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Post by Kimby on Oct 29, 2019 15:23:46 GMT
Ski season. Though the slopes won’t open for a month.
We do plan to spend 4 weeks on Sanibel Island in Nov./Dec, and 3 weeks in Jan/Feb. And we’ll return in April/May to extend Montana’s short spring/summer.
But as long as our knees and hips hold up, we couldn’t pass up a ski season in Montana.
Plus it’s really pretty, despite the discomfort.
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Post by bjd on Oct 29, 2019 16:44:47 GMT
This morning's fog cleared and the sun came out this afternoon. It was about 20°.
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Post by lugg on Oct 29, 2019 19:08:50 GMT
Its been a terrible few days here , the torrential rain we have had has caused the River Wye to flood, the levels higher than for many years. Homes and businesses flooded in Hereford city; elderly residents had to be evacuated from a residential care home and placed in temporary accommodation; cars that were either parked or driven in stupidity were ruined. It has stopped raining now and Sunday was a really gorgeous Autumnal day but more rain is predicted for next week. On the upside the ducks and swans are happy. The Lugg flats have absorbed much of the rain fall as they remain free of man made interference for now. Thankfully I live on a hill.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 29, 2019 19:08:59 GMT
Raining steadily again tonight, and the temperature is dropping. I unplugged my big fan today, pushed it in the corner and plugged in my electric radiator. But I refuse to turn it on before November 1st unless it snows.
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Post by questa on Oct 29, 2019 23:07:48 GMT
There are 90 fires in northern NSW but I can't locate exactly where they are. Each fire is named after its starting point and many of these are on properties in rough ravines that have no names. Sub-tropical rain forest that is dry and drought ridden. Can only be fought from the air. Then the head of the fire joins with other blazes and takes out farms etc and it is back to the ground crews.
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Post by mich64 on Oct 30, 2019 0:06:00 GMT
90 Fires Questa! Can not even fathom that reality. Hoping with resources and manpower their training will keep them ahead of the spread. Sending positive thoughts. Keuroac, I am being stubborn, refusing to turn any of the electric baseboards on (sweaters!) but the gas fireplace has been coming on through the night. We have had a wet and cool October, usually more sunshine helps to warm the house but not this past month! We got the boat stored into the garage today. Snow expected for Halloween night.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 30, 2019 5:28:28 GMT
We had another several hours of rain tonight, but I can't complain about it after reading of the extremes some of you are going through.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 30, 2019 13:02:17 GMT
Below zero again this morning. (-18 c). Brrrr. But a slight warming trend is coming, they say. Still, the kids will have to bundle up for Halloween, making it harder than usual to tell what their costume is supposed to be.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 30, 2019 15:22:30 GMT
And as usual, the clocks got turned back just days before Halloween, so now the kids have to trick or treat in the cold and the dark.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 30, 2019 16:47:42 GMT
In the US, it doesn’t change till the Sunday after Halloween, for that very reason.
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Post by bjd on Oct 30, 2019 19:18:38 GMT
Still mild here today. It was about 19-20° this afternoon, although the sun didn't put in much of an appearance.
Our clocks were set back last weekend but I don't think it will make a difference for trick or treaters who are pretty much non-existent, despite attempts to make Halloween something special. Personally, I prefer to have daylight an hour earlier in the morning.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 31, 2019 16:17:28 GMT
Chilly and damp in Paris. I suppose that it is perfect Halloween weather, except that Halloween is not really an issue here. I did pass through the (mostly gay) Marais earlier in the day, and it appears that they have major Halloween plans.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 1, 2019 19:40:16 GMT
The first named winter storm of the season (yes a new European fad, probably jealous of North America), Amélie, will be visiting the French Atlantic coast tomorrow. Maybe one of our members will be able to tell us more about its effects this weekend.
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Post by bjd on Nov 2, 2019 9:19:24 GMT
For the time being, we just have rain. The strong winds are forecast for tomorrow: 130 kph on the Atlantic coast. Rain predicted for every day in the foreseeable (by weather forecasters) future.
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Post by Kimby on Nov 2, 2019 12:47:32 GMT
It was cold and calm when we arrived at the lake Thursday afternoon. By Friday morning the lake was a sheet of glass, completely frozen over. It will be great ice skating if it stays cold long enough before it snows. Not ready to risk a frigid swim, though.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 2, 2019 13:10:35 GMT
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Post by htmb on Nov 3, 2019 12:53:55 GMT
That storm looked to be brutal and it seems fortunate you didn’t have more damage than you did, Lagatta. I have family members who live to the south of you in the US, and I’m guessing it was the same weather system that caused flash flooding where they live.
My oldest daughter and two granddaughters live in Ventura County, California, north of Los Angeles, about ten miles from one of the spreading fires, known as the Maria fire. They have been on high alert since Wednesday, ready to evacuate at short notice. Fortunately, as of last night, the fire seemed to be somewhat under control.
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Post by bjd on Nov 3, 2019 15:54:41 GMT
We are still having our storm. At the moment, it is raining sideways because of the wind, although things have calmed down a bit since last night. On the radio they said Cap Ferret (Bassin d'Arcachon) had 160 kph gusts, just north of us on the coast, they had gusts of 130 kph. We went for a walk this afternoon and several trees have been uprooted in the park, lots of branches torn off trees too. I understand that beaches all along the coats are forbidden during high tide. There were 5 m waves today. Biarritz:
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 3, 2019 16:47:25 GMT
I have a friend spending the weekend at his house in the Lot. He said it blew pretty hard there, but only small branches came down.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 3, 2019 17:52:10 GMT
It was bad weather from the Riviera to Reims. We were fortunate to stop yesterday at valence as if was raining real hard - we were all driving between 70 and 90 kph
Seems this morning the highways along the coast were flooded at some places. We had heavy rain all the way but nothing like yesterday.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 3, 2019 18:58:17 GMT
Meanwhile in Paris, I barely got a chance to use my umbrella today although I will admit that there were some moments when I was indoors that it was definitely coming down pretty hard.
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Post by bjd on Nov 5, 2019 8:58:23 GMT
Still pouring on and off every day and night, lots of wind too. This morning I saw the front of the garden, where there is a tiny slope towards the street -- and I mean tiny, it's barely noticeable -- is totally flooded. Even though the soil here is light, it is so saturated that the water is no longer being absorbed. We even had some thunder this morning.
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Post by questa on Nov 5, 2019 11:02:15 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 5, 2019 12:41:15 GMT
Some good weather news for you for a change questa although the long range outlook not so hopeful. Mind you these long range forecasts are never very accurate.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 5, 2019 15:53:25 GMT
It is raining in much of the drought areas. Good viewing here if it works. I saw a number of reports about that on the news and was quite happy for the people there.
Most areas in France are still appreciating the rain as long as they are not in flood areas, because there was a rain deficit just about everywhere in the country. We haven't seen nearly as much rain in Paris as in most places (but we also have one of the best water tables in France), but in other news, autumn is definitely here now and a bit of heat is necessary in the evening.
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Post by Kimby on Nov 6, 2019 2:28:24 GMT
So after five days of winter, we are having spring-like weather, and the ice that formed on the lake Hallowe’en night is looking dark and vulnerable to breaking up. BEFORE it got strong enough to skate safely on.
Since the lake usually has ice on it over 6 months of the year (Thanksgiving to May), this would be the shortest winter ever.
(Of course, this will be the year we have TWO winters.)
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 6, 2019 15:42:00 GMT
Questa, according to my westher app the weather in Adelaide seems all over the place. 17 on Saturday and 31 Monday. Is that typical for this time of the year?
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 6, 2019 16:03:01 GMT
I have a wee amount of heat on in the evening now. The internet claims that it is raining in Paris, but no. It was sunny most of the day. Maybe rain tonight?
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Post by bjd on Nov 6, 2019 19:00:07 GMT
You can have some of our rain. We managed a few hours without any today, but it rained again in the afternoon.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 6, 2019 21:43:00 GMT
Actually it did rain a bit around 6pm but not for long.
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