How's the weather?

[shunlvswx]

In the word of Mr. Frey. The Heat Is On. With living in the south all my life, I would think I would be used to the hot, muggy weather of the deep south. LOL

[NightMistBlue]

Me too; I've lived in Steam City (as the Eagles called it) for many moons but for some reason this year I'm not tolerating "hot and muggy" well. I've been staying indoors a lot, even on weekends, which is not normal for me.

Do we have any Borderers from Southern California or Arizona? It's unbelievably hot there, dangerously hot. I can't complain about the heat where I live when it's over 100 in the southwest. Crazy hot!

[AlreadyGone95]

In the word of Mr. Frey. The Heat Is On. With living in the south all my life, I would think I would be used to the hot, muggy weather of the deep south. LOL


Southwest Georgia is getting a 'break' from the extreme heat. It's bad when 90 is considered a break. It's the humidity that makes it almost unbearable. It feels like a sauna and my glasses fog up each time I walk outside . Air you can wear as my local weatherman puts it.

Today is the first official day of summer. I'm dreading July and August because we only have one window AC unit and the cool air from it never reaches my bedroom. My bedroom can be almost as hot as it is outside. I know what Felder meant by his sleeping clothes being soaked with sweat.

[Brooke]

Oh my goodness, I can't imagine living without ac! I'm completely spoiled! I hope you can get some relief, AG. Make a bed on the floor wherever that ac unit is!

I suppose it's not as bad here in Missouri, but I can't imagine it being worse! We had 96 yesterday with the heat index over 100. So very close and muggy outside. And we finally got some rain last night! We got a half inch at our house and 25 miles west they got 5 inches! That was a bit much, but we'll take whatever we can get. This is the first rain for us this month!

[shunlvswx]

I always say I rather have the hot, dry less humid heat than the hot, humid and muggy heat of the south. We had a little break, but like AG said. We call 90 degree a break. LOL The mid 90s and probably heat index in the 100 will be back in full force later this week.

[AlreadyGone95]

Oh my goodness, I can't imagine living without ac! I'm completely spoiled! I hope you can get some relief, AG. Make a bed on the floor wherever that ac unit is!

I suppose it's not as bad here in Missouri, but I can't imagine it being worse! We had 96 yesterday with the heat index over 100. So very close and muggy outside. And we finally got some rain last night! We got a half inch at our house and 25 miles west they got 5 inches! That was a bit much, but we'll take whatever we can get. This is the first rain for us this month!


I actually did that a few times when I was younger because it's near the kitchen table, and I could make a fort out of it. Now, it's the cats' sleeping place. I'm better off now than I was because I finally had a ceiling fan installed in my room about 18 months ago. Plus, I'm spending some of the days inside a fully air conditioned building.

It's only 90 today. By Friday, it'll be 98, with heat indexes of105+. :help:

[AlreadyGone95]

The forecasted highs for next weekend are in the triple digits. It's only almost 11 am, and it feels like 95 outside. Can we just skip the rest of July, August, and most of September? I prefer the cold over these sweltering temps.

[Annoying Twit]

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The forecasted highs for next weekend are in the triple digits. It's only almost 11 am, and it feels like 95 outside. Can we just skip the rest of July, August, and most of September? I prefer the cold over these sweltering temps.

My eyes boggled slightly at the 'triple digits' until I realised you were talking of Fahrenheit, not Celcuis.

[UndertheWire]

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My eyes boggled slightly at the 'triple digits' until I realised you were talking of Fahrenheit, not Celcuis.
Come on, you're old enough to think in terms of 70 being warm and 80 being too hot. It's the colder temperatures that get me confused. Zero doesn't seem too bad until I realise that's -18 C degrees.

[AlreadyGone95]

Sumer Is Icumen In.



My eyes boggled slightly at the 'triple digits' until I realised you were talking of Fahrenheit, not Celcuis.


Lol. I assumed that everyone could figure out that I meant Fahrenheit. Isn't 100 C the boiling point of water (212 F)? While it's not that hot, the old joke about being able to fry an egg on the sidewalk is true.


UtW, 80 is actually comfortable here. (That's close to being the low temps at night.) We start to call it hot around 95 and up. Plus, the humidity and heat index makes it worse. 100 F here will feel 110 F at least. My family calls it "roasting" weather.

[Brooke]

We cooled off over the weekend and set record low high temps! It was 58 F Saturday and 60 F Sunday. We actually turned the furnace on when we got home from church just to take the chill off! Unbelievable for July here in Missouri! It warmed up for the 4th to around 80 and the ac came back on! Around 90 now the rest of the week and the lovely humidity.

[Annoying Twit]

Lol. I assumed that everyone could figure out that I meant Fahrenheit. Isn't 100 C the boiling point of water (212 F)? While it's not that hot, the old joke about being able to fry an egg on the sidewalk is true.


UtW, 80 is actually comfortable here. (That's close to being the low temps at night.) We start to call it hot around 95 and up. Plus, the humidity and heat index makes it worse. 100 F here will feel 110 F at least. My family calls it "roasting" weather.

I grew up in a metric country. I still don't understand bodyweight in pounds and when I was dieting I confused everyone in my weight loss online group by always giving my weight in KG. All I know about Fahrenheit is that for swimming 60degrees F is the crossover between needing a wetsuit and not needing one.

[UndertheWire]

I must be a few years older than you. I had the fun of learning both systems. Even for A level maths, the teacher liked to take examples from her old books so I learned acceleration due to gravity was 32 ft/s.

[Annoying Twit]

I must be a few years older than you. I had the fun of learning both systems. Even for A level maths, the teacher liked to take examples from her old books so I learned acceleration due to gravity was 32 ft/s.

I'm originally from New Zealand.

[Brooke]

Rain and tstorms here this morning. We'll take all the rain we can get. We're over 8 inches behind for the year.

[LuvTim]

Right now it's 99 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius.
Heat index is 108 degrees Fahrenheit, 42 degrees Celsius.

Bet it makes it to 100?

Hot fun in the summertime! :heybaby:

[AlreadyGone95]

Mid 90s F. It seems that because of the hot, humid weather, a thunderstorm pops up every afternoon, so it's somewhat wet here.

[Brooke]

Yes, we just had one! And already got about 4 inches in the last 3 days!

[UndertheWire]

I can't imagine coping with temperatures above 80 F. How do you get anything done?

Here, daytime temperature are in the mid 60s F with a few showers of rain and a glimpse of sun. It doesn't make much difference to me as I'm shut indoors with the windows closed. The grass pollen count is very high and I'm not risking the great outdoors. I'm so thankful for corticosteroids which make life bearable. My son came home from London a couple of days ago and was unprepared - and he's now bunged up and miserable. Generally, I like our temperate climate and that the grass stays green all year round, but this is the downside.

[AlreadyGone95]

I can't imagine coping with temperatures above 80 F. How do you get anything done?

Here, daytime temperature are in the mid 60s F with a few showers of rain and a glimpse of sun. It doesn't make much difference to me as I'm shut indoors with the windows closed. The grass pollen count is very high and I'm not risking the great outdoors. I'm so thankful for corticosteroids which make life bearable. My son came home from London a couple of days ago and was unprepared - and he's now bunged up and miserable. Generally, I like our temperate climate and that the grass stays green all year round, but this is the downside.

I've learned to just deal with it. I don't like it, but I've been exposed to this weather all of my life. Stay hydrated, be mindful of the sun and what you eat, and take breaks if/when needed when working outside. The quicker you do something, the better, and do things early in the morning or late in the evening.

Pollen is a pain to deal with. Most people here suffer in the springtime, it deal with it year-round, due other allergies that aren't pollen related. I feel for you and your son.

[Brooke]

I can't imagine coping with temperatures above 80 F. How do you get anything done?

Here, daytime temperature are in the mid 60s F with a few showers of rain and a glimpse of sun. It doesn't make much difference to me as I'm shut indoors with the windows closed. The grass pollen count is very high and I'm not risking the great outdoors. I'm so thankful for corticosteroids which make life bearable. My son came home from London a couple of days ago and was unprepared - and he's now bunged up and miserable. Generally, I like our temperate climate and that the grass stays green all year round, but this is the downside.

You sweat! My hubby is a carpenter and has worked outside all his life. I don't know how he does it. My son is a UPS driver and their trucks aren't air conditioned and barely heated. You just deal with it. My husband told me the other day when I left for work to enjoy my air conditioned office! I do feel bad for them on these horrible days.

Sorry to hear you have bad allergies. My son has them too and I know it's not fun.

[Annoying Twit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0E9urVs-2o

[LuvTim]

I can't get this video, but I get your point- it's hot here, too, and getting hotter. :yuck:

[UndertheWire]

Yes, the British Summer has arrived. The temperature is on the low 30s which would probably seem like "pleasantly warm" to most of you but for we British, this is HOT!!! We should be back to normal temperatures and a resumption of showers by the end of the week. There's a nice breeze today and apparently, the winds have shifted from southerly to south-westerly which means they are coming in over the Atlantic rather than continental Europe and that means cooler, moist air.

[AlreadyGone95]

The usual, highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s, with thunderstorms every afternoon.

I feel for the Midwest, which is going through a bad heat wave.

[NightMistBlue]

Generally, I like our temperate climate and that the grass stays green all year round, but this is the downside.

One thing I've noticed in England is that the color (colour) of the flowers is so vibrant and rich - it seems to have a special quality that I haven't seen anywhere else. Do you know what I mean or am I talking nonsense again?

LuvTim, I sympathize with you; I saw the weather map this morning with scorching temps all through the midwestern plains and down to Texas. Stay cool and work on what you'll say when you meet Tim [I'm putting that out to the Universe for you. You're welcome :) ]

[UndertheWire]

Almost the only colour in our garden is green. The deer eat everything else.

[Brooke]

Horribly hot here these days! Right now it's 82 and feels like 90 with the humidity. I can't imagine it being worse! Thank God for Ac!

[LuvTim]

One thing I've noticed in England is that the color (colour) of the flowers is so vibrant and rich - it seems to have a special quality that I haven't seen anywhere else. Do you know what I mean or am I talking nonsense again?

LuvTim, I sympathize with you; I saw the weather map this morning with scorching temps all through the midwestern plains and down to Texas. Stay cool and work on what you'll say when you meet Tim [I'm putting that out to the Universe for you. You're welcome :) ]

OMG...LOL:laugh:....Thank you! :rockon:

[AlreadyGone95]

I'm ready for fall to get here. I'm tired of the humidity.

There's a tropical storm heading my way. Right now, it's still a tropical depression, but it'll be upgraded soon. It's strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA says it'll make landfall sometime tomorrow somewhere along the Big Bend of Florida, which is to the east of here. My area will get 2-5 inches of rain and topical force winds,(40-50 mph) from tomorrow afternoon until Friday morning.

My American Government professor decided to cancel tomorrow afternoon's class because it'll end at about the same time as the start of the impact.

[NightMistBlue]

Well that's one good thing about the storm, right AG? Good luck to you. Is the AC fixed at your house?

[Brooke]

AG, stay safe! I hope your ac is fixed too! Speaking of ac........


Horribly hot here these days! Right now it's 82 and feels like 90 with the humidity. I can't imagine it being worse! Thank God for Ac!


I guess I jinxed myself there.....Ours went down a couple weekends ago. We got home from working at our son's house at about 9pm and the house was warm......ac not working. Hubby tried everything he knew to no avail.....repairman couldn't come till the following Monday.....went all weekend without (90+ temps plus awful humidity) while moving our son to his house all weekend. (We did have a window unit in our bedroom which saved us!) Repairman came Monday and told me to turn it on and viola! Just a fluk! :roll: (Plus I had mentioned to hubby that we might try it again on Sunday and he said there was no reason to....:roll:)

Life!

[AlreadyGone95]

Thanks NMB and Brooke. My AC was never broken, though. It just isn't big enough to do the job ! most of the time.

Well, Hermine has become a tropical storm, but now it's predicted to become a category 1 or possibly category 2 hurricane before it makes landfall. The landfall has been pushed back until 2-3 am Friday. My county is under a tropical storm warning. 8 pm tonight until 10 am tomorrow is when most of southwest Georgia will feel the effects of Hermine. I'm on the west side of the storm, luckily. I hope those around Tallahassee, FL and Valdosta, GA stay safe. (Isn't there a border from Tallahassee?)

On the plus side, tomorrow's high is only 84 F!

[DJ]

Be safe AG, I see that horrible storm down there!

We have sunny, smokey skies today and 85 degrees. We have many forest fires around our area. One fire is in Yellowstone Nat'l Park. In 1988 the park saw a record breaking horrible fire. The fire took out most of the park. We visited shortly after it was out, it looked like the apocalypse! So devastating for all the animals. In a black burned out forest, we saw a bull elk just sitting in the pile of ashes. It is a site I will never forget. There is a 25k acre fire north of us that probably will not be out until the snow flies, which might be this weekend. High temps. for some areas is only going to be 47 degrees dipping into the freezing point at night.
Should be fun camping in the woods.....

[Gemini]

I hope those around Tallahassee, FL and Valdosta, GA stay safe. (Isn't there a border from Tallahassee?) On the plus side, tomorrow's high is only 84 F!

That's me in Tallahassee! Thanks for the kind thoughts, AG. Steady rain is just starting to get here. Why do these things always seem to hit at night!? Oh well, maybe it's better I won't be able to see the pine trees swaying behind the house. I remember seeing someone here from Chiefland too and I'm sure they're in it there too. The temperature drop is definitely a plus.

[NightMistBlue]

Wow, Chiefland - that's fine country, way out in the piney woods. The springs in northern Florida are some of the most beautiful things on this earth.

Gemini, do you ever go swimming at Wakulla?

Good luck to you on the storm situation. It is weird that these things always seem to hit in the middle of the night.

[Gemini]

Gemini, do you ever go swimming at Wakulla?


I do go out to Wakulla quite a bit. My office was just out there for an all day staff meeting a couple of weeks ago. The water looked good that day and the wildlife was out! It's nice to have something so pretty be so close.

Everything is charged up and the extra batteries and candles are out ... I'm ready to get this storm over with!

[AlreadyGone95]

That's me in Tallahassee! Thanks for the kind thoughts, AG. Steady rain is just starting to get here. Why do these things always seem to hit at night!? Oh well, maybe it's better I won't be able to see the pine trees swaying behind the house. I remember seeing someone here from Chiefland too and I'm sure they're in it there too. The temperature drop is definitely a plus.


It's started to rain here, and the wind is picking up. I'm staying the night at my uncle's. His place can handle the tropical force winds better than my place. I hope that I can sleep through it. I can't get any cell reception at his home, so I probably won't be able to check in here until sometime late tomorrow morning. I'm just glad that it shouldn't stick around long. We're as prepared as we're able to get.

[NightMistBlue]

I hope Gemini made it through the storm OK. St Marks, where the hurricane came ashore, is very close to Tallahassee. Many homes and businesses lost power.

AG, I hope you're well too.

[NightMistBlue]

I'm concerned about AG. She hasn't been around here in days, has she?

[LuvTim]

I'm concerned about AG. She hasn't been around here in days, has she?

I've thought of that, too. Sent an email. We'll see.

[NightMistBlue]

Thank you, T. :-)

[AlreadyGone95]

I'm concerned about AG. She hasn't been around here in days, has she?

Sorry. With my family reunion and my Nana's birthday, I haven't had much free time for the past 4 days. All is well here. :). The storm stayed south of here. We got a few inches of rain and some wind, though I did have a small scare. A limb from the pine tree in my yard had my dog trapped overnight because it fell on top of his runner. Luckily, it didn't do any damage.

[NightMistBlue]

Whew! Good to hear from you, AG. I thought you was a goner, to quote the Band Perry.

Hopefully Gemini is OK too.

[LuvTim]

LOL, NMB....great to have you back safe and sound, AG. :-)

[Gemini]

OK here. Power back on. Lost a few fairly large sections of fence and a few big oak branches came down but no roof damage. Feeling very lucky. Glad you're OK too, AG.

[LuvTim]

So happy that our Border friends have apparently escaped major storm problems. :-)

[AlreadyGone95]

There's a slight touch of fall in the air for nie, lows in the upper 60s and highs around 90. There'll be at least one more heat wave before the weather turns cool. The calendar may say it'll be fall in a little over a week, but fall weather won't be here until early to mid-October.

[Annoying Twit]

Too hot! I think we're hitting some sort of record today.

[NightMistBlue]

Too hot! I think we're hitting some sort of record today.

94 degrees in Britannia! Gosh, you're hotter than Florida today.

[thelastresort]

Warmest September day since 1905 in the UK today and I'm currently sat in my bedroom watching the biggest thunderstorm I've seen in years :lol:

[Annoying Twit]

Warmest September day since 1905 in the UK today and I'm currently sat in my bedroom watching the biggest thunderstorm I've seen in years :lol:

Oh no! If you have a thunderstorm in Brum, then it's going to be here soon. And I bet I have to cycle home in it without a raincoat, as I don't have one here.

.... checks MetOffice rainfall radar.

Phew! It's past Brum now, and looks like it's going north of Leicester. Not good for those in Derby and Nottingham, but c'est la vie.

[thelastresort]

Oh no! If you have a thunderstorm in Brum, then it's going to be here soon. And I bet I have to cycle home in it without a raincoat, as I don't have one here.

.... checks MetOffice rainfall radar.

Phew! It's past Brum now, and looks like it's going north of Leicester. Not good for those in Derby and Nottingham, but c'est la vie.

Ah, I should have added, I'm back home in Lancashire currently, I've no idea what Birmi looks like! I'm presuming if there's a storm it's up here then the East Midlands won't see a lot of the same one. To be if Derby did get submerged it improve it.

It was about 25 degrees here at midday, it's currently grayer than I've seen it years, the rain's pouring and thunder rolling every minute or so.

[LuvTim]

Warmest September day since 1905 in the UK today and I'm currently sat in my bedroom watching the biggest thunderstorm I've seen in years :lol:

As long as everyone remains safe, I enjoy a rockin' thunderstorm! :nod:

[thelastresort]

As long as everyone remains safe, I enjoy a rockin' thunderstorm! :nod:

Indeed, I love them too, it's just a bit depressing that today was meant to be the final proper day of summer before we have six months of short days, rain, snow, hail and being absolutely freezing!

[Jonny Come Lately]

Wasn't quite as bad here yesterday, there was no thunder and the day started quite nicely but conditions were dreadful in the early afternoon. If I go to the sea front by where I live you can see the coast of traditional Lancashire so the horrendous weather wasn't too far away. I was shocked to see that Manchester City's Champions League match had to be postponed - very rare for that to happen to a top-flight team, even less so in September and for a club with such a modern and well equipped stadium, just goes to show bad it was.

I don't care if Derby goes underwater, although Nottingham getting submerged any time soon would be problematic for me to say the least!

I now feel kind of guilty in saying that the weather is absolutely gorgeous weather here today, very warm and sunny. I'm trying to enjoy it as I suspect as tlr alludes to it will be a long time until I see anything like it again...

[DJ]

Cold nights warm days here in the Rocky Mountains. It's been down to freezing and below, but my plants are still good. Snow on some ski areas and higher elevations. But the days are glorious fall, the trees are turning and it warms to above 70. In fact, friday it will be 79. Have to love fall. We did not get a whole lot of hot summer. We had some hot days, but then it rained, which was great for there were forest fires. Sort of a odd year.

[Brooke]

DJ, sounds beautiful there! What state are you in? My sister and family are heading to Colorado elk hunting this weekend.

[travlnman2]

I live in Connecticut we get all 4 seasons. Fall and Winter are my favorite times. I am eagerly awaiting it.

Right now sitting in my school's library in my free and currently its 64 degrees.

In Two weeks it should be in the 70s whoo. Today I actually got to wear jeans for the first time since Apirl.

[Brooke]

We have all four season here, too. Summer and winter tend to drag on and I'm always ready for whatever is next.

Right now it's supposed to be cooler with highs about 80, but the humidity is not cooperating. I had to turn the ac back on at home yesterday just to dry things out.

My husband is off bear hunting in the upper peninsula of Michigan and it's in the 60's during the day there and 40's at night. Brrrr!

[AlreadyGone95]

It's still in the 90s here, and it'll be like that until at least next week. Then It'll be in the high 80s for a few days. Fall may start tomorrow according to the calendar, but the weather doesn't say it is! Lol

[Brooke]

Fall won't be here till next week either. 90 today with heat index at 100. Very muggy! Hate it!

[AlreadyGone95]

When I got up this morning around 9 o'clock, the temperature was 54 F. The first hint of fall/autumn is here! :yay:. The high today will be about 80, compared to 92 yesterday. Unfortunately, it will warm back up some next week, but it won't be a heat wave.

[NightMistBlue]

Gosh, you're lucky AG. It's still 90 degrees every damn day here, for months on end. I'm so over it.

[AlreadyGone95]

Gosh, you're lucky AG. It's still 90 degrees every damn day here, for months on end. I'm so over it.

Yikes, I'd complain about 90s every day, too. My area may flirt with 90F next weekend, but I think the consistent 90+F days are over for this year in southwest Georgia. I'm just glad that I should be able to walk around outside without sweating profusely, especially at school.

[Brooke]

It's wonderful here now. Hi's around 75, lows around 50. Ready for the leaves to start changing, probably mid October. There is a maple tree in a small nearby town that has already turned orange. Love it!

[UndertheWire]

It was a beautiful autumn day with lots of sun and warm in sheltered places but it was the first day that I thought about wearing a jumper. The leaves are just beginning to turn - the trees are still mostly green but the leaves and horse chestnuts are falling. The forecast for tomorrow is slightly warmer with a high of 18 C (64 F).

[NightMistBlue]

That sounds lovely, UtW. I've never been in Britannia during the autumn.

We're watching the track of Hurricane Matthew in my neck o' the woods. One advisory we're in "the cone" (possible strike zone) and the next we're out.

[LuvTim]

That sounds lovely, UtW. I've never been in Britannia during the autumn.

We're watching the track of Hurricane Matthew in my neck o' the woods. One advisory we're in "the cone" (possible strike zone) and the next we're out.

Hoping for your safety and best possible outcomes for everyone in your area. :hug:

[NightMistBlue]

Thank you, Luv-y :) At this time, it's looking like it will juuusst miss us. I don't wish it on anyone else, of course. Wish it would turn back to sea!

[Delilah]

I'm glad to hear you're out of harm's way, NMB!

[NightMistBlue]

Thank you, Miss Delilah! Hopefully we won't be looking at this storm again next week: some weather folk are predicting a crazy-arsed loop track, with Tropical Storm Nicole pushing Matthew back down south to Florida again.

[LuvTim]

Watching Matthew. Sad news out of Haiti, of course. Tracking east coast progress. Family in NC, so we're wary. Fingers crossed.

Hope you're going to stay safe there where you are, NMB.

Thunderstorms here last evening. High winds. Thousands left without power. I was one of the lucky ones here.

[AlreadyGone95]

94 F is the current temperature. :unimpressed: It's supposed to be fall now! I'm ready to wear pants and a sweater to school. None of Matthew's outer bands hit southwest Georgia. Some rain would've been nice. It's supposed to cool back down on Monday.

My thoughts are with those affected by Matthew. Southwest Georgia is where aloft of evacuees went. The hotels are full. Mant businesses havr shown southern hospitality. For example, a local Golden Corral gave out free food.

[travlnman2]

So its supposed to be 80 degrees tommorow the next day

[AlreadyGone95]

This weekend will have the first cold weather of fallife, with highs in the low 70s and lows in the low-mid 40s.

[Annoying Twit]

There is weather? I thought that we had a world full of work and nothing else.

[Brooke]

We are on the typical Missouri weather rollercoaster. Last weekend it was 85F Saturday, 90F on Sunday afternoon, cooling some each day after, and this morning 35F with frost on the grass and ice on the windshield. :crazy:

Next week it looks to be highs in the 60's and lows in the 40's each day which is more 'normal'.

[NightMistBlue]

There is weather? I thought that we had a world full of work and nothing else.

It seems like that, doesn't it. Oh, the drudgery.

Here in Steam City though, we're getting our first "cold snap" as the weather folk call it, with temps going down into the low 80s. Delightful!

[AlreadyGone95]

It's Halloween, and the high today will be 90!! :unimpressed::crazy:. This is a record breaking heat wave. I will not complain about the cold if/when it finally arrives and stays until March.

[Annoying Twit]

90? What is that in Celcius? 32!?!?!? At this time of year?

I'm just hoping that we'll have cool dry weather for Saturday so that I can try and break my record for my longest ever cycle ride in one day, but it looks likely to be wet.

[NightMistBlue]

Good luck to you, AT. There's certainly no grass growin' on you, what with your endurance biking and swimming efforts.

I feel like a slug these days, as I've not been exercising for the past week due to a back injury.

[Annoying Twit]

Injuries = take it easy. (Now, where have I heard that before?)

Better to heal and be back into it sometime soon than exacerbate the injury and be out of action much longer.

TL;DR: Get well soon.

BTW: My exploits are modest compared to some. How about Goran Kopp, who cycled from Sweden to Mount Everest, climbed Mount Everest with the equipment he had brought with him on his bicycle, and then he cycled back again. That puts my little cycle rides down to the shops (by comparison) in perspective :)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Goran_biking_95.gif

[NightMistBlue]

But I bet Goran doesn't have a full-time job and a family like yourself.

[Brooke]

Nearing 20 degrees above normal here today! 80F today, then cooling to the mid 60's later in the week. Normal for this time of year is 59F for a daytime high.

Our fall has not been as pretty as normal this year. Trees here and there have nice color, but overall they are kind of dull. No brilliant hillsides. Now those pretty ones are losing their leaves. :sad:

[LuvTim]

Tonight, I'm right across the Mississippi River, west of Memphis. It has been very warm here today, too- 90 degrees on the car's thermostat at one point.

[Gemini]

Looking forward to hearing from AG95. If I'm remembering her location correctly, she had some nasty weather this weekend. Hoping she and her home and family are all OK.

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh I do too.

I see there is flood warnings in LA. I heard someone say when I was there last weekend that they had had their first proper rain in 5 years that Friday. Now they have more...

Trust an Irish woman to bring rain with her to LA

[NightMistBlue]

I hope our Border people in Mississippi and Georgia are okay, after the terrible devastation of those tornadoes.

[Houston Baby]

I too am anxious to hear from AG.
Prayers for all those affected by the bad storms.

[LuvTim]

Thoughts and prayers for all affected by the storms.
Certainly hope everyone is safe and well.

[glojo]

Here in southernmost Georgia we fared pretty well. My daughter is doing her student teaching in Albany and she received noticed yesterday the schools in Dougherty County are closed indefinitely. Many people lost their lives in Albany yesterday and they were still cleaning up from a tornado that went through the area on January 2. Please pray for all affected as I am.

[Gemini]

Glad you guys in Grady County fared ok. AG95 has said before that Albany is the town closest to her.

[Brooke]

We have had a taste of spring for the last 2-3 weeks. Highs around 70 (normal is 40). Even broke record highs a couple days with 77 F! It's been great! Farmers have been working their fields up even.

Mother Nature is going to teach us a lesson, I fear. Falling temps today after a high of 60 at midnight.

We need rain badly again. We've only had an inch and a half since the new year began.

[thelastresort]

Mother Nature is going to teach us a lesson, I fear. ...

We need rain badly again. We've only had an inch and a half since the new year began.

This reminds me of a Don Henley song...






:D

[NightMistBlue]

Bloody hot here, 89 degrees yesterday. The weather folk are consistently low-balling their forecasts, by at least 7 - 9 degrees. Getmeoutofhere, to quote the late and lamented Christina Amphlett (Divinyls).

[Jonny Come Lately]

This reminds me of a Don Henley song...






:D

Bah, beat me to it!

(I'm guessing the weatherman is saying that there ain't no change in sight... but it isn't knowledge, it's humility we lack!)

[Brooke]

:lol:

[TW]

Bad storms just south of Chicago yesterday. At least 2 tornadoes were within an hour of where I live.

[Brooke]

Yes, there were storms here last night too. A tornado was actually spotted about 25 miles from me!

Yesterday a record high of 75. Today a high of 42! It's a roller coaster ride here these days!

[TW]

Totally! It's snowing right now:scowl:

[AlreadyGone95]

Out of all the things that I wish I could've brought back from Scotland the weather is way up on the list. 50-70 F with breezes and the occasional drizzle of rain on an almost daily basis is so much better than 85-95 F with no breeze and humidity. It is raining at the moment, so that's a plus, at least.

[Brooke]

Very warm and sticky here the last few days, but a change today with lower humidity, sunshine and a high of 80. Perfect!

[New Kid In Town]

It's been chilly in the low to mid 60's and raining off and on the last few days. Supposed to clear up and be nice starting tomorrow. The weather channel said next week will have a few says in the low 90's. Crazy.

[Pippinwhite]

The Gulf of Mexico is open for business, as we say, so we're getting all that wonderful humidity, and mid-80s. It's "Air you can wear"!

[LuvTim]

Hello, everyone from the sun-baked America Midwest, where our temps today will exceed 105 degrees Fahrenheit, with heat factors exceeding the 110's.
I know a lot of you out there also are dealing with excessive heat at your own location.

(I'm wilting just thinking about it!)

Everyone- enjoy your summer, but, please, take good care of yourself in this heat! :thumbsup:

:heart: Love you all!

This has been your official "heat and health" advisory announcement. ;-)

[New Kid In Town]

Hi LT - Same here......
Our weather has been in the mid to high 90's with heat index over 100 for the last week. I hate this kind of weather and got a severe sinus infection from it. Ugh. I have asthma(got diagnosed 3 yrs.ago) so I have had to use my inhaler at least twice a day for the last two weeks. I can not wait for October.

[LuvTim]

Hi LT - Same here......
Our weather has been in the mid to high 90's with heat index over 100 for the last week. I hate this kind of weather and got a severe sinus infection from it. Ugh. I have asthma(got diagnosed 3 yrs.ago) so I have had to use my inhaler at least twice a day for the last two weeks. I can not wait for October.

I hear ya. Blech! I hope you get some relief soon! :smile:

[New Kid In Town]

LT - TY

[Annoying Twit]

Heat? It was cool and rainy today. I was doing some volunteer work, and went and did it even though I knew that heavy rain was forecast. But, there was no other time so I went and was soaked to the skin. Not as bad as it sounds as the rain kept me cool during the hard work.

[LuvTim]

Heat? It was cool and rainy today. I was doing some volunteer work, and went and did it even though I knew that heavy rain was forecast. But, there was no other time so I went and was soaked to the skin. Not as bad as it sounds as the rain kept me cool during the hard work.

I would enjoy some "cool and rainy" about now. :-D

[Houston Baby]

I think the H in H-town stands for HOT, HEAT, HUMIDITY and another choice word but until fall decides to appear, it is going to be hot here. 8) I know it may not be as hot as some places in the world today but the heat index right now is 106 degrees! Hot enough for me to stay indoors and work. :computer:

[New Kid In Town]

Here in the NY/NJ Metro Area we never got the heavy rains they expected. It rained over night and was cloudy all morning. Right now it is partly cloudy with temps in the high 70's. A far cry from all last week when we had the two H's with heat index of 100-102. Thank God the awful weather broke. Should be ok for the concert tonight.

[NightMistBlue]

Raining and storming, sweltering and humid for days on end. Buy stock in Frizz Ease, that's my tip for today.

[Brooke]

Lol, NMB!

We are having lovely weather after horrible, hot, humidity last week. The weekend turned off cool. We always sit outside on our deck in the evenings listening to music and having a drink or two and I actually had to put on jeans and a hoodie! 80's this week cooling to the 70's for the weekend again! Pretty nice!

[WalshFan88]

Not too bad for this time of year. Not blazing hot this week, but not cold either.

[New Kid In Town]

I have to say our weather for the most part has been beautiful the last two months. They just said on the news the other day we had the warmest October on record. Today is supposed to be 70. Starting tomorrow it will turn cooler(low 60's & high 50's) for next week. The leaves really look pretty, but many have not yet turned due to how warm it's been. Fall is my favorite time of the year weather wise.

[Brooke]

I love fall too. It's in the 50's here today and the sun is shining. We've been on a roller coaster of temps the last few weeks, which is pretty normal for us. 60's tomorrow and 70's Sunday. I like!

[East Texas Girl]

Gotta love Texas, I think we set a high temp record of 90's for November this past week.

[LuvTim]

I love a chilly, cloudy day -not frigid, just chilly- don't know exactly why, I just do. :-)
So I love autumn.

Best wishes to everyone out there today, no matter the weather.

[DJ]

I have to laugh. Everyone is talking about Fall when we have full on Winter. No leaves left on the trees, 20 degrees in the morning with a high of 40 if we're lucky. And snow snow snow! We aren't as bad as some cities in the state, but we have snow. UGH!:cheers:

[LuvTim]

I have to laugh. Everyone is talking about Fall when we have full on Winter. No leaves left on the trees, 20 degrees in the morning with a high of 40 if we're lucky. And snow snow snow! We aren't as bad as some cities in the state, but we have snow. UGH!:cheers:

Oh. :-(

[FreyFollower]

Note to self: Do not complain about 80+ degrees in November. Repeat.

[East Texas Girl]

Note to self: Do not complain about 80+ degrees in November. Repeat.

I'm right there with you FF, but a little snow would be nice sometimes.


I have to laugh. Everyone is talking about Fall when we have full on Winter. No leaves left on the trees, 20 degrees in the morning with a high of 40 if we're lucky. And snow snow snow! We aren't as bad as some cities in the state, but we have snow. UGH!

Although, I do not think I would want as much as DJ is talking about and for sure not as long.

[UndertheWire]

It was the first frost of the season here. A beautiful, sunny but cold start to the day.

[New Kid In Town]

Luv Tim - I have to say one of my favorite is a cloudy day for some reason too. Since I was a kid I have always loved spending a cloudy day at the shore walking on the beach.
I an so grateful it is not in the 90's or snowing yet !

[New Kid In Town]

It is pouring here tonight. The temps will only be 48 - 53 degrees during the day for the next week. Crazy as it has been so warm until last night.

[The Disco Strangler]

It's pretty mild here this morning. Just got back from walking the dogs and it's -4 outside. I'll enjoy it while it lasts because I think we're hitting the - teens and - twenties pretty quick.

[NightMistBlue]

Hot 'n humid, as usual. :thumbsdown:

[Glennsallnighter]

We had a very cold snap last week but it’s gone mild again.

[NightMistBlue]

Just imagining what Christmas in Ireland is like is giving me a warm glow :)

[Freypower]

Just imagining what Christmas in Ireland is like is giving me a warm glow :)

Come down here & enjoy the 40 degree Centigrade heat. :smokin:

[NightMistBlue]

Come down here & enjoy the 40 degree Centigrade heat. :smokin:

104 degrees F!! That is scorching. Off to the beach with you.

I've never been to Australia but it's on my bucket list. New Zealand too. I understand that a lot of Americans are moving to NZ for a better quality of life. It certainly looks inviting to a nature-lover like myself.

[Pippinwhite]

POURED down rain last night and this morning; temps in the high 60s. By Monday, however, we may have snow flurries. Gotta love Alabama: all four seasons in one week! LOL.

[DJ]

We have been having weird weather. It went from being very hot in August to complete Fall in September. We have had so much smoke this summer from all our wildfires, it seemed as though summer slipped away! Since September we have had cool weather and rain. It rained all day yesterday until about 5 am today. Then the storm they predicted hit with a smack! Snow, lot's of snow. We probably have 3 inches on the ground and it's still coming. Our temps are suppose to dip really low into the single digits. YIPEE! NOT! We literally have not seen the sun in months. No sun in the summer because of smoke and then when fall hit we get terrible inversions, well let's just say I am taking extra doses of Vitamin D because Mr. Sun isn't shining in Missoula MT. We had a nice Thanksgiving with relatives who live over on the East of the divide and we enjoyed warmer weather and sun for a few days. If you believe in the seasonal disease SAD let me tell you it's true. When the sun doesn't shine for months, one becomes very depressed. Luckily I have my family and pup's to keep me perked up a little bit. Oh and my Eagles music! My son graduated from College on the 8th of Dec. with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. Very proud of him. He will return to Grad school in Jan. for Project Management. He says that way he can be the one telling workers what to do. Ha! He's a good student and since the Petroleum field is slow, it seemed the right move for him. My daughter got hitched in August and is enjoying married life to the fullest. They are currently looking for a home to buy in the country. They already live in a very rural area, but want their own place. Hubby and I are enjoying the Empty Nest, but miss the kids always being around. Luckily they live close enough to visit often. We are planning for Hubby's retirement in about 5 years. So we are also house hunting on the East side of the divide where his parents live and where we were raised. The city we live in has gotten too big for our liking. It will be further from our daughter which is a bummer, but we've lived here 26 years and have seen this town go from a nice regular sized city for MT to a huge city with a lot of change.
My greatest highlight this past fall was receiving a autographed hardback copy of Eagles Take it to the Limit from Randy Meisner. He has a old neighbor, who has become my friend and she told him all about my FB page for him. He was so thrilled he wanted to gift me something. I'll just say, it was the greatest honor to receive a personal book of Randy's with his autograph. I can say he is doing well and is fairly healthy. I am so happy for him.
Well all caught up for now. Everyone enjoy the holidays, family and friends.
Peace and Love to All. DJ :grooving:

[East Texas Girl]

Wow, DJ, all that weather is definitely enough to make some one sad and depressed, especially all those fires. Congratulations to your son on his graduation and on the marriage of your daughter. Good luck on your move. We moved from a larger city to a much smaller town before my kids started school and love it. Now my youngest is in college, I can definitely say the country life has agreed with us. What an awesome gift to receive from Randy, I would treasure it forever. How cool. :cool: So great to hear that he is doing good. Thanks for sharing that with us!

[Delilah]

My greatest highlight this past fall was receiving a autographed hardback copy of Eagles Take it to the Limit from Randy Meisner. He has a old neighbor, who has become my friend and she told him all about my FB page for him. He was so thrilled he wanted to gift me something. I'll just say, it was the greatest honor to receive a personal book of Randy's with his autograph. I can say he is doing well and is fairly healthy. I am so happy for him.
Well all caught up for now. Everyone enjoy the holidays, family and friends.
Peace and Love to All. DJ :grooving:

Wow, DJ, that is so awesome! It’s gratifying that Randy knows he has at least one FB fan page and lots of fans who still care about him.

Good luck with your move. We recently moved to a smaller town and are still getting adjusted but we really like it.

Today is a beautiful sunny day in the low 70s, a relief from the cold wet rain we’ve been getting lately.

[VillageGirl]

DJ, I totally get where you are coming from with the lack of sun. I lived in Portland, OR for a year and a half and if I never go back to visit again I will be more than okay with it. Congratulations on your son and daughter! You must be so proud.
What an honor to receive a personalized gift from Randy. I'm sure he doesn't just randomly hand those out so that really is special. I am not on FB, but your page must be very tasteful and respectful of Randy and his family, which I am sure he truly appreciates.
Best of luck with your move. Wishing you and all borderers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

[New Kid In Town]

DJ - Congratulations to your son on his graduation and on the marriage of your daughter.You must be so proud of them. Good luck on your move.
Wow, that really is crazy weather.

Our weather has been in the 40's -normal temps for December here. It snowed 1" last Saturday and was melted by Monday. Tomorrow is supposed to be 51 - which is warm for this time of year. Christmas temps are also supposed to be above normal too.
DJ - That is so cool you got an autographed book from Randy. I'm on FB, what is the title of Randy's FB page you run ?

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New year.

[The Disco Strangler]

Woke up this morning to -37. It's warming up to a wonderful -30!

[New Kid In Town]

We got 10 inches of snow today.It is supposed to be a low of 3 deg. on Friday and Saturday before warming up on Sunday.

[groupie2686]

It is -24 here right now with the wind chill and the same tomorrow...luckily my boss let me work from home today so I didn't have to go out in the tundra. I have rarely looked forward to anything as much as the end of this awful cold snap!

[LuvTim]

I know someone who is working in Toronto, and he reports that this morning he went out to work with a wind chill of -42. :woah:

[New Kid In Town]

I know someone who is working in Toronto, and he reports that this morning he went out to work with a wind chill of -42. :woah:

YIKES ! I heard on the news yesterday it is warmer in Alaska, Finland and Greenland than in New Jersey right now. We are supposed to break the record for the low temp tonight of around -5 to -8.
Beginning next Tuesday it is supposed to be in the 30's to around 40. I can't wait. And, I usually don't mind the "normal" NJ winter.

[Midnight_Flyer]

dull and rainy

[NightMistBlue]

Cool and sunny, about 70 degrees. I'm fighting off a sore throat and icky feeling. Caught a chill when hiking in the Everglades yesterday - got my shoes wet and muddy.

[travlnman2]

Typical New England Winter. Snow coming soon.

[Houston Baby]

Hope you feel better NMB!

Yay! We have a snow day - no work! I think we might get a 1/2 inch of snow. :woah:

[Meerstern]

Well, I'm feeling jealous of all of you who have the snow right now.
Winter here is now risible: 3° C and much rain.
Last night it snowed a little bit but then the rain came and melted all :twisted:
I want my favorite season back!

https://img00.deviantart.net/d94b/i/2017/011/e/6/jon_snow_and_ghost__winter_is_coming_by_ysydora-dav2f65.jpg

[New Kid In Town]

Hope you feel better NMB!

Yay! We have a snow day - no work! I think we might get a 1/2 inch of snow. :woah:


HB - This is a serious question - is that a lot of snow for Houston. How often does it snow in Houston ? Does the city have snow plows/sanders or does everything just shut down until it all melts ?
We are expecting maybe an inch of snow here tonight into tomorrow morning.

[East Texas Girl]

We had a little snow and ice, but not enough to not go to work. drats... :thumbsdown:
Temps for tonight and tomorrow are going to plummet into the teens. Brrr

[tac0mao6]

little bit of snow in west Houston too ... by some people’s fb reactions, you’d think snowmageddon had hit. for those of us who know how to drive on ice/snow, it’s business as usual. no snow day for me .. i work from home :sad:

NKIT — TXDOT has trucks for salting bridges and overpasses, but Houston doesn’t see snow very often .. twice in the last 6 weeks, but that’s very rare.
Schools delay opening/shut down erring on the side of safety .. city sometimes follows suit.

Forecast calls for low 70s this weekend

stay safe out there

[Brooke]

Bitter cold here this morning, -7 degrees warming to 10 right now.

We had a high of 12 yesterday, a skiff of snow and howling winds. Pretty much the same the day before.

Tomorrow 20's, and going up each day! :yay: Frozen tundra of Missouri will thaw!

[Houston Baby]

NKIT - I see your question has been answered by tac0mao6. :thumbsup: No snowplows in Houston. It is mainly the ice that causes the havoc here. And snow 2 times in 1 season is rare.
I have lived in H-town all my life (over 60 years) & the most snow I have seen at 1 time is 2 or 3 inches.

[New Kid In Town]

NKIT - I see your question has been answered by tac0mao6. :thumbsup: No snowplows in Houston. It is mainly the ice that causes the havoc here. And snow 2 times in 1 season is rare.
I have lived in H-town all my life (over 60 years) & the most snow I have seen at 1 time is 2 or 3 inches.

Thanks HB & tac)mao6. Stay safe.

[FannyBeTender]

Freezing cold. Schools are closing because we don't know how to drive with snow and ice in the south lol (I certainly don't lol :laugh:). And even stranger it's the 2nd time this year. That NEVER happens. :woah:

[New Kid In Town]

Freezing cold. Schools are closing because we don't know how to drive with snow and ice in the south lol (I certainly don't lol :laugh:). And even stranger it's the 2nd time this year. That NEVER happens. :woah:


Stay safe FBT. It really is almost impossible to drive on ice. Snow at least gives you traction until it ices up.Hopefully, people down there will stay off the road.

[FannyBeTender]

Stay safe FBT. It really is almost impossible to drive on ice. Snow at least gives you traction until it ices up.Hopefully, people down there will stay off the road.

Thanks. I do not plan on leaving the house unless I absolutely have to lol. All the bridges are still iced over. It was 12 degrees outside when I woke up this morning, with the wind chill in the single digits (and it snowed last night).

According to weather people, it will back in the upper 60s/lower 70s by the weekend lol. Crazy weather!

[DJ]

We had quite a bad storm 2 weeks ago. Then this week the sun is shining and life is wonderful. We had not seen the sunshine in months. It's suppose to start raining then snowing tonight. But today I'll take the sunshine. :)

[Brooke]

We actually have sunshine today, too! But, it was -8 this morning as I left for work! {{shiver}}

Warming up to 22 today and 50's by the weekend! :yay:

[AlreadyGone95]

Snow in southwest Georgia yesterday ( my college was closed.)
My backyard
http://i63.tinypic.com/aa83rq.jpg

It's currently 20F, with a wind chill 14F. I'm not looking forward to driving in this weather to get to school, especially since bridges may have ice on them.
Oh, and by Monday, highs will be near 70F. :roll::crazy::crazy:

[Midnight_Flyer]

rainy and snowy here :sigh:

[FannyBeTender]

Two days ago....ice and snow.

Today....70s and t-shirts lol.

:crazy:

[New Kid In Town]

I know ! Today it was a high of 52 here. Two days ago it was a high of 31-32. Crazy weather for sure.

[Midnight_Flyer]

it hasn't been too bad here today

[Midnight_Flyer]

we have snow here today

[UndertheWire]

I'm in Canada this week and - unsurprisingly - it's snowy. Lovely, fluffy snow.

I'm looking forward to getting back home and being able to go out without thermal underwear and snow boots but the forecast is for it to be just above freezing with sleet showers.

[Brooke]

It's cloudy and cold here today, 28 F. Expecting some snow over the weekend, 1-2 inches. I really want 4-6 inches. We haven't had a decent snow yet this winter! :mad:

[WalshFan88]

Pretty cold. I'll be glad when Spring is here.

[Annoying Twit]

-12 degrees Celcius!

[Brooke]

Yikes, AT!

We had 64 yesterday and a possible 70 F today! Love! Maybe that old Punxsutawney Phil was wrong after all! :lol:

[travlnman2]

Yikes, AT!

We had 64 yesterday and a possible 70 F today! Love! Maybe that old Punxsutawney Phil was wrong after all! :lol:


Well it was 60 degrees a few days ago in Connecticut now its freezing again

[luciknight]

Freakin hot as usual... I cant wait for this summer to end, I've been getting headaches everyday because of the heat. Its currently 31°C in my bedroom right now and I wanna die.

[FannyBeTender]

Warm and humid. Currently 76 F where I'm at.

[Glennsallnighter]

-3C and snowing heavily

[UndertheWire]

We have -2C, snow and a cold wind. The house isn't coping too well. Luckily, I have the thermal underwear I bought for Canada. I'm thinking of going out for a walk to get warm. Freezing rain forecast for tomorrow which is the worst of all worlds.

[Glennsallnighter]

It has snowed nonstop today and to compound matters our boiler broke down which meant no central heating.Luckily my hubby knows a plumber so he was able to talk us through fixing the problem this evening, and at about 7pm I was able to finally state 'The Heat is On'. What a relief it was too

[Brooke]

Yikes, Ga, glad you got the heat on!

Today we have wind, rain and cold! http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgraincloud.gif

But....I can see a smidgen of green under the brown grass! :smile:

[New Kid In Town]

We are in for another Nor'easter tomorrow. I am in the 6-10 inch range for snow. Last Friday we got 2-4 inches of rain in my area from that Nor'easter. And, my gf just told me another one is expected Sunday into Monday. YIKES. I have not had a lot of snow this winter - I live close to the coast so it lessens the amount if the storm comes from the west, which most have this winter. If it comes up the coast, then I can get clobbered with snow. Hopefully I will not loose power.

[Glennsallnighter]

We have more snow forecast for St Patricks Day - not unheard of in these parts but more unusual than usual. I hope its not much. We were on lockdown 2 weeks ago with severe snow and I didn't get to see my mother for about 5 days. While I knew my sister was with her I still felt bad about it and also that my sister wasn't getting a break

[New Kid In Town]

We have more snow forecast for St Patricks Day - not unheard of in these parts but more unusual than usual. I hope its not much. We were on lockdown 2 weeks ago with severe snow and I didn't get to see my mother for about 5 days. While I knew my sister was with her I still felt bad about it and also that my sister wasn't getting a break

GA - Wow, I had no idea Ireland got that much snow. They are calling for snow here on Tuesday. We had two Nor'Easter's in five days ten days ago. How often does it snow in Ireland ?

[Brooke]

New England has really been hit with snow this year! Stay safe all of you!

We had 68 F yesterday and today 37 F and very windy and cold with some rain.

They don't call it misery (Missouri) for nothing! :roll:

[New Kid In Town]

Well, we are supposed to get another blizzard tonight into tomorrow. Where I live they are calling for 12 -18 inches. And today is the first day of Spring !:lol:

[My My]

NKIT - You have had a rough spring on the east coast! Here in Indiana, it was 60 and beautiful yesterday, but freezing today. We're supposed to get a little snow tonight. I like cold and snow in the winter, but hate it in the spring. Stay safe and warm.

[New Kid In Town]

Thank You My My. Here in NJ we missed the third Nor'Easter but NE got it bad. Some people in NJ & NY are still without power from the first two Nor'Easter's. Thankfully, I never lost power. My sister who lives in Western NJ lost power for two days during the first storm. They have a generator and could have a couple of lights and keep the fridge going.
I like winter too, but I will be happy when spring comes. I noticed today that a big old pine tree is leaning right next to a cable wire at my apt. complex. Hope it doesn't snap the cable wires !

[Dawn]

Well, we are supposed to get another blizzard tonight into tomorrow. Where I live they are calling for 12 -18 inches. And today is the first day of Spring !:lol:

Wow that is something, take good care and stay warm and safe.

[New Kid In Town]

Well, thankfully it never got as bad as the weather people predicted. I got about 8-9 inches of snow. Today is in the 40s and the snow is melting. The temps will be in the 40's for the next week.

[Dawn]

Well, thankfully it never got as bad as the weather people predicted. I got about 8-9 inches of snow. Today is in the 40s and the snow is melting. The temps will be in the 40's for the next week.

https://i.pinimg.com/170x/5e/0c/49/5e0c49a30e17cd7eee7617e6ab99f53d.jpg

[Brooke]

Well, we went from winter straight to summer! April was one of our coldest on record and May is turning out to be one of the warmest! We had snow on 3 Sundays in April and today it's 88F! :crazy:

[CAinOH]

Well, we went from winter straight to summer! April was one of our coldest on record and May is turning out to be one of the warmest! We had snow on 3 Sundays in April and today it's 88F! :crazy:

Yeah, pretty much the same in SW Ohio, minus about 5 degrees. Can't believe we still had snow a month ago.

[East Texas Girl]

Here in Texas we are headed to triple digits this week and its only May. :shock: Don't know what we are going to do come July and August. :faint:

And fields are no longer a pretty flowing green, they are now dull ugly brown. :|

[FreyFollower]

Ugh! We're in the same boat here, unfortunately. Some forecasters have lowered the weekend temps slightly. I hope they're right! All this heat has really got snakes moving! Last week a large chicken snake was in the shed under the mower. This morning I was raking pine straw and uncovered a copperhead! Fortunately, it was small and I got it with a shovel. But where are mom and dad?..........:fear:

[East Texas Girl]

Ugh! We're in the same boat here, unfortunately. Some forecasters have lowered the weekend temps slightly. I hope they're right! All this heat has really got snakes moving! Last week a large chicken snake was in the shed under the mower. This morning I was raking pine straw and uncovered a copperhead! Fortunately, it was small and I got it with a shovel. But where are mom and dad?..........:fear:

Yikes, FF... watch out, that's scary, don't they normally travel in pairs or is it three's, I don't remember?? Take care!

[CAinOH]

All this heat has really got snakes moving! Last week a large chicken snake was in the shed under the mower. This morning I was raking pine straw and uncovered a copperhead! Fortunately, it was small and I got it with a shovel. But where are mom and dad?..........:fear:

Uh, no thank you. I am finally to the point where I can see the harmless little garter snakes around here without panicking. (And I have to tell myself: It's just a little garter snake, it's harmless, it's probably more afraid of you than you are of it. Probably. Maybe. Eh.)

[New Kid In Town]

Here in Texas we are headed to triple digits this week and its only May. :shock: Don't know what we are going to do come July and August. :faint:

And fields are no longer a pretty flowing green, they are now dull ugly brown. :|


Wow - So sorry to hear that ETG. That is too hot for me. Supposed to rain this weekend. Right now it is around 80 and humid. We have been getting a lot of rain - it has rained almost every weekend lately.

[East Texas Girl]

Wow - So sorry to hear that ETG. That is too hot for me. Supposed to rain this weekend. Right now it is around 80 and humid. We have been getting a lot of rain - it has rained almost every weekend lately.

Thanks, NKIT. We have the humidity here as well, so it makes it feel even hotter...Ugh. Don't you hate it when it rains on the weekends and spoils all of your plans outside.

[peneumbra]

High today in Flagstaff.

:oops:High today in Flagstaff was 78. Low tonight supposed to be 43.:smile:

[UndertheWire]

It's a beautiful day. Sunny, warm but not hot. Everything is green, there's a gentle breeze through the trees and the birds are tweeting . It's the kind of day where you wouldn't want to live anywhere else - Blake's "green and pleasant land", indeed.

[New Kid In Town]

Well, today was 100 degrees and that does not include the heat index. It is supposed to be in the 90's all week. I saw on the news it is brutally hot in over half the country. Thank God for AC.

[Glennsallnighter]

We are doing great for Ireland. Wall to wall sunshine the last 2 weeks with at least another week to go, and for us THE HEAT IS ON TOO! Temperatures in the mid 80s are very unusual here. But so is aircon in private homes so it’s icecream and iced water.
Pros - beautiful sunsets and sunrises.
Cons - hosepipe ban

[FreyFollower]

GA: Our local paper last week said The Heat is On! above the headline. I always have to smile when I hear that on a forecast or sporting event! Keep hitting the ice cream!LOL
NKIT: Around 100 here, too. Definitely Thank God for A/C! We were talking in the break room today, and I said how we didn't have A/C in school until I was in high school; and that my first car didn't have any.(Not broke..came without it). A young person looked at me like I was 90!:sad:

[CAinOH]

NKIT: Around 100 here, too. Definitely Thank God for A/C! We were talking in the break room today, and I said how we didn't have A/C in school until I was in high school; and that my first car didn't have any.(Not broke..came without it). A young person looked at me like I was 90!:sad:

No air in our high school either. And my 1972 Dodge Charger didn't have air (that was a luxury!).

My (rich) younger cousin once got into my car and asked how to roll down the window. I pointed to a handle on the passenger side and said, "Crank that." He looked at me like I had the weirdest car in the whole world.

Heat advisories all around the SW Ohio area, too. But the big advantage of working in a computer room? Mandatory air conditioning.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well for the second time in less than a month, we are experiencing the remnants of a hurricane - first Florence a few weeks ago and now Michael. We've had several tornadoes touchdown tonight and the rain is coming down in sheets along with thunder and lightning and tropical storm force winds. Occasionally, I can hear debris hitting the house and my dogs are freaking out. I hope I don't jinx myself, but I still have power. It went out briefly a little while ago, but came right back on. We still have several more hours of this - the sooner it's over, the better. I can't even imagine what it was like in the Florida panhandle on Tuesday.

[Brooke]

Yes, the hurricanes were awful! Prayers for safety for everyone involved.

I think fall has finally arrived to stay here after a long, hot summer. We had 33 F this morning when I left for work. 50 F today and frost possible tonight. Same for the rest of the week. I love it!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I forgot to update this thread. Within just a few minutes of my post the other night things got even worse and I lost my power. I have lots of trees in my neighborhood and several of them fell on houses on my street (but not mine). The only good news about this is because the live power lines were lying on the ground, the power crews had to respond immediately. They worked throughout the night and our power was restored around 4:30 a.m. If not for this, I probably wouldn't have gotten my power restored until yesterday. Crews had to come back yesterday and worked on the lines all day long without interrupting our power. However, the lines that they rehung are way lower than they should be - at least 6 foot lower than the rest of those on the street. I hope they aren't planning on leaving them like that.

But, the bottom line is that it was a pretty stressful experience - not much sleep that night for me or my pups. However, I have to keeping reminding myself how lucky I am compared to those folks in Florida.

[WalshFan88]

Bitter cold! And my joints are feeling the repercussions.

[CAinOH]

Ice! And snow. Lots of trees and limbs down. Power line down just outside of town. We have a tree down at the end of our driveway (we've been driving around it). Supposed to ice up again tonight, which means more trees may go down.

[Brooke]

We've had cold and snow, but it's now moderating and 45F today.

[takeiteasy]

Here where I live it's rainy. Snow has come early this year: the hills close to Madrid are snow-covered.
The leaves of the trees are green, yellow, brown, red...beautiful. I love autumn :inlove:

[New Kid In Town]

Cold here today but tomorrow (Thanksgiving ) is supposed to only be a high of 25 degrees. On the news this morning they said the ballons may not be able to fly for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade if wind gusts hit 35 mph. Right now they are forecasting 33mph winds for tomorrow. So, Mother Nature is cutting it close for tomorrow.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Wow! I guess I should be grateful that the weather here is pretty mild this week - high's in the mid to upper 50's except for Thanksgiving Day when it's only supposed to top out a 39°.

[CAinOH]

Cold here today but tomorrow (Thanksgiving ) is supposed to only be a high of 25 degrees. On the news this morning they said the ballons may not be able to fly for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade if wind gusts hit 35 mph. Right now they are forecasting 33mph winds for tomorrow. So, Mother Nature is cutting it close for tomorrow.

That is one thing I've always wanted to do: Go downtown and see the balloons being inflated for the parade. Don't they do that the night before? I can't remember.

We were on Long Island for Thanksgiving the year or two after we were married. I wanted to go into the city the day after Thanksgiving. Mind you, this was 30+ years ago. My husband looked at me like I was crazy and just said, "No." Actually, he may have added an expletive in there somewhere. I think that was the first time I ever heard the work "gridlock" on the radio.

[New Kid In Town]

That is one thing I've always wanted to do: Go downtown and see the balloons being inflated for the parade. Don't they do that the night before? I can't remember.

We were on Long Island for Thanksgiving the year or two after we were married. I wanted to go into the city the day after Thanksgiving. Mind you, this was 30+ years ago. My husband looked at me like I was crazy and just said, "No." Actually, he may have added an expletive in there somewhere. I think that was the first time I ever heard the work "gridlock" on the radio.

Hi CAinOH - Yes, they blow up the balloons tonight and it is open to the public. From what I have seen on the news, it gets pretty packed. I have never been to the parade. However, my sister used to be in the parade when she worked for the flag ship Macys in NYC. I can tell you to get a good seat at the parade you would probably have to claim a good spot tonight. That means waiting in the freezing cold all night. I personally don't care for those kinds of crowds - too many people - lol. This weekend it supposed to be crazy in the city. They have issued commuter alerts for the entire weekend. Most people try to avoid the city this weekend.

However, my nephew is coming up from Fla. for Christmas. I know he will want to go into the city as he loves NYC. I have done the Christmas thing in the city so many times before. Hope we can at least go on a day that is not freezing cold.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

We are getting hit with our first snow storm of the season. It started snowing around 9:00 this morning and is still coming down hard. It took a while for it to begin sticking, but no problem with that anymore. We have about 4 inches right now and it's not supposed to let up until around 11:00 this evening.

[Midnight_Flyer]

freezing cold

[Brooke]

Mild but dreary with fog!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Boy - Mother Nature is still very unpredictable in spite of all of our fancy technology. Last Sunday, the predictions were for us to get 1 - 3 inches of snow in my area. I knew we were in trouble when we had over 4 inches by mid-afternoon. We ended up getting a foot of snow and it's still not melted yet. We are supposed to get rain this afternoon and all day tomorrow so I'm hoping that will melt most of it. We almost never get this much snow, especially this early - it's not even winter yet. :stunned:

[Brooke]

Dreamer, wow! I bet lots were snowed in!

Our weather people aren't any more accurate here either! Everyone says if you want to know what the weather is it's best to just look out the window! :?

[New Kid In Town]

Wow Dreamer hope it all melts. They screwed up our weather report too. I was supposed to get a trace to one inch of snow. I got five inches. Yesterday it poured all day long. I think we have already broke the record for rain fall for the year. Tomorrow it is supposed to get cold again ( Yesterday was 50 and today is 45 ). Everyone seems to be having crazy weather.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

We've gotten a lot of rain this year too. Although the most recent was unwelcome, at least it did melt most of the snow.

And our weather people don't always get it right for sure, but it is unusual for them to be as 'off' as they were with their predictions this time. As you said, Brooke, just looking out the window still seems to be the most reliable technology we have. :confused:

[Glennsallnighter]

Very mild here in Dublin. It has been unusually mild this Christmas - didn't even need to put the heating on and I can already see the grass starting to grow again. With Midwinters day being last week I dare to hope that we might slide gracefully into spring!

[New Kid In Town]

Well, we(N.J.) officially broke the record for total precipitation for 2018. We had a total of 64.89 inches as of Dec. 28th. That does not include the deluge New Years Eve. Most of it was rain, rain, and more rain. It was 58 degrees New Years Day. Today is supposed to be a high of 38 degree - pretty normal for January.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

NKIT - I wouldn't be surprise if we didn't break the record for rainfall in 2018 either. I'll have to check when I have more time.

And on the other hand, yesterday (New Year's Day) it was a balmy 68° here. I had my family over for dinner and it got so warm in the kitchen after all the cooking that I thought I was going to have to turn on the air conditioner. But, we made it through by opening the windows and back door and turning on the ceiling fan. Today, it's back to reality - currently 47° and heat pump running.

[MarthaJo56]

It's pouring rain here in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz (California) Mountains. It has been all day. So glad we both have the day off..and I have a pot of chili on the stove. 2456

[Brooke]

55 F yesterday and 60 F today! Wonderful January thaw for us Missourians! Walking outdoors when I get home!

And keep your rain MJ! We are overflowing everywhere around here!

[CAinOH]

Almost 60 degree weather earlier in the week. Anywhere between 1" and 5" of snow predicted for the weekend. Ohio weather, if you don't like what it's doing right now, wait 5 minutes... it'll change.

[New Kid In Town]

Cold here too. Only supposed to be a high of 32 degrees today and 31 degrees tomorrow. We are supposed to get a "dusting to one inch". The heavy snow is supposed to stay south and hit Baltimore and DC. It was warmer than normal earlier in the week.

[CAinOH]

We got a total of 8.5" of snow. Most snow in this area since 2013. We were out today, though, and the roads aren't bad. It's a heavy snow, so we got the driveway plowed out (haven't had to do this in years). Hubby and I both have 4WD vehicles, but we also get regular deliveries, so hence the plowing.

[New Kid In Town]

We received a slight dusting of snow early this morning. It melted an hour later. It is cold today - supposed to be a high of 31 degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to be 32 degrees. The weather pattern seems to be a little warmer than normal or cold.

[Brooke]

About 11 inches of snow here in Missouri Friday night in to Saturday! Most we've had for several years! Hubby got to blade with his tractor for the first time since we became "farmers"! :lol:

[sodascouts]

About 11 inches of snow here in Missouri Friday night in to Saturday! Most we've had for several years! Hubby got to blade with his tractor for the first time since we became "farmers"! :lol:


Oh my gosh! That sounds bad, Brooke! And it's freaking cold here! Got down below freezing, which is not happy for the South.

[New Kid In Town]

Boy, the weather has been crazy ! Monday it hit a high of 14 degrees here, with a low of 4 degrees. Tuesday was a high of 24 degrees. Today it is 58 and raining like crazy. We are supposed to get two inches of rain. It will drop to the low 30's this weekend.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep, NKIT - it sounds pretty much exactly how our week has gone here in Richmond - crazy weather for sure!

[CAinOH]

I went to Cincinnati yesterday to "goof off" with my friend. Left Cincy at about 5pm. Temperature was 51 degrees. Pouring rain (like it had been doing all day). By the time I got home a little over an hour later, the temperature had dropped to 40 degrees. Some time between midnight last night and 7am this morning, it snowed. Not a lot, but enough to cover the ground. Temperature right now is 27 degrees.

You know, I'm starting to think Ohio weather just might not be for me...

[Brooke]

We had freezing rain night before last which made a crust on the snow that hadn't melted. Walking or driving was so hazardous yesterday that everything was canceled, even work! Our schools all around have been closed all week and it doesn't look like they will be open tomorrow with a low of -2 degrees and 20-25 degrees below zero wind chill overnight and in the morning! At least I can get to work today. Main highways are clear but the backroads are ice packed and terribly slick. And it doesn't look like it will get any better any time soon as more snow and cold is in the forecast for the weekend. Our schools haven't been out this long at a time forever!

[sodascouts]

Very cold here for us - wind chill of 19 today - but no snow. I honestly could use a snow day now so I'm kind of bummed.

[NightMistBlue]

Lovely and cool. 64 today and 71 tomorrow. I want to get some hiking in before the rain comes.

[Brooke]

Many posts online today about hell freezing over and people can now do what they said they wouldn't do till then! :wink: :lol:

Our coldest day of the year here with -13* this morning and warming up to -1*. <<shiver>> <<brrrrr>> Schools out all week so far. All activities canceled all week. Might go back Friday if it warms up. Our country roads are ice covered so school busses can't go there! -6* tonight and a balmy 25* tomorrow! We love Misery (Missouri)!

[New Kid In Town]

Today was a low of 10 degrees and is supposed to reach a high of 23 degrees. An improvement from yesterday when it was a low of 2 degrees and a high of 16 degrees. It is supposed to be in the 40's and 50's next week starting Sunday. It is warm here compared to Chicago where my sister and BIL live. Yesterday was a low of -27 degrees and all the schools were closed(she is a teacher). I can't believe how crazy this weather is.

[Brooke]

Today was a low of 100 degrees and is supposed to reach a high of 23 degrees. An improvement from yesterday when it was a low of 2 degrees and a high of 16 degrees. It is supposed to be in the 40's and 50's next week starting Sunday. It is warm here compared to Chicago where my sister and BIL live. Yesterday was a low of -27 degrees and all the schools were closed(she is a teacher). I can't believe how crazy this weather is.

A low of 100*? I know, typo! :lol:

[New Kid In Town]

:oops: I meant 10 degrees ! :blush:

[Brooke]

NK, I figured! :lol:

And then, warm weather over the weekend-56* yesterday! Got rid of all that snow and lots of the ice, thank goodness! Lots of water everywhere now! And gray!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Speaking for myself - I am officially ready for winter to end! :wink: :nod:

[CAinOH]

Speaking for myself - I am officially ready for winter to end! :wink: :nod:

I'm all for that! Where do we go to get this done? ;)

[Glennsallnighter]

Its beautiful here today. In Ireland and Northern Europe we follow tyhe Celtic calenday which means spring sprung last week on the 1st February, I look forward to the longer evenings.

[Brooke]

So now we have an ice storm! We got rid of the packed ice over the weekend but now there is water everywhere! Not really flooding though.
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School out 3 days this week and probably again tomorrow! We have missed 14 days this year so far! Worst winter I've ever seen! We've had bigger snows and worse ice storms, but we've never missed this much school and had weather events last this long and go from one thing to another in such a short time period. It's crazy! :crazy:

[East Texas Girl]

Good ole' Texas weather...started off this morning at 71 degrees and then temperatures started steadily dropping. Our low is expected at 27 degrees. Currently a cloudy 38 degrees.

[Houston Baby]

So now we have an ice storm! We got rid of the packed ice over the weekend but now there is water everywhere! Not really flooding though.
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School out 3 days this week and probably again tomorrow! We have missed 14 days this year so far! Worst winter I've ever seen! We've had bigger snows and worse ice storms, but we've never missed this much school and had weather events last this long and go from one thing to another in such a short time period. It's crazy! :crazy:

Missouri has really taken a beating this winter! Usually my Houston weather station quickly shows the rest of the nation but last night they focused on Missouri and told us that we should not be complaining about our weather.

Hope you are able to stay off the roads Brooke.

[Houston Baby]

Good ole' Texas weather...started off this morning at 71 degrees and then temperatures started steadily dropping. Our low is expected at 27 degrees. Currently a cloudy 38 degrees.

H-town is not quite that cold ETG but it is dropping to 34 tonight.

[Brooke]

The sun actually shined this morning!! http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/shine.gif And a balmy 6*F out there. High of 18* today and another snow event coming Saturday night into Sunday morning! Love Misery!

School out again today. The ice just can't get cleared off and too risky for busses. At least my main highway isn't too bad if you drive slow. I only have 6 miles to work but there are a couple hills that are pretty scary when it's bad. The ice glistening on the trees was beautiful this morning!