Having a "heat wave" here in the lower mid-west (Kansas). It is getting above freezing for some days.
I'm a bit surprised that we, too, are having a "heat wave". It is going to be in the 40's and mid-50's through Wednesday, and mid-50's again on Saturday. It won't get down to a high of freezing until Dec 2.
Having a "heat wave" here in the lower mid-west (Kansas). It is getting above freezing for some days.
I'm a bit surprised that we, too, are having a "heat wave". It is going to be in the 40's and mid-50's through Wednesday, and mid-50's again on Saturday. It won't get down to a high of freezing until Dec 2.
I got down to freezing here last night but might not do that again until the middle of next month and then again the last week of December into the first week of January and then the highs will go back up into the 50's and the lows in the upper 30's to mid 40's getting ready for Spring. I live in a little notch on the Coast so our beach faces the South Pole and the winds come from the South alot so we get warm winds here on the Coast. The notch also protects us from a direct hit from most hurricanes too as they don't like taking that jog into us as they roar up the East Coast.
It's -1°C (30F) this morning in eastern Germany. Freezing rain and even colder in the Ore Mountains (border to Czech Republic). It will rise up to 1°C (34F) at noon. Overcast and a bit foggy. Approx 90% humidity, Very unpleasant. Thought about leaving the bicycle at home and taking the tram (streetcar). But I'll continue as long there is no black ice. Won't change the next days. No sunshine at all. That's the unpleasant type of east German winter. The pleasant one brings high pressure, very low humidity, and little wind straight from Russia or Finland for weeks. Even large lakes freeze completely after a week. Maximum sunshine hours, High temperatures of -10°C (14F) at noon, low -20°C (-4F) at sunrise. Such conditions in january and february have become rare in the last 10...20 years...
[EDIT:] Still not wearing winter boots: it isn't cold and there's no snow. I grab winter boots and a hat when staying outside with the kids for longer time. I still wear a normal lined jacket and if bicycling below 5°C (40F): gloves, a scarf and an ear-warming cap under the bicycle helmet. Yes, I also drive a comfy car, but not in the city, where bicycling is much faster and (bike) parking is free. We unpack winter clothes when it really is "winter" and high temperatures don't rise above -5...-3 °C (23...27F) for many days.
It's -1°C (30F) this morning in eastern Germany. Freezing rain and even colder in the Ore Mountains (border to Czech Republic). It will rise up to 1°C (34F) at noon. Overcast and a bit foggy. Approx 90% humidity, Very unpleasant. Thought about leaving the bicycle at home and taking the tram (streetcar). But I'll continue as long there is no black ice. Won't change the next days. No sunshine at all. That's the unpleasant type of east German winter. The pleasant one brings high pressure, very low humidity, and little wind straight from Russia or Finland for weeks. Even large lakes freeze completely after a week. Maximum sunshine hours, High temperatures of -10°C (14F) at noon, low -20°C (-4F) at sunrise. Such conditions in january and february have become rare in the last 10...20 years...
[EDIT:] Still not wearing winter boots: it isn't cold and there's no snow. I grab winter boots and a hat when staying outside with the kids for longer time. I still wear a normal lined jacket and if bicycling below 5°C (40F): gloves, a scarf and an ear-warming cap under the bicycle helmet. Yes, I also drive a comfy car, but not in the city, where bicycling is much faster and (bike) parking is free. We unpack winter clothes when it really is "winter" and high temperatures don't rise above -5...-3 °C (23...27F) for many days.
I can see why my ggggrandparents came from Germany to the US, that's COLD!!! It was 65F(18c) at my house yesterday but it's down to 43F(6c) this morning going up to a high near 55F(12c) later on today before it goes back down to about the same 43F(6c) tomorrow morning. In a few days though the high will be almost 70F(21c) and a low of 55F(12c) but then the next day drop back down again to like it is today.
I can see why my ggggrandparents came from Germany to the US, that's COLD!!! It was 65F(18c) at my house yesterday but it's down to 43F(6c) this morning going up to a high near 55F(12c) later on today before it goes back down to about the same 43F(6c) tomorrow morning. In a few days though the high will be almost 70F(21c) and a low of 55F(12c) but then the next day drop back down again to like it is today.
Our perspective is that in most years it no longer gets "cold" in winter. The late autumn with completely overcast, foggy, damp, and cool weather has extended into spring. In the past decade, it snowed less and less in the lowlands (rarely frost during the day and little precipitation). Last winter we had a day or two with a maximum of 3 mm (1/8 in) of snow. In my childhood memories, and I'm not that old, we built a big snowman several times every winter. In January and February there was enough snow for 2 to 3 weeks to go sledding from hills and railway embankments in the city. Nowadays I have a prepared plan: if it snows in the mountains, I'll drive 1 hour with my wife and children to the first mountain range (300...400m: 1000...1300 ft ASL) in Saxony at the weekend, so that the kids can go sledding. We prefer the cold, sunny winter, only the elderly see it differently: clearing snow and preventing footpaths from icing in front of their houses (their responsibility) is exhausting.
I can see why my ggggrandparents came from Germany to the US, that's COLD!!! It was 65F(18c) at my house yesterday but it's down to 43F(6c) this morning going up to a high near 55F(12c) later on today before it goes back down to about the same 43F(6c) tomorrow morning. In a few days though the high will be almost 70F(21c) and a low of 55F(12c) but then the next day drop back down again to like it is today.
Our perspective is that in most years it no longer gets "cold" in winter. The late autumn with completely overcast, foggy, damp, and cool weather has extended into spring. In the past decade, it snowed less and less in the lowlands (rarely frost during the day and little precipitation). Last winter we had a day or two with a maximum of 3 mm (1/8 in) of snow. In my childhood memories, and I'm not that old, we built a big snowman several times every winter. In January and February there was enough snow for 2 to 3 weeks to go sledding from hills and railway embankments in the city. Nowadays I have a prepared plan: if it snows in the mountains, I'll drive 1 hour with my wife and children to the first mountain range (300...400m: 1000...1300 ft ASL) in Saxony at the weekend, so that the kids can go sledding. We prefer the cold, sunny winter, only the elderly see it differently: clearing snow and preventing footpaths from icing in front of their houses (their responsibility) is exhausting.
That's interesting how you are getting 'warmer' over the years and my area seems to be getting cooler, though I've only lived here for 5 years it was getting snowier 6 hours North of me where I used to live. In the center of the US they do ALOT of farming and they depend on several freeze/thaw cycles every year to keep the ground from packing and making really good for growing things, they still seem to be getting those just like they always have.
I moved to my current home partly because of the snowy weather, though being retired means I didn't have to go out in it anymore and the sidewalk was on the other side of the street so it wasn't my problem unless we got 6 inches or more than all the neighbors would pitch in and help each shovel driveways and sidewalks.
Just checking my weather data for Rockford, IL, USA, and it is going to be in the 40's ( F ) 'til next Saturday. Then it will dip to a high in the 30's with an occasional snow flurry, with an dip into the upper 20's until at least Christmas.
These are all high's predicted by AccuWeather.com, with the low's reaching into the upper teen's the week of Christmas. I don't put much faith in weather forecasts beyond three weeks, though AccuWeather does have a somewhat believable forecast for the next 4 months. I just think it is from the Farmer's Almanac. LOL
Wouldn't it be nice to be a TV weatherman? Just think, you could be wrong about nearly everything, and still have a job the next day. LOL
Prediction: An inch of snow will be on the ground by Christmas. (...but don't bet on it...)
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association). Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® (Garrison Keillor) I want some more patience. RIGHT NOW!
Wouldn't it be nice to be a TV weatherman? Just think, you could be wrong about nearly everything, and still have a job the next day. LOL
If there IS a next day...
Just watched that old movie where Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" plays in the clock radio every morning and some TV weatherman was still unhappy with his job. It was filmed just around the corner in Woodstock, Illinois. ;-)
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I'm a bit surprised that we, too, are having a "heat wave". It is going to be in the 40's and mid-50's through Wednesday, and mid-50's again on Saturday. It won't get down to a high of freezing until Dec 2.
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I got down to freezing here last night but might not do that again until the middle of next month and then again the last week of December into the first week of January and then the highs will go back up into the 50's and the lows in the upper 30's to mid 40's getting ready for Spring. I live in a little notch on the Coast so our beach faces the South Pole and the winds come from the South alot so we get warm winds here on the Coast. The notch also protects us from a direct hit from most hurricanes too as they don't like taking that jog into us as they roar up the East Coast.
It's -1°C (30F) this morning
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It's -1°C (30F) this morning in eastern Germany. Freezing rain and even colder in the Ore Mountains (border to Czech Republic). It will rise up to 1°C (34F) at noon. Overcast and a bit foggy. Approx 90% humidity, Very unpleasant. Thought about leaving the bicycle at home and taking the tram (streetcar). But I'll continue as long there is no black ice. Won't change the next days. No sunshine at all. That's the unpleasant type of east German winter. The pleasant one brings high pressure, very low humidity, and little wind straight from Russia or Finland for weeks. Even large lakes freeze completely after a week. Maximum sunshine hours, High temperatures of -10°C (14F) at noon, low -20°C (-4F) at sunrise. Such conditions in january and february have become rare in the last 10...20 years...
[EDIT:] Still not wearing winter boots: it isn't cold and there's no snow. I grab winter boots and a hat when staying outside with the kids for longer time. I still wear a normal lined jacket and if bicycling below 5°C (40F): gloves, a scarf and an ear-warming cap under the bicycle helmet. Yes, I also drive a comfy car, but not in the city, where bicycling is much faster and (bike) parking is free. We unpack winter clothes when it really is "winter" and high temperatures don't rise above -5...-3 °C (23...27F) for many days.
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I can see why my ggggrandparents came from Germany to the US, that's COLD!!! It was 65F(18c) at my house yesterday but it's down to 43F(6c) this morning going up to a high near 55F(12c) later on today before it goes back down to about the same 43F(6c) tomorrow morning. In a few days though the high will be almost 70F(21c) and a low of 55F(12c) but then the next day drop back down again to like it is today.
mikey schrieb: I can see why
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Our perspective is that in most years it no longer gets "cold" in winter. The late autumn with completely overcast, foggy, damp, and cool weather has extended into spring. In the past decade, it snowed less and less in the lowlands (rarely frost during the day and little precipitation). Last winter we had a day or two with a maximum of 3 mm (1/8 in) of snow. In my childhood memories, and I'm not that old, we built a big snowman several times every winter. In January and February there was enough snow for 2 to 3 weeks to go sledding from hills and railway embankments in the city. Nowadays I have a prepared plan: if it snows in the mountains, I'll drive 1 hour with my wife and children to the first mountain range (300...400m: 1000...1300 ft ASL) in Saxony at the weekend, so that the kids can go sledding. We prefer the cold, sunny winter, only the elderly see it differently: clearing snow and preventing footpaths from icing in front of their houses (their responsibility) is exhausting.
Scrooge McDuck wrote: mikey
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That's interesting how you are getting 'warmer' over the years and my area seems to be getting cooler, though I've only lived here for 5 years it was getting snowier 6 hours North of me where I used to live. In the center of the US they do ALOT of farming and they depend on several freeze/thaw cycles every year to keep the ground from packing and making really good for growing things, they still seem to be getting those just like they always have.
I moved to my current home partly because of the snowy weather, though being retired means I didn't have to go out in it anymore and the sidewalk was on the other side of the street so it wasn't my problem unless we got 6 inches or more than all the neighbors would pitch in and help each shovel driveways and sidewalks.
Just checking my weather data
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Just checking my weather data for Rockford, IL, USA, and it is going to be in the 40's ( F ) 'til next Saturday. Then it will dip to a high in the 30's with an occasional snow flurry, with an dip into the upper 20's until at least Christmas.
These are all high's predicted by AccuWeather.com, with the low's reaching into the upper teen's the week of Christmas. I don't put much faith in weather forecasts beyond three weeks, though AccuWeather does have a somewhat believable forecast for the next 4 months. I just think it is from the Farmer's Almanac. LOL
Wouldn't it be nice to be a TV weatherman? Just think, you could be wrong about nearly everything, and still have a job the next day. LOL
Prediction: An inch of snow will be on the ground by Christmas. (...but don't bet on it...)
Proud member of the Old Farts Association
Is that a prediction or a
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Is that a prediction or a hope, George?
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association). Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.® (Garrison Keillor) I want some more patience. RIGHT NOW!
GWGeorge007
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If there IS a next day...
Just watched that old movie where Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" plays in the clock radio every morning and some TV weatherman was still unhappy with his job. It was filmed just around the corner in Woodstock, Illinois. ;-)
Ah, Groundhog Day with an
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Ah, Groundhog Day with an unexpected burden to immortality. A classic of Bill Murray's long career. ;-)
Cheers, Mike.
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