Your current weather?

[DonM435]

Snowing prety steady this morning but not cold enough to accumulate much. Reminded me of that old classic "I'm Dreaming of a White President's Day."

Watch it -- that song title could be misinterpreted! ;)

[danscope]

A light hazy sky, 43°F with a light breeze. Some rain Wed into Thursday, no snow. Life is good.

[Trebuchet]

Gray, rainy, Puget Sound February. We often have a false spring around this time of year and everyone gets all eager about their gardening. Then February comes back and lasts until July.

[danscope]

Sounds like a moist season. Rain just begining here.

[Usher]

Watch it -- that song title could be misinterpreted! ;)

:doh:

[DoggerDan]

The winds were varying between 30 and 60 kts throughout the day. Warm, too. Around 50.

[danscope]

Lt shower earlier. Grey now, temp 48°F with a lt breeze. Spotted this year's first robin. That is something. The peep frogs will be early this year.

Dan

[Buttercup]

First robin already, danscope? In that part of the country! :) I'm surprised.

High thin wispy clouds. Otherwise very sunny. Current (9:07 a.m. CST) temp probably a cool 47 F. High today supposed to be 67 F. Calm.

[Trebuchet]

We have robins year-round, but they're not the same robins. The winter robins move up into the mountains for the summer, and the summer robins come up from further south.

The best description of yesterday here is "unsettled." Hard rain in the wee hours, followed by fairly high winds, followed by sun. The temperature display in the car said 50F late in the afternoon but it sure didn't feel that warm.

[weflyhigh]

Hi all!
I'm in the Pacific North West and the weather here is pretty cold! I'd say right now it's in the 40's or so??
We get a lot of rain out here but thankfully today it is pretty dry but that could easily change... :rolleyes:
I hope the weather gets better soon! :dance:

[Trebuchet]

If you're expecting it to get better "soon", you haven't lived here long! At the moment we're having what the natives refer to as "hail" here in Everett. Actually sleet. I've seen actual hail here maybe twice in 40+ years.

Oh, and Welcome!

[Buttercup]

Yes, welcome weflyhigh. :)

It's gotten breezy/gusty this mid-afternoon. Probably averaging 10 to 20 mph. Mostly sunny with high hazy clouds. Temp a nice 72 F. :)

[danscope]

Hi, I thiunk my weather man suggested that these may be Canadian Robins, which will migrate north later. Still, they seem early for the warm weather.
Hi WEFLTHI , and welcome.

Best regards,
Dan

[publiusr]

Got up to 78 yesterday. Down to freezing tonight.

Misc
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=pastheadlines_2012
http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=891&MediaTypeID=1
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/newm.html

[danscope]

38°F, dark with light rain . Better than snow :)

[Trebuchet]

A little wet snow in parts of the Puget Regions this morning. And windy overnight.

[danscope]

A light flurry now,39°F , grey overcast and at times very gusty. Why... if there was a market for wind, you could sell today for......$$$$ :)

[Buttercup]

A light flurry now,39°F , grey overcast and at times very gusty. Why... if there was a market for wind, you could sell today for......$$$$ :)

If that were the case, I'd have remained in the Midwest and be a billionaire by now. ;)

Currently (11:44 a.m. MST) temperature is a cool 55 F. Sunny, clear as a bell. Calm. Humidity very low, probably 10%.

[danscope]

Sounds dry. I've got 38degrees, still a brisk wind, but last night, it howled quite well. but... no snow. :) Waiting for the peep frogs any day!

Dan

[Buttercup]

Sounds dry.

Yep. We didn't have much of a winter rainy season to speak of -- which is unfortunate.

Today is sunny with a few high wispy clouds. Calm. Temp a balmy 72 F. Gorgeous!! Blossoms on the fruit trees.

[danscope]

Holding our breath as the thermometer threatens 50°F , grey skies with a light breeze.

[publiusr]

Yet more thunderstorms headed our way--two rounds of it this week
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=57391

[danscope]

Hopefully the funnel clouds stay away. You guys get some nasty weather at times.

[danscope]

Light snow falling presently, not sticking. 34°F and calm.

[vonmazur]

Same as Publiusr; Tornado warning to the north west, and straight line wind warning....71 Deg F right now, and the air is heavy with humidity and the sky is overcast, looks like a "Bodice Ripper Novel" cover outside..It is my wedding anniversary, and since it is Sadie Hawkins day, and only every 4 years, my wife expects me to stay home and not go out storm chasing....

Link to the local weather blog...http://www.alabamawx.com/

Dale

[danscope]

It's almost safer to stay at home :)

Got 2 inches of snow. Temp 31°F and calm.

Dan

[boppa]

29 deg C (thats 85 deg F)
Haze
Wind: E at 19 km/h
Humidity: 53%

All in all quite a pleasant day (we had a string of 33/34 deg C days last week- thats 93 deg F) which was way too hot.

[vonmazur]

Survived the latest storm, 60mph winds and some hail...blew by me to the south headed for Georgia...I hope all the guys here from AL survived this one....it was rough!!

Dale

[TJMac]

My current weather is NOT tornadoes. That's really all that seems important this morning. My thoughts go out to all who went through those storms yesterday and last night.

TJ

[danscope]

Dreadful storms and tornados in the south and midwest. Our thoughts are with those who lost so much.

47°F , grey with a light breeze melting our snow. No worries.

[publiusr]

Historic outbreak--excerpts from the links:

"It is the deadliest US tornado outbreak in March since at least the 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, which killed 40."

"According to our Tornado Expert Dr. Greg Forbes, Friday's outbreak has the potential to be the largest on record for the month of March. The existing record for this month is 74 tornadoes in the outbreak of March 11-13, 2006."

Storm reports
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_March_2012_tornado_outbreak
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/tornado-outbreak-march-reports_2012-03-02
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/latest-news-severe-storms-updates_2012-03-02?jQuery1330799905530=7

Branson struck http://www.johnbealroofing.com/roofing-st-louis-resources/item/48-tornado-hits-branson-mo-and-causes-major-damage

Funnel videos--Midwest struck hardest. I heard of reports of yards of asphault torn from roadbeds by twisters:

http://www.ustornadoes.com/2012/03/02/videos-from-the-march-2-2012-tornado-outbreak/
http://www.thefaceofastorm.com/2012/03/indiana-3212-henryville-tornado.html
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/raw-huge-tornado-in-henryville-in-26332

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28736-2012-03-02-REPORTS-IN-KY-TN-AL-IL-MO
http://www.skip.cc/chase/120302/
http://www.turbulentstorm.com/1/post/2012/03/march-2nd-2012-s-indianan-kentucky.html
http://stormgasm.com/3-2-12/3-2-12.htm
http://www.aerostorms.com/March-2nd-2012-Indiana-and-Kentuckty-Tornado-Outbreak.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsANoiF7Hrc

Poor Lenora Hunder. She lost her Husband while he was protecting her:
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/man-died-protecting-wife-in-tornado?ref=scroller&categoryId=10001&status=true http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9IOntUNBfU

Alabama's vile vortices
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/alabama-tornado-caught-on-cam-26330
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28732-Alabama-tornadoes-March-2nd&
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=57615

Potential long track event?
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/graphicast.php?site=bmx&gc=2

Central Alabama somehow spared this time--looks like my incantation of the Dhole Chants worked to keep the sky serpents aloft.

However... it seems the sky is falling after all:
http://www.livescience.com/18604-cloud-heights-declining.html
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28698-Clouds-are-lowering-another-interesting-article-on-the-interweb&

Or not...
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php/129395-Fears-of-Tornado-Catastrophes-Due-to-Global-Warming-Unfounded

[Buttercup]

Terrible about all those tornadoes!!! :(

Currently we're sunny, cool (maybe 57 F just past noon), occasional stirring breeze.

[Frog march]

from a local weather station:

Temperature 3.3°C
Wind Chill 0.0°C
Wind Speed 8.0 mph
Gust 21.0 mph at 9:40
Wind Direction 329 NNW
Barometer 1014.6 mb
Barometer Trend Steady
Humidity 94%
Rain (mm/hr) 2.6 mm
Rain Today mm 6.8 mm
Forecast Increasing clouds with little temperature change.

[Trebuchet]

Snowing like crazy in Everett, WA, 5 March 2012, 2:23PM PST. I was not expecting this at all!

[Stug III]

0830 35 degrees C and humid as a very humid thing. Welcome to Kerala!

[danscope]

Hang in there, Stug. Sounds awfull hot.

[Stug III]

Did I mention I'm here on holiday?:confused:

I'm used to the heat, but a dry dusty heat; it is the humidity that is doing me in. Either it has cooled down or I have rehydrated but it doesn't seem as bad now.

[danscope]

30°F, bright sun with a light breeze. It's a good day.

[Torsten]

-23C this morning. Delaying my departure for the field a couple of hours, and hoping for an inversion so it's warmer up the mountain. Forecast is to warm up to -3 in the valley today. Beautifully clear morning though...

[BigDon]

A cold, clear sky wind storm is hitting me as I type.

Steady 30 mph wind gusting to 40.

46F

[Buttercup]

Summer's here. :)

Sunny, high today forecast to be 81 F, calm, low humidity.

[danscope]

I remember 81°F. Brooks babling, birds singing in the trees,easy picnics by the ocean, a seven wood out of the rough
drops 5 feet from the pin, flowers blooming, fresh ripe tomatoes, sweet corn.... well pretty soon :)

[Buttercup]

I remember 81°F. Brooks babling, birds singing in the trees,easy picnics by the ocean, a seven wood out of the rough
drops 5 feet from the pin, flowers blooming, fresh ripe tomatoes, sweet corn.... well pretty soon :)

Hopefully very soon. :) This is a bit unusually warm for us, for early March. Normal would be 72 F. But we aren't complaining!!! ;) Have front door and a window open. A cheery sunny day.

[redshifter]

Snowing like crazy in Everett, WA, 5 March 2012, 2:23PM PST. I was not expecting this at all!

We've got about 1/2 inch in yards and on cars, but nothing sticking anywhere else. Weird; though this time of year seems to yo-yo between 'winter' and 'spring' a lot. Most of the snow had melted off by the time I got to work. Later today forecast: Sunny, temps in the 40's. I was hoping to actually get my telescope out tonight, but alas, it's nearly a full moon tonight. :(

[BigDon]

Hopefully very soon. :) This is a bit unusually warm for us, for early March. Normal would be 72 F. But we aren't complaining!!! ;) Have front door and a window open. A cheery sunny day.

...in the merry old land of Oz...

[Trebuchet]

We've got about 1/2 inch in yards and on cars, but nothing sticking anywhere else. Weird; though this time of year seems to yo-yo between 'winter' and 'spring' a lot. Most of the snow had melted off by the time I got to work. Later today forecast: Sunny, temps in the 40's. I was hoping to actually get my telescope out tonight, but alas, it's nearly a full moon tonight. :(

Yup, same here. Beautiful blue sky and sun but about 1/2 to 1" of snow hanging around in the shadier spots. Not remotely typical for these parts at this time of year.

The moon can be worth looking at too, you know. Too bad my telescope is at the other place.

[redshifter]

Yup, same here. Beautiful blue sky and sun but about 1/2 to 1" of snow hanging around in the shadier spots. Not remotely typical for these parts at this time of year.

The moon can be worth looking at too, you know. Too bad my telescope is at the other place.

If it wasn't a full moon, I'd take my scope out to view it. However, a full moon is tough because there's no shadows or terminator and it's a lot tougher to see much detail because of the lack of contrast. I might get out the scope anyways and check out Jupiter and Mars tonight.

[Buttercup]

Windy!

We're forecast for 60 mph winds. Currently a stiff breeze blowing, probably 35 mph. If the winds intensify to 60 mph, that will likely create near white-out conditions (blowing sand and dust) for travelers and truckdrivers (two interstate highways run through my city). Nearest town west of us is 55 miles distant; next over from it is another 60 miles. Lots of wide-open wilderness and people driving through it. :(

Temperature expected to be 78 F, but a cool front coming in on the winds will cool us down to an expected high tomorrow of 55 F.

[danscope]

We've got 55°F and it should get past 60 today:) A generous breeze blowing today with clear skies .
Barometer at 30.60 . Dry , you think?

[TheOncomingStorm]

15 C sunny with a good breeze. The only drawback is the hug puddles on the ground because the snow is going.

[BigDon]

Buttercup, that's a good way to have your garbage cans end up in the next county over.

Beautiful day today. Clear and sunny, if somewhat cool. White caps on the bay.

[Buttercup]

Partly cloudy but mostly sunny. Cool; high will probably be 57 F. That's contrasted to day before last, when our high was 81 F. Calm. Thankfully yesterday's winds didn't carry over into today.

[danscope]

It made 66°F today.Lots of wind this am, light breeze now, light hazy sky. Flowers pushing up:)

[Buttercup]

Old Man Winter (what of him we get around here) is reclaiming his rights today. :( Now mostly overcast, thick medium-gray clouds (which pushed in within the hour it seems). Downright cool, probably 48 F. Rain possible?? At least it's NOT windy.

[danscope]

60°F, blowing 30 at times. Just lost a large elm limb across my electric service. Ripped it down the house. Still got power and ISP and phones. Ha!! Fix things in the AM. No worries.

Dan

[TheOncomingStorm]

It rained all last night now most of the snow is gone, ok there was only about 15 cm on the ground.

[Buttercup]

Clear, sunny, very cool. High today only 50 F. That's contrasted to 3 days ago, when our high was 81.

[Trebuchet]

If it wasn't a full moon, I'd take my scope out to view it. However, a full moon is tough because there's no shadows or terminator and it's a lot tougher to see much detail because of the lack of contrast. I might get out the scope anyways and check out Jupiter and Mars tonight.

Good point. Gorgeous moon picture (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/03/09/jaw-dropping-moon-mosaic/) on the BA's blog today, by the way!

[publiusr]

Farmer's rain last night. Warmer temps ahead...

[redshifter]

A very comfortable 59F yesterday, and another clear night. I went ahead and got my scope out and got great views of Venus, Jupiter and Mars last night in spite of the nearly full moon. Mars looked especially good, it was well positioned in the sky about 10 - 11pm. I could pick out some detail in the Martain disk as well as a hint of an ice cap. Usually Mars is just an orange disk without any detail visible; though the ice cap is usually visible as well.

[Buttercup]

Surprise: Snowflakes tonight. :o Forecast for 2 to 3 inches in upper mountains. Temp should dip into the high 20s, and tonight's snow will be tomorrow's rain. Currently (7:40 p.m. CST) partly cloudy. Sun has set. Temp falling quickly. We'll be sleeping while it's snowing; forecast to begin after midnight.

[Stug III]

25C, pleasant with a breeze, overcast.

[Buttercup]

We got a light dusting of snow overnight, as predicted. :) Current (7:45 a.m. CST) temp is probably a chilly 31 F. Mostly overcast.

[BigDon]

Fell asleep with my bedroom window wide open last night. Three pints of ale before bed will do that.

When I woke up this morning the air temp in my bedroom was 41F. My refrigerator is 44F.

I really wanted to stay under the covers but, well, couldn't.

Three pints of ale before bed and all... :)

[Buttercup]

Overcast. Cool temp (10:15 a.m. CST) of 41 F. Dusting of snow already gone. Forecast for continued cloudiness with good chance of rain. Calm, no breeze. Nice change of pace, enjoying the quiet.

[danscope]

Overcast, 40°F ,light breeze. Getting warm next week. 60's :) The Rhode Island Groundhog doesn't lie.He's the one that "Didn't" see his shadow this year. Ha!!

[redshifter]

Lots of weather folks doing a lot of hand waving on the news last night in anticipation of a significant storm coming in last night into this morning. Forecasts of 60+ mph gusts on the coast and north of us. 40 mph gusts forecasted locally for the Seattle area. Wind advisories through 1pm today.

Which of course means when I looked out the window this am it was dry, quiet, and overcast. A bit cold though. Might've been more interesting weather in Treb's area.

[Trebuchet]

Lots of weather folks doing a lot of hand waving on the news last night in anticipation of a significant storm coming in last night into this morning. Forecasts of 60+ mph gusts on the coast and north of us. 40 mph gusts forecasted locally for the Seattle area. Wind advisories through 1pm today.

Which of course means when I looked out the window this am it was dry, quiet, and overcast. A bit cold though. Might've been more interesting weather in Treb's area.

Indeed. I'm in the alternate area (Port Townsend) at present. Snowed like crazy this morning from about 7:00 to 9:00. Didn't stick, just a little too warm, but more than enough to put me off any plans to do yard work. It had been very windy overnight. Of course, we're sitting on a hill looking over the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I drew a line in Google Earth one time and discovered that the next land, other than the very low Dungeness Spit, is Taiwan.

We're getting a new heating system tomorrow. I sure hope it's not too cold for the 4-6 hours it's off!

[redshifter]

Things getting a bit more interesting tonight, as it's snowing big fat fluffy flakes. Sticking in the yard, but temps aren't expected to get below the mid 30's, so roads are just wet. Hang in there Treb! Time for a sweater before the new heating system is up n' running...

[Trebuchet]

We've got some sleet frozen on the deck and railings. (Unless you're a native, in which case it's "hail".) So it's not warm. And the first of the furnace guys is here, heat is off.

[mike alexander]

An inch of snow here. Seems to be at a dynamic steady state, melting as fast as it accumulates.

[Buttercup]

Warm, sunny, beautiful! :) Temp is 75 F. Calm. Fortunately a software snafu means I can enjoy this sans work (in my home)! :D

[redshifter]

An inch of snow here. Seems to be at a dynamic steady state, melting as fast as it accumulates.

Likewise in my area. Looks like it snowed all night, and snowing heavily this morning but the accumulation in my yard and on the deck remains about 1/2". Probably not a good time to drive over the pass(es) - Snoqualmie, Stevens, White, etc.

[danscope]

Hi, The warm weather has done it. PEEP FROGS !!!!!! This early.I hope this doesn't backfire for the orchards. So far, so good . Hi was 68°F .

Dan

[publiusr]

Highs in the eighties here:

Tornado track moves north--twisters strike at Michigan. Gee, is it windy enough for disc golfing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iujINpmzrk
Nah...

More footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3yN3jJhxXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlSdoGfVRC4
http://www.freep.com/article/20120315/NEWS05/120315072/Ann-Arbor-man-records-damaging-tornado-on-video?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGE


New weather tech
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/how-ibms-deep-thunder-delivers-hyper-local-forecasts-3-12-days-out.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Te chnica+-+Featured+Content%29
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28773-Minute-by-Minute-Radar-Coming!&

Last years outbreak being researched:
http://www.waff.com/story/17162035/scientists-research-april-27-tornado-outbreak

Nice links of weather' research's version of Quint, from JAWS
http://www.flame.org/~cdoswell/

[Trebuchet]

Sunny and at least somewhat warm today. Heavy rain yesterday. Snow the day before. Can you say "unsettled", boys and girls? I knew you could!

[danscope]

Grey and calm. Light drizzle occasionally. Temp 45°.

[Trebuchet]

Sunny and at least somewhat warm today. Heavy rain yesterday. Snow the day before. Can you say "unsettled", boys and girls? I knew you could!

And...snow predicted for the higher elevations tomorrow! My mother would have associated this with the equinoxious storms.

[DoggerDan]

Sunny on the outside. Cloudy on the inside. Just broke up with my gf...

[danscope]

Nice spring day; 71°F, gentle breeze. Life is good.

[Buttercup]

Nasty, nasty sand and dust storm. Currently 3:20 p.m. CST. Winds maintaining 40 mph, sometimes gusting to 50 to 55 mph. :( Visibility is probably 1/4 mile. Temperature has dropped to around 65 F.

[danscope]

Really makes the case for putting your car in the garage. Hate to have a windshield frosted permanantly by a sand storm.
Good luck.

[LaurelHS]

It was 17 degrees Celsius and sunny this afternoon. I wore sandals for the first time this year. The park was full of people and dogs enjoying the weather. :)

[TheOncomingStorm]

It is already 10 C here by quarter to ten in the morning, yesterday it was up to 21 C.

[Buttercup]

Very cool, probably 45 F; breezy, mostly cloudy. Hopefully will NOT be windy today like yesterday. A very light dusting of snow on upper-most peaks of mountain range 13 miles to the east.

[Solfe]

Gorgeous! 68 degrees. Cloudy with a little blue poking through.

[Buttercup]

It's snowing :confused:

Here, in the valley!

[Trebuchet]

When we returned to Everett this afternoon we were surprised to see a little snow in the shady spots. The outside temperature, as measured by the car, was near 50F.

[snowcelt]

Level two blizzard. All flights out of the mine site cancelled. Temperature -27C with the wind chill at -48C.

[snowcelt]

Level three blizzard (total whiteout) since 3pm yesterday. Do not even know the wind speed because the gauge was destroyed. We have run out of ore. Everyone is at the main accommodations area. You can go to the process plant and the truck shop via the arctic corridor; but all the vehicles to be fixed are fixed and you can not go outside to get more. The only thing one can do is clean up. We have hundreds of people stuck in Edmonton and Yellowknife who can not get to the mine site and hundreds here that want to go home---shift changes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Lucky for me my shift change is not until the 4th of April: I hope the storm has broke by then!

[Buttercup]

We're supposed to now be returned to our regularly scheduled weather. :rolleyes: High today forecast for 75 F, with sunshine and calm. Remainder of week to be in 70s to low 80s, perhaps a bit breezy later.

I just am NOT liking sandstorms or snow. Not this late into March, here!

Snowcelt, sorry for your weather. I was born/raised in upper Midwest of the States and know white-out blizzards and frigid temps. Hopefully everyone will be safe.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Here we are in the middle of a warm spell. Yesterday was nice and warm and decided to hike around the property. Got to a stream I haven't crossed in long time and now has a lot of water rushing thru it. Stepped on a peice of ice that I thought would hold my my weight. Then splash, over my rubber boots and now my left foot is sore. Had to hike the rest of the way way home. I aslo lost my earphones but given how my foot feels I leave them there. But I did see a a hare looks like he just about to change coats he was mostly white with a little grey showing thru.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Yesterday it got up to 28 C and now the weather is cooling off to more seasonal temps for around here. Snowcelt I hope you guys get out soon or when the next shift cahnge happens.

[Trebuchet]

Sunny and Cold this morning. A little frost on the pumpkin -- if there were pumpkins!

[danscope]

Presently 76°F ,clear skies and a light breeze.

[publiusr]

Mild for a change. No twisters.

[Buttercup]

Sunny and Cold this morning. A little frost on the pumpkin -- if there were pumpkins!

You just can't wait for there to be pumpkins again, so you can smash them, can you?? :whistle: ;)

Too nice to be sitting in the house working on this computer!! Sunny, probably 80 F, calm, no breeze, low humidity. I want to be out in the sunshine!

[HenrikOlsen]

Yesterday was hot enough that I had to turn off the heating completely and open a window at work, must have been 15C or so.

Today was foggy and cooler, about 10C, so naturally it was today I ended up celebrating the equinox out in the forest. Oh well, at least it wasn't raining and the fog made our shadow silhouettes from the bonfire look really cool over the water.

[LookingSkyward]

Spring! That is.. rain, 50 degrees F, and some wind.

[Trebuchet]

Spring! That is.. rain, 50 degrees F, and some wind.

Quite a lot of wind in Port Townsend Tuesday and Wednesday. Less wind yesterday, but more rain. And I wasted the sun early in the week when I should have been working in the yard.

[Buttercup]

Beautiful. :) Currently (8:36 a.m. MST) 68 F. High should be 83 F. Sunny, sunny, sunny. Calm. Low humidity, probably 12%.

[redshifter]

Rain...then more rain...and still more rain after that. Must be spring in the Pacific NW...

[Trebuchet]

AARGH. I just made a very long post in the wrong thread. If you saw it, pretend you didn't. I'll try to put it in the correct place now, I promise.

Meanwhile, on topic for this thread, the promising morning has turned cloudy on us.

[Solfe]

Snow! Its snowing in Buffalo, NY!

[publiusr]

Interesting thread on tornadoes here:
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php/129841-EHD-Model-of-Tornadoes/page2

Recent Mexico tornadoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjOF3-X-m0w,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornadoes_of_2012
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mexico+tornado&mid=AB7C069BCB662105C5D6AB7C069BCB662105C5D6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE3

Archive of April 2011 http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=outreach_042012

Lots of hail yesterday http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/yesterday.html (Mar 31,2012)

[Buttercup]

It's been looking like Tatooine on a windy day since mid-morning: Sand and dust storm. I can *taste* the dust. Winds continually gusting, varying between 25 to 40 mph. Temperature is 77 F. Oh well, at least I'm having to work.

[Trebuchet]

Absolutely lovely here in the Puget regions. Just like yesterday. I spent a lovely five minutes last night watching the ISS go directly overhead, crossing paths with a polar orbiting sat as it did so. Perhaps tonight I'll get ambitious enough to haul the telescope out.

[publiusr]

Storms in the plains
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/chaser-captures-multi-vortex-tornado-26957
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/plains-severe-article_2012-04-14
http://www.stormtrack.org/

New types of warnings
http://products.weather.gov/PDD/PDD_CR_IBW_011012.pdf
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28674-National-Weather-Service-Announces-Unfortunate-Tornado-Warning-Experiment&

NOVA rebroadcast tonight on the 2012 super-outbreak
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/deadliest-tornadoes.html
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59169

Chaser glut
http://www.salina.com/mobile/story/storm-chasers-41512
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/16/3557568/county-officials-critical-of-storm.html


More on the way? http://www.weather.com/newscenter/stormwatch/

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58179 My Warn
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58319 Ban on word Tornado lifted
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59090 First Hook

Last years event
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59339
http://originalweatherblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-or-more-strong-tornadoes-strike.html
http://stormchasermovies.com/tornado-damage-in-alabama-january-23-2012-steeple-chase-center-point/


http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58546 1994 tragedy

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58814 Super Outbreak
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58850

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59066 Oak Grove 1998
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59116 Wichita Falls '79
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59147 Palm Sunday
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59293 McDonalds Chapel

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59229 Recent Funnels
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59304
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59237
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59245
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59289

Waterspout and dust devil
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=58200
http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/florida-dust-devil-caught-on-camera-27041
http://www.shutterpoint.com/Photos-ViewPhoto.cfm?id=263894

More
http://stormhighway.com/blog2012/april1312a.shtml

[Trebuchet]

Absolutely lovely here in the Puget regions. Just like yesterday. I spent a lovely five minutes last night watching the ISS go directly overhead, crossing paths with a polar orbiting sat as it did so. Perhaps tonight I'll get ambitious enough to haul the telescope out.

I did, in fact, take the telescope out, and for the first time ever managed to catch the ISS with it! Awesome. Instead of a bright moving dot I saw two bright moving bars. Not to mention Venus, Jupiter, and Mars.

Not quite as sunny today. I feel bad for the folks in "Tornado Ally".

[jrkeller]

After an all day rain on Monday, which dropped over 2 inches of rain, we've had cool, dry weather and sunny weather in Houston. Somewhat rare for this time of the year.

[TheOncomingStorm]

20 C sunny and dry, thankfully we will get rain over the weekend.

[jrkeller]

Cool and dry. Usual for this time of the year in Houston.

[elizabeth25]

Rain, rain, rain *sighs* come on summer, hurry up.

[HenrikOlsen]

Hail yesterday.

[dethfire]

60s and partly sunny in WI

[redshifter]

An absolutely beautiful, gorgeous, awesome, etc. weekend here in the Pacific NW! Mostly clear and mid 70's--one of those weekends that makes suffering through weeks of drizzle worth it. Unfortunately not clear enough to get my telescope out...I guess I can't complain though. I was able to get all caught up on the yardwork.

[danscope]

Just spent an awesome week on Cape Cod. Dry, warm and delightful. Great chamber of commerce weather.
The promise of golf was fulfilled. Nice dry sand bunkers. I got out each time to great effect. Stayed an extra day.
Life and weather was good.
Today, we got some much needed rain with a breeze behind it. 52° , cloudy with the odd shower. Good timing. :)

Dan

[Trebuchet]

An absolutely beautiful, gorgeous, awesome, etc. weekend here in the Pacific NW! Mostly clear and mid 70's--one of those weekends that makes suffering through weeks of drizzle worth it. Unfortunately not clear enough to get my telescope out...I guess I can't complain though. I was able to get all caught up on the yardwork.

And again today. I could get used to this.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Day four of rain.

[Trebuchet]

Back to a little more normal this morning, cloudy and dampish.

[TheOncomingStorm]

about 10cm of water in the basement.

[publiusr]

It has been a full year since the Alabama 2011 outbreak. http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=14555

Nice tornado footage from Kansas
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/environment-natural-disasters/tornadoes/us-tornado-kansas-highway/

[Torsten]

about 10cm of water in the basement.

Is it gone yet?

I had 24 cm in the crawl space for six weeks during our flood in 2007.

[redshifter]

Rainy. Windy. Chilly. Spring.

Although it was pleasant this weekend. For once we get the good weather on the weekend as opposed to the work week.

[Trebuchet]

Rainy. Windy. Chilly. Spring.

Although it was pleasant this weekend. For once we get the good weather on the weekend as opposed to the work week.

Yup! Lots of waves splashing against the south side of the Hood Canal Bridge as we crossed. Now that I'm back at the main place, the lawn is too long and it's not looking good for mowing it tomorrow.

[Fazor]

Some Really Bad Weather (tm) was supposed to come through right around dinner time. I figured it would, since we were going out for dinner at the big, open-air shopping center (Easton Towne Center (http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/9b/cd/15/easton-town-center.jpg).) It was very nice all day, and carried through the evening. It's raining now (started about 10:30,) and we're under sever weather warnings, but it's not bad yet.

[danscope]

Rain.... in a big way. We've saved the farm ! Actually it's been quite dry. Brush fires had threatened.
But it "would" rain on my gold day :( Got 45 °F , calm and socked in. Good for the flowers.

Dan

[Buttercup]

We need rain (like usual).

Beautiful sunny day, clear, calm. Temp (9:26 MST) currently a balmy 77 F.

[cyswxman]

Currently a mild 43F here. I was hoping for some snow Monday, but it's not looking as promising.

[Solfe]

A beautiful sunny morning.

[redshifter]

We need rain (like usual).



We've got plenty of it up here (like usual).

[Trebuchet]

We've got plenty of it up here (like usual).

Oh my yes! It's been pouring this afternoon. That's actually not usual, compared to just constant drizzle.

[redshifter]

Rain was so last week....beautiful today!

[Buttercup]

A storm is brewing. :) Cloudy gray sky with plenty o' thunderheads. We have a 50% chance of rain...which means it WILL rain. It's been months. :D Yay! Nice temp, probably 70 F. A slight stirring breeze.

[LookingSkyward]

a bit of rain, today, but an absolutely lovely week ahead!

[Buttercup]

We had a steady (sometimes heavy) rainfall last evening for nearly 2 hours (most rainfall in desert lasts 15 minutes). Thunder and lightning. Temp dropped 20 degrees. Towards end of storm, to the northeast were the most pronounced Mammatus clouds I've yet seen in this area; portions hung low enough to cast shadows on those behind them. Beautiful rainbow. Breeze kicked up. Very refreshing!

More rain/thunder in forecast for today. Currently hazy/cloudy light overcast. Refreshing temp of probably 65 F. Calm.

[Trebuchet]

a bit of rain, today, but an absolutely lovely week ahead!

We were actually in Sedro a few days ago and were surprised that it rained, since it was nicer in Everett. I kept thinking about what a hotbed of hurling that small community is!

[Buttercup]

Raining. :) A soft and steady rainfall. Sky completely overcast, light gray. Earlier rumbling thunder, since stopped. Calm. Temp probably 80 F. Rain now picking up (as I type); becoming more brisk. We need this; enjoying it!

[danscope]

I have the same. Played golf in the rain yesterday.... and won. :) 61° , overcast and drizzle, wind calm .

[Buttercup]

Overcast, cool, rainy. :) Cars splashing by (road near my home office window). Temp probably 67 F. Calm. More rain on its way.

[Trebuchet]

Meanwhile, in the Great North(formerly)Wet, Summer has arrived two months early. It's gorgeous, and expected to stay that way for a week at least.

[redshifter]

Meanwhile, in the Great North(formerly)Wet, Summer has arrived two months early. It's gorgeous, and expected to stay that way for a week at least.

No kidding! Some areas around here are forecast to get into the 80's on Sunday. Can you believe that??? I can remember a few summers around here that NEVER got into the 80's...

[Trebuchet]

80F according to the car at 4:30PM yesterday. It's August in May. Very strange. No rain predicted until next Monday, although it's supposed to cloud up and cool down into the 60's the next few days. That's fine with me -- I'd prefer the ambient never exceed about 20C/68F and the sun and I are not great friends due to my history of skin cancer.

[Chuck]

101°F is forecast with 6% humidity.

[Trebuchet]

101°F is forecast with 6% humidity.

And you're welcome to it! Not quite 10:00 AM here and it's up to 68F. If the AGW denialists can point to one snowstorm as disproof of warming, what does this mean?

[BigDon]

To my friends who live east of me. That would be most of the United States.

That wasn't fresh Spring breezes you smelled today.

It was the Enviromental Protection Agency forcing me to do my laundry again. Fined me so much money I could have bought all new clothes three times over.

Just so everybody knows.

I bet it was either the soy sauce factory or the paper mill that complained.

[TheOncomingStorm]

JUst spent 4 of the last fives days in a jeep with a heater that can't be turned off deliverying phone books while the temperature outside the jeep was about 20 C. Glad that job is over.

[redshifter]

Not even two weeks ago we had a day or two that got into the 80's! This week so far: high 50's, rain, wind, showers, drizzle...Happy spring!

[Trebuchet]

Happy NORMAL spring, you mean!

[redshifter]

My lawn seems to really like the rain and cool temps...it's to the point where it needs mowing about every 4-5 days...

[Trebuchet]

My lawn seems to really like the rain and cool temps...it's to the point where it needs mowing about every 4-5 days...

Another nice weekend coming up, though! I'll be mowing tomorrow.

[redshifter]

Another nice weekend coming up, though! I'll be mowing tomorrow.

I'll have to wait till Saturday, I'm still a workin' stiff...

I wonder if there's anywhere else in the country where moss on your roof can be a problem? Treated mine a few days ago--you're supposed to put the anti-moss powder on the top part of the slope such that rains wash it down onto the areas of moss. Luckily my roof has a very small amount of moss, better to get rid of it now...

[Trebuchet]

I got rid of the moss on my roof last year. Along with the roofing; got a whole new roof!

[redshifter]

I got rid of the moss on my roof last year. Along with the roofing; got a whole new roof!

Our insurance company bought us a new roof after a falling tree smashed our old roof during the 2006 storm.

Weather today: a bit cool, but gorgeous! Continued gorgeous forecast for tomorrow...

[danscope]

Humid with a suggestion of occasional drizzle, and a light breeze; temp 75.
Dan

[Trebuchet]

Lovely today! Mowed the yard, mowed the orchard, trimmed. Started spraying dandelions but the sprayer broke. Guess I'll have to take the rest of the afternoon off. Too bad, huh?

[Solfe]

Gorgeous day. Clear skies (for now) and very warm, later a chance of thunderstorms.

[Torsten]

Beautiful warm day here. However, I was in the woods this morning, and the mosquitos are now out in full force. Yesterday there were just a few looking for a meal. Must remember to bring repellant...

[Buttercup]

Sunny; 100% clear skies. Very warm, 91 F. Calm. Humidity low, probably 10%.

[danscope]

Cooled down now, 70° F, humid, calm. Finaly got some golf in today:)

[LookingSkyward]

Nice late spring day - cloudy, maybe a little rain later, but no weather drama

[Buttercup]

Sunny, clear, calm, temp currently 84 F; high should be 92 F.

Yesterday sky was hazy all morning (until around noon) from "nearby" forest fires (70+ miles). Could *smell* the scent of burning wood. :(

[danscope]

Overcast, 80° F,humid and calm. Too bad about the forest fires :( .

[Buttercup]

Too bad about the forest fires :( .

They're mostly under control now (and as of early yesterday afternoon). But they were raging something fierce; to be able to smell burning wood from 70+ miles away...!

[danscope]

Yep. Sure wish we had more resources (and more water) to fight and win over these catastrophes.
Best regards,
Dan

[Buttercup]

I spoke too soon, Dan. :( The thick cloud/haze is back. Forest fires blazing up again. The sun appeared blood-tinged orange. Covers nearly all of local sky, except for 20 miles (my rough estimate) to the west. :(

[redshifter]

Cool astronomical event today? Check.
Something that I won't be around for when it happens again? Check.

Cloudy, rainy, cruddy weather? Double check :evil:

[Sam Bell]

It's currently 88° F on the island, with an expected low of 78° F and clear, sunny skies.

[LookingSkyward]

We had June in May, now it's just re-runs of February :(

[publiusr]

Rain today. I thought the phot here interesting:
http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=15071

I have often wondered about fluid dynamics playing a part in abiogenesis. Biology brings us so far back--chemistry only so far forward. Vorticity may bridge the gap.

With any luck we won't be seeing any more of these monsters
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=61171
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=61187
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=60657
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=60584
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59589
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59480
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59490
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59474
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59522
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59529
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59581
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59615
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59708
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59670
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59534
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=60156
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59293
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59304
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=59169

[redshifter]

We had June in May, now it's just re-runs of February :(

Junuary?

Actually, tough to complain about the 'June gloom' today - it's sunny and low 70's. Quite pleasant. Alas, showers are forecast for tonight, and we're back to low 60's tomorrow :(

Ah well, everyone around here knows the really nice weather doesn't start till July 5...

[HenrikOlsen]

We're in drought forecasts for part of the country after two months of lower than normal rain.

[Trebuchet]

Lovely here in the GNW today. We're back to May! And for no good reason, I spent the day indoors.

Tomorrow the Tree Doctors arrive. The yard will look very different afterwards. Now I need to find someone for the smaller stuff.

[danscope]

Overcast. We got our golf match in....just. I won:) Light rain now, calm, 68° .

[publiusr]

Getting hot here

Venice Tornado and recent Alabama events
http://news.yahoo.com/videos-show-rare-tornado-striking-venice-171811174.html
http://birmingham.raycomweather.com/.services/blog/6a0133f1918702970b01348670c313970c/search?pager.sort=created_on&filter.q=tornado+picture
http://birmingham.raycomweather.com/.services/blog/6a0133f1918702970b01348670c313970c/search?filter.q=tornado+pictur

[TheOncomingStorm]

Rain, wonderful rain. My garden needed a good rain the water barrel just ran dry.

[Buttercup]

Rain, wonderful rain. My garden needed a good rain the water barrel just ran dry.

Send some to us!

Hot, dry, cloudless, white-bright sun. Temps now averaging 103 F.

We need rain. Our summer rainy season usually begins 1st week of July; here's hoping. And that it will extend into September!

[TheOncomingStorm]

Actually warm and sunny now, we need more rain too.

[nosbig5]

Hot, hot, hot. 97oF and way too much humidity! Playing baseball tonight, should be interesting.

[Trebuchet]

This:


Hot, dry, cloudless, white-bright sun. Temps now averaging 103 F.

and this:


Hot, hot, hot. 97oF and way too much humidity! Playing baseball tonight, should be interesting.

Are why I'm glad to be living in the Great NorthWet!

[DoggerDan]

Refreshingly cooler than it's been over the last four days and will be over the next four.

[Buttercup]

It's 7:14 a.m. and already 80 F. Going to be a scorcher today.

Had a few clouds yesterday and breezy after sunset. That usually portends rain in near future. Currently very sunny.

[danscope]

Pretty hot. Upper 90's and humid .

[ABR.]

Rain yesterday and last night in the Sierra Nevada/southern Cascades foothills. Upper 40s for the low tonight. BigDon, it's too bad you didn't go camping this weekend!

[DoggerDan]

Refreshingly cooler than it's been over the last four days and will be over the next four.

Not only are we in a heat wave (expected 100 deg today), we're also in a dry wave. On top of all that, we're contending with the Waldo Canyon Fire (http://www.krdo.com/news/Wildfire-prompts-evacuations-near-Waldo-Canyon/-/417220/15220000/-/bfw23s/-/index.html). I haven't been evacuated yet, but the edge of the current evacuation area is just a couple hundred yards from where I live.

I pre-positioned some stuff with some relatives last night. The rest is in my truck, so if I have to go, it's lights out, A/C off, door locked, and gone. I'll try not to forget to pull on a pair of pants -- wouldn't want to scare my neighbors!

UPDATE: KKTV has a great live-streaming video (http://www.kktv.com/video/live).

[kathy faye]

I'm in Citrus County Florida on the west coast. TS Debbie is dumping allover us.
The good news is that it is only in the 70's. Almost worth the rain to get the cool
air. So far the wind hasn't been a factor for us, but further south around Tampa it's been a bit wilder.

[Trebuchet]

The BA's blog today is about that fire. At least I assume it's the same one.

[DoggerDan]

I'm in Citrus County Florida on the west coast. TS Debbie is dumping allover us.
The good news is that it is only in the 70's. Almost worth the rain to get the cool
air.

Sure would be nice if someone could invent a teleportation device! We could use both the cool and the rain right about now. Especially the rain.

[Sam Bell]

I'm in Citrus County Florida on the west coast. TS Debbie is dumping allover us.
The good news is that it is only in the 70's. Almost worth the rain to get the cool
air. So far the wind hasn't been a factor for us, but further south around Tampa it's been a bit wilder.

I was on Houston's local ABC news channel last night thanks to Debbie. Fortunately, it was an interview and not an action piece.

[danscope]

Rain today.... + 2 inches. We can use it. 75° , wind calm .
Dan

[Tensor]

I've been in the panhandle of Florida and due to return to points south of Tampa tomorrow on a five day anniversary trip. We've been visiting some places we lived and worked, saw our first house, and where our first daughter was born. It's been rainy and windy the last couple of days. Will be the same on the trip home tomorrow. Oh, by the way, did I mention our trip was by motorcycle? No? Ahhhhhhh, the joys of wet weather traveling. At least I have a fairing and wet weather gear.

[redshifter]

No tropical storms, forest fires, hot and dry/hot and humid weather for us...which I can say makes me happy! Good luck to those affected by the fires and the storm!

Calm, low 60's here. Some clouds right now, showers forecast for tonight. Not too shabby all things considered..

[DoggerDan]

Good luck to those affected by the fires and the storm!

Thanks! The winds have been shifting, but that's actually been sort of a good thing, as it tends to blow the fire back where it's already burned. Not very appetizing for the fire.

[Torsten]

Oh, by the way, did I mention our trip was by motorcycle? No? Ahhhhhhh, the joys of wet weather traveling. At least I have a fairing and wet weather gear.

Oh, I remember what that was like. I didn't have a fairing though. Ugh.

The wind never seems to stop here. I've been trying to complete a project in dead timber on the upper slopes of a small mountain near here and am several weeks late finishing it. Because of the danger of falling trees, any time the wind blows over 20 km/h, I go back home. Or don't bother to leave the house in the first place. A change in career is imminent. And retirement is looking better every day.

[HenrikOlsen]

Ahhhhhhh, the joys of wet weather traveling. At least I have a fairing and wet weather gear.
I'm currently under a resolution to cycle to work. At least part of the way, both ways, every day.
Since mid April when I started I've missed one day because of a flat and that's it.

Denmark is not a dry country.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Day 5 of rain here, I guess I should of not asked for it.

[danscope]

heavy overcast, wind calm, temp 72° with the odd shower . Got my golf match in yesterday. Beautiful rainbow on the
9th hole , part of a double developed. And... I won with a 39. :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

Congrats on the golf game. :)

Hot and sunny. Temp probably 103 F. A few tiny clouds. We need rain so I hope they become BIG CLOUDS.

Calm, no breeze.

[danscope]

Hope you get some of that nice rain. Sure makes things green.

[ABR.]

Hey DoggerDan...how are things going for you? I spent over a month in 2008 with multiple nearby forest fires -- evacuation zones on all sides, dealing with thick smoke, finding burned leaves and even a singed pine cone in the yard...not fun. Good luck to you and all the Coloradan BAUTers.

[Buttercup]

Haze from hot weather, and quite a few clouds. Humidity is probably 30%. Good chance of rain (hope!). Temp probably 102 F. Calm.

[redshifter]

A very comfortable and pleasant 71 degrees with some clouds. Based on what I've seen weather wise with much of the country sweltering in a heat wave, I almost feel like I'm rubbing it in...:)

[Buttercup]

A very comfortable and pleasant 71 degrees with some clouds. Based on what I've seen weather wise with much of the country sweltering in a heat wave, I almost feel like I'm rubbing it in...:)

Not a heat wave here, just normal temps. However, we're accustomed to average humidity of 10%, so this current (35%) ... yeah, feeling it a bit. Which is weird, because I was born/raised in Midwest (where 35% is bone dry). :lol: But it's been 20 years since I lived in humid country.

We do need rain. I don't mind sweating a bit.

[Buttercup]

Yay!! :D Big clouds building. Stormy to the east, with thunder. :D

Looks like our rainy season has probably started.

[publiusr]

Highs in the 100s here. Be careful with popcorn thunderstorms--even weak storms can be deadly--as in the Night Of The Whippoorwill
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=61552
www.slideshare.net/NASBLA/stability-standards-and-testing-of-commercial-vessels-on-inland-waters-iss
www.huntsvillerewound.com/HSVweatherhistory

[schlaugh]

As I type it's 102 103, 105 is the predicted high for Saturday and 103 is expected on Sunday. And then it's July in the South.

[Noclevername]

Triple digits and dryyyy in Indiana, we had a recent storm but with less than an inch of rain in the few places where rain made it to the ground (it knocked out power in several areas, though). Looks like fireworks will be banned for July 4 this year due to fire hazard.

[Trebuchet]

Hot and humid here! As in 70F and around 60%, I think. I LOVE the great NorthWet.

[Ara Pacis]

After several weeks with hardly any wetness, we finally got rain today, but apparently we have a tornado now. Go figure.

[Tobin Dax]

You guys can quit rubbing it in any time you like.

I'm half hoping to bring the warm weather with me as revenge when I visit Oregon in two weeks.

[Trebuchet]

Mid 60's (F), high teens (C). Scattered clouds, mostly sunny. A light, cool, breeze from the sea. In a word, perfect. Puget Sound Summer started on July 4 this year instead of July 5!

[Tobin Dax]

Mid 60's (F), high teens (C). Scattered clouds, mostly sunny. A light, cool, breeze from the sea. In a word, perfect. Puget Sound Summer started on July 4 this year instead of July 5!

Let it stay that way for a couple weeks so I can enjoy it. We reached triple digits again today, though it wasn't quite as bad as it was over the weekend.

[redshifter]

Absolutely perfect today! Clear skies, high temps forecasted to be in the mid 70's. This pattern is expected to be with us for a while, though everyone knows summer here starts July 5...Although yesterday was quite nice for a change!

Weather like this is what makes dealing with gray drizzle through the winter worth it! The only sad thing is now my yard will start to turn brown...along with everyone esle's around here. Small price to pay.

[Fazor]

After several weeks with hardly any wetness, we finally got rain today, but apparently we have a tornado now. Go figure.

No tornado here, but with straight-line winds recorded as high as 88mph, didn't need to be. Our town was hit pretty hard. Storm came through last Friday, still some 1,900 without power. Took a drive around town to look at all the snapped utility poles, downed trees on houses, and there's a few cars that were flattened. Fortunately, no injuries directly from the storm were recorded. But with all those without power, and temps that have been near 100 degrees each day, I worry about the young, the elderly, and those with medical conditions.

While huge chunks from every tree lining my street came down, they missed my house. I had one tree in my yard come down, but it didn't quite reach the home itself when it fell, and it's not a particularly big one anyway. *We* were only without power for six hours on Sunday after a second storm came through and again knocked out chunks of the power grid. Was without TV/Internet/Cell service (tower damaged) for about five days, but those services have been restored for us now. I can't complain.

. . . working in the Insurance industry, I've been rather busy since Friday though. Fun stuff. Could have been much worse though.

[Buttercup]

Past 2 days mostly overcast, thunderstorms, rain or sprinkles, cooler (90 F). Very refreshing and much needed! :)

[Ara Pacis]

We're in the middle of a heat wave with this being the second or third day over 100, with heat indices around 105-110 or higher. Even with AC on constantly, it's over 80 in here and this building's only ~10 years old.

Still in a drought. Low chance for rain everyday that never materialize. Haven't been able to go walking, jogging or hiking in a week and probably won't for another couple days.

[Trebuchet]

Absolutely perfect today!
No Kidding! My wife, however, finds it a little too warm.

The only sad thing is now my yard will start to turn brown...along with everyone esle's around here. Small price to pay. Then you don't have to mow it. It's a good thing!

[danscope]

Been nice weather, just the thing for a James Taylor concert at Tanglewood in the Berkshires, western Massachusetts.
Under the stars, out on the lawn. No worries. Currently 70° , wind calm, a little humid . My cat is starved for attention.
And kitty canned cat food.

[Ara Pacis]

Heat Index of at least 111 earlier earlier but raining and storming now. Wheee!

[Noclevername]

We have a ban on watering lawns here, but my Mom was told by the lawn care guys that she had to water hers after they applied some chemical or other, to get it down into the soil. So she had my niece and nephew chase each other around the yard with the hose-- accoplished the same thing, but with a plausible excuse.

(Shhh, don't tell anyone.)

[DoggerDan]

Not only are we in a heat wave (expected 100 deg today), we're also in a dry wave. On top of all that, we're contending with the Waldo Canyon Fire (http://www.krdo.com/news/Wildfire-prompts-evacuations-near-Waldo-Canyon/-/417220/15220000/-/bfw23s/-/index.html). I haven't been evacuated yet...

Scratch that. I was evacuated Tuesday, along with the rest of Mountain Shadows. The fire burned to within 500' of where I live. The homes of two friends were destroyed. I returned home a week after we were evacuated.

Here's a fantastic time-lapse video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBA7eHY022k) that shows you the five-day progression of the fire in just 16 minutes.

The last few days we've been swept with cooler weather and some highly desired rainfall.

It's been one hell of a summer.

[swampyankee]

Hot, humid, and generally vile, unless you happen to be hanging out at a beach. It is, of course, well known that sun, sand, water, and beach bodies are good anodynes to depression ;)

[DonM435]

At Patrick Air Force Base, FL, as I drove in at 8:00 a.m., I read 97 degrees on the electronic billboard thermometer.

That's no way to start a day!

[Trebuchet]

Scratch that. I was evacuated Tuesday, along with the rest of Mountain Shadows. The fire burned to within 500' of where I live. The homes of two friends were destroyed. I returned home a week after we were evacuated.

Here's a fantastic time-lapse video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBA7eHY022k) that shows you the five-day progression of the fire in just 16 minutes.

The last few days we've been swept with cooler weather and some highly desired rainfall.

It's been one hell of a summer.

Man, that sucks. I had been going to make some lame joke about how "hot" it is here (upper 70's, F) but you really gave me some perspective.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Warm, breezy, sunny perfect day for work in the garden.

[publiusr]

Storms in the US Deep Gulf South

[Trebuchet]

Thunder & lightning in the wee hours this morning, near Port Townsend, WA. That's a rare occurrence around here. It was very warm (for here) yesterday; today is cloudy and cooler but still humid.

[starcanuck64]

It's been hot with thunderstorms at night here, with spectacular lightning, but it's cooled off today.

Partly because of all the smoke drifting into the city from forest fires in other parts of the province.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Winds+could+dramatically+worsen+forest+fires/6925987/story.html

[redshifter]

Thunder & lightning in the wee hours this morning, near Port Townsend, WA. That's a rare occurrence around here. It was very warm (for here) yesterday; today is cloudy and cooler but still humid.


VERY heavy rain and 60F. 'Supposed' to clear up later today. Sure glad I planned an astronomy camping trip this weekend....yes, I'm being sarcastic.

[Trebuchet]

Man! It's been thundering ALL DAY! The news showed a low centered to the south of us with the same weather just circulating 'round and 'round. I was sufficiently paranoid to unplug the computers and network gear and only just turned it back on. Right before another peal of thunder. This is really rare around here.

[Trebuchet]

Now at 16 hours of more or less continuous thunder. I've never seen anything like it.

[R.A.F.]

Wednesday and Thursday was over 100...dipped to the mid 90's today...

[TheOncomingStorm]

Hot for the last few days. I had a bad thought Saturday it usually this hot iand muggy in August which probably means August will be worse.

[Charlie in Dayton]

We're working on something like 15+ out of the last 20 days over 90, and we're so far down on rain it's pathetic. We're -8 inches for the year, -2+ for the summer...even the weeds in the front yard are burnt brown and not growing. Haven't mowed the lawn in almost two months -- nothing's growing, and if I mow it I'll kill it.

Just wish it could cool off in the evenings -- I've spent several nights asleep on the front porch 'cause the house just won't cool off (AC runs the power bill thru the roof). I've learned to be relatively comfortable tucking my 6'1" oversize frame onto a padded 4' or so bench...but at least there's a bit of a cool breeze.

[Ara Pacis]

Gonna be 100 hear today and tomorrow they say. No rain though we were supposed to get some. The river's drying up. Still, someone managed to get himself drowned recently. People forget that dams/weirs are turbulent.

[Noclevername]

Drought's killing off all the corn farms around here.

[Ara Pacis]

Drought's killing off all the corn farms around here.

Around here the farms have insurance, so they won't be killed off. The corn on the other hand...

[Trebuchet]

Glorious today, after a couple of spotty ones following the Donner und Blitzen, or however that's spelled. Good thing, too; I've got the landscapers here working on the yard.

[danscope]

The weather: Hot, with periods of warmth , chance of showers and T-storms, 92°,winds calm . The cat seems to be an inch longer,
stretched out on the kitchen floor,.....where he keeps himself handy. Yeah! :)

[redshifter]

Went camping over the weekend in the mtns. north of Ellensburg, WA. Had to leave a day late because of heavy rain/flash flood warnings in the mtns. Weather while I was there:

Cold, highs in the upper 50's. Windy, cloudy, rain, thunder, lightning. Not very good camping weather, and terrible for astronomy.

[Noclevername]

"Thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening."

But only a few drops of rain, unfortunately. [sad face]

[NEOWatcher]

Sunny and warm here. I just checked 4 different local radars.
3 say it's been raining for a half hour here now, the other hasn't been updated for 2 hours.

Can't they even get the current weather right?

[Ara Pacis]

Finally a day that's not 100... it's 98. :-/

[Buttercup]

Mostly overcast, thundering, I can smell rain in the distance, temp probably 95 F. We need more rain.

[Ara Pacis]

cool and wet. The rain is over. Two rounds of storms got us 1.3+ inches. Woot!

[danscope]

T-storms blew through yesterday. Much cooler and drier today, wind 7kts, temp 82°F. Good golf day:)

[Buttercup]

Well our clouds last evening simply floated west with a few rumbles of thunder and nothing more. :-(

It's mostly cloudy again currently. Temp mid-90s. Calm. No thunder.

Always unpredictable here. Can look like a rip-roaring storm IS going to happen, yet it fizzles. Or vice versa: Clouds look "so so" and an hour later it's boom-bam-crash/rain! ;-)

[Charlie in Dayton]

In the last month, we've had well over 21 days of 90+. Very little rain. We're down 8+" for the year.
We've had maybe 1/2" in the last week (or so the weather bureau says -- my front yard disagrees).
It's been spittin' and drizzlin' all day, even though there's been thunderboomers all around.
This summer is comin' off as a real scorcher...don't recall one like this for a long long time.

[Noclevername]

A couple of intense but very brief storms, bouts of rain and some hail.

[Trebuchet]

Don't know whyyyy...there's no sun up in the skyyy...stormy weather!

After a warm muggy day yesterday, we've again had nocturnal lightning and thunder, accompanied by torrential rain and likely some hail. (I was too sleepy to get up and look.) I'm still hearing occasional distant thunder at almost 8:00 AM. It's pretty unusual for these parts.