2024 What's the Weather like Where You Are?

[Gary350]

After a month of no rain we might finally get rain. Weather man explained 50% does not mean it will rain 50% of the whole day. This time of the year it means there is a 50% chance we could get a 10 minute rain. We could get a total of 2" of rain in the next 7 days.

[imafan26]

It is kind of what it is like here. 20% chance of rain usually means it is likely to rain somewhere but precisely where I am. Most of the rain is on the windward side of the islands.

[applestar]

Yep. Typically 40~50% chance means we get nada… UNLESS you’re planning to go to the beach or have an outdoor gathering.

[imafan26]

At 4 p.m. it is 83 degrees. It is raining somewhere, just not here. Winds are light at 9 mph. I just got back from a club potluck. I am ready to go to sleep now.

[imafan26]

It is 8:24 a.m. 74 degrees. I was out this morning watering the yard with a very light drizzle and overcast skies. I got 3/4 of the yard watered when the rain came down hard enough to get soaked and start dripping off the roof. So, I will have to finish watering the rest of the yard later. It looks like it is one of those isolated brief shower days. I'll take it. It has not rained in awhile. Right now the trades are turned off at 0-5 mph. It will be muggy until the wind picks up.

[applestar]

Almost 5am and it’s 61°F !? crazy

[Gary350]

We had fog this morning. It was a very nice day with dark over cast sky then suddenly a few minutes past 4pm it rained extremely hard for 2 minutes then rain was gone just as quick as it came. 6:30 am I started working on the camper trailer for 8 hours Gatorade energy drink kept me going all day. All this wet weather made several 4" diameter mushrooms grow in the yard. Mushrooms have a ring around the stem same a Death Cap mushrooms but the round top is not the same as Death Cap.

24 hours later the mushroom cap has flatten out now I can see it really is a Death Cap mushroom.

[imafan26]

It is 69 degrees at 7 a.m. and it is raining. It is a light rain but it is enough to make the roads slick. The plants can always use summer rain. It should pass and then be cloudy and breezy. The expected high to day is 83 degrees.

[Gary350]

I did not know it is possible to have lightning strikes 1 second apart for 4 hours. Yesterday evening I enjoyed watching thunder storms from our screen porch. The sky light up with 100s of lighting strikes it was amazing. Our weather radio kept going off about every 10 minutes. Google map radar showed storms every where, TN, KY, IL, IN,AL. This morning TV said most places got a minimum 4" of rain and the town of Eagleville 15 miles from us got 8.4" of rain in 4 hours. Our forecast today 99°f with extremely high humidity.

[digitS']

It was a difficult month for the plants. The average daily temperature has been over 7.5⁰f (4⁰C) above normal. We had a few "more normal" days lately but it is nearly above 100f (38C) right now at 2:30PM.

A .01 inch of rain was the sum total for the entire 31 days of July.

There have been wildfires nearby. The "Columbia Basin fire" was (is) only a few miles away. I wonder how they came up with that name – the Columbia Basin is more than 60,000 square miles. I believe that the firefighters kept that fire contained within 300 acres. There were (are) several more close fires but the air has been moving just right so that air quality has not been bad for this one neighborhood – Thankfully.

Steve

[pepperhead212]

Today it got to 97° and 102° heat index here, so I waited until it dropped a couple degrees, to go out and do any work. The rain hasn't been quite that low here, but every time recently these spotty storms would go N and S of me, a few places getting flooded out! The plants wouldn't survive here, w/o the irrigation system. I think the reason I'm having such a great year with tomatoes (at least most of them), is because I haven't been getting excess rain, causing the diseases that come with that.

[Gary350]

53°f this morning, dry as desert and a full moon.

[imafan26]

it is 71 degrees at 5 a.m. It is overcast, but there may be brief intermittent showers. More rain will come in the next few days from the dissolution of the pacific storms and the passing of storms to the south. Hurricane Gilma is tracking south of Hawaii. Another unnamed storm is tracking ahead of Gilma and likely to increase in strength. Both storms are tracking west and increasing in strength so they can bring both wind and rain. They can last awhile in warm waters and the Pacific High does not protect us as much this time of the year. It is too early to tell if they will drift further northward. Ave daily temperatures are 71 at night (I am sleeping with the fan on) and day temperatures are 83-85 which is a little cooler because of La Nina. I don't get a wide variation between day and night temperatures the way you do.

[pepperhead212]

It's still 69° here, at 11:50 am, after it got down to 55°, and only supposed to get up to 74° all over this area today. Unbelievable for this time of year.

[digitS']

Definitely cooler, although tomorrow is supposed to be pushing 90°f (32°C). Nights have consistently fallen below 60f with one night down to 50f (16 to 10C).

The Weather Service is predicting some rain this weekend. Maybe we will hit .25 of an inch of rain for August, after .01 inch in July. Yeah, essentially nothing. We have had light frosts during the final week of August in the past but I can't imagine that happening with the 3 times we had records highs this Summer. Maybe some 70 degree (21C) afternoons. Cooler but the drought persists.

Probably there will be enough time for the larger-than-cherry tomatoes to make a good showing and for the 2nd crop of cucumbers to come on. Fingers crossed for the melons.

Steve, who crowded the warm season plants a little too much in '24.

[imafan26]

Tropical storm Hone that formed in the Central Pacific is 885 miles ESE of Hilo. 40 mph winds expected to increase 65-75 with higher gusts. To pass south of the islands this weekend closest to South point on the Big Island. It will bring heavy rain and high winds. Hurricane Gilma is close behind is still a category 3 storm with winds up to 110 mph. But is expected to weaken entering cooler waters and drier air. Both storms will have impacts this weekend. Both are expected to be out of our area by early next week. The strongest effects will be Saturday-Monday with the heaviest impacts to South Point, Big Island, where it will be the closest. They will get higher wind gust and more rain with potential for flash floods. The rest of the state will get wind and rain impacts, how much is uncertain at this time.

Right now it is warmer than normal for this time of day 81 degrees. 59% humidity, wind 15 mph with gust up to 21 ( I want a recount on that, it it windier than that now. My curtains are rattling.) Partly cloudy, no rain today, but it looks like there are a few sprinkles somewhere. When storms like this pass south of us, we get higher temperatures ( storms are heat engines), gusty winds and rain depending on the size of the storm and potential for flooding. Sometimes in unusual places. Forecasts are only good 3 days out in terms of path. But they have been pretty accurate barring a sudden shift in course which has also happened before. The Pacific High shearing forces are also in play, it depends on how fast it slows the storm.

[imafan26]

It rained overnight. Right now it is 74 degrees at 7:24 a.m. and it is muggy. Winds are about 7 mph but that will pick up. Hone is tracking slightly more south, but Big Island will definitely get the brunt of the wind and rain this weekend. TS Hone is just below hurricane status with winds of 70 mph. I will get most of the effects Sunday-Tues. Once past the Big Island the storm is predicted to be well south of the state for the rest of the islands, but it could still bring high winds in the 50 mph with higher gusts and some rain about 2-4 inches for Oahu and that really is not that bad for most people. The county has already partially opened their eoc centers and started to inspect and dredge the canals which is their standard whenever we have a TS approaching. Trees falling, mud and rock slides can happen in high winds and with enough rain but those are things that can't always be prevented. Big Island will get double that so they are on a flood advisory. Everyone is stocking up on water. Electricity is needed to pump water above the 4th floor of a building and to fill reservoirs uphill. The rain is important because it is fire season and most of the islands are in varying degrees of drought. The power company was implicated in starting fires that burned Lahaina and Kula Maui a year ago. Their response plan is to deliberately cut power if their power lines are at risk of falling in drought conditions. The sirens now will go off for wildfires, prior to the Lahaina fire, sirens were never used for fires, only text alerts. Text alerts only work if cell towers and power lines are intact. Next week Gilma and the new unnamed storm will affect the State. We have gone from a quiet season to a very busy one in the span of a couple of weeks.

[Gary350]

Our weather for next week. Garden is dry as desert, we have a burn ban also. Garden hose exploded yesterday laying in the hot sun, I put a 30 lb. water pressure regulator on the water faucet, it costs $15 at Walmart in the camping area of the store. Our water pressure is usually 75 psi and with 30 psi I can't tell any difference in water volume when watering plants.

[imafan26]

Hone has been upgraded overnight to a hurricane with winds of 75-80 mph. Flights in and out of the Big Island were canceled as of yesterday and people were told to hunker down. It had been raining heavily since yesterday they got between 5-12 inches of rain with parts of Belt Highway closed due to flooding.

As of 5 a.m. Hawaii time, Hone passed about 28 miles south of South Point as a hurricane. Most of the rain is falling on the Hilo side. Winds are between 30-60 mph depending on where you are. Most of the people live around Hilo. South Point is very rural and not much information comes out from there, which is also not unusual cell and power are often out and the the people who live there are used to it. As far as hurricanes go, this is a good one. It is a compact storm so the hurricane force winds don't extend that far out. It has brought a lot of rain, downed trees and some flooding, probably also some mudslides and rockslides but that won't be known until the day breaks. It also brought enough rain to cancel the red flag alerts, so fire risk is at a minimum. HELCO is busy with multiple power outages. Hilo and the rest of the Big Island will be getting heavier rains which totally cover the radar now for most of today. Maui County is also getting some much needed rain. It shouldn't be that bad for most of the residents there. Hilo is used to rain and they know where it floods. The overnight reports did not have much video because of the closed roads and the fact that most of the island including the ocean is pitch black at night. The coconut trees were blowing but they weren't losing that many fronds or bending much, so that means it was not that bad. They will survey the damage after daylight and the rains have slowed down.

On Oahu, we are getting rain which is steady, but not that bad. It is overcast and muggy at around 75 degrees, which is also normal when a hurricane is in the neighborhood. The storm is not expected to make any unusual tracks northward so should be around 250 miles south of Oahu as it passes through Sunday-Monday. Oahu will get most of the heavier rain bands tonight. Winds are going to be 21-40 mph. Many outside events were canceled because of the Hurricane.

https://www.weather.gov/hfo/radar_loop

[applestar]

Such tiny islands to miss in the big ocean when you look at a map, but devastating if the hurricane heads your way. Hope all are safe with minimal damage.

[Gary350]

Hone has been upgraded overnight to a hurricane with winds of 75-80 mph. Hurricane.https://www.weather.gov/hfo/radar_loop

I saw on TV hurricane is 80 miles from the big island with 70-80 mph wind and 15" of rain per hour.

[imafan26]

Hone became a hurricane overnight and the closest it got was 28 miles south of South Point, Big Island. It wasn't a stretch for it to be upgraded. As a tropical storm it packed 70 mph winds and it only needs to be 75 to be upgraded. It is mostly a wind and rain event. The weather says 3-30 mph but it is gusting higher in the 40-50 mph range.

Hilo and the windward side of the Big Island got the bulk of the rain. They are used to it. It did wash out some roads, to the South part of the island and power and trees are down. The streams and waterfalls are swollen and they have had a few earthquakes from the volcano. The mountains on the Big Island shielded most of the Kona side. They did not see as much rain. There were more tropical storm conditions and most people paid attention and stayed off the roads. No injuries were reported. Since it was not a direct hit, and the storm is compact, most of the hurricane force winds stayed off shore. Only South Point would have had winds over 100 mph and some pockets downslope of the mountains. The winds have been as low as 3 mph, literally the calm and mugginess before the storm 30-70 mph gusts. The storm picked up speed so it hit mainly with rain yesterday and the brunt of the storm over night. The Big Island is clearing. Maui County and Oahu are getting the most of the rain bands now. Kauai will probably see it overnight. The storm is farther south now, so while we are getting heavy rain and gusty winds, it is not as much as the Big Island got.

It was only light rain overnight and earlier this morning at my house on Oahu. The wind and rain picked up this afternoon, but the power has stayed on. It is 7 p.m. now. The sky is still overcast but the winds have died down a little. The wind is still intermittently rattling my blinds and I can hear some things rolling around in the yard. I will have to round them up later. One of my plants fell off the table in my entry from the wind. I am at a high elevation on a street that gently slopes down to a cliff that empties into a gulch and my house sits about 6-8 ft higher than the street. So, normally, I am not at risk for flooding. I have a rain gutter now in the back and that has diverted a lot of water coming off the roof so my lanai does not flood as easily. All islands have a wind advisory till 6 a.m. tomorrow. The radar still shows a lot of rain and occasionally heavy rain affecting Oahu and it looks like Kauai will see some rain soon.

Next week we may get more rain from Hurricane Gilma and Hector which are expected to be downgraded by the time they reach here as they are in cooler waters where the wind shear is higher. Hone was able to get stronger because it did not have as much wind shear in warmer water.

Most of the time the Pacific High protects us. But at this time of the year it moves further away. That is why the next two storms which are very strong now are not expected to last more than three days because they will probably be ripped apart by the wind shear. The remnants of those storms will bring more rain.

[applestar]

This is not the same thing, but your mention of “higher elevation” reminded me — In a recently watched YouTube video, located at a small rural Japanese train station, there was a yellow sign on the wall that said ‘In case of a Tunami warning, this area is located 9.7m above sea level’ …and nobody ever mentioned it. I guess you get used to thinking in those terms?

[pepperhead212]

It's been exceptionally cool here lately, but it looks like that stuff out in the midwest might be heading this way, with 90° and 95° the next two days, and the humidity is going up with it. Only 84° yesterday, with higher humidity, and 87° the forecast high for today. Scattered thunderstorms, due to the humidity, but very scattered, so I'm not turning off the timers.

[pepperhead212]

The HI "only" got to 103° here today (not like some of those horrible ones I've seen listed elsewhere), with with a high of 96°, so the humidity wasn't super high - only 44%, and later even lower. Possible rain keeps getting pushed later, but again, I'm not turning off my timers. I only went out to harvest those chives, and much earlier, the okra, out front, but I'd rather work when it's cooler out there!

[imafan26]

It rained for the last 2 days actually nights from the remnants of Gilma and Hector. It is muggy with 90% humidity. I really need to mop my floors but I can't do that until the humidity improves. It will take too long to dry.

Lows have been 73 high 85, but humidity and low windspeeds 3-10 mph makes it feel hotter.

I haven't had to water for the last couple of days and with this humidity some of the plants may still not need water yet. I will spot water today. There may be an isolated passing shower. It usually decided to rain when I decide to do some work in the yard.

[Gary350]

After a month of no rain we got 3" yesterday in 45 min and another 1/4" today.

[pepperhead212]

No rain all week, despite "possible" forecasts every day, and again, the humidity is disgusting. Temperature is in the mid 80s, but they are supposed to be in the 70s in the coming week, with lower humidity, as well - more like fall weather! Last year, this is when we started seeing all those 90+ days!

[digitS']

The temperature at a nearby airport Sunday afternoon was 100⁰f (38⁰C). We have gone right back to near record highs. The much longer hours of darkness means a drop of 40⁰f or more in the overnight hours. (In fact, it's 55f [13⁰] here at home and not too far from that airport at 5am.) We have lost nearly 3 hours of daylight at this latitude! Nights are made darker right now by the New Moon, shuffling around out there somewhere.

Less sunshine, at least it makes for an easier time in keeping the house cool.

Steve

[pepperhead212]

A front came through overnight - not enough help the plants much (only .06" rain), and only down to 69°, but the humidity came WAY down finally! At 11 am it was still only 73°, and 48% humidity, with sustained winds at 14 mph, and gusts in the 20s. Still no rain in the forecasts, until next Saturday, which means nothing, of course, but I like all those highs in the 70s, and lows in the high 50s, in this area.

[imafan26]

It is 76 degrees at 5:30 a.m. and 76% humidity. Winds from the East at 5 mph. The winds will probably pick up to 10-20 mph. No storms on the horizon, a few passing showers on the radar and mostly sunshine. There are still clouds in the sky, but at least I can see the sky and it should stay this way for at least a week. So, I will have to water again.

[applestar]

Wow, didn’t pay enough attention to the forecasts and it’s actually very COLD out there right now.

I WAS looking at the back wall flap of the Sunflower Hoophouse yesterday thinking maybe I should close or partially close … but didn’t. Now I wish I had.

(KGP.Hoophouse sensor is actually in the house/Green Room atm)

[Gary350]

Fri, Sat, Sun, it was about 70° every day at the camp ground. Sunday morning about 7am it was 42° at Fall Creek Falls State Park camp ground elevation 2000 ft. & about 95 miles east of our house.

[pepperhead212]

It got down to 53° at some point last night, and was just getting to 65°, close to noon. Humidity was WAY down this morning - humidity 40%, and even lower later - 36%, and no clouds at all, and 71° for a high. No rain forecast in the entire 10 day, and it's getting warmer after today, though 86° Wed, Thurs, and Fri are the hottest forecast, and the humidity is still staying very low.

[applestar]

Yeah, with another high 40’s forecast for tonight, I thought about closing up the lower back wall of my Hoophouse … but am more concerned about fungal issues right now, plus the daytime temperatures forecast to bounce right back to 80’s made it seem more work than needed. Hope I was right.

[applestar]

Drought is causing weeds to start wilting in more remote parts of the property. That’s not a problem at all but I’m worried about shrubs and trees in the same areas. I tried soaking the ground around a seed-grown pawpaw in the back yard that has been growing well. I had intended to graft scions (or maybe bud or chip graft?) from the fruit bearing pawpaw in the front yard.

I had to water my main rain-garden bog plants at the base of the main roof rain gutter down spout yesterday because the flowers were starting to wilt.

[imafan26]

It is 85 degrees. winds are abound 14 mph now from the East. It is a little less muggy now. But it has been humid the last weed even thought the temperatures are around 87 degrees during the day and 75 at night. I am sleeping with 2 fans on. The trades are making a comeback and there may be a few more showers passing by, but those are hit and miss and usually less than a tenth of an inch. I will still need to water the garden.

[Gary350]

There is NO weather anywhere in the world on Sat & Sun the only thing on TV is sports. My thermometer says 71° and sky is cloudy, it might rain or it might be a very nice day. Yesterday was Friday 13th my Good Luck Day.

[applestar]

It was foggy this morning for 3rd day in a row. Is this a normal natural phenomenon when daytime high is in the 80’s and overnight low is in low 50’s?

[pepperhead212]

It's only gotten down to around 60° here, the past few days, with fog and dew, with that high dew point, but that has lifted the last few days, with the temperature getting into the mid 80s. Humidity is supposed to be rising, with rain forecast for the mid week, and we really need it!