What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 16 Apr 11 - 06:57 PM

Dark and drear again in Calgary. Light snow. About nine inches here last weekend, a foot more added at my daughter's place bordering Kananaskis Park, she has to use the big diesel truck to get feed to the horses.

Over 450 cm base at the Fernie Ski area, B. C, on the mountain back of my younger son's place.

Spring might come sometime in May. If we're lucky.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 16 Apr 11 - 07:36 PM

Gosh... I am lucky here in Moncton. It's good weather compared to youse, Take care eh.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 17 Apr 11 - 04:02 PM

That's some nasty stuff down south. Saw the damage on the TV. frightening. 37 dead. Stay safe Janie.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 17 Apr 11 - 04:16 PM

Beautiful spring day like we should have had in February. Yesterday was freezing and windy, like January, but today is sunny and breezy. Probably 50 degrees. Yesterday must have been in low 30s, or at least felt that way. mg

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,hg
Date: 18 Apr 11 - 04:22 PM

82 and sunny in North Florida. The spring blooms are waning, with coral honeysuckle, jasmine and knockout roses holding steady. Crape myrtle will be coming into bloom next, the blueberries are ripening, and the figs are starting to grow just a tiny bit. I've picked romaine and bibb lettuce and tomatoes are ripening....

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 18 Apr 11 - 04:30 PM

hg... if I knew ya better I'd have harsh words... >;-)

Just as I was getting ready to take Mum to the eye doc... savage wind, rain, snow, hail... she was distressed.

82F and spring blooms are waning... it just ani't FAIR I say!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 18 Apr 11 - 04:51 PM

**pedant alert**

'crepe' myrtle.

**end pedant alert**

Alternating days of lovely Spring and nasty rain here in the general DC area.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Janie
Date: 19 Apr 11 - 12:55 AM

Partly sunny and 81 F today.

"Hallelujah, the great storm is over."

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 19 Apr 11 - 04:13 PM

Lovely! Sunny, 10C, a bit windy. Tomorrow... 10-15cm of ice pellets and snow. Spring in The Maritimes eh.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,hg
Date: 19 Apr 11 - 11:56 PM

You're incorrect Mr. Day. It's proper spelled crapemrytle as well.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 20 Apr 11 - 03:16 AM

By UK standards it was roasting yesterday and it seems to have been the longest spell of decent weather we have had in a while. It is forecast to be good over the Easter weekend so good for Easter Egg hunts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Apr 11 - 07:00 AM

This is my first spring in England, and I've been told that the weather is quite exceptional for this time of year - day after day of sun, increasingly warm temperatures, stretching on as far as one can see over Easter! I'm loving it, and my garden is loving it too!

However we'll get a dose of the cold when we spend Easter in Aberdeen - well, colder than it is here in Somerset anyway. There is so little rain around, that we have had to make arrangements with a neighbour to come in and water things while we are gone.

It's interesting - we had the snow and freezing fog in winter earlier than usual, and now spring has sprung with a vengeance with nary a sign of the occasional frost that usually plagues this place in April. Looks like summer will be early too. It almost feels like summer already with temps regularly reaching 20 degrees or higher!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 20 Apr 11 - 03:33 PM

Snow, wet snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain at the moment. But little wind so I like it. I can take any kinda weather, except heat and humidity, without wind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 25 Apr 11 - 03:12 PM

Slight change from 5 days ago. 22C, sun, no wind. I almost got a sunburn in a half hour (Irish eh.)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 19 May 11 - 05:28 PM

A month ago, snow. At the moment I am sweating after mowing lawns and swatting skeeters... 25C and humid. WTF did my forefathers land here?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 19 May 11 - 05:41 PM

Rain, rain, rain.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 19 May 11 - 09:57 PM

Absolutely incredibly perfect..probably 70 degrees, light breeze and sunny. Very rare weather for this area. mg

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: frogprince
Date: 31 May 11 - 09:57 PM

Pouring rain, thunder booming, warning of possible damaging wind. Beautiful earlier today other than kinda hot, upper 90's. We had a little adventure on Monday, though. Packed up the tent and went to go camping at a resort just southeast of Battle Creek. By the time we got there, things looked threatening enough that we took a lodge room instead of tenting. Just as well. We were in the indoor pool in mid afternoon when we got a tornado warning. Everyone got into the clubhouse johns, and we listened to a few minutes of nice loud roar.
No one hurt, and little or no damage to the clubhouse, but trees uprooted or snapped off all over the grounds including within a few feet of the clubhouse, tents ripped up, at least one camper turned over. Taped off areas with power lines down in a snarl. The weather on Monday was beautiful, but we had to find our way into the lodge and around in our room with a flashlight after dark.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 01:11 AM

Hot. In Juneau, Alaska, 75 is hot.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 09:05 AM

its been between 99 and 95 for the last 3 days.

Its a lot cooler than the Indus river basin in Pakistan that was a hot 128 F.

Moscow last year was 14 degrees above normal.
They lost 40% of their grain harvest to heat.

You don't think that things are getting warmer lately do you?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pdq
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 09:22 AM

For Saturday the 28th of May, we had a high of 51 F and a low of 27 F. Sunday was a high of 59 and another veggie-killing frost. The forecast for the next 7 days suggests the mid-to-upper 60s again.

Normal high in the sagebrush desert this time of year would be upper 70s, at least 25 degress warmer than it was Saturday.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 11:22 AM

Fierce thunderstorm, complete with quarter size hail thumping down on the camper roof and skylights.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 02:13 PM

...followed now by a tornado watch. 30% chance, so if one shows up for afternoon tea we'll take shelter in the yurt or yurt basement rather than the camper.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 04:58 PM

A multi-vortex tornado (thought to be EF-1) is now about 10 miles east of Springfield, Massachusetts, crossing the Connecticut River, over Rt. 91 on its way toward Sturbridge, Boston, New Hampshire, and Maine. It seems to be traveling at a velocity of 85 miles per hour.

There are reports of trees down and roofs (rooves for gnu)off. Traffic in the area is at rush hour levels.

Anyone in that general path please hunker down, take cover, be wise.

Maeve

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 06:36 PM

Now thought to have been an EF-3 tornado cruising through Springfield, MA. Appears to have traveled a 17 mile wide, through Springfield with much building and tree damage. It ran straight into Sturbridge, but we haven't seen any reports regarding the damage there.

A second, possibly weaker tornado came through Chicopee, a bit northwest of Springfield, now moving just north of Springfield toward Wilberham. Major damage is being reported in several Massachusetts towns.

Here in Midcoast Maine we've had some severe thunderstorms with an estimated 11,000 lightning strikes and hail from 2 1/2" up to the size of a baseball. At the moment we have sunshine; after several strong storms including heavy rain, strong winds, hail, lightning and thunder. Birds swooped back to our feeders as the winds died down, and tree toads and peepers, restarted their evening chorus.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 06:44 PM

Gee... are twisters like that common or rare?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 06:55 PM

We don't see them very often, gnu, but they do occasionally arrive in New England states as well as the Midwestern states.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 07:32 PM

I've been following the tornadoes in New England, on the weather channel. Thinking of all the folks I know back there, many Mudcatters, and some family. I hope all stay safe. The basement of the yurt sounds like a very good place to be, maeve.:-)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 04:13 PM

Well, the tornado warnings certainly got our attention, but all we got was thunder-and-lightning (of a strength that certainly got our attention) and wee little hail pellets. My daughter lives closer to Springfield, MA (in Northampton, Kat!) and was sent home early on her first day of work because the city ordered all non-essential workers of all professions to seek shelter!
...she lives in a 3d floor walkup but managed to locate the basement (it's a new-to-her rental). Noho was spared, but several other towns were slammed.

There are some mighty impressive videos. My connection is wonky right now but lots are on youtube- or "google" springfield ma tornado and you can see it in action!

My heart is with all those affected.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 04:14 PM

Allison, can you tell whether much was damaged at Sturbridge Village? Thank goodness your daughter- and you & Hunt- are safe!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Janie
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 10:30 PM

Even in the Piedmont of North Carolina, it ain't "supposed" to be in the upper 90's the first week of June with no real relief in sight.

Shaping up to be a long, hot summer. Hope it includes rain.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 03 Jun 11 - 04:12 AM

It was beautiful and very warm yesterday and today is going to be more of the same, sunshine and very warm. The local farmers in the West (UK) are becoming concerned over the lack of significant rainfall and reporting very dry fields due to the driest spring months on record.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 03 Jun 11 - 08:22 AM

Maeve, from what I understand the buildings at Old Sturbridge Village were not damaged at all. More info here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: maeve
Date: 03 Jun 11 - 08:28 AM

That's good. Thanks, Allison.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Jun 11 - 10:50 PM

I am so glad to hear that about Old Sturbridge. Our family loved going there. Thanks Allison. Glad you are all safe, too. I wondered about Noho as I heard they'd included Hampshire County in the warnings. That's neat your daughter is living there now! My Rog used to work in Westfield and we often went to Springfield. Never would have a dreamed a tornado would hit there some day.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Jun 11 - 05:16 PM

HAD to run the furnace today... several days after the ACs were on.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 04 Jun 11 - 05:23 PM

Thunderstorm with heavy rainfall after a hot day in the middle of Germany. Had to wear my toppee.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 05 Jun 11 - 12:10 AM

totally perfect, which is rare here. sunny and breezy. mg

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,pattyClink
Date: 05 Jun 11 - 10:34 PM

81 degrees F at 9:30 p.m.   Which should tell you how much of a blazer the daylight hours were. It's hunker-down time for a week of this. On the bright side, the blueberries don't seem to mind.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 07:43 AM

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have never heard such moanin and groanin in my life on the first day of summer. Everywhere I went yesterday... Enjoying summer? Are we gonna have summer this year? I've never seen anything like this. Etc, etc, etc.

Max temp yesterday was 14.7 and I AM LOVIN IT! Sure better than last year when we went from winter to summer in an hour and it was nasty hot and humid (for what I am used to, of course) well into the fall.

>:-D

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 02:01 PM

The weather? As Shane says, "It keeps flippin' changin'!"

But I bet if it stayed exactly the same, he'd complain about that too. ;-)

On the whole, it's been pretty good. But cooler than average this summer.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 03:19 AM

We just finished the third day of perfection: Temp right at 70F, light breeze, bright sun- enough to make me seek the shady side of the street- people lying in the sun, sleeping on the grass.

Very confusing to our cruiseship touri- people with their heavy jackets tied around their hips, hair tied back off the neck. This is not the kind of weather they were warned against.

If our weather was like this half the time, we'd have a million people trying to live here. So thanks be that we don't...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 06:15 AM

So far in Bristol June has given us the April showers we were supposed to have had back then. One minute it's sunny the next it's a downpour so much for scaremongers here who predicted a drought. But then again Glastonbury is coming and you can't have a fest without the mud.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 04:10 PM

Me and my big mouth... it's too hot and it ain't even hot yet.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 06:06 PM

Stubbs Nuclear power plant is 2 feet underwater but mostly dry due to a massive inflatable rubber ring. It was put offline but for some reason the monitors have just started to fail.

The US floods are claiming more than farmland despite our best efforts to open spill ways and double up levees.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 03 Jul 11 - 07:27 AM

A new record for the 02 July date appeared for Phoenix Arizona yesterday: 118 F (47.8 C). The report at msnbc pictured people at the town jail - the "Tent City Jail" - trying to keep cool under the canvas.

Of course there will likely be a few warmer days there next month, as it's still early in the summer season.

My town (Wichita KS) has bent the record for "consecutive days above 100F in July," currently reporting it as 13 days straight in the nearby counties, with another few expected before the string breaks off for a couple of days; but we've had a (rather sparse) sprinkle or two to take the edge off the heat.

The "real record" for consecutive >100F day stretches in Wichita was in August a few years ago, when I believe we ran something like 42 days in a row. I recall helping a few old ladies (mostly 20-somethings, I suppose' but I was only about 17 then so they looked pretty "mature") across the street because the asphalt pavement got so soft it sucked their shoes off. (I picked a small one to carry, but a couple of other "leaners" needed help prying their shoes out.)

John

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 03 Jul 11 - 01:03 PM

But I hear it's a dry heat, John.

Even so, I would perish in such heat.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Jul 11 - 10:24 PM

Well, we don't curently have much heat here in Juneau, Alaska. Today it's been in the low 50sF and tomorrow is forecast to have a high of 59. With rain. It may be a soppy parade.

We always have our Independence Day fireworks at midnight the previous night (At midnight it's as dark as it's gonna get) but most likely the clouds will affect the spectacle. They are hanging pretty low.

A number of Juneau musicians are not in town- in Colorado, Tennessee and Washington State - and I imagine they will feel summer heat tomorrow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Jul 11 - 04:50 PM

Well, I'll be kicked! As my father used to say.

Turns out that we had beautiful weather for the parade (just ended), sunny, a little breezy, no rain. Don't know what will happen the rest of the day; showers are forecast. The only times I've ever gotten sunburnt in Juneau was on July 4ths- could happen again, I guess.

And last night's fireworks went off fine. The spokesman was quoted as saying that they prefer clouds at about the 1500 foot level, (which is what we had) that it makes the sky darker so the bursts are brighter, and also because a cloud cover holds the blasts better so they are louder.

So I guess it is the best of all possible worlds. :)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 04 Jul 11 - 05:28 PM

Absolutely perfect here in NH, USA. One of the first days above 80F (and only just). The humidity of the morning burned off and it has been a sparkling day with a few passing clouds. We've had our day of summer!