Is it cooling off where you live?

Ahhhhh..... Fall.

Autumn traditions renewed again. Warms my heart.

Brisk fresh air at the pumpkin patch.

No, it's not. It's hot af and I'm fucking over it.

Yes...a slight chill is in the air, suggesting that autumn is near. I love it. Yesterday was gorgeous....clear blue skies, low humidity and temps. Looking forward to it.

Take this frau shit somewhere else. It doesn’t cool down until October.

Yes it is (I'm in a shitty red flyover state) and I am depressed. Another summer has come and gone and I have nothing to show for it. I dread the winter because they are so brutal, cold, and long where I live. It is all a waste.

I'm dying for my annual angel-food harvest Kwanzaa Kake.

R7 What would be something to show for a good summer?

I cannot wait until Fall. I always hated summer with the heat, humidity and bugs.

R6 sounds like an absolutely miserable son of a bitch.

Just do us all a favor R6, and OFF yourself.

(R8) How does one bake a gun in a Kwanzaa cake?

Nothing says Autumn glow more to me than my husbear's fabulous harvest porchscapes. Especially the pastel painted pumpkins.

R6 needs a pumpkin spice latte...

I'm putting up my Xmas tree right after Labor Day because it's been such a brutal summer and I need some comforting.

Lows already in the 50s in North Carolina, low humidity days have begun

It's a TIGHT SCHEDULE run like a Cunard dining room. Halloween Porchscape Sept 9 to October 31. Harvest Porchscape November 1-24. Christmas Porschscape 25 November to December 30. Clean sweep for New Year.

101º here today. So . . . no.

Yes, it's 68 here (Great Lakes region) after brutal upper 90s last week. But I think it's only an autumn flirtation. The weather won't stay consistently this beautiful until late September. I'm sure we're going to have more terrible heat waves, though they won't last too long.

It’s been pretty fall-like here in Pittsburgh since Wednesday. Air conditioner has been off. Even in the day when it hits the low 80s there’s a cool breeze that doesn’t make it seem that warm. It’s 73 now and it’s pretty much going to stay that way until Thursday when it’s supposed to hit 80.

Autumn is my favorite time of year. I was born in Autumn, so perhaps it's a thing. ^Hello Pittsburgh from Wheeling!

Last week was the beginning of our “summer”: sunny days, higher temps (high 70s-80) and clear blue skies. Our “summer” will continue into September then October and temps will cool a few degrees into November and possibly December....that is if the rains don’t come (which, unfortunately, they have not during the drought).

The Marine Layer lasted from Late April to Early August this year.

Anybody else feel like July and August kind of flew by?

Hi neighbor!

[quote] [R7] What would be something to show for a good summer?

A tan, hair highlights from the sun, summer fling, jumping in the water a few times, eating some good summer fruits, etc.

No. It's the middle of August. Around here it doesn't start "cooling off" until mid-September at the earliest. August is the hottest part of Summer.

Where do you live that it "cools off" before mid-August?

Mid 90’s, high humidity and still fucking summer here. Won’t cool down until October if we’re lucky. Could be worse….it is the middle of hurricane season after all.

Oh, Well R7 could have done any of those things easily enough. Except maybe summer hookups this plague year.

81 and low humidity here in Winston-Salem. There is a nip in air already after sunset

No it’s 90 here today. It was a cooler week last week but it’s gone.

Could y’all at least tell us where you live so we know the context of your weather report?

[quote] Where do you live that it "cools off" before mid-August?

Anywhere North of California in the West, North of Texas in the center, North of the Gulf Coast states in the Midwest, and North of South Carolina in the East.

Northern latitudes all start cooling off in late August.

I am about 5 states north of South Carolina and August is still the hottest month of the year. Summer ends in late September, not July.

R1 your picture has such an immediate, calming effect. Just wonderful. Do you know where it was taken? Looks like somewhere in North-East America, if I had to venture a guess

In return, I present you with an autumny picture taken in the Alps. Berchtesgaden, to be precise.

Here's wishing for a beautiful, crisp autumn.

That would put you in New York, Vermont, or Massachusetts R33.

And the climate averages say you're wrong.

Albany, NY.

For most of the northern hemisphere, average temperatures start gradually and slowly declining in early August. However, of course there will be more hot days for most places south of Canada for the next month or so, but, climatologically the hottest days usually occur before late August

Hartford, CT.

Providence, Rhode Island.

Pittsburgh, PA.

We've got a heat wave moving into the Pacific NW today, so... no.

It will make its way East soon enough.

In the northern hemisphere, we are now entering solar auto, which is the pier yet where we rapidly lose sunlight until mid November or so. These shorter days and longer nights, plus lower sun angle, will gradually yield cooler temperatures. The only counterbalance is that oceans and lakes are about at their peak temperature until about late September, which keeps things from cooling off fast

That's what I love most about Fall, R42.

It's the soft light and cool temps.

We are now entering solar autumn

Yeah, Pittsburgh’s is a bit misleading, r40. Our winters have a few very , very warm days so it makes the lows (yes, I know it’s an average) seem warmer than they are.

I meant:

In the northern hemisphere, we are now entering solar autumn 🍂 , which is the part of the year when we rapidly lose sunlight until mid November or so. These shorter days and longer nights, plus lower sun angle, will gradually yield cooler temperatures on average. The only counterbalance is that oceans and lakes are about at their peak temperature until about late September, which keeps things from cooling off fast. Again, we have more hot days ahead, but on average, they will get fewer and less intense after if august, especially in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, Northern Plains, Canada, and Northwest.

This is a more accurate depiction of Pittsburgh temperatures…

It's cooled off a good bit here in Central Ohio. The next few days are going to top out in the low 80s which is about my limit.

I watched all of the QVC Christmas in July shows last month. I didn't buy a thing, but I just like to look at all the pretty lights and the glitter. They always come out with some new decorations that excite me. It's my safe place.

Columbus, OH.

Any eldergays living in the country? Would you say the colors of autumn leaves of reds, oranges and yellows are as beautiful and richly saturated as those of when you were a boy and the air as cool and crisp? I'm talking about the 60s and 70s. I live in the city so it's hard to tell. The leaves here look sickly in the fall. When I was a boy living in the suburbs falls were glorious.

North Carolina

[quote] Would you say the colors of autumn leaves of reds, oranges and yellows are as beautiful and richly saturated as those of when you were a boy and the air as cool and crisp? I'm talking about the 60s and 70s. I live in the city so it's hard to tell. The leaves here look sickly in the fall. When I was a boy living in the suburbs falls were glorious.

Well, will you look at that... you just exploded my MARY!-ometer!

I agree r51. I’ve noticed that the fall colors aren’t as vibrant. It seems like the leave go from green to a pale yellow to brown rather quickly.

i was gonna say to the nc guy...cool this week and 90's again, often in oct.

that graphic says it all.

'Well, will you look at that... you just exploded my MARY!-ometer!'

You should hear me go on about Charles Walters' Good News!

97 today with the barest hint/promise of low 80's by mid week

People who live in the South, Louisiana, Texas, and the desert Southwest are usually excluded from the Fall threads.

We know you don't have a Fall.

It's great to be heading towards Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s still hot. I love cooler fall weather. September/October can’t get here fast enough for me.

IIRC, North Carolina and DC can still be sweltering at this time of the year (mid-August).

Can be, but are not now

Summer isn't really over until Labor Day. After Sep. 6, you can start watching scary movies in the run up to Halloween. I can't wait!

Halloween decorations are up in stores

No 90s in sight for North Carolina

The sun angle now is much less direct than late June. In fact, it’s equivalent to about late April

The sun is setting again in northern Alaska

I haven't worn all my white outfits yet!

look at the next week, r65. this week, no.

Why lord have mercy! The average temperature dropped 2 degrees from July to August in my state! We're so cooled off I better start a pedantic thread on DL about it! Anyone else cooling of at 93° from a high of 95° last month? It's downright frigid out here in Bumfucke!

You’re realize forecasts beyond seven days are notoriously inaccurate?

OP's the type of bitch lining up for pumpkin spice lattes on August 1st

Cooling is proof of global warming. Let's print and spend several trillion dollars to make the peasants do with less.

It's so cooled off where I live I might need to wear a shirt with sleeves! It's so cold suddenly! It dropped to 91!

Winston Salem does not have the same weather as most of NC.

Nothing like those cool August nights curled up in front of the AC vent. You really feel the chill in the air when it drops below 90. I walked 3 city blocks before developing full blown swamp ass. Practically arctic! Brrr!!

That’s Greensboro

July is the hottest month for Winston-Salem with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Winston-Salem, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winston-Salem are May, September and June.

Do we even have Fall and Autumn anymore? It seems we now only have Summer and Winter.

I despise hot weather, give me the cold or brisk cool weather any day.

Is it cooling off where you live? 81 and low humidity here in Winston-Salem. There is a nip in air already after sunset

Ga. low country here and it has definitely cooled down in the last few days. Don't think it will last, but yesterday and today were quite nice. And we finally had a nice big rain day before yesterday. Fall & winter can't come soon enough for me.

NC had three major regions: mountains, Piedmont (central), and coastal, which generally correspond to three distinct climates. W-S is in the Piedmont, Warmer than the Mountains and cooler than The East or Coast. It’s not far from average for the state as a whole.

Charlotte for the next time days, until late August

You’re realize forecasts beyond seven days are notoriously inaccurate?

Chapel Hill until August 24

You’re realize forecasts beyond seven days are notoriously inaccurate?

D.C.

Stunning images of autumn beauty

Soon

Do we have a 10 day forecast troll?

What a supremely odd obsession.

September is the best time to be at the shore. Water temps are at its peak.

R7 Move!

Sometimes the other gals and I, in my Fibro support group,

we just sit and glare at the thermometer over the rims of our mugs

it all makes our pain so much worse

What r22 said.

The fog is already starting to lift earlier in the day, but warm temperatures lighter winds won't happen until September and last through October, unless it ever rains again.

My partner lives in coastal New England where it's been brutally hot and humid for the past few weeks but he's been loving the swimming pool, which closes after Labor Day.

It's so cold I might have to wear shoes.

[quote]OP's the type of bitch lining up for pumpkin spice lattes on August 1st

And already has Halloween decorations up.

May I have some of this Pumpkin Spice of which you speak?

It sounds very delicious!

It's been a quite mild summer in the Bay Area so far, same as last year. We've barely hit 100 degrees at any point, and we're mostly around the low 80's here. But we have fire season to look forward to, so there's that.

Real Pumpkins will be at Harris Teeter in four weeks

[quote]Is it cooling off where you live?

Mama's mussy is still sizzling like a hot pat of butter in cast iron skillet...under this caftan...

Hehe 😜

I have a ranch in Brawley CA. Still 105 to 112. Goats and cows and horses are sick of the heat. Always complaining. Me too. Can hardly wait till October.

[quote] I haven't worn all my white outfits yet!

Well you'd better hurry up.

Or else!

Why exactly does California experience later Summer and Fall weather than the rest of the country?

That's very strange, and doesn't really make sense.

It's going to be 112 tomorrow. It was 110 today.

You're right. It is starting to feel like fall.

We already have some trees beginning to change in the upper Midwest. Very few warm summer nights here or hot hot days this year. Thankfully I'm done with these winters. Heading out in November.

Yeah, Tuesday was the last really hot day I’m NYC - and it was brutal. But the last few days have been just about perfect.

They always say August is the worst month but that’s bullshit it’s July. The second half always cools off on average and sometimes like this year a clip earlier than that.

[quote] It's going to be 112 tomorrow. It was 110 today.

[quote] You're right. It is starting to feel like fall.

I know you think you're very cute, but you just come across as an obnoxious cunt.

If you live in the desert Southwest, THIS THREAD ISN'T FUCKING ABOUT YOU.

And no one told you to go live in Hell. That was your own choice.

So kindly shut the fuck up. Asshole.

Talk about stating one's boundaries.

Where to r106?

The end of summer is always so sad

Geeze, have a cocktail r108. This thread is not that serious.

I'd switch places with you in a second, R106.

I love places with four distinct seasons.

Too much same-ness bores me to tears.

Not really. It seems like most are celebrating the end of summer

[quote] This thread is not that serious.

True.

But reading through the especially obnoxious posts of R70, R72, R74, R76, R93, R95, R96, and R105 who thinks that they're just soooooooooo hilarious, is very annoying.

This thread was very nice until the troll showed up.

It's hot and very humid in San Diego, and I'm done with it.

Here's what's coming the next few days in MY little shithole corner of the SF Bay Area that is Novato.

Triple digits, baby. Tomorrow is "only" supposed to be 101, that's to get me "warmed up" (har-har) for Tuesday which is supposed to hit 106. That will be just fucking paradise. And no, I don't have A/C.

[quote] Why exactly does California experience later Summer and Fall weather than the rest of the country?

The warm weather starts earlier and ends later. Cold weather starts later and ends earlier.

69 right now in Chicago, but feels likes fifties with the breeze.

Nice

It's like you all don't realize that sometimes there are a few cooler days in the summer. Doesn't mean it's not going to be hot again next week when it's still AUGUST. Guess what, sometimes there are a couple warmer days in February too. Doesn't mean it's time to open the swimming pool.

R108, you need to change your tampon, hon.

R118 no I know what he’s talking about - there’s something called “June gloom” - it’s actually warmer in Cali in October then it is in June - typically. Summer starts and ends late.

First frost here is usually mid-November.

September is just another summer month.

I'm in Brooklyn - it cooled down significantly as of yesterday and it helps that there's low humidity. Last week, my apartment was warm and I had the fan on most of the day. I didn't have to turn the fan on yesterday and I was chilly enough (with windows open) in my bed last night that I pull a comforter on me.

Right now, it's almost 10PM and 74 degrees. I'm sitting next to an open window and there is the slightest chill in the air coming from outside.

No A/C in NYC????!!!!

If you're experiencing "a chill in the air" when it's August and 74 degrees, you should probably take a Covid test, STAT.

R108, go take your meds

FYI R126 - There are old buildings in NYC that can't handle A/C. My apartment building was built in 1913 and the wiring has not been upgraded since then - I still have a fuse box, not circuit breakers. I was young and dumb and didn't even think about wiring and that shit. Anyway, I purchased an A/C unit shortly after I moved here and then found out that the building wiring was so out of date that it couldn't handle the amount of watts the unit needed to run. The fuse box wires would get red hot, then the fuse would blow.

I asked the landlord about getting things upgraded - the answer was that "the building was supplying adequate power for normal activities". They were not obligated to rewire the whole building. Other than shitty old wiring, my building is great. Until I can afford to move, I've adapted to keep cool the old fashioned way - a powerful fan.

R127 everything is relative. When it been a sweltering shithole for two months straight (it’s was the rare day it didn’t hit 90), anything remotely pleasant seems like “fall in the air.””

Summer 2016 it hit 90 ONCE the entire summer (in early August).

Dear lord, R129!

What do you do on 100 degree days?

I have to say that the summer was pretty nice, not too oppressive with the heat/humidity. We did get those days, in the 90s....but, would drop down. The humidity is the worst. We didn't get much rain and it's very dry. Weather systems headed north or south of us. It was pretty localized. The hot weather can go through October, on and off. I remember Indian summers.

It's been in the 70s the last couple of days and I'm not ready for fall. However, the crickets have been chirping at night which indicates late summer. We are expected to be in the 80s this week which I like the best. Sunset is earlier which is another thing I'm not crazy about but what can you do. It's New England and fall is beautiful as is winter but it seems too long.

Mark your calendars for August 17th! Break out your hoodies and sweaters, fall is arriving even earlier. You’ll probably be swimming in them with all the upcoming and on-going food shortages.

The Great Pumpkin!

Krispy Kreme already has pumpkin spice products

I was thinking Arizona r110. If the lack of greenery isn't too depressing, I plan to stay.

....

Yes.

Two weeks ago, it was in the low 90's

Last week it was in the high 80's.

[quote] Why exactly does California experience later Summer and Fall weather than the rest of the country? That's very strange, and doesn't really make sense

To add on to what others have said, I’ll expound on the coastal California microclimate. The Marine Layer (essentially fog) covers a good portion of the coast (SF and especially the portions of CA that jut out in the Pacific Ocean) because the warm air from inland CA meets the cool oceanic temps and creates a significant layer of fog: the Marine Layer.

Unlike the East Coast where the warm currents flow up the coast from the Caribbean [South——>North], in the West the oceanic currents flow from Alaska and the Arctic [North——>South]. Hence why the Pacific in N.America is a much cooler ocean. It takes some time for the ocean to warm up to meet the warm air from inland CA without producing coastal fog: most notably “May Grey” and “ June Gloom”, but the fog can start anytime in Spring and run all throughout the usual North American summer even up until late September depending on the year’s temps.

Once the coastal Marine Layer dissipates, the temps are warmer and our “summer” truly begins: lasting (but cooling) well into potentially clear, crisp days throughout the months of November to January. This is assuming the rains don’t come....as they have not for quite a few years. The rains used to start in November.....for storms; but we’ve been in a drought for some time.

tl;dr. Has to do with Pacific Ocean currents and the overall Mediterranean climate of California.

I live in a subtropical climate and I am genuinely grateful when the heat eases off from upper 90s to low 80s and low 90s. It does make an appreciable difference.

We're through the worst of the heat, and that's always encouraging.

Fuck No! Dog days of August. 31C hi, 25C low. 74% humidity. Another month and a half before heat relief.

Wow, thanks for that R140.

I find these types of micro-climates fascinating.

It makes me wonder, if the current along the Pacific Coast ran South to North like the Gulf Stream, then the West Coast would be hot as hell.

It's amazing to think what the whole West Coast would be like, if that were the case.

SoCa has even more micro climates within the micro climates. For example, Long Beach (which is a south facing beach) is the southern-most city in LA County. Across the county line in Orange County, you have Seal Beach (small) and Huntington Beach. These are more west-facing. So Long Beach is typically hotter than Huntington, sometimes as much as 10 degrees but usually more like 5 degrees when the wind is moving from the west. In Long Beach the air travels over land and the Palos Verdes peninsula before it gets there. If you're in Huntington at that same time, the air is coming in off the ocean and is cooler.

Also most people think of SoCa as a climate that's very dry and close to desert. But the coastal areas often have very high humidity especially at night. It is very common for overnight humidity to be above 80%, and sometimes during the day it doesn't get below 65%. Now, go to the Inland Empire which is thought of by many as an extension of the LA area and there you are close to desert conditions.

This summer has seemed more humid here than usual so I've been keeping the a/c on a lot. My electric bill is looking like it'll be at least $100 higher than normal.

[quote] Wow, thanks for that [R140].

[quote]I find these types of micro-climates fascinating.

[quote]It makes me wonder, if the current along the Pacific Coast ran South to North like the Gulf Stream, then the West Coast would be hot as hell.

[quote] It's amazing to think what the whole West Coast would be like, if that were the case

Pleasure, R143.

Microclimates ARE fascinating. Just look at the posters in this thread in Novato and Brawley, California. They have their own climates in California which are VERY different from SF or LA. California is an incredibly diverse state: topographically and thus, climatically. It reminds me of New Zealand with its mountains, deserts, valleys and beaches and MANY micro limes. I just saw today that the warmest and coldest temps in the US were BOTH in California (Death Valley, etc.)

And yes, things would be very different if the coastal currents here were akin to those on the East coast flowing South to North; the West Coast areas would presumably be much more humid and hot.

Of note, the Atlantic currents flowing South——> North have an effect on Europe and The UK. This explains why they don’t get as much snow (but rather rains) than equivalent places in North America as the warmer water currents flow “towards” them.

The worlds oceans play a significant role in global weather patterns....its all really interconnected.

[quote]SoCa has even more micro climates within the micro climates.

Yes, R144. Micro-climes within micro-climes! Am proximal to the areas you describe and find the temps will drop approximately 10 degrees driving to my place from shops 10 miles away.

And as I type, the humidity here is 81%.

[quote] Am proximal to the areas you describe and find the temps will drop approximately 10 degrees driving to my place from shops 10 miles away.

That must be very annoying, when you're trying to decide what to wear.

I guess you just always have to carry a jacket with you.

Haha R147......R144 here. This is very much a shorts and flip flops kind of area. I don't even own a jacket. I wear long sleeves in the "winter" if it's "cold" or sometimes a hoodie type sweatshirt over my tshirt. I love it.

Omg

Care to elaborate, R149? Or were you having a random orgasm?

I was wondering the same thing, R150.

In the next 30 years 100 million Americans will live in an "extreme heat belt" with temperatures of up to 125°f all the way up to Wisconsin.

i read that article, R152.

125 degree heat index in the future?

Just think of how many people would die in that kind of heat.

Humans weren't meant to live in those conditions.

(R59) How true, I'm listening to Christmas carols on radio station that plays such music all year long. Do a website search.

Remember that "Twilight Zone" episode where the woman was delirious as the earth was supposedly freezing, as she woke from her fever, the weather was the reverse.

I'm stomping grapes as I type!

And peeing!

How's the weather in Norway?

I suppose "cooling off" is the wrong word, since it's already cool.

Another Angeleno here, loving some of the other Californians' comments on this thread.

No, it's not cooling off and August is always hot, and we probably won't get a reprieve until November. Then it will be cooler and dry, unless it's a rainy year, which it's usually not.

It was cooling off here a few weeks ago, but our weather forecast has a warming trend coming up.

UGH.

Same as R159.

Warming up a bit again.

Last wo weeks have been gorgeous - highs 78-83 when it's normally in the 90s. This is central Illinois - Bloomington-Normal. Overall, it's been a fairly mild summer. Yes, we've had some heat waves, but the number of serious heat waves and length has been less than in recent years. Plus we've got ton of rain.

This isn't to say we're out of the woods. Can get 90+ stretches through September. But, even if we get one more true heat wave, it's still been, overall, a fairly pleasant summer.

I have NO idea if this is scientifically true (I'm sure it's not), even if I've seen it play out a lot before, but my grandparents and parents would always say that(in places that have distinct seasons) a cold winter follows a hot summer, and a relatively mild winter follows a relatively mild summer.

[quote] a cold winter follows a hot summer, and a relatively mild winter follows a relatively mild summer.

And each is the fault of global warming. Give us money.

Still hot here in the Pacific Northwest, though not blistering. My birthday is in the first week of summer and I do enjoy the long days, but I get sick of the heat pretty quickly. I prefer cold weather and always have. I am happiest between September and December—you get that marathon of holidays, the changing of leaves, and at least here, a lot of rain. I know it depresses some people, but I grew up with it and find it comforting.

I think you might be wrong about that this year, R161.

[quote] Farmers' Almanac declares North Central region a 'hibernation zone' this winter

The Farmers' Almanac came out with its winter weather predictions across the U.S., and it's going to be — you guessed it — frigid.

Specifically, the almanac, an annual American periodical in publication since 1818, is calling the North Central region a "hibernation zone, glacial, snow-filled." Yikes.

"The big takeaway for our winter season forecast," the periodical wrote, "is that frigid temperatures should flow into many areas nationwide — especially in the North Central region, where readers will certainly be shaking and shivering!"

The North Central region encompasses Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

There will be a fair share of storms in the region, which means plenty of snow for winter enthusiasts — "maybe even in time for a white Christmas," the almanac editors wrote.

Now, keep in mind that the almanac is usually about 80% correct.

Instead of comparing the upcoming winter with the previous one, the periodical measures against long-term normals for temperature, precipitation and snowfall using mathematical and astronomical formulations to make its predictions. The formula takes into account sunspot activity, tidal activity, planets' positions and "a variety of other factors," according to its website.

Last year, the almanac editors predicted a mild, then cold and snowy, then mild winter in Iowa. Des Moines saw above-normal precipitation and snowfall in January and March, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines.

The first day of winter and the shortest day of the year will be Dec. 21, but the almanac predicts the "first bite of winter" is expected to come earlier than last year's. December looks stormy and cold across the U.S. and multiple "significant weather disturbances" are on the horizon, including:

Potential for heavy snow, followed by a sweep of bitterly cold air, the first week of January in the Rockies and across the Plains. The weather could reach as far south as Texas and Oklahoma.

Bouts of heavy rain and snow over the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. from Jan. 16-23, the Almanac predicts. It'll be followed by "one of the coldest outbreaks of arctic air" recorded in several years. We're talking 40 degrees below zero.

Here are a few highlights from other regions, according to the Farmers' Almanac:

Much of the Southeast will see a mix of wet snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain and chilly temperatures.

South Central states could see some snow accumulation, especially in early January.

The Pacific Northwest will see about-normal winter precipitation, though the Southwest is forecasted to receive less-than-normal amounts.

R17 I wish you would post some porchscapes pics. I know I am sounding like a fat frau but I love Fall and in a house in Virginia that we recently moved into. I want to do something on our porch but your is more ambitious than I can undertake. I got a spooky wreath and I'll probably do some pumpkins and maybe some Fall Mums. While I am no mug cradler or Pumpkin Spicehead, I have been watching spooky movies already.

I spoke too soon. Here in coastal SoCal, the Marine Layer has returned. Hoping for a special (event) pool day today, the sky was actually completely grey(completely “socked in”), 92% humidity and demonstrated a cold breeze blowing in off the ocean with the temp maxing out in the mid 60sF making it necessary to wear jackets in late August.

Go Figure. Guess our official summer hasn’t yet truly begun....

From what I can ascertain, the weather seems to be waxing and waning in a variety of places....

Cheers to all in the waning dog days of summer: whether roasting in the heat or staving off the cool chill.

Getting hot again in NYC area and looks to stay that way for a little while.

^^^I had so hoped it had broken except for the usual laughably hot week in October after we've put away all the warm weather stuff - you know, the one that raises the hope that it'll be warm on Halloween night, but then suddenly it's the bitterest cold night since the prior winter.

Trees are changing already here by lake Superior. It was a cool summer. Very few actual hot days. Lots of chilly nights.

104F on my terrace this afternoon and I'm one block from the beach.

"Oh, no. She didn't say the P word. OP, you P word eater. I don't ever want to hear the P word again. Wanna know why my chosen last name is Roloff? It's cause I let things roll off of me. Like Matt, my ex. I married him because of the name. Anyway, I cannot let this roll off of me. No, no, no. No more P word."

No, it's not cooling off. Tri Cities, Washington and it's been like a hundred plus every damned day this summer. I do look forward to the cooler Fall days coming, though. Thank you, Op, for reminding me. I feel cooler already.

170, you're pussy looks hot.

I'm definitely noticing that it's getting darker, earlier.

Still not cool yet though.

I'm so jealous of you, R169!

It's only late August and you're getting Fall already.

I'm sure it's still autumnal in Winston-Salem.

Lol

Dumbfuck

Rain, rain, rain this weekend; getting darker earlier, nights are cooling off..

Heaven.

Hot and humid in the DC area. No relief until September 1

Still hot. Seems like the days are still long, though. The equinox occurs Sept. 21-24.

Still hot. I'm moving to the North Pole. The Twilight Zone predicted this in about '61.

our colors in autumn are still pretty brilliant but it has to be a somewhat dry season, too wet and they are not as bright.

I hate it r175. We only have leaves on the trees from May until September here. Sometimes like this year, it was late May before they grew back. Now they're turning already. Spring/summer/fall are all jammed into a 4-5 month period, and the rest of the time it is cold. Much of that time brutally cold with deadly windchills. I just can't do it anymore. I need my heat!

That's funny, R182.

People in the Southwest have the exact opposite problem as you do, and they're all wishing for cold weather.

Where are you, R182?

No. It’s still hot and humid as hell here in the Midwest.

(99) Had to smile. . When I lived in Atlanta my pals and I referred to the store as Harris Tee Tee's.

Harry Peters

Northern Wisconsin r184. In the Western U.P. border area. By Lake Superior.

We are having days of torrential rain and highs in the seventies to low eighties in the deep south. I've never seen days this cool in August.

Winter is coming.

And if you're in Europe, and maybe even the US too, it's gonna be a Winter Of Discontent.

Enjoy the balmy moments of autumn calm before the blizzards of icy bitter bitching!!!!

84 today in Asheville. NC. It will be in the mid eighties all week. So no cooling as of yet.

Winston-Salem this week

[quote] Brutal Heat Wave Expected in California This Week

While much of the country has suffered extreme heat waves this summer, California has in large part been spared. But that reprieve is over.

A weeklong scorcher is expected to bake much of central and Southern California through Labor Day. Temperatures could reach up to 115 degrees in the Inland Empire and 112 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and San Joaquin Valley, while hovering just below triple digits closer to the coast.

The heat wave will probably have two peaks, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the Los Angeles-Oxnard forecasting office of the National Weather Service. The first will be midweek; then temperatures will begin to drop before shooting up again Sunday and Monday to even higher levels, he said.

“This does tend to be our hottest time of year,” Wofford said. Over Labor Day weekend in 2020, Los Angeles County recorded its highest temperature: a sweltering 121 degrees.

In general, temperature records in Southern California are most likely to be broken in September; that’s also typically the Bay Area’s warmest month. While the weather service predicts that much of the country will enjoy average or below-average temperatures in the first half of September, that’s not the case in the West.

Tri Cities, Washington over 100 for the next few days. Humid, too.

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by climate change.

Mid 50s tonight. Down from the 90s just a couple of weeks ago.

In other words normal seasonal change; or proof of manmade global warming. Whatever.

Oooh, nice R196.

I love mid-50's. Nice and cozy and Fall-like.

90s this weeknd in DC

Not really

I was reading the forecast for Las Vegas.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING!

110-112 degrees for the next week!

Same for Central California.

That's just crazy.

LA is sweltering.

Will be all weekend and into next week. To be fair, the first week of September is always hell on earth here. And we've had a very temperate summer thus far.

But it still is horrible and I still hate summer and I will always hate heat. So there!

The areas that are experiencing the sweltering weather obviously preparing you for what's in the future when Mr. Satan invites you to a really HOT environment.

There's a heat dome over the western U.S. starting today and lasting for a week. Burning Man is on again, for the first time since 2019, and it's forecast to be 101 F there tomorrow. Death Valley has a forecast of a possible 125 F this coming Monday.

[quote] Playground asphalt sizzles to 145 degrees in extreme heat waves

Sweat streamed down the faces of children during 10 a.m. recess Wednesday at Lockwood Elementary. Boys' cheeks flushed red as they played kickball. Girls found a sliver of shade beneath a handball wall to jump rope. With morning temperatures soaring into the 90s, this would be their last outdoor foray on their asphalt playground in East Hollywood.

It was Day 1 of what is forecast to be the longest and hottest heatwave this year, and the Lockwood asphalt would radiate too much heat for them to play safely. But such is the sizzling heat problem at this campus, which holds the No. 1 ranking on L.A. Unified’ s "Greening Index," a long list of schools in desperate need of green space and shade.

At Lockwood there is 162,059 square feet of hardscape, and only 1,049 of green space — and a few spindly trees in planter boxes.

“At least cover the playground area, like the swing set. My daughter can’t touch them because she gets burned," said Reyna Ramos, as she picked up her child Wednesday. Ramos was anxious to get the 8-year-old home, where she would cool off with a glass of water, sit down and just breathe.

"The school needs places for kids to hang out during extreme heat," Ramos said.

As extreme heat days spurred by climate change increase, as schools begin in mid-August, and as educators stress the importance of outside play and exercise, hot schools are prompting parent demands to “de-asphalt” campuses like Lockwood.

They complain greening projects are woefully behind and urgent action is needed to protect children from heat dangers. Parents and environmental advocates are calling for an easier, more equitable process to speed up the pace of projects.

More than 600 schools are listed on the L.A. Unified “Greening Index,” which ranks campuses in order of the most asphalt and least amount of green space. Access to neighborhood parks is also figured into the rankings. Most of the 150 schools in "very high need" are in South and East Los Angeles, where park space is scarce and academic achievement gaps are widest.

But making improvements is not as simple as going down the list in order of need. Parents say building green projects can be a long, bureaucratic and often frustrating process. And individual school communities have had to lobby for improvements.

On Tuesday, school board President Kelly Gonez, who represents a largely east San Fernando Valley area where temperatures soar, introduced a resolution to establish a minimum standard of 30% green space on every campus and to devote additional bond dollars to ensure the requirement is achieved districtwide by 2032.

"We urgently need a systemwide solution to expand green space, particularly for low-income communities of color that are most likely to be harmed by climate change and extreme heat," Gonez said. "This is an opportunity for L.A. Unified to correct those inequities on a system level and to expand green spaces where the problem is most urgent."

According to the district’s Greening Index, only 16% of campuses meet the recommended threshold of green space and at 235 elementary schools, 10% or less of their campus is green space.

The danger of asphalt and hardscape school grounds is real.

Researchers have found that schoolyards are often the hottest locations in communities due to the large swaths of asphalt.

Schools are often designed with efficiency in mind, which has created a “worst-case scenario” for children, said V. Kelly Turner, associate professor of urban planning and geography at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. They’re flat, one-story campuses that offer little shade from buildings or trees. On a 93-degree day in the San Fernando Valley, researchers have recorded school asphalt temperatures of 145 degrees.

Federal guidelines consider extreme heat to be 90 degrees and above. School staff in L.A. — and at districts throughout the region — take precautions during the kind of heatwave that began Wednesday: keeping students to air-conditioned rooms, cutting recess short, moving athletic practices to morning hours and canceling games. Los Angeles Unified School District guidelines recommend decreased physical activity and encouraging students to bring water bottles and take frequent water breaks.

Krisztina Tokes, deputy chief facilities executive for LAUSD, explained there are generally three ways to start a greening project: through partnerships with nonprofits or government entities that help identify school sites and assist with funding, through specially designated capital bond fund projects, and through grassroots organizing.

The projects can take various forms and don't always involve shade — but usually remove asphalt. A green space can be a garden, full of native plants that serve as a rest area and educational tool; a drought-friendly stormwater runoff project that captures rainwater; an outdoor space with wooden stumps and shade trees.

"No one is going to build a super dome over the play yard," said Mark Hovatter, the district's chief facilities executive. "Kids are going to be in the sun when they play outside. We need to try to do something that still allows for healthy outdoor activities."

To address urgent heat concerns, the district is considering installing misting stations and is in the process of adding water refilling stations in schools. Strict safety standards prevent schools from erecting tents or canopies as an immediate shade solution, as some parents have demanded.

Parents and environmental activists want the district to move more aggressively and complain this process places the burden on principals and families.

As the heat bore down this week, parents asked for donations of cold bottled water because school fountains are hot.

"Science tells us that our days will only get hotter," said Rudy Gonzalves, director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy's education campaign. "LAUSD cannot fight the climate crisis with calls for public donations and bake sales. This crisis demands a comprehensive approach that involves parents, students, educators and the community at large."

For LAUSD's children, more shade means more playtime.

Lilian, 8, plans her outside activities according to the shade available at her Woodland Hills school. Sometimes it's a play structure that has a bit of shade, sometimes it's the handball wall.

Other hot areas are simply off-limits; the asphalt burns her hand if she touches it.

“I think my school is amazing, even though I’m burning up my own skin,” she said. “I wish it had a bit more shade.”

It's so fuuucking hotttttttt! Over 100 and had to work outside in it for four hours. Bought a McSlurpee and got the worst brain freeze, ever, followed by immediate dizziness. I really did think I'd lose consciousness for maybe ten seconds. Wth?

I brought my plant in tonight as it's supposed to go below 50 here, even though the forecast is low 80s this week. Nice weather for a late afternoon scotch and water out on the patio.

I don't know who that woman is, R8, but that video is really offensive, and I'm white. It's patronizing, culturally appropriating, and idiotic. Also, the cake looks gross. I can only imagine how black people must feel. Thank you for sharing. It's an interesting window into the 90s or whatever slice of history that was.

Fuck no!

R208, you don't know who Sandra Lee is, or that the Kwanzaa Cake debuted in the 2000s? Turn in your DL card immediately and leave the building.

10 degrees cooler today and much less humidity. I'll take what I can get. 🥵

San Fernando Valley, above 100 until Wednesday. I try to console myself that at least I am not in Arizona but sadly I think we are heading that way eventually.

It’s still in the 80’s here. I am sick and tired of summer. So oppressive feeling. I want fresh cool air and want to be able to open my windows again.

It's supposed to cool down to the high 80s tomorrow. Guess it's that time of year to break out the Raid, I mean Glade, Pumpkin Spice shit cover spray. Oops, I did it again. I said the P word. Amy Rolloff, If you are reading this, sorry.

I hate this heat wave here in L. A. 100+ degrees blows.

No.

I'm still working the bone fan from my fainting lounge, so no, it's not cool.

It feels nice and warm in the days and cool in the evenings but I always keep an eye on NOAA, they give me palpitations from time to time.

It's a good time to visit, prices are down but you might wind up stuck in a Hilton or some shit if a Hurricane hits.

Just kidding. It's always lovely. Roses bloom at Christmas. The demonic forces of DataLounge will tell you we're all loony but we are all very competent and ready for your tourist dollars.

Kiss, Kiss

It's lovely where I am. Gentle trade winds, the occasional passing rain shower, the sounds of the ocean waves lapping at my beach. Ahh Hawaii!

Carry on peasants!

^^^ gürl, puh-laaaaaaiße!

111* in Fresno.

It's practically pumpkin spice weather here in SE New England!

The outlook for Winston-Salem

Fill that damn mug already, R223.

It's time!

Just as soon as I finish my scotch and water, R225.

The ps room spray goes back in the cabinet. Will be in the 80s for two more days before climbing back to 100 plus hell.

I might very well start putting up some orange and purple halloween lights and my orange pumpkin this week.

The holidays always fly by, and I want to savor it this year.

So I'm going to start decorating extra early, for each holiday.

I was googling weather around the country, and Billings, Montana really surprised me.

Wednesday forecast: Hi 102 / Low 65

Friday forecast: Hi 58 / Low 43

Weird.

Nope, still 30 degrees Celsius on September 6th here in Croatia.

The heat cannot be ovah soon enough. I despise hot weather. The humidity has been awful.

Much cooler today in the NY tri state. Cloudy and rainy. Good!

The season really starts when the pumpkin Cheerios hit the supermarkets. They should be in soon. And they sell out very fast so you have to stock up for the rest of the year because when they are gone they are gone and you have to wait a whole year for the next batch.

Pouring down rain in southern New England. Not expected to crack the high 60s today.

Sound like heaven, R233.

I'd be drinking a nice cup of hot chocolate.

Today in Death Valley National Park it reached 124 F (51.1 C). Very rare for September - that's normally only seen in late June or July.

Also there was a 10-hour traffic jam for vehicles leaving Burning Man yesterday, in northern Nevada, and heavy traffic on southbound U.S. Highway 395.

That's a lot of hot porta potties aka Jimmie's Johns aka Honey Buckets. And w/ all the VD going around, including Monkey Pox.

[quote] Also there was a 10-hour traffic jam for vehicles leaving Burning Man yesterday, in northern Nevada, and heavy traffic on southbound U.S. Highway 395.

Just imagine the STINK of all those dirty hippies in 124 degree weather.

Gross!

FUCK YOU SUN. Why do you hate California?

Hee hee I just farted

[quote]Just imagine the STINK of all those dirty hippies in 124 degree weather.

Someone has not been to Burning Man in the past decade - it is all tech bros who pay tens of thousands for their catered experiences which includes drugs and all the skinny models who are paid to fuck them out there in the sand.

Coastal Ga. here. It's definitely cooled off here. We've had storms every evening for the last 5 days. Got a break today. Temps in the upper 80s until the storms come through and they drop down 20 degrees in 30 minutes. Just the kind of weather I love.

I love a rainy night.

Sorry for the confusion. I did not mean to imply that the Burning Man people were in 124 degrees. The afternoon temperatures at Burning Man were between 95 and 100 each day. Not pleasant on a dry lake bed with blowing dust and no shade except what you brought. Burning Man happens on the Black Rock desert in northern Nevada.

The 10-hour traffic jam was on the road out of Burning Man. There was also major traffic on southbound U.S. 395 in California, which is a popular route home from Burning Man for people who live in southern California.

Where it was 124 today was in Death Valley, California, which usually holds the record for the hottest place in the world. The current world record for highest air temperature ever recorded officially is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), which was recorded on July 10, 1913 at Furnace Creek in Death Valley. Afternoon highs of 120 F are common and frequent there every summer, but normally they only happen from late June through July. It's unusual for it to be this hot there this late in the season.

It’s cooler but still very humid in DC

I'm in NYC and it is Fa-REEZING in my apartment - I had to close my windows. It rained today and the high temperature was in the low 70's. It's supposed to be no higher than the low 80's the rest of the week, with morning temps in the 60's. Chilly!

I love New York in the Fall, R245.

It's like the opening scene of "You've Got Mail."

Can’t believe its fall already. Can it slow down so we can collectively take a breath? Christ!

I used to work with a woman from Wisconsin, and she said spring and fall there were mere heartbeats between winter – that it went from roasting to freezing with barely a gradual transition. True???

Ugh not only is is it in the 100s, but now we have humidity from the hurricanes coming in. I feel sorry for Northern California- it's supposed to be 105 today. Fried grapes!

I'm outside and I'm being assailed by falling acorns! Can they kill, like hailstones?

a slight bit this week, but then hotter next week

Cold and rainy in London, in mourning for QE2.

I am putting the Glade PS shit cover back on the throne. Mid 80's in Tri Cities, Wa. Thurs. am was brisk. First leaves falling and my marigolds are sagging a touch.

Does it get cold in Tri-Cities, R253?

Snow?

Very little snow. Last year had a quick cold snap, but warmed back up quickly. Had snow for a week and it got down to 17 below zero. That is not common as it's a high desert type climate. Not as sunny as southern Calif., but much sunnier than say Portland, Or., which is three hours west of here.

Thanks, R255!

-17??? Omg. Brrrrrrr.

I know. Hottest and coldest I've ever experienced in my life last year. 117 summer high and 17 below winter low This years summer high was 113 and normal winter lows here are apprx 25 F. It's a very nice climate.

Fuck no. Long Beach is horrid . It will never cool down. This is the beginning of the end thanks to fucking trump among others who denied climate change.

Push all those rethugs in a sweat tent and blare obnoxious music

Those political pussies can't take the heat they make.

Slightly, yes. Day temp is like 18°C, night temp is like 10°C. The nights have gotten significantly colder.

It’s hot here

We're dying in San Diego. This hell on earth has been going on for far too long.

Hot, humid, gross.

Don't complain, San Diego.

For the majority of the year, you have perfect weather.

Better than anywhere else on the planet.

A few hot/humid days won't kill you.

It's hotter than satan's asshole here on the beach (in Northern San Diego).

Very humid and temperatures in the low-90s.

Hotter than satan's asshole must be the opposite of colder than a witches tit.

It was 105/68 here last TH, and 81/59 tonight. It will not get above 90 again this year, I hope.

It has been like a raging furnace in the bowels of hell with humidity added in just for fun for weeks in LA County. Tomorrow the remnants of a hurricane are supposed to hit so it will be rain and flash flooding, high tides that may breach on south facing beaches, all while still 95F.

Are the bowels of hell attached to satan's hot asshole?

He had a hot ass, but Jack Frost puts a freeze on all that shit in due course....

[quote] It's hotter than satan's asshole here on the beach (in Northern San Diego).

You win the award for the "Most Descriptive Term Ever Used on Datalounge" award.

The mornings are definitely cooling off.

A week ago the Bay Area had a horrible heatwave, it was an all-time record of 109 where I am, with about 4 more days of 95-103. We even had records for all time high “lows,” meaning it only cooled off to around 75 many nights which is unheard of here.

The last couple days the high has been 75, & it’s supposed to be like this for the next 5-6 days, with two days of possible rain. I’m so happy!

[quote] A week ago the Bay Area had a horrible heatwave, it was an all-time record of 109 where I am, with about 4 more days of 95-103. We even had records for all time high “lows,” meaning it only cooled off to around 75 many nights which is unheard of here. The last couple days the high has been 75, & it’s supposed to be like this for the next 5-6 days, with two days of possible rain. I’m so happy!

Similar here, R272. Back to sunny skies and moderate temps. Feel really fortunate to live in (Southern) California.

Ha "moderate" for us in L.A is hot for everyone else- 80 degrees. But damn, it's so much better at night-64 degrees.

I am so glad it’s cooler. I’m in the se, and it was dangerously hot this summer. Animals in farms had a terrible time. My job has me outdoors most of the time at farms and heat was unrelenting this summer. I developed heat exhaustion and learned that it’s necessary to have a respite from the heat each day or the problem can get worse and worse.

A major late season heatwave will oversweep most of the nation next week

Is "oversweep" a word?

Mammoth Lakes, California has a 50% chance of seeing snowfall this Monday.

[quote] Mammoth Lakes, California has a 50% chance of seeing snowfall this Monday.

That's Central/Northern California mountainous area, so not too surprising for this time of year.

The high mountain areas of the West can have snowfall, pretty much any time of the year.

Even Las Vegas is topping out in the 90's this week, with lows in the 60's and 70's.

So yes, things are cooling off.

In NYC, mid-week it's going back up to 85°.

When is the cool weather coming. I can't take much more of this.

It’s September. Heat is normal

Wednesday is the Autumn Solstice, so after that it's going to get much darker and probably cooler.

r281, cheer up, it'll be in the 90' s in L.A during that time.

[quote]It’s September. Heat is normal

No dear, this kind of heat and humidity was NEVER normal in the Fall. I don't recall it ever being 85° in the Fall. Especially not in states with four seasons. When I was a kid, in the Fall, I recall everyone was in thin jackets.

Being this hot in the Fall is called climate change and it's very real.

R285 you’ve never heard of Indian summer? It’s actually quite normal. And it’s not like it’s going to be 90 - NY has one more day (tomorrow) of 85, and if it’s not humid that’s not even that bad. The rest of the week is kid and low 70s - one day of 66 even according to my app. And sunny all but one day. That’s about as perfect as you can ask for.

For many decades fall has often been hot and dry in southern California, if a "Santa Ana condition is prevailing. This is when a large high-pressure system sits over the entire southwestern U.S., and rotates clockwise. This pushes hot, bone-dry desert air into coastal southern California, creating the notorious "Santa Ana winds," which fan any wildfires. This is nothing new and has been a seasonal weather pattern all my life and for decades before. The fall was the traditional fire season. What's new is that now big fires can happen at any time of year.

Snow in the Sierra Nevada in mid-September is still a rarity.

[quote][R285] you’ve never heard of Indian summer? It’s actually quite normal. And it’s not like it’s going to be 90 - NY has one more day (tomorrow) of 85, and if it’s not humid that’s not even that bad. The rest of the week is kid and low 70s - one day of 66 even according to my app. And sunny all but one day. That’s about as perfect as you can ask for.

Your info is wrong, what's been going on has nothing to do with Indian Summer. This heat in the Fall has been going on for the past few years. Indian Summer is when this sort of heat in the Fall happens sporadically not every single year. Years ago, it was never 80°to 90° in the Fall. Never.

The weather is so screwed up, the weather forecasters on TV can barely get the info correct for the next day, let alone, a week in advance.

A few Winters ago, it was 75° on Christmas Eve, that's not normal at all, not for any East Coast state which normally has four seasons.

Fall begins Thursday

Indian Summer is a warm spell after the first frost. The northeast is just experiencing the continuation of a very hot summer.

It was. A few weeks ago had our first real days that felt like fall - highs inthe 60s. Today it's 92 and it's been warm/hot for the past 10 days. But Thursday and Friday are supposed to be highs in the 60s again.

Okay, let me guess R291.

You're either in the Midwest or the Rockies.

Yep, R292, Midwest.

Out of nowhere this summer was relatively mild in central Illinois (Bloomington-Normal). Don't get me wrong, still plenty of hot and sticky days, but never lasted as long or hit as high of temps as it often can. And some intermittent relief periods - highs in the upper 70s for a few days in July and August - that we usually don't see. The rain was unrelenting. We have no shortage of water.

Of course I realize this is seasonal variation and next summer could be blistering and relatively dry.

NO!!!!!!

Autumn arrives on cue to Winston-Salem

Goddammit, it's going to be in the 90's at the end of the week for a week in L.A.. Fuck you sun!

It was in the low 80's here in Coastal CT today. Temps have been anywhere between the 60's - 80's for the past couple of weeks. I haven't had to turn the AC on. There has been a drought here and a lot of leaves are just turning brown, no colors of fall so far. I'm surrounded by trees though and remain hopeful that at least some of them will color up

Brooklyn in the house and fall is definitely hitting us here in the NE. It's been wonderfully nice the last week here, daytime temps in the mid 80's w/low humidity, which makes all the difference. The rest of this week it looks like we won't go past the mid 70's in the daytime and the morning lows will go as low as 51. Gotta break out the blanket.

That's lovely weather R296!

Perfect for me.

We've had perfect LA weather since the hurricane off Mexico dissipated. It's been in the low 80s since last weekend and sunshine. But forecasted to return to the high 80s to mid 90s Friday through next week. Aargh!

The cool front came through yesterday 95 degrees today 75 degrees

Yeah, I went from 88 yesterday to 69 today. High of 60 tomorrow before warming back up to an expected long string of days in the 70s.

In Florida, it's gone from hellfire hot to just hot 🔥

Today was NICE after several sweltering 90+ degree days. I opened up my sliding glass door, took off my pants and lied on my couch for a cat nap. All of a sudden a huge gust of wind blew right up my ass! I had to get up and close the patio door! Hee hee.

And just like that, we have entered the season where you need to take a jacket if you plan on being out after sunset

Fireplace nights ahead in Winston-Salem.

2 months after you insisted it was fall already, dumbass hillbilly.

[quote] Fuck you sun

It's not the sun's fault. The sun is the same distance from the Earth as it was many, many years ago.

^^ The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Oooh, how cozy R307!

I'm jealous.

101F today in my car here in Denton, TX. That dash-mounted thermometer is usually pretty accurate, especially once I get moving for a few minutes. I really think one day I am just going to spontaneously combust in this kind of heat. I hate it.

Charlotte

Cooling

It's definitely that time again.

Sweating as I type.

Its a heat wave again. Almost 90F today and at least through Wed or Thurs.

Seattle area is having unusually mild weather for late September.

It's still in the mid-70's, which is July/August type of weather.

Also, smoke filled skies have been a problem lately.

It's weird.

Parts of western North Carolina had its first freeze and frost this morning. Boone at least down to freezing

How quickly Winston-Salem Went from Near 90 to struggling to get out of the 50s!

it's glorious right now, a high of maybe 70 and a low of 53, it will persist to through next week

Still frickin' 90 here in L.A. At least it's in the 60's at night.

Cool For Cats!

It's not cooling off fast enough...I need cloudy skies and rain.

NW PA: it has been in the 60's during the day and will be 37° tomorrow night.

Dammit, LA will be in the 80'sto 90's all week.

Not really . Pnw and it was like 27 Celsius where I am yesterday

R327 I was shocked by Seattle's weather.

It's been, and pretty much will continue to be in the 70's during the daytime.

That's crazy for early October!

I haven’t even gotten to wear a coat yet

What's the deal with all the "smoke" in Seattle?

Every time I check the weather forecast, it says SMOKE.

And it's been like that for over a month.

Where in the hell is the SMOKE coming from?

New York City here: I woke today to 51 degrees and hearing the heat making the old steam radiator in my apartment clank and bang.

R331 is posting from the 1800's.

R332 is posting from a flyover state or a low-ceilinged postwar apartment rather than from the sumptuous heart of Manhattan where radiators still joyfully trumpet their bounty.

Here is a lesson for smug R332 - I'm posting from my apartment in a 90 year old apartment building that has steam heat. NYC is full of older buildings that have this form of heat... everywhere I've lived had had this setup and unfortunately, a lot of them are noisy. You get used to it and begin to not even hear it over time.

Rofl R333 and R334.

Touchy, touchy.

While I was in the bathroom, I heard the riser pipe clicking away. My building, a co-op, is over 60 years old and, yes, we have steam heat.

Please sir, may I have some more?

Yes, bitch.

How's life in the 1800's, R331?

Minneapolis will have a high in the 30's and low in the 20's on Monday.

Brrrr!!!!!

Where's that PA birdfeeder cam we were all watching last winter? It's getting time to fire that up again. Especially since—sigh—I've moved to a new house that doesn't have room for a feeder of my own.

We had our first snow today in northern Wisconsin.

Unusual October here in coastal SoCal. “Monsoonal”: meaning it is cool, drizzly and completely grey. Been like this since the first of October. Tomorrow’s low to be in the 50s!

Usually Oct. is our summer! But a very weird offshore pattern cycling in a counterclockwise direction is producing this anomaly. Will be like this for the foreseeable future (all of October?)

Instead of warm, dry Santa Ana winds with clear skies and high temps, we have completely socked in grey skies and wet, cool weather.

Keeps the fire danger low.

Cheers to everyone else enjoying beautiful Autumn colors and even snow!

Ack, R342!

I'm so jealous.

Minneapolis is also supposed to have snow, early next week.

Warmest October with more days over 80 degrees. It is getting colder during the nights, they're in the high 40s.

Seattle is still having daytime highs in the mid-70's, which is unheard of for mid-October.

That's more like July/August weather.

I'm so jealous of you r345. I despise snow. What state are you in? I need out of here...

Las Cegas here. It’s 69 degrees at 7:15 am. The high will be 88.

This is the first week of temperatures under 90. I am so sick of this I can’t tell you, and I grew up in Southern California. This summer was absolute hell. It will only get worse. It’s typical here that there are only a couple weeks of pleasant shirtsleeve weather, then suddenly it’s cold and windy. Almost no days when it’s pleasant to just walk outside.

Sorry, I mean Las Vegas ^

It's overcast, rainy and 63 degrees in Los Angeles. Perfect weather for being mildly sick with Covid- cats, hot beverages, and Halloween movies.

Seattle will finally get down into the 40's and 50's next week.

It's going to be a big shift from 60's and 70's!

[quote] Las Vegas [sic] here. It’s 69 degrees at 7:15 am. The high will be 88. This is the first week of temperatures under 90. I am so sick of this I can’t tell you, and I grew up in Southern California. This summer was absolute hell. It will only get worse. It’s typical here that there are only a couple weeks of pleasant shirtsleeve weather, then suddenly it’s cold and windy. Almost no days when it’s pleasant to just walk outside.

So sorry to hear, LV Poster. Have empathy for the inordinately high temps.

The Daily Mail has been posting that Marky Mark is moving from LA to Las Vegas.....as if it is some kind of upgrade!

After having lived in both places, I can only say that LA——>LV is a HUGE downgrade. You could not pay me to live in Vegas now.

Sending cool thoughts (and hopefully weather) to those in the Nevada desert.

This is going to be a cold winter, I can feel it. I'm in coastal Georgia and the lows are predicted to be in the low to mid 30's a few nights next week.

80 degrees in DC

The weather is warm in New England, but everything has a foreboding (sp?) quality, for many reasons.

Not digging it.

Foreboding quality, R355? Like, it's going to get cold soon? I'm in RI and the forecast says the temperatures will start getting November-like after tomorrow.

Nah R356- I am talking deeper. I have Sunday anxiety. :)

I had to run the air conditioning last night to sleep. 72 is too hot for me for zzzz time. I hate it. I want my fucking autumnal seasonality.