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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: KT Date: 28 Feb 11 - 12:02 AM Those chilly winds are unceasing! Sounds like a freight train is tearing around the house! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Janie Date: 27 Feb 11 - 11:18 PM Whereas here in north central North Carolina, spring has sprung - early and dry. Some fairly wild temperature fluctuations, but all mild compared to many other places. High tomorrow 80F, high Tuesday is predicted to be 55F. That sort of thing has been the pattern for the past few weeks. Has been a weird winter. Colder average temps and more frozen precipitation, but much lower precipitation over-all, and no periods of what for us is extreme cold. And now a much warmer and drier February than is typical, in spite of significant fluctuation in temps. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Ebbie Date: 27 Feb 11 - 09:49 PM In Juneau Alaska we're back in the bitter stuff. High winds- 84 mph has been the highest clocked so far, I think - but it has been mighty gusty the last two or three days. Temperature around 10F today- with the wind chill you might say it is cool. This drafty old building is chilling now- it took awhile to permeate the walls, I guess. This is forecast to last until Tuesday morning - earlier they had said *Monday* morning, so who knows. My little Chinese Crested Hairless dog is wearing 1 and 1/2 sweaters, a coat and a 'robe' pinned around his neck. He looks like Yul Brynner swooping around in The King and I. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,open mike Date: 27 Feb 11 - 02:28 AM had snow for a few days..got 10-12 inches.. power is out and phones are intermittant at best. i have been away from home for several days...I had several gigs... babgysitting 2 year old grandson playing at 2 birthday parties and helping to shear sheep... i am not looking forward to being back home with no electric,and no pnone. with no power, the pump is also out, so no water either. with no wood stove, there will be no heat i heat with propane, but the heater requires electricity ... so life will be miserable without power... back when i used to live in a cabin with a wood stove, gravity flow water, and wood burning water heater, power outages did not bother me...the only fear was spoiled food when the fridge and freezer were without power...but i could still cook, bathe, and keep warm without needing electricity.... not so any more in my motor home.... the highway was closed due to multiple jack-knifed big rigs and the dirt road into my place may not be cleared yet, although the high way and the county road have rbeen plowed, so i hear. since the fire 3 years ago there are still standing dead trees, and many were toppled by the weight of the snow. this was the cause of some of the downed power and phone lines. i will try to return home tomorrow when the temps get above freezing...i do not want to try to drive the steep mountain roads when it is below freezing. ..will send update when I make my way back home... i am about 20 miles away now at my daughter and son-in-law's house. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 26 Feb 11 - 09:58 AM Cool pic. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: pdq Date: 25 Feb 11 - 02:38 PM Predicted to be the coldest day this season in the sagebrush desert. Tonight may get down to 0o F and tomorrow just 23o F high. We had a freak cold spell in early November with one day of 5o F low and 28o F high. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 25 Feb 11 - 02:09 PM Snowing again. 35cm and 90kph gusts. That pic two posts ago... the lads were shovelling out the soil stacks, laundry vents and exhaust fan vents so they'll be at it again on Monday. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,Patsy Date: 23 Feb 11 - 08:31 AM I was in Salisbury over the weekend and it was quite dry with glimpses of sun but chilly. Back here in Bristol the temperatures are starting to climb to double figures but dull damp grey. It has been a weird Winter rather than interesting, plummeting to cold temperatures and then 13-15 degrees in the early hours and then plummeting again. My Isle of Wight friend has reported the same kind of temperature changes on the Island, one minute shivering and the next breaking out in a sweat. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 22 Feb 11 - 09:31 AM Hey Art... make sure ya keep yer roof clear a snow eh! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,pattyClink Date: 21 Feb 11 - 10:34 PM 78 was the high today, lovely weather all week. This morning the first daffodil bloomed! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bill D Date: 21 Feb 11 - 07:31 PM 77°F here last Thurs...35° and preparing for snow tonight, and predicted down to 18°F tomorrow night. sheesh! What an... interesting... Winter. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Little Hawk Date: 21 Feb 11 - 12:34 PM Bright, sunny, and cold out there. A nice day to look at the scenery. The Groundhog expresses cautious optimism about the approach of Spring. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: maire-aine Date: 21 Feb 11 - 10:49 AM We (SE Michigan) got about 10" of snow (drifts to twice that) overnight. Just finished digging out my driveway/sidewalk. Frogprince, how much did you get? Maryanne |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Ebbie Date: 20 Feb 11 - 02:59 PM In Juneau, Alaska we just got out of a winter storm warning situation that brought us about a foot of snow but the temperature is just at freezing so it probably won't last long. Very pretty though. We've had a mild winter, except for when it wasn't. A couple of times it was brutal- high winds, low temperatures and slicing snow. This time it started out that way but the winds died and it became lovely. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Little Hawk Date: 19 Feb 11 - 07:34 PM Vicious winds buffeted this locality all last night...moderating today as the day went on. A lot of small stuff came down from the trees, along with a bit of blowing snow. The Groundhog has locked his front door and won't answer the doorbell. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,Goose Gander Date: 19 Feb 11 - 02:52 PM In between rain storms, a new one's moving in right now. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Ed T Date: 18 Feb 11 - 05:34 PM Just rain |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 18 Feb 11 - 01:08 PM Snow, mixed precip, freezing rain, and now rain... which will reverse order near dusk. Which actually isn't a bad thing on accounta I had my roof shovelled off and I had to make a ramp up to the front door and clear clear a metre of snow from the front door... that crystalized stuff that's hard to stick a shovel blade into. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,mg Date: 18 Feb 11 - 12:54 PM it is snowing big fat blobs |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bill D Date: 18 Feb 11 - 11:41 AM 3 days of sunny & balmy..... It's still Feb! Watch out! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Little Hawk Date: 18 Feb 11 - 11:12 AM The weather is definitely getting warmer here. I think the Groundhogs were right this time!!! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bob Landry Date: 17 Feb 11 - 10:24 PM Maiulny clear skiers and -21 celcius (pushing-10 farenheit). Tolerable! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 17 Feb 11 - 02:57 PM 5C, sunny and breezey! In mid February! My windows are open... fresh air! I can hear the drip, drip, drip of the snow melting.... die you bastards, DIE! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 16 Feb 11 - 03:23 PM Next person that asks, "Enough snow for ya yet?" gets a shovel upside the head and then up... |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bill D Date: 09 Feb 11 - 04:09 PM Dorothy? No... but I could introduce you to a couple of wicked witches....and several yappy little dogs. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,999 Date: 09 Feb 11 - 03:30 PM Wasn't aware you were from Kansas, Bill. Just by chance, did you ever meet Dorothy? |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bill D Date: 08 Feb 11 - 10:20 PM Indeed~! We had thunder the other day, and it was a bit like being home in Kansas... that plus WIND... today we had wind warnings on my weather program until noon, and what we got would be considered 'average' days in Wichita, which at one time was on of the top 10 windy cities. (well, that was 40 years ago :>) I don't know about these days.) |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JohnInKansas Date: 08 Feb 11 - 08:26 PM The biggest difference between my part of Kansas and most of the east coast is that in six years spent in Boston I only heard thunder ONCE. (It definitely frightened the local neighbors, many of whom didn't know what it was. The "media" had to explain - extensively.) John |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Bill D Date: 08 Feb 11 - 07:21 PM There are many similarities between JiKs weather in Wichita, where I used to live, and the DC suburbs where I am now. We don't usually get major snows. We had one very wet, cold day on Sat., but some chilly but sunny days since...and a week or two more of decent clear days predicted! It won't be 'warm', but no nastiness in sight. I sure hope it eases for everyone else... whether they need heat or cool. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JohnInKansas Date: 08 Feb 11 - 07:13 PM The previous snow storm that buried the eastern half of the US a week or so ago pretty much missed us in Wichita KS US, with only a couple of inches here. Winds during that snowfall were high (~40 mph while it was coming down) so our accumulation then was "6 inches wide" on the sides of obstructions. Roads aligned with the wind direction didn't even need plowing, although crosswise ones had "nothing to feet" of drifts. After about a week of "there's another one coming but it probably will miss us" we've had an overnight 5 or 6 inches (visual estimate in my neighborhood) and the predictions have suddenly changed to "6 to 12 inches" locally and up to "feet" nearby toward the east and southeast. Temps during the past week have been a little lower than normal, but "zoomed up to 40F" (4.4C) yesterday afternoon. This afternoon the high temp was about 0F (-18C) but the wind is again (intermittently) strong, and reported current wind chill at -20F (-29C). I can see through the small hole where the snow isn't plastered on the front window that the trash/recycling pickup has been on schedule (and that the driver didn't get down to shut the lid on one of the carts like he usually does); but I'll have to go out the back and walk around to shovel the two foot drift blocking the front door before we'll be able to get out normally. Weather maps on TV now show two additional bands of (what we call here) "heavy snow" approaching, so I think I'll wait until they pass before reassessing the situation. If the wind changes direction it may all blow away, and we don't have anyplace we need to go for the next few days. John |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 08 Feb 11 - 06:35 PM Jeri... The fishnets didn't work so well. You didn`t use salt codÉ Grrrr... keyboard is messed up againÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Jeri Date: 08 Feb 11 - 06:24 PM What 999 said, in three part harmony, with a marching band and baton twirlers. Oh yeah--pantyhose on my roof holding ice melt stuff. I used some black ones I'll never fit into again. The fishnets didn't work so well. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,mg Date: 08 Feb 11 - 06:14 PM great..flowers starting to bloom..saw jonquils this morning..pink rhodies in full bloom and fuschia ones almost there. Cloudless sunny skies. This is the cloudiest place in U.S. though I just read. Not a lot of sun and near constant wind... Not a good economy but if you have retirement income and good health a good place to retire. mg |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: maeve Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:38 PM What 999 said, in three part harmony. Maeve |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,999 Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:16 PM Snow, blowing snow, drifting snow and da da more snow. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST Date: 08 Feb 11 - 01:46 PM `What's the weather like where you are?` Just wonderful!! |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: GUEST,Patsy Date: 08 Feb 11 - 10:34 AM It was foggy this morning but transformed into a really lovely day. Spring is on the way. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Rumncoke Date: 08 Feb 11 - 10:12 AM On the coast of Dorset - England - just to the left of the little triangular island. This morning there was fog - now the sky is clear and the air just slightly crisp but so invigorating - just breathing is like drinking a dry peach wine with bubbles. I have been out in the garden looking at the new leaves just emerging on the more adventurous plants, and I had a bounce on the trampoline. It has been cloudy and a bit windy recently, so it is nice to see the sun. We do get a bit of weather, but the climate is changing so we get less and less Winter. Good for ripening the grapes. Anne Croucher |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 08 Feb 11 - 07:51 AM We've had over 2.5m of snow. Thank goodness it didn't start until just before Christmas... it could have started two months earlier. Another 10 to 20cm has begun. Two roof collapses recently have brought in lads with ladders and shovels from all over the countryside knocking on doors. My neighbour shovelled his twice. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennyO Date: 07 Feb 11 - 07:33 PM The sun poked through a few times today, in between the clouds. It's still a few degrees above zero, so not too bad. Some of my pot plants out in the greenhouse are showing signs of coming to life. I'm really looking forward to my first spring in England! We started to prepare for that today by buying some things from the hugest garden centre I've ever seen, near Taunton. We've bought a heated propagating thingy that we can grow seedlings in so that we can get a head start on growing our veggies, a long hose, and some other bits and pieces. There are so many grey days and not many sunny ones, that I really feel happier when I do see the sun. What a difference from the way things have been in Sydney lately, with the heatwave! Glad you have a cool change now, freda. I don't like having to cope with that kind of heat. If only it could all be evened out around the world - not possible of course. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Charley Noble Date: 07 Feb 11 - 08:30 AM Yesterday it warmed up to 40 F and I managed to get up on the hipped roof and shovel off a three foot perimeter, hoping to thaw out the gutters. We've got some major ice dams up there and there's no other way to deal with them. I was tempted to break them up with an ax but thought better of that! Today I might try sprinkling salt if the melt water hasn't found its own way out. My lower back has earned some quality time soaking in the tub. More snow and colder weather tomorrow. Charley Noble, in Maine |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: freda underhill Date: 07 Feb 11 - 12:51 AM ..snow.. grey winters.. at last we've had a cool change. It's 22 :-) |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennyO Date: 06 Feb 11 - 08:48 AM Typical grey winters day here in Somerset, but not as cold as it was before. 10 degrees C right now - positively balmy compared with the cold snap we had before Christmas and again about a week ago. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gnu Date: 06 Feb 11 - 06:28 AM I just moved 6" of heavy, sticky snow from the doorways and the truck. Sleet, freezing rain and 6" of snow to come before noon. And I am happy as a clam after hearing the stories from Oz... hope youse all fair out okay. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: freda underhill Date: 06 Feb 11 - 06:13 AM It's great to hear from you Gecko - what you've been through! Sticky heat probably never felt so good :-) |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: gecko Date: 06 Feb 11 - 03:04 AM Tropical Cyclone Yasi just ripped it's devastating way through Cairns and Far North Queensland and caused great damage though, fortunately, we were spared the full force of the cyclone here in Cairns as it veered off the predicted course during the last hours before landfall. Most of us lost powe (plus a few trees) for a few days but doesn't it make you appreciate the luxury of something we don't usually even notice - just a flick the switch and bingo! We are now back to hot and sticky monsoonal weather after three days of electric storms as the cyclonic low moved further south. YIU gecko |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Jeri Date: 05 Feb 11 - 10:46 PM It snowed earlier, then it turned to rain. Now, thunder and lightening have been added. I'm going to bed. |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: freda underhill Date: 05 Feb 11 - 08:30 PM That's beautiful Charlie. Meanwhile, yesterday it was 41.5 degrees (105 degrees), last night in Sydney was our hottest night on record, following our longest heatwave. It was 33.2 degrees at midnight, following a record-breaking seven days of temperatures over 30 degrees, a feat never before seen in 150 years of records of Sydney weather. (while we've had hotter days in Sydney, we haven't had such a long heatwave). |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Charley Noble Date: 05 Feb 11 - 08:24 PM Here's the latest link to how Robinhood Farm looked after the latest snow storm: click here for transport There really some nice snow sculpture created including some barns a la mode. It's the last 7 images which are from the Farm. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: maire-aine Date: 05 Feb 11 - 08:02 PM More snow snuck in on us today. About 5-inches with a 10-inch drift in the driveway. No warning at all from the weather gurus. The forecast I heard at 9am said "about 1 inch". My poor snowblower has worked harder this one week than it did all last year. Seems to have stopped for now. |
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