What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,milk monitor
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 12:13 PM

London...dark, rainy and really really bloody cold.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 12:00 PM

Grey, miserable and BLOODY cold!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Amos
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 11:59 AM

You can tell winter is coming by the fistful of gray clouds that stubborn the sky until well after sunrise. Where I launch my kayak, the beach is cool from the night, not warm. The water is still swimmable, though. But the surf is higher than usual, and that is one reason I find out it is swimmable. Launching, trying to time the sets for minimum fuss going out, I make it past the line of the forming waves twenty minutes before sunrise, with only a couple of wet sloppy slaps from the sea for my trouble.

After an hour or two of paddling around visiting with the sea lions sleeping on the bouys and watching flights of cormorants wheel over the deeps, I paddle back in, the deep-water swell rising and falling beneath me like whale's breath. Closing in on the beach these swells become the surf, and timing them is impossible from the outside, because the patterns are less visible. I count the breakers and time myself, hoping for a keyhole that will give me a clean run through the surf. I start to paddle rapidly at just the moment, and am rising on the back of the wave I have chosen to come in. I am high on its back stroking and surfing at the same time, riding like a wave-master, the curling surf just under my prow. But as the break begins to unroll, the kayak swings, ignoring steering command, and is brought broadside to the curl, and rolls. I am tumbled into wet blackness, ducking to avoid the impact of the kayak or the paddle as evberything is carried away to the will of the insane water. Then I am standing and dragging my kayak in through the shallows, up on to the wet sand. The morning light is diffused and still largely gray even though sunrise was over an hour before. I am dripping from every corner and desperately in need of a hot shower, but not so cold that I cannot take care of business, putting things to rights and getting the kayak mounted to the car-top and strapped down.

All in all an interesting morning, and only 7:30 by the time I am in a hot shower at home, thinking about that scary moment just after I realized there was no more control, that my craft was rolling willy or nilly!

Thank god for civilization, hot water, dry clothes and a warm office!


A

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 11:48 AM

Raining!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Chris Green
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 11:29 AM

It's brass monkeys out and I've had my hair cut really short. I regretted it as soon as left the barbers. I am now off to buy a woolly hat!

Chris in Coventry

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Alice
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 11:03 AM

A thick blanket of white snow and more falling. It started yesterday. Five months (at least) of shoveling snow starts now. crud.

Alice in Montana

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 20 Nov 04 - 04:39 AM

Its wet where i am but up the Valleys its snowing.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 04:57 AM

Woke up to the first snow of this winter, it's about 4C and we keep getting more light snow showers interspersed with bright sunshine.
Giok

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 03:07 AM

Blue sky and dry here,no snow though.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 02:58 AM

Dark.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 19 Nov 04 - 02:57 AM

Snow all over the ground...and it's frozen. Looks pretty with the sun on it, but only if I'm looking at it from in the house! Time to light a nice log fire I think! Ahhh winter in the English Midlands! Think I'll go back to Australia!

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

From the betty swallocks weather of the summer (35 Deg C + with 80%+ humidity) it has turned rather chilly here in Shanghai, sunny but chilly, about 17 Deg C.

Ones blood has thinned a bit living here so I am not looking forward to deep winter even though it does not get realy cold here our houses are not insulated which means I need to start digging out the long johns.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Blackcatter
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 04:58 PM

currently 79 deg (F) and white puffy clouds all around. Temp toight is supposed to dip to 63! Such is life during a November in Orlando. Got a date to go surfing this Sat. May have to where my wetsuit bottoms... burrr - water temp of 72 deg.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: sue exhull
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 04:51 PM

Hi   ITs bloody snowing here in St.neots(cambridgeshire) I didnt believe em when they said it would, but it has!!!! settled a bit too :(.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 03:27 PM

pouring down all day here in Wales

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 03:18 PM

Pissing down all day here.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 01:23 PM

Sleet here in Yorkshire although gather its heavy snow on the higher ground.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 01:15 PM

it's rained constantly all day and caused some small floods on the roads - but now IT'S SNOWING (heavily) - first of the winter season!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Metchosin
Date: 18 Nov 04 - 09:04 AM

Unusual for this time of year here, but we just had a small thunderstorm pass through. A couple of bolts of lightening overhead, thunder and a deluge of hail. The dogs didn't like it at all.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: dianavan
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 11:28 PM

Grey today with a little wind that actually smelled like snow. It was altogether too warm for snow, however. Makes me shiver just thinking about it.

d

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 06:43 AM

Well it's the same in NW Leicestershire Yas if that makes you feel any better!

I'd like to say something beautiful and poetic about it like some of the others have, but what can you say about a dull grey day? (I'll have to go away and think about that...I'm sure I can come up with a dirge if I try!)

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 03:28 AM

Today its dull and drizzle.Thats Wales for you.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 09:59 PM

It was beautiful today in many ways. Hope tomorrow's more of the same. I'd be nice...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Mooh
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 09:57 PM

It's a fine day for weather...

About 7C, kinda hazy, still nice enough to enjoy a piss in the back yard. Think I'll go for a walk later.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Metchosin
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 05:29 PM

Beautiful, sunny day yesterday here on Vancouver Island, around 50F, pissing down this morning. The wind picked up this afternoon, blew away most clouds and a watery sun is now streaking through the trees, transforming grey rain and fog cloaking moss and branches into dripping gold and silver.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 04:20 PM

It's been siling down in Hull (that's raining for you poor benighted non-Hullensians).

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Nemesis
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 08:39 AM

England south coast - started out grey and overcast .. been dry for a few days .. very cold and slight wind chill factor .. danger of slight overnight frosts .. and now early afternoon the sun has just broken through and is casting this glorious, autumnal glow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,milk monitor
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 06:03 AM

London...grey and decidedly parky. But I'm a softie Suvner.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 05:53 AM

Well it WAS beautiful bright and sunny this morning in North West Leicestershire but it's clouding over now. Oh well...probably means there won't be a frost tonight...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 04:51 AM

For South Wales,its DRY for a change with high cloud...Yippee for dry weather.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 15 Nov 04 - 05:49 AM

Grey but not too cold with a bit of a breeze...I can see a tiny bit of blue sky though....

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 14 Nov 04 - 11:25 PM

Snow on the mountains all around me. Patchy snow left on the ground in protected areas. Temperatures ranging from 26 to low 40s. Breezy and damp. Both ocean and sky are silvery. Looks colder than it is.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 14 Nov 04 - 10:54 PM

Clear and cold with a chance of New England schizophrenia...

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Holly Butcher
Date: 14 Nov 04 - 10:52 PM

I want a hot day tomorrow

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: muppett
Date: 13 Aug 04 - 04:20 AM

Whilst its pissed it down over most of mainland England & Scotland for the past week I heard on the news that the Shetlands have got a water shortage and they're having to bring tanker loads over on the ferry.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Blackcatter
Date: 12 Aug 04 - 04:48 PM

As Jimmy Buffett says in Tryin' to Reason With Hurricane Season: Squalls out on the gulf stream, big storm comin' soon.

Charley will likely hit my mom's place tommow moring, my place by 7pm. Wish us all luck.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnomad
Date: 12 Aug 04 - 04:46 PM

Been chucking it down rain for days, rivers are bursting, structures colapsing.

Apparently (ie I heard it on the local news) West Yorkshire generally averages 2" of rain in August, yet on Tuesday alone we got 4".

I never liked heat much, but this feels like a monsoon to someone who has never experienced the real thing. Anyone out there got some gopher wood?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: CarolC
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 10:21 PM

Surprisingly cool for August in Alabama. I had on long pants and a sweatshirt this morning. First time since maybe April or May that I wasn't comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: harpgirl
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 10:17 PM

still...humid...menacing...two storms coming!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Naemanson
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 09:43 PM

A year and a half ago I was scraping ice off of my windshield and muttering about how cold my feet were. Now I live in a tropical paradise with palm trees, ocean vistas and mountains on the island of Guam.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: s6k
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 06:33 PM

i want a big fat thunderstorm

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: C-flat
Date: 26 Jul 04 - 02:47 AM

We have a word which sums up the British weather perfectly, "changeable".
Some years ago I worked for a large import company selling cheap novelties and gift items. One such item was a barometer/clock which was a popular seller wholesaling at around £5. It wasn't untill I dropped one in the warehouse that I noticed that the only working part of the barometer/clock was the battery operated clock, the barometer was just a dial with a glued-on plastic needle set to "changeable".
I have often imagined how many people have tapped the face of their barometer/clock uttering "Changeable again Doris!, we'd better take an umberella, just in case!"
In the U.K. there's not a more accurate barometer!
C-flat.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,kk newyorkcity
Date: 25 Jul 04 - 11:50 PM

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,crazy little woman
Date: 25 Jul 04 - 08:04 PM

The Canadians have shipped some life-saving cool air down, and it's heavenly. Temperature maybe 75, blue sky, white puffy clouds, flowers in bloom, birds twittering.

Kansas City has such extremes of weather, and now it's extremely beautiful.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Sweetfia
Date: 25 Jul 04 - 07:38 AM

Shit, at the moment. Thursday nighgt was horrible, it went from almost warm to a complete downpour, and the sky turned from clear to black in about 10mins. Then friday it was absolutely sweltering. And then over the weekend it's just been raining.

I wish the weather would make it's bloody mind up!!!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Alaska Mike
Date: 24 Jul 04 - 10:11 AM

I'm finally back in Anchorage where the high temps are in the mid 60's F. San Diego was sunny and warm with lots of things to do, but its good to be home. Partly cloudy today, chance of showers, nice breeze to keep down the skeeters, its a perfect day.

Mike

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: masato sakurai
Date: 24 Jul 04 - 05:22 AM

Nearly or around 100 degrees F every day in Tokyo, but I can survive without air-conditioning.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Metchosin
Date: 23 Jul 04 - 11:33 PM

It's too damned hot here on Vancouver Island. It's after 8:00 PM and it's still in the 90s.........bitch, bitch bitch...whine...whine...This is not normally a climate where air conditioning is required, but I sure would appreciate it tonight and so would the dogs. I think we'll probably sleep in the basement, to try and find some relief. Wait, I think I felt a breeze cropping up now, off the Sooke Basin, which might cool us down by midnight. Oh dam! it's gone again.

I popped in on my 84 year old Mum this afternoon, to see how she was faring and it was 96 degrees inside her wee mobile home, but it was hotter than that outside. I did manage to talk her into having a sponge bath and got the place more comfortable, by getting more air moving with her bathroom fan and the fan over her stove.

Its supposed to stay like this for another day or so, before we get back to more seasonable temperatures in the mid 70s. Fire hazard still extreme, promised rain, awhile back, only settled the dust.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: mg
Date: 21 Jul 04 - 01:02 AM

Absolutely perfect in Long Beach, Washington. Probably 80 degrees this evening, cloudless skies, perfect sunset. I found my sandles in my car and had a swim suit so I went to the beach and splashed in the surf for the first time this year. It's shameful how we don't take advantage of our own places..people come from all over to visit the beach here and I haven't been going at all since I moved farther away from it. mg

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: TS
Date: 20 Jul 04 - 09:22 PM

sticky and hot at about 30 C in Saskatchewan...with yet another severe thunderstorm and tornado warning which is yet to prove true....Slainte!