2024 What's the Weather like Where You Are?

[pepperhead212]

It may have gotten to 60° today, if not, 59° for sure, but the wind was strong again, the only thing I would have changed! Got a lot done out there, to prepare for the rain tomorrow, and even more Wednesday, which is good, because it is still dry here. A few more of these warm days, then Thursday turns 10° colder than average, again.

[imafan26]

It is nice here. 80 degrees. A cool breeze 13 mph and 53% humidity . It actually is a little cold for me. I am thinking about getting my socks out, my feet are cold.

[applestar]

I’m guessing there were SNOW flurries last night. At first I wasn’t sure what I was seeing on the trailcam video footages — ghostly streaks of pale fluttering objects that were too small to be birds, too big to be insects unless swarms of moths… and flying at first in clustered random pattern beating against the trailcam, then all together like a flock of birds in one direction, then in another in a heavier swarm….

I would have believed leaves except they had been soaked by rain and couldn’t possibly be dry and flying around.

Then I noticed the temperature display in the bottom data strip — 35° F … yeah cold enough for there to be snow flurries.

[imafan26]

It is 75 degrees at 2 p.m. It is overcast and there has been intermittent light sprinkles. Humidity is 77%.

[Gary350]

TV said, we had a hard freeze several days in a row. What is the different, freeze vs hard freeze?

Google says, A "freeze" occurs when the temperature drops to 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below, while a "hard freeze" happens when the temperature falls to 28 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and stays there for a significant period of time, usually several hours, making it considerably more severe and potentially causing more damage to plants.

Tonight's low 26° wind chill 16°.

[imafan26]

It is 80 degrees at 1:30 p.m. and breezy 13 mph. The flags and wind turbines are working very well to day. Humidity is 48%. With this low humidity 80 degrees is quite cool and with the steady breeze it isn't muggy at all. There a few clouds in the sky but it is mostly sunny.

[imafan26]

73 degrees at 6 a.m. Wind at 7 mph?? It sounds like it is howling out there. It is mostly dry but there has been a few very light sprinkles. Humidity is up to 73% but because of the windy conditions and low humidity there is a red flag warning for fires. Most of the fires that get started here are not natural. Most are caused by human activity and years of drought. There is a lot of dry fuel out there.

[pepperhead212]

More than 20° colder today than yesterday, when it got to 65°, and VERY windy. Only supposed to get to 42° today - 6° below average. And even colder the next two days - mid to high 30s - but at least the wind will subside. Then, the temps go up again.

[applestar]

Saw the moon rising last night and then saw it again setting this morning. It looks HUGE and almost full (99% waxing gibbous, according to an app).

My camera can’t handle it and couldn’t get a clear image, but you get the idea —

It’s also at nearly NW (maybe NNW right now but will likely set at NW), which I’m not used to seeing….*

DD2 said it looks like in the movies, when the vampires and werewolves come out….

* Found this —

This weekend also features a major lunar standstill, which comes around every 18.6 years. That's when the moon rises and sets at its most northerly and southerly positions, according to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

[Gary350]

Today new remote digital thermometer says 33° and TV weather says 33°. I read online instructions for model TP-60, bought new batteries, push reset button, push sync button, wait 5 minutes, thermometer is accurate to 1%. 33° will be accurate plus or minus 1%. = 33.1°

[pepperhead212]

First snow of the season last night, and it just lightly covered the grass and cars, but none on the walks or streets. Got down to 21° last night, and now they are predicting 16° tonight, and 14° Sunday night (the warmest forecasts), and 35° and 27°, for highs, all well below average. After this, it warms up, slowly.

[imafan26]

Today the sun rose at 7:05 a.m. and it will set at 5:55 p.m. Today is the winter solstice so the days will be getting longer from now own. I guess it is also the official start of winter too.

At 10:30 a.m. it is 76 degrees. Today's high is about 80 degrees, overnight low about 68 degrees. Humidity is 68% Skies are clear wind 5 mph. Very slight to none chance of rain. The coldest months here are January and February. This is a warm winter for me.

[Gary350]

6:50 am its 23° F here with frost. Christmas day forecast is 60° sunny and nice.

[digitS']

It's raining. Just checked the snotel map. The southern Oregon Cascades and the NE Oregon Blue Mountains are quite a lot above normal for snow.

Locally, the daily average temperature at 4700 ft has been above freezing over the most recent 7 days! Looks good for normal "snow water equivalent." Of course, the snow depth is decreasing. I will guess that, with light rain, the moisture is likely to stay up at higher elevations and lower, bare ground is still able to absorb it.

With so many Fall days at and below freezing, it was obvious that the soil in my 2000 ft neighborhood was frozen but I'm sure that it was only to a few inches. That defrosted ground is absorbing the moisture. I think that this might all be okay for the natural environment. It is, however, quite a ways from normal with about 12⁰f above average, daily temperatures. A Brown Christmas — maybe a Charlie Brown one .

Steve

[imafan26]

It is 78 degrees at 3 p.m. winds 14 mph so it is cool and it is another sunny day. Tomorrow should be more of the same. I will be having a bright shiny green Christmas. I hope all of you have a great Christmas with family and friends. Be safe.

[imafan26]

It is 78 degrees with 0 wind. It is hazy because Kilauea is erupting again. It is staying within the caldera in the park, so except for some restrictions, people still can go to the park to view the eruption. Kilauea eruptions usually don't last very long, a few to about a month. The vog though can cause issues. It irritates my eyes, and on days like this with no wind even though the temperature isn't bad it feels muggier. I can barely make out the outline of the mountains and it is thickly overcast. 30% chance of rain from convection clouds.

I never really heard of a brown Christmas. That's a new one. I guess I always assumed your winters were white. But, I should know better. I lived in Seattle for a while and there was black ice and frozen grass, and very dirty hail, but there wasn't always snow.

[pepperhead212]

Today is supposed to be about average - 43-44°, and sunny, with clouds moving in late in the day. Up in the 50s tomorrow, and possibly getting to 60° Sunday, with rain much of both days. We're still short on water, so I don't mind that!

[imafan26]

65 degrees at 6:50 a.m. This is the coldest time of the day. Currently calm winds. 89% humidity and possibly some rain overnight, but it won't be much. Today's high will be about 79 degrees. There is less haze, Kilauea eruption is slowing or in pause.

[imafan26]

75 degrees at noon. winds are trades at 13 mph. It rained overnight till about 9:30 a.m. The volacanic haze (vog) has cleared and it is a cool sunny day.

[pepperhead212]

It got up to 64° here today (more than 20° above average), and even though it was sunny by noon, the walks and streets were wet, due to the extreme cold we had, and after non-stop rain yesterday, the humidity just kept condensing on them! No rain today, but later the heavy rain in coming - a lot of yelow and orange on the radar.

[imafan26]

I saw that on the news. The atmospheric river hit the west coast and that will take about 5 days to affect you.

[digitS']

... The atmospheric river hit the west coast ...

We had .6" of rain, yesterday.

Of course, this may not sound like much in some locations but, it was significant here.

The result is that the nearest mountain with a snotel recorded a snow depth of 44" and 20" water equivalent. We must wait to see if much melts, is added to, and remains through the Winter months but this is way above normal at this time of year on that 4,700' mountain. It is equivalent to averages for March totals. New Years Day may have snow at this elevation. There was about 1/2" early today.

The warm daily averages continue. On this day in 1968, my first Winter in this neck of the woods, it was minus 25°f (-32°C). I just checked .

digitS'

[applestar]

It sure doesn’t sound like a lot. But I guess every little bit helps? And it always strikes me that you keep mentioning the rain and snowfall/accumulation up in the mountains — you have to remember we don’t have that around here….

Highest point in the vicinity

Apple Pie Hill is a hill in […] New Jersey. It is 205 feet (62 m) tall, making it one of the highest points of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

[imafan26]

it is 71 degrees at 8:49 p.m. Most of you probably have already celebrated the New Year. The fireworks are still going on here. It is less than normal, but there are still illegal aerials. I watered the yard down today so the ground is wet. There isn't much chance of rain, only 20%. I like it when it rains on NY eve and day. It keeps the roof wet. The police and fire trucks have been busy as usual. Not everyone in my neighborhood does a lot of fireworks.