What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: What's the weather like where you are?
From: harpgirl
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 07:58 PM

...hmmm well, let's see......the land of flowers is very hot and sultry... the salt air has ninety eight percent humidity and it is ninety five...we've had a lot of rain finally and the fires are mostly out...now it's sinkholes cropping up...

flowers are wonderful this year...I have coreopsis daisies, pentas, caladiums, basil, mexican heather, hydrangea...the air smells like ripe fig trees ...we had fifteen inches of rain last month and five so far this month...rain brings out the scorpions,

I am off the porch from a late afternoon music session, driven in by mosquitoes, which I hear are carrying west nile virus to crows in the next county...lots of cicadas in the still wet air....it's great to be alive....hope everyone is having a nice day...harpgirl

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 08:10 PM

Well, the weather was nice and seems OK again now. My parents went to see an outdoor production on Hamlet in Felbrigg (local National Trust Place and I believe, a lovely setting - I've yet to walk through the grounds). There was a flash and a bang and although the players at first tried to carry on, it was abandoned.

Garden here is great - enjoying new potatoes and brocolli at the moment. My favourite flower at the moment is the foxglove that decided to take root here. The roses, particularly one I believe is called "Rambling Rector" are looking splendid...

Jon

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 08:29 PM

Here in southeast Alaska we're in the middle of summer. Meaning it has cooled off again- down to the middle 50s, from the upper 60s- and the rains have been back since July 4th. Doesn't sound much like backyard barbecue weather, does it.

However, the flowers are in full, brilliant bloom and the grass is lush and green. The lilacs have just finished, astilbe and columbine are thriving, phlox in all its many colors is taller and brighter than I've ever seen it, on every hillside and dale, foxglove is blooming and stands about 4 feet tall now, on its way to 7 or 8 feet, petunias and pansies are in riotous color, nasturtium are budding and bachelor button is past its prime, day lilies are gorgeous yellow, scenting the air with their grapey, lemony, vanilla-y smell, the asiatic lilies are coming on; in the flower beds I have calendula,impatiens and geraniums.

Salmon are spawning and the eagles and sea gulls are in hog heaven; we are aware that if you don't want to meet bears it's not a good idea to go into the woods right now, especially next to a spawning stream.

Summertime- and the livin' is easy.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Benjamin
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 08:35 PM

It's been rather sunny. I've been tan this whole summer from working outside by the water. I've heard it was suppose to rain today. So far it's been sunny. I'm starting to wonder why I had to cut the grass yesterday.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MarkS
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 08:55 PM

Cooler than usual for this time of year in Pennsylvania, but thankfully no rain for the past week. My tomatos are finally growing and the zucchini is coming along great - but no joy with the peas this year. Lets hope for some slightly warmer weather for August == Mark

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: kendall
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:12 PM

South Portland Maine, temp 76 degrees, humidity, 50%. Perfect.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:35 PM

Orillia, Ontario, Canada - a sunny, breezy, gorgeous day, with small cumulus clouds. Could hardly be better.

- LH

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: artbrooks
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 09:47 PM

Prescott, Arizona: mid-80s, mostly sunny, we had our first rain of the summer monsoon season today. The afternoon wind is blowing through the cottonwoods. The columbines have been up for a few weeks now, but most of the other wildflowers are over.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 10:40 PM

Bardstown Kentucky - the last four days have been gorgeous. low 80's F in the daytime, down to 55 F last night. This is unusual for July. Last Tuesday was awful. Even though it only got up to 94 or so, the humidity was about the same, would catch your breath and fog your glasses just to walk outside. I can come upstairs and visit Mudcat when it cools off, but I'll have to stay downstairs if it gets hot again.

My perennial garden is in full bloom. Garden phlox (from my grandmother's garden) is blooming, along with the Black-Eyed Susans. Coreopsis are still blooming too. My gardenia bush in a pot on the patio had its first bloom this week!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,khandu
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 10:45 PM

The past two days here in Tupelo, MS have been heavenly. Our oppressive heat / humidity has taken a vacation, and today actually gave a little hint of autumn.

So our weather is wonderful!

khandu

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 10:47 PM

Here in Virgin-eye-ay, it is as beautiful as it ever gets! Low to no humidity, warm and temperate, and sunny with a nice breeze. I only wish we were playing some outside gig this weekend. I imagine that this will not hold out for my groups next outside public performance. I can only hope and pray!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Jul 01 - 11:58 PM

From the High Plains of eastern Wyoming, US--Hotter than the Hubs of Hell. Last two weeks it has been over 100F nearly every day. Hasn't even cooled off much at night. Maybe down to 80. The two days it did not reach 100, we had Gale Force winds and 4" of rain each day.......(caused flash flooding but not too bad). Now it's hot again and VERY humid because of the rain.

At least the rain helped the fire danger; going to be another bad fire summer in the West, I'm afraid.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: DougR
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 01:32 AM

Phoenix, Arizona-105 to 116 degrees. Very, very hot. I envy artbrooks who lives less than 100 miles away.

DougR

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: fox4zero
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 01:45 AM

Block Island, RhodeIsland: clear, dry, sunny, mid-70's today and mid-sixties tonight. About the highest average winds in the U.S. and today was no exception. Glorious weather for our Bastille Day party this evening! Larry Parish

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 09:56 AM

Sort of damp and grey at the moment.Last week we had temperatures well into the 80s and children were dropping with heat stroke at school but it didn't last long!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: CarolC
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 01:21 PM

The last few days have been perfect here. Temperatures in the mid seventies to low eighties. Low humidity. Gentle breeze. A few clouds in an otherwise clear blue sky. I wish it could be like this all summer long.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ard mhacha
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 01:42 PM

There were some exotic places visited along this line. Now back down to the ordinary, Lurgan Co Armagh,Ireland, Temp low 60`s now dropping to mid 50`s 6.30pm, no extremes, Winter and Summer I can walk my dog. I remember paying a a visit to my US cousins and suffering in the low 100`s in West Virginia. I was also informed that in Winter you were also inhibited by heavy snow. Yes the locals may moan about our extra ration of rain but I will take this anytime in preference to most US climates. Where ever you are enjoy the rest of the day. Slan Ard Mhacha.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: CarolC
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 01:48 PM

I'm in West Virginia. It's gorgeous here right now. However, it is pretty common for the heat and humidity to be opressive. Snow isn't a big problem in this part of the state, but it can be in the higher elevations of the more mountainous parts.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ard mhacha
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 05:00 PM

Carol, I forgot to add your state is beautiful and all of the people I met, I remember we drove from Charleston to Logan County and not a feuding Hatfield or McCoy to be seen.Slan Ard Mhacha.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: CarolC
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 05:15 PM

(*smile*) Ard Mhacha, you are very gracious.

(We make West Virginia jokes here, too.)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 05:20 PM

Well yesterday in London we had a mini tornado making it's way up the Thames, but regrettably, it stopped before it hit that Godawful Millennium Dome.... shame... It did bring with it a fairly ferocious thunder storm though... and some torrential rain. Today has been a bit Vivaldi - four seasons. Very hot and sunny this morning, cloudy and breezy at lunch time, a few spots of rain this afternoon, and chilly with no wind but great grey clouds this evening....

Happy St Swithuns' Day. Another 40 more like this to come!!

LTS

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: RangerSteve
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 06:09 PM

Central west New Jersey, in the Delaware Valley - about 80 degrees at the most with low humidity. Down to 50 at night. This morning on my way to work I had to turn on the heat in my car. The tomatoes are starting to produce fruit, and the squash is blossoming. Groundhogs ate my beans, but they are trying to come back.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 06:38 PM

"Don't mind the weather, if the wind don't blow"

very pretty here right now north of Wash DC

guess our local, sometimes poster, SongBob is doing ok, too he doesn't need to sing this now

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Metchosin
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 06:54 PM

From the west coast of Vancouver Island, a cool wind came up from Washington State a couple of days ago bringing the temperature down to the low 20s and threatening a sprinkle of rain. Lowered the fire hazard in the bush and gave me the impetus this afternoon, to stack in the shed, the bales of sweet smelling hay that have been sitting in the driveway for the past week.

I itch and as usual I'll ache tomporrow, but I am thankful for the pleasure of the aroma and the connection to the earth and seasons the job provides.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: harpgirl
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 07:02 PM

ahhh...LTS...you have a delightfully wacky sense of humor!!! .... but there is no such thing as "chilly with no wind"....*wink*

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Dorrie
Date: 15 Jul 01 - 07:11 PM

its stopped being summer already in hull they say its nevre dull in hull but they're wrong

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 02:00 AM

Ah Harpgirl, you have a point. Were that it were so though.... I'd have more of it!

There were some photos of our tiny tornado in the papers, surprised no-one else mentioned it.... it travelled down the river and got to within 2 miles of my place.... it got so dark I had to put the lights on and the street lamps came on!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 03:02 AM

Sunny,but not hot here, its 8AM on the east coast of England.I think Dorrie is right, summer has ended here.john

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 08:18 AM

Even the eighty year old folks I have asked have never seen summer weather like we've had this year this in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. So far this summer, we've only had about a half dozen days of 30C and above. The rest of it has been 10 to 15C overnight and 20 to 25C daytime, RH around 50 to 80%, and little rain. Don't expect it will last much past the new moon, though.

The New Brunswick shore of the Northumberland straight is a big tourist draw because of the warm waters and beautiful beaches but I've seen a lot of them walking around with jackets and long pants and disgusted looks on their faces.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Kim C
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 05:19 PM

Nashville, TN - mid to high 80s the last couple of days, very pleasant evenings. It's supposed to get hotter this week, though. ;-)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,emily b
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 06:30 PM

I'm here in Houston and it's been hot, mid-90's and quite humid. Many mosquitos after our big flood last month. Summer is nowhere near over. It'll be like this through Sept. at least. Right now I'm in the middle of a thunderstorm that is no doubt lowering the temp a bit but the a/c will continue to run for a few months. The crepe myrtle is beautiful, I found a lone, late magnolia on Saturday that I buried my nose in for that wonderful scent.

I'm a city girl who doesn't grow things except rosemary and bouganvilla which is also beautiful. All the perfect weather elsewhere sounds too good to be true but I know it is true. I'm escaping to Maine in a few days so maybe Kendall's perfect weather will hold for me. I'll have to put out another thread about music up there.

Please, everyone up north, flap your arms collectively and send a cold front this way. We would be forever grateful.

All the best,

Emily

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Atomic.T
Date: 16 Jul 01 - 11:20 PM

Rain and more rain at the moment in the winter of New Zealand bush...but ...that's why we live here

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Angie
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 10:23 AM

Pretty mingin here in devon, never mind I'll be in Scotland next week and no doubt it will be sunny.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: English Jon
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 11:40 AM

Pissing down like a bastard.

EJ

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Louisa
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 11:53 AM

Dark and gloomy and raining! Horrible. The summer better come back soon

Louisa

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jim Cheydi
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 11:54 AM

There are many scientific terms, but I think 'crap' sums it up nicely.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: English Jon
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 12:01 PM

Currently we have a bit of an occluded front, as we say in East London.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 02:11 AM

Sydney, Oz - just glorious. About 18 degrees Celsius and it's mid winter; almost sunbaking weather.
Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: DancingMom
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 07:13 PM

Raining kitties and puppies at the moment, but we were getting desperate for rain in VA. Muggy, humid. It's supposed to COOL OFF when it rains! But I picked the first tomato off my vines today. It's a beaut. Doing lots of herbs this year, and I have pink and blue morning glories running up and down my fence, and burgundy hollyhocks. And it's all starting to come back year after year. AND my teenager enjoys weeding! Cool, huh? Sharon

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Gervase
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 07:22 PM

The weather? More like bloody climate. And so very English - pissing down and pissing off the cat, who doesn't appreciate rain. He's starting to take it out on the furniture and my feet.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 12:00 AM

Just starting to cool off a bit (down to about 90 and its 11PM here) in middle Kansas from 105 degrees this afternoon. Humidity also high. Can't even hope for rain very hard because you get severe thunderstorm warnings and possible tornados with it. I'd rather have snow up to my butt anytime than this kind of heat. Come on, December.

Lin (kvetch, kvetch, kvetch...)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pattyClink
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 12:37 PM

Okay, so it's hot as blue blazes! It's bright and humid and sweaty and the UV index is at 'warning' level. I am going to leave a frozen bottle of water in my car while I go walking at lunch, knowing it will be liquid before the first lap is over. It's Hot. But the tomatoes and peaches are trying to apologize.

And we'll bring the subject up again again in February, you girls and boys of the North Counteree!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 12:52 PM

Well, just as I posted above. New moon tomorrow and the next three days are forecast to be in the high twenties C. I expect the next few weeks will be low to mid 30's, but hopefully that won't go on too much after the next full moon. All depends on the cloud cover. Could be two weeks or six weeks of hot weather.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 09:22 PM

HOT

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 29 Jul 01 - 11:50 PM

It isn't. The weather here has gone on strike, because it's sick of everyone talking about it. We have no weather anymore. It's a real problem. People don't know what to say to each other, and they are getting really crabby and tense. Things are going downhill around here fast, so I think I will just stay indoors for awhile...

- LH

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Gypsy
Date: 30 Jul 01 - 10:39 PM

Well, we are at the height of summer. Which means: fog with delusions of granduer (trying to be wet) to grey. When tourists ask when the fog will burn off, i look at my watch and reply: October! :)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 30 Jul 01 - 11:12 PM

I like it hot. Some don't. But I do like the nights to be cool.... Every window it is safe to open at night, is open creating enough draught to make the door bang, but not enough to cool me down. Which is why I'm posting here at 4.15am GMT. Just off for a semi naked wander in the garden I think.....

LTS

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Melani
Date: 31 Jul 01 - 12:14 AM

San Francisco Bay Area--low clouds and fog in the morning, clearing to near the coast by midday, highs in the 60's near the coast to the 90's in the warmest inland areas, lows tonight in the 50's...the other day the radio announcer said, "And the weather today--oh, you already know it." We are remarkably consistent.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 31 Jul 01 - 12:19 AM

STILL HOT!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sorcha
Date: 31 Jul 01 - 12:23 AM

HOT!! (100F/38+?C) Tonight, severe thunderstorms and rain with lightning, and still hot. At least the rain will help with the fires. I too, prefer "too hot" to "too cold." I seem to always be able to cool off, but never get warm, esp at temps below 0 F/-32 C. Shudddddddeeeerrr. Please cover my feet.

Why is it that cold looks colder in Centigrade, and hot looks hotter in Farenheit? Shouldn't there be a "real relative" scale, (grin)?