What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 31 Jan 23 - 05:06 PM

we've has some really hot & humid days (typical Sydney summer) with rain (typical Sydney summer) in the past few weeks.

During several nasty days I was reading 2 books - both mysteries - one set in Hawaii in 1890s in hot/humid times - US visitor hated it & could barely cope, the other in Italy, August 1960s, when the local detective had to battle similar weather.

I was hoping my next read would be set in winter while I struggled thru hot humid days & nights - tho with an electric fan blowing cool air on me at home, & scurrying between air conditioned trains, buses & buildings, & other air conditioned trains, buses & buildings I was much better off than those fictional characters. I hate humid weather as much as they did!

Sydney has longest spell of days below 30C in 140 years (11 January)
Sydney averages 15 days above 30C per year. The run of sub-30C days is set to continue into mid-January      (& it did)
As most of southern Australia sweats under a prolonged heatwave, Sydney is on the verge of recording its longest spell of days below 30 degrees Celsius in 140 years.
While the weather has definitely at least resembled a version of summer since the pre-Christmas record cold spell, Tuesday's maximum of 26.6 degrees at Observatory Hill marked the 323rd consecutive day under 30C, already the longest stretch in three decades.

The article refers to the offical Sydney CBD weather station on the Harbour, as always Sydney's western suburbs had many days of temperatures over 30. (30C = 84F)

sandra (in sunny Sydney, 9am on Wed 1st February, 22C = 72, forecast for 27 = 81)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 03 Feb 23 - 06:33 PM

I don't know how cold it really is,
but it's TOO cold. (Southern New England)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 23 - 12:55 PM

Well, we have got above freezing, and I hope we stay there for a while.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 05 Feb 23 - 07:54 PM

Thats weird Sandra
I figured with global warming I wouldn't need snow tires this winter. I was right.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 23 - 10:05 AM

30°C is 86°F, Sandra (damn nitpicker I am!)

We're having the first typical Brit winter for many years. A bit of this, a bit of that, sometimes wet, sometimes dry, sometimes warm, sometimes cold, and a lot more night frosts than we've had for years. It's very nice and sunny just now with 10°C and frosty nights. We went for a stroll by the sea and we could feel the warmth of the strengthening sun for the first time this year. The vitamin D will have to all come from food for another month.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 07 Feb 23 - 12:36 AM

It's a bit warmish....daytime temps reaching the mid 30s C (I don't know what that is for those of you who still think in old money, you would have to look it up) but nothing we can't handle. Until Christmas the weather was fairly mild, but I'm not complaining about a late start to summer's heat for once.

Storms forecast for the next day or two or three, par for the course for this time of year. Our storm season runs from October to April.

Rain is not bad, providing there is not a surfeit. Storms - not so much so, as they cause damage.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Feb 23 - 06:28 PM

Too warm for winter, again.
A premature "mud season."

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

I tell you,
somebody is softening us up on purpose
with this warm weather so as to
jolt us with more winter weather before it's all over . . .

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Feb 23 - 10:05 AM

The weather can't make up its mind, hereabouts.
It may snow before the week is out,
but now it is warm enough for rain instead of snow.
This even though we're in the Northern Hemisphere
and should be a solidly winter month.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 11:13 AM

Could be a winter storm.
May have to miss chorus rehearsal.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 11:35 AM

We've had just half an inch of rain in February so far, and it looks like that will be it for the month as yet another high pressure builds in. We had just a third of an inch in the second half of January. In more normal times we'd expect about six times as much rain as we've had since mid-Jan. The south-west of England (where I am) and East Anglia are still officially in drought, and there are are fears of big trouble if we have a summer like we had last year. We still have a hosepipe ban in Cornwall that started last August, the first in 27 years (and the last one was short-lived).

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 12:12 PM

Our reservoirs in Devon and Cornwall are at 65% of their capacities, and at least one major reservoir is at just over 40%. That's almost unprecedented in modern times (we've increased capacity considerably since the severe drought years of 1975-76). This time last year we were at 88%. Winter is when our water storage is replenished, but this year the replenishment is faltering severely. In typical years, spring is our driest season.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 12:56 PM

Its 80 F here on Thursday.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pattyClink
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 02:31 PM

Violent winds near Albuquerque all day, gusting to 80 mph. Watching hundreds of bushes turned to tumbleweeds, flying by my windows.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 03:12 PM

Yes, pattyClink,
February is definitely a peak month
for tumbleweeds in New Mexico. I remember it well.
Especially when you are driving down the freeway
and the tumbleweeds collide with your moving vehicle . . .

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pattyClink
Date: 22 Feb 23 - 06:43 PM

I did stay parked and inside all day. But after 2 electrical things failed to work, ventured outside to discover my heavy 30-amp power cord had been blown out of its receptacle. Yikes!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Feb 23 - 08:56 AM

Last night brought about two inches of
the worst kind of snow there is,
the kind that is half-frozen, heavy with ice.
Just finished scraping it off of my parked car.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Feb 23 - 02:37 PM

The first daffodil bloomed today. I'm not used to a snowless winter.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: leeneia
Date: 02 Mar 23 - 12:34 PM

When an ice storm is predicted, I spray my car windows with Windex (or similar) so the ice can't stick as well. And once the ice is off, the windows are sparkly clean.

I would tell you how wonderful this winter has been in Missouri, how the tulips are coming up and the birds are singing, but you'd hate me.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Mar 23 - 05:35 PM

More snow in the forecast, and darn it all,
we don't need any MORE snow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 04 Mar 23 - 03:57 PM

That was a lot of fuss over nothing much --
about four inches of slush, easily treated.
Here they were saying we could expect a foot of snow . . .

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Mar 23 - 09:19 AM

The sun is out, which helps no end.
About half a foot of snow everywhere. Blinding to look at.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 12 Mar 23 - 08:29 AM

The climate change snow in Californis is a disaster

All the land is soaked (all the land is soaked)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in D.C.. (if I was in D.C.)
California's screamin' (California's screamin')
On such a winter's day
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher has lost his faith (preacher has lost his faith)
He knows were gonna go (knows were gonna go)
California's scream' (California's screamin')
On such a winter's day
All the hills are snow (all the hills are snow)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I only told her (if I only told her)
We can't leave today (We can't leave today)
Global Warming's changin' (Global warming's changin')
On such a winter's day (Climate change is winning')
On such a winter's day (Climate change is here')
On such a winter's day

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 12 Mar 23 - 09:26 AM

In the last week or two (during a recent Catnap), I was delighted to hear my favourite weather forecast: a yellow snow warning. The forecasters on the telly were most careful to step around it.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Mar 23 - 10:29 AM

Shades of dear old Frank Zappa:

Watch out where the huskies go, and . . .

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 13 Mar 23 - 07:35 AM

Frank Zappa, of 'My dick is a monster' fame?
Alphonso's famous pancakes?
Frank Zappa is still ahead our time.

Over here a yellow snow alert would turn into a 10 minute diversion of the news.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 13 Mar 23 - 07:46 AM

I wonder how the California floods will affect their fire season.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Mar 23 - 08:35 AM

My part of western Massachusetts has over twelve inches of snow on the ground now,
and we are all digging out from under.
At least the snow has stopped falling,
although there is a wind causing snowdrifts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Mar 23 - 08:40 AM

No more blowing or falling snow,
we will be digging out for some time --
some areas of western Massachusetts got more than two feet of snow this week.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 19 Mar 23 - 09:05 AM

On this last day of winter it is 29 (-2) but next weekend it will be 70.
Peru and Ecuador have suffered a deadly Earthquake.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Mar 23 - 04:01 PM

Well, it is certainly spring weather, the sunny sort,
with the frozen snow melting rapidly.

I have a nasty premonition of spring windstorms, but not today.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 21 Mar 23 - 04:19 PM

Its Spring, Its time to come out, gay or not.

The official UN global warming report came out.
With high scientific certainty, you are toast.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Mar 23 - 06:27 PM

There was fog up in the mountain passes
that the MassPike runs through,
where there is still snow and ice around.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Mar 23 - 11:09 AM

Texas had a little rain on the edge of a weather front but the big activity to the east was when it grew and moved through rural Mississippi as a tornado on the ground for an hour-long scouring of the rural landscape. At last count 26 dead and many missing.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Mar 23 - 11:22 AM

Thirty miles of continuous total destruction from massive tornados is highly unusual.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: leeneia
Date: 31 Mar 23 - 11:46 PM

It was a bad day for tornadoes today. One hit Little Rock, Arkansas. Our local weather map looked safe, but eastern and central Missouri not so good with CAPEs in the 4000's. (medium high)

We had a big storm last night, and today skies were blue with an unusual high of 78 going to 32 in a few hours from now. Clearly, huge air masses with huge temperature and pressure differences are on the move.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Apr 23 - 12:39 AM

leeneia, what city are you in/near?

The snow and rain hitting California will help refill the aquifers. Texas hasn't had that kind of rain (the Edwards Aquifer is still in dire need of water). It is hit or miss around the country, for places that got the moisture.

It has been a moist but not overly-wet spring in North Texas. I expect it to be Hot As Hell sooner than anyone likes it here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 Apr 23 - 07:10 PM

The storm that brought tornadoes a day or two ago
is headed for my area,
we have watches up concerning the winds.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 01 Apr 23 - 07:18 PM

Right now its a windy thunderstorm and the lights are flickering.
It is a bright and stormy night at this hour.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Charmion
Date: 01 Apr 23 - 09:51 PM

It’s raining in Perth County, Ontario.

This is normal.

Unfortunately, it has been snowing and raining consistently for more than a month now, and wet basements are the rule.

Fortunately, Canadian Tire has wet-dry vacuums on special. What a coincidence!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Neil D
Date: 04 Apr 23 - 02:01 AM

Friday before last we had 60 mph winds with faster gusts throughout Ohio. No tornado activity was reported but my wife and I saw several instances of down trees that had been twisted off rather than knocked over. Hundreds of thousands without power, over 100,000 in my county, nearly a third of the population. I was without power for over three days. we live in the country, literally in the middle of a large corn field, We have gas heat but an elcectric thermostat and well water supplied by an electric pump so we were without both. We had lanterns for light and would have toughed out the 40 degree tempd but how do live without water. After the first night we checked into a hotel. We've been back to normal for 6 days now but they are calling for another such storm two days from now. Fingers are crossed.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Apr 23 - 07:05 PM

The weather where I am is early spring weather at the moment.
A cool wind keeps things on the cool side;
there has been a little rain;
and we have had really sunny dry cool days.

The forecast is talking about a wave of unusually warm weather.
Myself, I wish we could have some spring,
and not go from winter straight into summer.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: robomatic
Date: 09 Apr 23 - 05:39 PM

This time of year used to be referred to as "cabin fever' season. Our days are longer and we're gaining about 5 minutes of sunlight to our days per day.

Yesterday after showering I went out to brush a fresh 1-1/2" of snow off the car, then drive out to Starbucks. Today the temperature dropped to 16°F and for dog walking we drove up to one of the trailheads where it was 10°F. The dog loved it and plowed through the trailside snow depth like it was diaphonous ferns. There were many people who drove up there to ski the trails and enjoy the views of town and mountains for Easter. This is the time of year the ravens head back to the nearby mountains to start their nests and domestic chick raisng. Their place is taken by seabirds and Canada geese but it is a bit too early for them. I thought I saw some trees with buds but we're a couple of weeks from leafing out. Nevertheless there are many devoted gardeners who are chomping at the bit to get outside, but no official outdoor gardening until Memorial Day.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Apr 23 - 06:26 PM

We have early spring weather this Easter Sunday,
with a chilly wind modifying the strong direct sunshine.

But by the end of next week, it is supposed to be 80 degrees F.!
I hope this summery weather will be followed by some more spring.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Apr 23 - 08:03 PM

Vermont still has got snow on the ground, although not much.
Also the trees are not as green up north
as they are to the south in Massachusetts.
We are in for some rain this week.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 17 Apr 23 - 09:23 AM

Spring has returned, after careening through several days like summer.
Rain today, which is much needed. Blessedly cool air.
Nearly all the trees have some new green on their branches.
And the songbirds and evening peepers are loud outside.
Bugs, too.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Apr 23 - 03:12 PM

Its dusty dry.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 May 23 - 10:48 AM

A perfect day for mowing the grass, which is happening outside.
The smell of freshly cut grass always tells me spring is fully here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 May 23 - 01:42 PM

Glorious, thank you.
If it never got warmer than this, I would be happy.
The lilac buds are just about ready to burst open.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Donuel
Date: 07 May 23 - 06:43 PM

Alberta has declared a state of emergency after wildfires spread across the western Canadian province, driving nearly 25,000 people from their homes. Faced with more than 100 wildfires, Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith called the situation "unprecedented". This reminds me of Oz.