What's the weather like where you are?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 29 Sep 14 - 09:05 AM

Kathleen, good of you to share with the rest of us as to the weather in Chicago and, more importantly, to have decided to post once again. As to the mice problem, please do keep them out at all costs, as getting rid of them once they enter will not be that simple at all!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Kathleen
Date: 29 Sep 14 - 12:06 AM

In Chicago IL. the weather is not doing anything special, just a very slight breeze and dark since it's 11:00 P.M. Tomorrow is when the mice start trying to find a warm place for the winter and to have their babies So I will be outside looking for any tiny hole's that they might be able to get in to the house even though they are very small and cute I am scared of them don't know why since I have never been bitten or slapped by one I am totally scared of them   even dead ones I am not a killer so if they come in I will leave the door open with some cheese outside when they can see it to lure them out of the house

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,ChanteyLass on smart phone . . .
Date: 28 Sep 14 - 10:09 PM

(. . . and this phone is smarter than I am):
The weather in Rhode Island and into New Bedford, MA, was absolutely beautiful all weekend as I traveled back and forth daily for the Working Waterfront Festival. It was sunny and warm with a slight breeze: shirtsleeve weather. Also, the leaves have started to put on their fall colors. They are not at peak yet, but they are getting close. Oh, and the sea music was great as were the spoken word pieces by the fisher poets. The seafood was delicious, and the crafts (as in arts & crafts and boats & ships) were well made. I wish I'd had more money to spend!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 28 Sep 14 - 09:28 PM

Sounds like you might be talking of Maritime Provinces weather, Gnu.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 28 Sep 14 - 10:07 AM

I don't have to go anywhere for a temperature swing. 27 today and 7 tomorrow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 28 Sep 14 - 09:28 AM

Spent a very hot but fun day in peaceful Chetumal in southern Mexico yesterday. Yes, I think you could have fried a snapper on the bonnet of any car on the street there yesterday! Now I must prepare for the autumnal coolness (hopefully not the unseasonable coldness) of London.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 26 Sep 14 - 08:09 PM

Rumncoke, I've read what you posted above and find it very helpful. Many thanks. Take care.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Rumncoke
Date: 26 Sep 14 - 07:15 PM

The south of England is still warm during the day, tee shirts are enough for the natives but the nights are cooling, and a light jacket or extra layer is welcome in the late evenings.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 25 Sep 14 - 11:41 PM

Sounds like some philosopher, indeed, pdq!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 25 Sep 14 - 02:51 PM

Drizzly here in Rhode Island today, which is a good thing. We've had a dry summer. This weekend temperatures should be quite warm, but on a few nights recently I contemplated turning on the heat but resisted the urge. I did turn on my electric blanket, though.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: pdq
Date: 25 Sep 14 - 12:35 PM

...as that great philosopher Jimmy Buffet once said:

"The weather's here, wish you were beautiful"

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 25 Sep 14 - 11:58 AM

Calgary last week had a pretty heavy snow, causing millions of dollars damages to trees (and the cars or structures beneath them), and power outages.
Heavy frost; trees now yellow and many plants have died back.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 24 Sep 14 - 08:14 PM

On the western shores of the Caribbean, it is good to see that, with the peak of the 2014 hurricane season now behind us, we still have not been threatened by a hurricane. Thank God. Changing the subject slightly, I hope to be in London in the next 10 days or so. I would be grateful to hear from folks in London how cool the weather is out there at this time. Are sweaters and jumpers already very much in use at this stage?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 03:18 PM

Oh, pshaw, Bill. I was already watching for a really large truck.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Janie
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 02:53 PM

The power stayed on so I am happy. More white stuff with some freezing rain coming down from a second system now but not expected to knock power out. So again, I'm happy.

The cat and I are really enjoying watching all the birds.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 12:36 PM

Then I shan't bother mailing you any, Ebbie. Anyway, this batch is pretty heavy & wet, so postage would be prohibitive.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 12:32 PM

Well, finally, we, in southeast Alaska, are to have winter- a winter storm watch is on for the next 24 hours.

Given the misery this winter's weather has brought others, I know it is insensitive of me to be glad for our new snow- but I do like seasonal weather. I don't want winter storms in April, for instance, nor heavy snow weighting down trees still in full leaf.

I don't require perfection, you see, but I do like excellence. :)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 10:47 AM

Carols' ice pics

https://www.facebook.com/carol.dale.12/media_set?set=a.611152498956940.1073741834.100001865856708&type=1

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 10:43 AM

As of 9 this morning trees were blocking the one road in and out of our neighborhood and ground crews were cleaning it up.

Love Grove trees

Carol took some artistic sleet (frozen rain) pictures and put them on facebook.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 10:27 AM

Woke to 8-9" of snow... almost none falling now, but they predict another heavy band later this afternoon.... maybe another 4-6". So far, no serious problems..(but then I haven't tried to shovel yet.)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Ed T
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 06:54 AM

marine weather warning 

Tonight, wind and rain, after a possibility of snow.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Ed T
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 06:23 AM

hoar frost 

This morning every tree is covered with a heavy layer of wfrost, bI suspdct it is hoar frost.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 06:02 AM

Well, what a change. Half the forecast snow, twice he rain, 80kph gusts, and 12C tomorrow!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Janie
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 10:06 PM

We have learned to be accustomed to being nearly absolutely protected from the vagarities of nature. No protection is 100% and we no longer take it very well when mother nature practices "tough love." When I lived in a tent, (which I actually have done, btw) there were many challenges, but one of them was not fear of busted water lines and the expense of repairing the damage. Once the nasty weather event was over, it was over. I would prefer to not live in a tent again, but there definitely are advantages if one takes a broad view.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 07:58 PM

Storm over Britain.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST,Ed T
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 07:28 PM

"Temperatures increase 'typically' ~25 degrees celsius per 1 km increase in depth."

Going deep underground may make sense in cold winter climates-start digging :)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 06:07 PM

why not put power lines underground?

Some places, maybe....

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:47 PM

We don't need to live underground. A propane tank, and appliances would get us through much worse than this. Or a generator... Or underground power lines.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:37 PM

I realize that going underground wouldn't be feasible in flood-plain areas. But there are nearly always nearby areas of higher ground.

Actually, I am not really kidding. I have often thought of it in hot desert areas, like Death Valley and the Mojave.

The greatest hazard, it seems to me, would be the reptiles that would seek to share one's cool space.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:32 PM

The scariest thought is that this may be the new reality! And set to get worse...

How do y'all feel about subterranean living?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:27 PM

Britain and Europe are suffering the worst storms in living memory.
Vast tracts of England are flooded and may remain so for months.
We had a very wet December, the wettest January since records began and unprecedented rain already this month.
Today hurricane force winds hit our West coast, and another storm is due to hit us on Friday.
No-one can remember anything like it.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:09 PM

Holy moly, JtS! That's wicked bad!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 04:51 PM

Boo ho gnu
We've got a half inch coat of ice on the roads and if there is a single snow tire in 500 miles its on some Quebec mini van on the way to Daytona. The local cops are ordering people to stay off the roads because they are tired of helping idiots get towed out of ditches!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bill D
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 04:41 PM

Ebbie... want us to mail you some snow? We are expecting a few billion tons of it... heavy & wet & deep.. around here tomorrow. I have been covering the car, cooking stuff, locating all the shovels, staging bird & squirrel food and crossing my fingers, toes and eyes. (I don't think praying will help.... otherwise 50-60 million other folks would keep it off MY house when thye protect their own)

I'll post tomorrow how it went... if I have power. (I bought charcoal, just in case.)

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 04:18 PM

From another thread...

From: gnu - PM
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 05:34 AM

I sit on the lap of winter. As I type, it is -20C about 2m away. The only thing between myself and frostbite is an R12 wall and nuclear power. But, it is gonna warm up... so it can snow. Wild predictions abound in the media, delivered in ominous hype by weather terrorists who desperately need ratings. Environment Canada says "... we could get some "heavy at times" snow, maybe some rain, and expect strong winds in coastal regions... we'll see." Jonna Brewer of the CBC Radio show Early Morning just said that she heard as much as 55cm and high winds. 'Wailin' Kalin Mitchell of CBC NB TV was in fine form last evening and even said 80km winds. I haven't made a final forecast for Thursday night and Friday personally but my preliminary forecast is "It's February in New Brunswick. I need a turnip for my chicken stew."

From that same thread, moments ago...

Well talk about Mudcat Mojo! Downgraded to about 20cm of snow tomorrow eve/night, 70kph, then 30mm of rain, and + (yes +!!!) 7C on Friday. Snow Saturday but not much.

Thanks!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 02:30 PM

Hmmm... ignore my last two posts. Must be a lack of sleep.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 02:25 PM

I just noticed mine needs service as well...

From: gnu - PM
Date: 13 Jan 14 - 03:44 PM

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 02:23 PM

In Juneau, Alaska, we haven't had any new snow since January 5. For the last week or so it's been nippy out - down to 1F this morning - but until then we've had a lot of mild temps and just plain wet.

When this cold snap ends, it could bring some snow but I won't bet on it.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 02:21 PM

From: GUEST, Eb - PM
Date: 14 Jan 14 - 01:47 AM

Better get the time machine serviced, Eb!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: SINSULL
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 01:23 PM

Stay warm and safe indoors. You may know how to drive in snow and ice but the Georgia-born natives do not.
SINS, about to get another foot of the stuff in Maine

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Elmore
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 12:27 PM

Snowing at a steady pace here in the mountains of North Georgia. It's pretty. 6-10 inches predicted. More ice expected in Atlanta. When we moved here from New Hampshire a year ago, we never expected to see this much snow again.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST, Eb
Date: 14 Jan 14 - 01:47 AM

Windy and heavy rain tonight here in southeastern Alaska. Snow is almost all gone. Forecast to be warm and wet the rest of the week.

Probably not related but we have a lone bear roaming the town checking bird feeders and garbage cans instead of holing up as he is supposed to. He is reported to be unprosperous looking, rather scruffy. Poor guy isn't going to make it, in all likelihood.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 13 Jan 14 - 03:44 PM

Glad to hear about the plumbing, Linn.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 08:37 PM

Yesterday alternated between fog and wind-driven downpours.

Today was mild until after sunset when the temp dropped. I'm waiting for the forecast on the nightly news!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 02:01 PM

Last Tuesday was 10°F with a vile wind, yesterday was supposedly 50ish, but the "real feel" was close to freezing -- and it was foggy, slushy and spitting rain on top of Friday's snow.

Today is sunny and close to 50°F. Still windy, though. Most of the snow is gone. Forecast is for mild weather. Go figure...

Plumbing is fixed!

Linn

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 09:46 AM

Darned near shorts and t-shirt weather here in Quebec. It's about 35 F or 2 C. First time in a while.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Janie
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 09:38 AM

After yesterday's wild storms the skies are clear, gentle winds and seasonably cool.

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: gnu
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 06:39 AM

Gosh! Wild weather all over!

I have all my windows open and the central heating fan running to refresh the inside air. It's almost 10C and it's glorious. Mild weather is forecast for the coming week and the huge drifts and piles of snow are dwindling quickly. The five inches of ice in my driveway have disappeared. I am lovin it!

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: Ebbie
Date: 12 Jan 14 - 01:39 AM

In the news today, JennieG, were stories of Australian wildlife perishing from the heat. For instance, it is said that near Pilbara on "the rugged northwest coast" temperatures have reached 122-123F and that animals, ranging from kangaroos and emus and parrots to bats have died by the thousands. I imagine that's hundreds of miles from you but is your wildlife also being overwhelmed?

Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are?
From: JennieG
Date: 11 Jan 14 - 09:22 PM

Another heatwave on the way.....expected temp today, 36 C. Currently just after 1.15pm, and already 35. For the rest of the week - 35, then 36, 38, 39, 39, 39. As a comparison, 36 deg C is 96.8 deg F. No rain is forecast for the near future, or probably the distant future either.

No matter whether you use C or F for your degree measurement, it's bloody hot.