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Heat wave for SoCal the next few days
103deg. is forcasted for tomorrow.
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It's been hot for over 1 and a half months here; 25 degrees C or over. Today was 32 and my car started making noises. Have to take it off for a service before we do the annual French trip which is over 3000 Kms there and back

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"I have learned from my mistakes, and I am sure I can repeat them exactly."

sounds like you guys are cooking


we've had a week of early morning frosts down here in paradise

Right about now: 12°C

Max: 13°C

Min: 11°C

Latest reading

Wind: 44 km/hr.

Rain Today: 0.0

Humidity: 89%

Clothing: 100%

Updated: July 6th 22:51

Today's Forecast

Overcast, with patchy drizzle in the north. Northerlies, strong in exposed places.

Saturday's Forecast

Cloudy. Drizzle turning to rain in the afternoon. Northerlies, gales in exposed places.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Now it's saying 107.
But it's a dry heat, man.

Wellington's Forecast

About Now: 12°C (53.6°F)

Max: 15°C (59.0°F)

Min: 7°C (44.6°F)

Wind: 26 km/hr. (16.1 mph)

Rain Today: 0.0 ????? "yeah right, we're in the middle of a hail storm right now, heavy rain almost zero visibility and a big dollop of thunder and lightning for good measure"

Humidity: 71%

Clothing: 99.9%

Updated: 29th of July 09:45am

Today's Forecast: Fine at first. A southerly change late afternoon brings a few showers, chance of heavy rain with hail.....

Monday's Forecast: A few showers, clearing early and becoming fine. Southerlies turning northerly.....

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Approx 18 c

light showers

you can see my house down there , the one with the white door !

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" Music is the only religion that delivers the goods " FZ

Big news on french media this week....Be careful it's hot outside. Well yeah it's hot (38°C in the shade), but it's summer for fucksakes! Ever since 25000 seniors kicked the bucket in the summer of 2003, the governement puts out warnings when the temp goes above 30°C, and then the you get the "it's global warming" spew from the "scientist talking head".

I'll be in my beloved Ardèche home for the next 3 weeks and the forecast is for some 40°C or more sunny awesomness.

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Bloody lovely , thanks .

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" Music is the only religion that delivers the goods " FZ

Shaping up to be a glum day (weather wise) in paradise.....

Right about now: 10°C (50.0°F)

Max: 14°C (57.2°F)

Min: 10°C (50.0°F)

Wind: 4 km/hr. (2.4mph)

Rain Today: 4.0

Humidity: 95%

Clothing: 75%

Updated: 05/08 10:01am

Today's Forecast

Periods of rain. South easterlies.

Monday's Forecast

Often cloudy. A few showers until evening. Southeast breezes.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Officially it's now spring in paradise.....However, over the last couple of days there's been some record snow dumped around the place, some of the ski fields got more snow than they've seen all winter. Locally, I was lurking about catching some sun in a tee shirt most of Saturday, Sunday I was rugged up like Nanook. We got hit with some industrial quantities of gale force southerly winds and masses of heavy rain, it was freezing.....

Wellington Forecast

Updated: 19:15

Right About Now: 9°C (48.2°F)

Max: 13°C (55.4°F)

Min: 6°C (42.8°F)

Latest reading

Wind: 54 km/hr. (33.5 mph)

Rain Today: 26.4mm

Humidity: 85%

Clothing: 100%

Today's Forecast

Periods of rain, with heavy falls, especially this evening. Gale southerlies, gusting 120 km/h (74.5 mph) in exposed places.

Tuesday's Forecast rinse and repeat

Periods of rain. Southerlies, gale in exposed places gusting 120 km/h (74.5 mph) in the morning.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Right now, here in Kitchieboo... (note the "Feels Like" part)

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You're probably wondering why I'm here
(not that it makes a heck of a lot of a difference to ya)

It's been warming up in paradise (relatively speaking)

Wellington Forecast

Right About Now: 14°C (57.2°F)

Max: 14°C (57.2°F)

Min: 11°C (51.8°F)

Latest reading

Wind: 28 km/hr. (17.3 mph)

Rain Today: 0.0

Humidity: 62%

Updated: September the 16th 09 20:36

Today's Forecast

Mostly cloudy. Northerlies.

Monday's Forecast

Overcast with showers, then rain from evening. Northerlies picking up, gusting 90 km/h from afternoon.

Bugger!

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

The weird thing New Zealand's weather is doing today
Scott Palmer
2 hrs ago

New Zealand's weather appears to have a mind of its own as a new week gets underway.

There are 20°C (68°F) swings across the country on Monday and, incredibly, temperatures are both hotter and colder than average at the exact same time.

"Some parts of New Zealand are several degrees above average right now while others are several degrees below normal at the exact same time," Weather Watch says.

"Some have even reached 23°C (73.4°F) across parts of the North Island while at the same time a wintry southerly moves up the lower South Island, bringing snow for some areas down to just a few hundred metres."



The strange effect is due to sub-tropical northerlies coming down from just south of Fiji into the northern half of New Zealand, pushing temperatures up.

At the same time a southerly change in the South Island is dropping temperatures to a few degrees below normal for mid-September - and as low as 3°C (37.4°F) in Central Otago.

NIWA has forecasted a decent late-season snowfall in the Southern Alps as the mercury falls. Images show snow falling at a "fast and furious pace" in Queenstown, closing the airport.

http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/ ... tp#image=1


The snow has stopped falling in Queenstown.

Heavy snow at Queenstown Airport on Monday morning.

Queenstown Airport remains open despite the snow.

A snow-coated Frankton bridge near Queenstown at 6.40am on Monday morning

Snow in the Queenstown suburb of Frankton.

Ghost Note:
We are a couple of weeks into spring in NZ and yet we are experiencing four seasons throughout the length of the country, mid morning at home it was a toasty 24°C (75.2°F)
by 2:00pm it was back to a nipple erecting 8°C (46.4°F). I'm still treating everyday as winter, regardless of the forecast.....

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Getting dark kinda early up here Mr. Ghost, the trees are still green, but have lost that lush deep green. I think the fall colors will be 3 weeks behind as we've had a ton of rain...but it's coming...we're about to swap weather I think....

My prediction is the colors are gonna pop pretty good, all trees near the same time, but it will probably be around the weekend of Oct 27th here in sunny Connecticut.

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Lesser-evilism is war.

I think our weather has turned the corner baddy, things are starting to heat up, the puffer jackets and wet weather gear seems to have all but disappeared over the last week, a little early if you ask me, but the bad weather has dragged on so long that just a sniff of the sun and the coats are off and the kids are out. Daylight saving kicks in on September 30th, also a little early with the screwy climate right now, our clocks go forward, stealing an oh so precious hour from that particular weekend.....

Wellington Forecast

Right about now: 11°C (51.8°F)

Max: 13°C (55.4°F)

Min: 5°C (41.0°F)

Wind: 19 km/hr. (11.8 mph)

Rain Today: 0.0

Humidity: 81%

Clothing: 50%

Updated: September the 22nd 20:00

Today's Forecast: Fine. Southerlies dying out in the evening..

Sunday's Forecast: Fine apart from evening cloud. Northerlies.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

I'd say so Gray_Ghost, hot summer gone in the Northern Hemisphere, days now 63/17 to 73/23 here in the Northeast US. I'm in my usual denial, it's still summer, it's still summer.

Yeah on the clocks, our loss is your gain, soon my after work bike rides will be plunged into darkness, not to emerge 'till March.

Weird Fall, super wet so the trees are a week or two behind I think, and they're all going to pop at once. I have some days off work coming up to go riding in it...

The lush deep greens are gone and the tree's are just starting to turn...lol, in 2 or 3 weeks I should post pictures of these same scenes at peak

This was yesterday...





The above was all deep lush green 2 weeks ago.

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fun in the sun has been replaced by pain in the rain

Heavy snow and strong wind warnings across central and southern New Zealand
Mandy Te·21:50, Oct 12 2018

Central and southern parts of New Zealand are warned to brace for strong winds and heavy snow on Friday night and Saturday.

Severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Service, with strong wind warnings for Taranaki, the Kaikoura coast, Marlborough Sounds and Wellington.

A heavy snow warning was also in place for Marlborough south of Ward and for Canterbury.


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Angela Grigg experiencing snow on Mt Oxford in Canterbury.

Heavy snow watches have been issued for the ranges of northern Hawkes Bay and southern Gisborne between Mohaka and Wharekopae, and also for Taihape, while a strong wind watch is in place for Westland.

"A trough of low pressure, followed by strong cold southerly flow, moves east across northern New Zealand tonight (Friday)," the Met Service said.

"Snow is expected to low levels over many parts of the upper South Island, and severe gale southerlies for parts of central New Zealand."

Heavy snow was expected in Marlborough, south of Ward, in the 10 hours from 8pm Friday to 6am on Saturday, with a further 10 to 15cm of snow expected to accumulate above about 500 metres with lesser amounts down to 300 metres on top of what has already fallen.

In Canterbury, for the four hours from 8:00pm Friday to 12:00am Saturday, a further 5 to 10cm of snow could accumulate above 500 metres, with lesser amounts down to about 300 metres on top of what has already fallen.

The heaviest snow was expected to ease by midnight, however, a few light snow showers may continue through to early Saturday morning.

The snow could disrupt travel, damage trees and power lines, and the cold condition could cause stress for livestock, the Met Service said.

Taranaki was warned to expect severe gale south easterlies for the six hours from 8:00pm Friday to 2:00am Saturday, gusting to 120 kmh in exposed places, especially about and north of Mt Taranaki.

The Kaikoura Coast, Marlborough Sounds and Wellington could expect severe gale southerlies gusting 120kmh (74.5 mph) in exposed placed for the three hours from 8:00pm to 11:00pm Friday.

Snow was also expected in the ranges of northern Hawkes Bay and southern Gisborne between Mohaka and Wharekopae for the 12 hours from 1:00am to 1:00pm Saturday. Snow was expected to lower to 600 metres overnight, with heavy falls possible above 800 metres. Snow accumulations may approach warning criteria above 800 metres.

For Taihape, in the eight hours from 11:00pm Friday to 7:00am Saturday snow was expected to lower to 600 metres overnight, with heavy falls possible above 800 metres. Snow accumulations may approach warning criteria above 800 metres.

In Westland for the five hours from 8:00pm Friday to 1:00am Saturday, south easterly gales may become severe in exposed places.

Stuff

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/107819 ... ew-zealand


RICHARD HERRICK
Spring snow in Lake Tekapo Village.


Eric Shaw
Snow falling in parts of the South Island earlier this week.


Barry Harcourt
and of course the obligatory lamb and sheep in the snow.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

We've got lightning and thunder in SoCal. With moderate wind and rain, so far.

Winter "appears" to have stormed off, for the time being.....

Right about now: 6°C (42.8°F) feels like zero!

Max: 11°C (51.8°F)

Min: 5°C (41.0°F)

Wind: 9 km/hr. (5.5 mph)

Rain Today: 0.0

Humidity: 83%

Updated: October the 14th, 10:15am

Today's Forecast

A few showers, clearing in the afternoon and fine spells increasing. Southerlies gradually easing.

Monday's Forecast

Often fine. However, some early cloud, and the chance of afternoon showers in the north. Southerly breezes.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

Offshore winds with temps in the mid-eighties this week for SoCal.

We're doin a lot of yukky brownish greens now, peak is definitely more than a week late, maybe another week...

Trees on the sandbar road that go across the lake are more exposed and go faster, this is the same area as my post above from last weekend...

Goodbye summer 18...

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Lesser-evilism is war.

nice pic' baddy

Locally spring appears to have finally muscled in on winter, in the cave as we go to print it's a toasty
24°C (75.2°F) and the sun, after such a long absence, is vicious.....I love it.

Right about now in the city it's reportedly: 20°C (68.0°F)

Max: 19°C (66.2°F)

Min: 12°C (53.6°F)

Wind: 19 km/hr. (11.8 mph)

Rain Today: 0.0 Yay!

Humidity: 62%

Clothing: 10%

Updated: October the 22nd: 17:30

Today's Forecast

Fine apart from evening cloud and light northerlies.

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Hey Punk, where you goin' with all those pads of pardons?

It's getting fucking cold around here for us summer adjusted folks, 33f = 0 c, 53f = 12 c for examples...



But some occasional places are still green and support Fall Denial...

It's still summer,
It's still summer,
It's still summer.



It's still summer,
It's still summer,
It's still summer.

Our loss is your gain Mr Ghost

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^And then there's SoCal.

We had a mini heat wave last week. That, and feedings, should help my pepper garden produce again.

The low temps back east will probably effect any SoCal sports team visiting to the north.
I hope the rain misses Boston.