Oh, the weather outside is...

[Zardnaar]

20 degrees centigrade at 6:30pm. Heat pump is on 16.

Facing south towards Pacific.



Facing west into the sun from kitchen window.

 

[Zkribbler]

... warming up to -16C ... Everyone I talked to agreed that it was nice to have warm weather again

Proof that Canadians are deranged.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Derp.

Translation required.

Proof that Canadians are deranged.

When you consider that we were having temperatures of about -51C recently and -40C was a "warm" day (relatively speaking, as I certainly don't consider it warm), -16C is downright balmy (especially without windchill).

My own comfort zone does not include anything colder than -25C (that's when the winter coat comes out, whether wind chill is involved or not). -25C and above (without wind chill) is fall jacket plus layers, otherwise I get overheated when inside.

At -30C I do not go outside unless it's an extremely necessary trip, as risking frostbite is not smart (I actually walked over to the cat shelter I volunteered at in that temperature a couple of times back in the winter of '09, because I didn't want the cats to miss out on their scheduled cuddles and play time).

 

[Zkribbler]

Tropical Storm Auring is coming. It should be passing north of Bohol this weekend. IMHO, our central mountains should protect us on the south coast.

Now, Auring is a severe tropical storm. By 08:00 Sunday morning [my time], it will be directly east of me. Auring will move west by northwest, sliding past Bohol to our north all day Sunday and be away from us by Monday morning. I still predict our mountains will shield us from most of the wind and rain.

 

[Zardnaar]

Translation required.


When you consider that we were having temperatures of about -51C recently and -40C was a "warm" day (relatively speaking, as I certainly don't consider it warm), -16C is downright balmy (especially without windchill).

My own comfort zone does not include anything colder than -25C (that's when the winter coat comes out, whether wind chill is involved or not). -25C and above (without wind chill) is fall jacket plus layers, otherwise I get overheated when inside.

At -30C I do not go outside unless it's an extremely necessary trip, as risking frostbite is not smart (I actually walked over to the cat shelter I volunteered at in that temperature a couple of times back in the winter of '09, because I didn't want the cats to miss out on their scheduled cuddles and play time).

Derp mean "doh" roughly.

Eg "derp I had a brain fart".

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Derp mean "doh" roughly.

Eg "derp I had a brain fart".

Sorry, I still don't get it.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Think of Homer Simpson saying "doh"

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Think of Homer Simpson saying "doh"

I've never watched The Simpsons.

 

[stfoskey12]

We got above freezing today for the first time in 11 days. It was one of our longest streaks below freezing on record, and I think somewhere in northern Oklahoma set a state record for consecutive hours below freezing with over 300.

 

[Cutlass]

It's been snowing for a day, and isn't supposed to stop until tomorrow, and hasn't added up to 2 inches yet.

 

[Zkribbler]

Now, Auring is a severe tropical storm. By 08:00 Sunday morning [my time], it will be directly east of me. Auring will move west by northwest, sliding past Bohol to our north all day Sunday and be away from us by Monday morning. I still predict our mountains will shield us from most of the wind and rain.

Auring has stalled It's on the same path--just delayed for 24 hours. So the big blow will not come tomorrow, but rather the day after.

 

[stfoskey12]

It's been snowing for a day, and isn't supposed to stop until tomorrow, and hasn't added up to 2 inches yet.

That happened to us on Thursday and Friday of last week. We weren't supposed to get any snow, but wound up with a dusting. Then last weekend and Tuesday night we got snowstorms that gave us a 7" (18 cm) snowpack, which has melted somewhat in the sun despite temperatures mostly staying below freezing.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

-10C, -16C with wind chill, 10% chance of precipitation, too much light pollution for anything but the brightest stars (lovely view of Sirius)

Yes, it's a warm night, as winter nights go.

 

[Kyriakos]

It's nice here today. 15C

 

[thetrooper]

It's nice here today. 1 C, raining and strong winds.

 

[Kyriakos]

It's nice here today. 1 C, raining and strong winds.

You can keep that kind of nice

 

[onejayhawk]

More from Texas.

 

[Zkribbler]

Sunday morning 03:45. No evidence here of the Auring, which is now just a tropical depression approaching Samar/Leyte to our northeast. Our sea has only small, lazy waves. We have no wind. --Wait, I hear the soft patter of distant rain. Now again, all is quiet except for small waves.

 

[Lemon Merchant]

-4C Lots of snow.

 

[Birdjaguar]

-4C Lots of snow.

Spring is coming! Ours is likely to begin soon; yours probably not so quickly.