:17 PM

Dry, if nothing else -- dry and windy.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pattyClink
Date: 02 Sep 22 - 07:09 PM

Splendid. I can strongly recommend Labor Day week on the shores of Lake Superior. It can get a bit windy, but, this week, simply splendid.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Sep 22 - 08:25 AM

Rain, rain, and more rain.
Holiday plans may suffer for many people (Labor Day),
but everybody says we really need the rain now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Senoufou
Date: 06 Sep 22 - 02:13 AM

At around 2am last night I was awakened by the sound of absolutely torrential rain. It was bucketing down, terrific noise. We've had such a long drought, and I was worried that the concrete-hard earth wouldn't be able to absorb the deluge, and we'd have flooding.
I got up as usual at 5am for my morning cup of tea, and had a look outside. No floods thank goodness,and the water has filtered down nicely. I bet the river Wensum has risen. This sometimes floods the road out of this village. Hope not! But many of the village children have purchased paddle-boards recently, and they may come in useful now!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 06 Sep 22 - 06:50 AM

3 years ago I saw my first and only vertical rainbow. The foot of the column of color as where we were. I haven't seen one of these.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Sep 22 - 07:51 PM

I hope that people who say we need the rain are satisfied,
as the rain just does not let up over here.
Nights are cool. Now if the house where I stay only had heat . . .

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Sep 22 - 08:33 PM

It's the hottest today that I can remember in the 20 years I have lived in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California - 111 degrees Fahrenheit, about 44 degrees Celsius.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 07 Sep 22 - 11:59 AM

Its time to report record state temperatures.
Exxon loves this href="https://www.infoplease.com/math-science/weather/record-lowest-temperatures-by-state">https://www.infoplease.com/math-science/weather/record-lowest-temperatures-by-state

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Sep 22 - 01:27 PM

Damp all day, but there was sunshine in the first part of the day.
Now the thunderclouds are overhead,
and we are in for thunderstorms any minute now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Sep 22 - 07:04 PM

Yes, we had us a thunder-filled downpour,
and there will be more rain tonight.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Sep 22 - 02:33 PM

Autumnal. Nice enough with the sun shining at the moment,
but directly the sun goes down, the night will be a chilly one.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 16 Sep 22 - 12:58 AM

It's flooding! The river which flows through the centre of town is well up, two of the three crossings are cut. The region had a heap ton of heavy rain last night, and there is still more to come downstream.

Apart from that, it's a nice sunny spring day.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Senoufou
Date: 16 Sep 22 - 02:30 AM

Yesterday I felt rather tired, so I told myself that today I'd be a good girl and mow both lawns (which have shot up due to recent rain.) As my lawnmower is an electric one, the ground has to be dry for me to do it safely.
But during last night I awoke to hear heavy rain and this morning the ground is sodden. "Oh dear, what a shame, never mind!" I shall just have to potter around indoors, then sit on The Bench if the rain stays away and watch the grass growing yet more.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 17 Sep 22 - 07:35 AM

Hazy and cool. More and more the weather reports are blaming the haze on the fires out west.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Sep 22 - 07:05 AM

Forecast to be the last Indian-summery day of the season,
the temperatures are all downhill from here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Sep 22 - 09:53 AM

The last 90 F day for many a moon.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Sep 22 - 06:49 PM

Thunderstorms and raining "comme une vache qui pisse."

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 22 Sep 22 - 12:18 AM

More heavy rain last night, more floods......

Having grown up in this town and knowing about its propensity for the occasional flood before moving back after many years away, there is a reason we bought a house on a hill. If our house ever goes under, the rest of Oz is in deep shi.....trouble.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Sep 22 - 07:44 AM

Ready or not, autumn is here,
and the maples are turning golden and red.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 24 Sep 22 - 10:34 AM

Our house and garden are on raised ground a good few feet above the surrounding farmland and there are no watercourses nearby. The two entrances to the house both have several steps up before you get inside. They had good sense 130 years ago! We simply can't flood whatever happens. Also, we're 120 feet above sea level with the sea less than half a mile away, so we're safe from even the worst tsunamis too!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 11:51 AM

I'll be shocked if we get any more warm weather.
Sunny, yes, but not warm.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 12:04 PM

I set the thermostat to 69F. 25.5 C.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Sep 22 - 07:07 AM

Gillynor is going to get very wet in 48 hours from Hurrican Ian.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Sep 22 - 07:37 AM

Fresh water

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gillymor
Date: 26 Sep 22 - 08:30 AM

We're a little bit south of the NOAA warning cone at this time but as we learned with Irma these things can change suddenly. At the very least we'll likely get some heavy rains and wind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 29 Sep 22 - 08:00 AM

Sadly, the storm jogged slightly to the south of the projected cone and hit gillymor's area directly, trapping many in a storm surge flood at high tide.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Oct 22 - 06:59 AM

No more Indian Summer, St. Martin's Summer,
or whatever name you call it --
it's autumn, plain and simple,
with frosty nights now.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Oct 22 - 04:28 AM

Rain, rain, and more rain.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Oct 22 - 08:49 AM

Fog: not pea-soup fog, but fog for all that.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mooh
Date: 18 Oct 22 - 06:18 AM

+6C, showers, 50km wind

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 08:47 PM

Good to hear from Mooh!

Expecting rain next few days.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 11:21 PM

here in the Land of Oz, we're heading into summer & we've had lots more wet weather this year. Some areas are facing their 3rd floods this year.

Strong Antarctic polar vortex adds to south-east Australian rainfall and flood risk, BOM says

shift in the wind direction across Sydney is behind the city's record wet year

Bureau of Meteorology flags potential low off east coast as rain and storms continue

too much info!

Rain is forecast for greater Sydney every day this week.

My little bit of Sydney, near the CBD & the harbour is not in danger of flooding, but I always carry my raincoat.

sandra

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 23 Oct 22 - 05:25 AM

We rarely get the heavy downpours (nor the cheaper hail-damaged cars) of Sydney but grey and overcast here in Manchester, England, for the next few days - the great indoors (although my late auntie told me that in her younger days she and her friend would often head-out to walk in the rain).

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Oct 22 - 11:17 AM

Rain, which will bring down many of the autumn leaves still on the trees.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Oct 22 - 06:21 PM

Uncommonly warm and humid --
dangerous, if you are trying to avoid getting overheated and thus being
vulnerable to chills.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Nov 22 - 06:22 PM

The past thirty-six hours have run the gamut.
Last night was uncommonly warm and muggy, thanks to
the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole migrating north.
Today started out warm and cloudy;
the temperature has plummeted during the day,
and the next few nights promise very cold temperatures.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 12 Nov 22 - 08:26 PM

We are having an exceptionally mild autumn. Best of both worlds today as it had dried up and the sun peeped out. We had 18°C yesterday and 17° today, both exceptional. Mrs Steve and I took our folding electric Bromptons for a spin along the Tarka Trail in north Devon, setting off from East The Water, and we had lunch, sitting outside, at the wonderful Fremington Quay café, which has stunning views across the Taw/Torridge estuary to Braunton Burrows and Baggy Point. It was a lovely day out, the low light was gorgeous and we felt exhilarated enough to go home and scoff spag bol from on our laps as we watched Strictly. One of the days of the year, and at the end for me of yet another spell of ill-health with cellulitis, which, for once, I'd managed to shake off in under a week, thanks to my doc's rapid intervention. And it would have been my mum's 94th birthday today so we raised a glass to her. Not, unfortunately, with her favourite tipple, which was Baileys. On that alone, she and I could not agree!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Nov 22 - 12:25 PM

The sun has got his hat on,
hip hip hip hooray,
the sun has got his hat on
And he's coming out today.

Sun is right in my eyes, through the window, as I type this.

This is something to celebrate
after two days and two nights of
the remnants of Nicole, with pouring rain and lowering clouds.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 Nov 22 - 01:38 PM

Another sunshiny day with 17.5°C on my (reasonably accurate) thermometer. We were out on the Bromptons again. The weather is exceptional, even making the news. By now, we could expect 10° and chilly nights, but we're getting mid-May (but without the long days) instead and there's no frost in sight. All my summer bedding is still in full bloom. It'll certainly make this winter seem shorter, but there is, of course, a worry behind it all.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Nov 22 - 10:55 AM

Our first snow, which quickly changed to rain
-- NOT freezing rain, thank goodness.
It's the wet slushy stuff, but it's white enough to be called snow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Nov 22 - 12:02 PM

What we do best in Blighty. Biblical rainfall in the middle of a hosepipe ban.