Weather - What's YOUR weather today? (Part ONE - Started Sat., March 14, 2009) (Let's keep this going.) Showing 101-150 of 2,790

[Jim]

Yuck! We're not down to frosty temps yet, thank goodness. 40's at night is chilly enough!

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Pontalba wrote: "Oy! Y'all have my sympathies Joy. /shiver/ It's 72F here at present, with a high tomorrow of 85F. It's been scuzzy rain all day though."

Pontalba, I enjoy comparing weather with different members here. You make me want to come to Louisianna. Too bad you're over a thousand miles away! One of our neighbors, who has a summer home here at Lake George, comes from Louisianna. They have relatives in this area who rent out lakefront cottages near us. You should come visit us... in the summer. LOL

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Here in S.A. its 23deg.cent. We're supposed to be into summer which is normally very hot, so ja, its a little on the fresh side, overcast and awfully windy. (Our windy months should be in August!!) Guess the weather patterns are changing globally.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Bev wrote: "Here in S.A. its 23deg.cent. We're supposed to be into summer which is normally very hot, so ja, its a little on the fresh side, overcast and awfully windy. (Our windy months should be in August!!)..."

Hi Bev. It's great to be talking to someone from South Africa! Wow!

My temp. converter tell me that 23C translates to 73.4F. That's a nice comfortable temperature.

Glens Falls reports 28°F (-2°C) at about 7:00 AM.

It's a bit warmer by the lake. Our thermometer reads 38F (3.3C) at around 8:00 AM. The lake has a moderating effect.

BTW, for those who might be interested, on the following web page is a Temp Converter: ====>
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/elp/wxcalc/te...

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Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Here in S.A. its 23deg.cent. We're supposed to be into summer which is normally very hot, so ja, its a little on the fresh side, overcast and awfully windy. (Our windy months should be ..."

Absolutely Joy... it is a comfortable temp. Forgive me for sounding disgruntled; SA folks are never satisfied unless the sun is blazing and we're sweltering!!!

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Bev wrote: "Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Here in S.A. its 23deg.cent. We're supposed to be into summer which is normally very hot, so ja, its a little on the fresh side, overcast and awfully win..."

Bev, I love the warmer weather too. The crisp fall weather is invigorating at times, but it means that winter is coming. So that's a downer. It's a good thing I enjoy Christmas! :)

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Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Here in S.A. its 23deg.cent. We're supposed to be into summer which is normally very hot, so ja, its a little on the fresh side, overcast and..."

Excuse my ignorance Joy... does it snow your neck of the woods... there is nothing like a "white" xmas though. My best Xmas ever was in Switzerland a number of years ago and to me... thats Xmas! Here as you know its extremely hot in December so more often than not we have our Xmas dinner (turkey) in the evening (24th)and spend Xmas day at the beach or alongside the pool... braai-vleising for lunch - as we call it.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Bev wrote: "Excuse my ignorance Joy... does it snow your neck of the woods... there is nothing like a "white" xmas though. My best Xmas ever was in Switzerland a number of years ago and to me... thats Xmas! Here as you know its extremely hot in December so more often than not we have our Xmas dinner (turkey) in the evening (24th)and spend Xmas day at the beach or alongside the pool... braai-vleising for lunch - as we call it. "

Bev - what does braai-vleising mean?
To answer your question, YES, we have plenty of snow here! See pic of our yard below.
(Click on the thumbnail for larger pic.)
I agree that snow is welcome at Christmastime.
Your Christmas in Switzerland sounds divine!

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Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "Excuse my ignorance Joy... does it snow your neck of the woods... there is nothing like a "white" xmas though. My best Xmas ever was in Switzerland a number of years ago and to me... th..."

Too beautiful for words... WOW. Sorry Joy, its an Afrikaans word for barbeque.. direct translation barbeque-meat...here we're inclinded to mix the two languages... as you probably know Afrikaans and English(most commonly used languages)are two of our 11 official languages!! In our school curriculum three language subjects are compulsory... english, afrikaans and any 1 of the other 9 languages.

[Linda]

42 degrees this morning in Lake George, NY. Raining.
Wasn't expecting these cool temps until mid-November.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Bev wrote: "...its an Afrikaans word for barbeque.. direct translation barbeque-meat...here we're inclinded to mix the two languages... as you probably know Afrikaans and English(most commonly used languages)are two of our 11 official languages!! In our school curriculum three language subjects are compulsory... english, afrikaans and any 1 of the other 9 languages."

Bev, thanks for explaining. I can't imagine having eleven official languages. The United States has no official language, but the statistics for the U.S. are: English 82%, Spanish 11% (2000)
See: "Languages by Countries" ====>
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A085561...

Below is a link to a list of "Official and Spoken Languages of African Countries"
(includes a map): ====>
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld...

Below is a link to a list of official, national and spoken languages of North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean: ====>
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld...

Below is a link to a list of Official and Spoken Languages of European Countries.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld...

Bev, thanks for bringing up this interesting subject. I take English for granted in our section of the U.S. and hardly ever think about the diversity of languages.

Canada's official languages are English and French. Our son moved to Canada and is now fluent in both languages. Sometimes I can't believe that it's my son I'm hearing when he talks to friends on the phone in French.

Bev, in how many languages are you fluent?

[Jim]

I HATE weather men! Marg is off all this week & I'm going to take 2 days off, make a long weekend so we could take the horses out one day & get other stuff done. We checked the weather & it was supposed to be clear ALL week. So I took Thursday & Friday off.

Last night, they decided we're going to have rain Wed - Sat. Aaargh!

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Linda wrote: "42 degrees this morning in Lake George, NY. Raining. Wasn't expecting these cool temps until mid-November. "

Neither was I, Linda. Right now here at the lake, the temp is 44F (6.67C) degrees at 11:20 AM. The frost hasn't hit our flowers yet.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim wrote: "I HATE weather men! Marg is off all this week & I'm going to take 2 days off, make a long weekend so we could take the horses out one day & get other stuff done. ... Last night, they decided we're going to have rain Wed - Sat. Aaargh! "

Jim, yes, this bad weather is a real downer. I have to keep remembering the song from "Annie": "Tomorrow" aka "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow". o/~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop62w...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0daTV...

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Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "Bev wrote: "...its an Afrikaans word for barbeque.. direct translation barbeque-meat...here we're inclinded to mix the two languages... as you probably know Afrikaans and English(most commonly used..."

Thanks for those links Joy, I will most certainly take a peek. Oh and French is such a beautiful language... regret never taking it up in school. i speak only three of the eleven... english, afrikaans and zulu. I also speak "phanagalore" (don't think I spelt that correctly.. will check it out) anyhow, its a combination of (probably) no less than the 11 official languages, but is understood by all.In my day (awful aparteid era)our curriculum consisted of compulsory Afrikaans as second language and then as an additional... Latin or French... I took latin. I learnt zulu when I lived in Durban, Natal (the language mainly spoken by our African people in that area)...Needless to say that has all changed, now a choice of one of the nine african languages is compulsory. Talk about diversity of languages... lets not get onto the subject of "traditions"!!!!

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Bev wrote: "Joy H. (of Glens Falls) wrote: "i speak only three of the eleven... english, afrikaans and zulu. ... Talk about diversity of languages... lets not get onto the subject of "traditions"!!!!

Bev, I suppose you mean cultural traditions. It must be hard to keep track of so much diversity.

[Linda]

Winter storm (snow/rain)heading our way Thurs-Sun for LG, NY.
At 7:15am its only 29 degrees. What happened to Fall?

Not quite ready for Winter...its 2 months early!

[Jim]

Rain here. Lots & lots of rain & it's supposed to keep up for the next 2 days. It's around 50, but feels pretty raw.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Linda wrote: "Winter storm (snow/rain)heading our way Thurs-Sun for LG, NY. At 7:15am its only 29 degrees. What happened to Fall? Not quite ready for Winter...its 2 months early!"

Snow in October? What happened to Global Warming? :) Temp here at LG is 44 degrees at 11:40 AM. I took in some geranium plants. Can't bear to see them freeze.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim wrote: "Rain here. Lots & lots of rain & it's supposed to keep up for the next 2 days. It's around 50, but feels pretty raw."

I hate that raw feeling. Goes right to the bones.

[Nina]

African tradition and languages: I have two granddaughters who live and work in Ghana and because I have so enjoyed, "The Ladies #1 Detective Agency," movie I asked the granddaughters what some of the words used in that movie meant. Their answer was that even though the traditions in Botswana and Ghana are the same the language differs so they couldn't help. These young women lived in Mexico for five of their growing years and then SO. CAlifornia and then Siberia for a few years so they are somewhat fluent in several languages. But, they now speak English with a British accent. They were in LIberia when there was a terrible uprising and children were killed and their bodies were put in front of the US embassey in order to force the US to interfere. It didn't work but they called their father in CA and told him they thought they were being rescued. At that time their uncle was in the army in Germany and he is the one who arranged for a French helicoter to pick them up. He had no idea they were his neices. They were delivered to a French sailing ship which took them to Ghana. They work in hospitals and also do charity work in clinics and help build orphanages. nina

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Nina wrote: "African tradition and languages: I have two granddaughters who live and work in Ghana and because I have so enjoyed, "The Ladies #1 Detective Agency," movie I asked the granddaughters what some of ..."

Hi Nina, if you would like to forward the words to me, I can give you the translation, provided the language is in Tswana; should be....that is the native language in Botswana.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "African tradition and languages: I have two granddaughters who live and work in Ghana ... They were in LIberia when there was a terrible uprising ... They were delivered to a French sailing ship which took them to Ghana. They work in hospitals and also do charity work in clinics and help build orphanages. nina "

Nina, your granddaughters could probably write several books about their experiences. What interesting lives they lead!

[Joy H., Group Founder]

The weather forecast for tonight on Glens Falls, NY, is:
cold with lows in the mid 20s. Br-r-r!

[Nina]

I thought this article that was in our paper yesterday was worth passing on part of it to our readers: FIND A BOOK AND PASS IT ON. No doubt you've shared a book with a friend. But with a stranger? Different experience. Just ask people involved in "bookcrossing," the practice of leaving books in public places for others to find. Or in the words of bookcrossers, "releasing" books for others to find. A bookcrosser from a suburb near here left a book at an Interstate stop between Kansas City and St. Louis. Two years passed before she heard from the person who had the book, someone in New Zealand. Bookcrossers tag the books they're releasing with an identification number, sort of like a wildlife biologist and register it at www.bookcrossing.com. Those who find the book can then make a journal entry on the Web site reporting their catch and recording their thoughts about the book. They're free to release the book again. There will be a convention in KC at the Plaza the weekend after next and they will be releasing books there. Next stop is Amsterdam and in April in New zealand at Christchurch in case any of you goodreaders live near there. I plan to go "catch" a book. I will let you know if I'm lucky. nina

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "I thought this article that was in our paper yesterday was worth passing on part of it to our readers: FIND A BOOK AND PASS IT ON. No doubt you've shared a book with a friend. But with a stranger? ..."

Nina, here's the webpage for "BookCrossing":
http://www.bookcrossing.com/
Sounds like an interesting concept.

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It's been hot so far, up in the 80's, and raining. Hot and humid, yeech. Swamp air. lol
A cool front is at last coming through tonight, and I can see the heat lightening in the distance. Supposed to not get out of the 60's tomorrow! Oh Yays! Hope it lasts. heh

[Jim]

42 this morning. It's supposed to be dry, eventually.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

It went down to 34F here last night. I can't imagine the 80s at this point. LOL Enjoy it, Pontalba! :)

Right now at about 11:30 AM, it's only 40 degrees. Our begonias are still alive. :) Begonias are the easiest flowers to grow and seem to be the hardiest. They get my vote for lasting the longest under any circumstances, dry, wet, shady, sunny.

There are two kinds of begonias. The following photo shows the kind I'm referring to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Sea1934/M...
I'm not sure what they are called (as opposed to tuberous begonias).
Does anybody know?

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LOL A cool front came through Thursday night, it rained and thundered all night long, and didn't get out of the 60's yesterday. Today was cool and windy and dry. It's about time! We've had nothing but gray and rain for almost 2 weeks.
Only problem with this weather is how the dryness affects my sinuses. ugh. It's 60F right now at 7:30 p.m. I can take this all winter. :)

Joy, those begonias are beautiful. They don't do well for me for some reason though, only lasting one season usually.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Pontalba wrote: "... Joy, those begonias are beautiful. They don't do well for me for some reason though, only lasting one season usually."

Pontalba, our begonias last only one season, but they bloom steadily from spring through fall.

[Jim]

Ugh! 27 degrees out! Hey, we're in the south here, sort of. It is supposed to get up to the mid 50's & be sunny today, but this is too cold.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim wrote: "Ugh! 27 degrees out! Hey, we're in the south here, sort of. It is supposed to get up to the mid 50's & be sunny today, but this is too cold."

Jim, I agree. In fact, anything below 60F (16C) is too cold. :)

[Nina]

Today I have two beautiful pink and white Hibiscus flowers on my tree. nina

[Jen]

It's a beautiful day in Iowa today! The high was somewhere in the low 50's. Tomorrow is supposed to be low 60's and partly sunny! Yay! I might have to try to get off work early and take the kids to a park to play... :)~

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "Today I have two beautiful pink and white Hibiscus flowers on my tree. nina"

That's great, Nina. Every time I think of hibiscus, I think of our wonderful cruise to Bermuda back in the 1990s. It was the only cruise I ever took and the only location outside of Canada and the USA which I've ever been in. I still can't believe I was really there. I loved all the lovely pastel colored houses on the hills and, of course, all the colorful flowers.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jenni wrote: "It's a beautiful day in Iowa today! The high was somewhere in the low 50's. Tomorrow is supposed to be low 60's and partly sunny! Yay! I might have to try to get off work early and take the kid..."

Enjoy your nice weather, Jenni. I know absolutely nothing about the weather in Iowa. Are the winters very cold? Do you get much snow? (In fact, I have to admit that before I looked at the map just now, I wasn't even sure about Iowa's exact location!) :)

It would be a good idea to compare the general latitudes of the states represented by our members here. So far I've found the following (south to north):

Louisianna: Lat = 31 degrees, 14.7 minutes North

Kentucky: Lat = 37 degrees, 50.4 minutes North

Kansas: Lat = 39 degrees, 0.7 minutes North

Iowa: Lat = 41 degrees, 52.7 minutes North

New York State: Lat = 43 degrees, 18.0 minutes North

Of course, the latitudes of different locations in each state may vary.

NOTE: To find latitude and longitude online see:
http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-f...

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I'm just about 50 miles north of New Orleans, this site doesn't list my city, but these are the coordinates for N.O. http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlo... You can click on your state.

New Orleans AP 29° 59' N 90° 15' W

[Joy H., Group Founder]

P.S. Ooops! I forgot Bev in South Africa! :)
Lat = 30 degrees, 33.6 minutes South

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Pontalba wrote: "I'm just about 50 miles north of New Orleans, this site doesn't list my city, but these are the coordinates for N.O.
http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlo...
You can click on your state.
New Orleans AP 29° 59' N 90° 15' W"

Thanks for the info and the link, Pontalba.

[Jen]

Joy,

Winters do get quite cold. The last few years we've gotten a lot of snow... but I think that New York gets more than we do. We've already seen snow in Iowa this year! Usually we don't get our first snow until November. We had a really cool summer, so I'm a little afraid that it'll mean an extra cold winter.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jenni wrote: "Joy, Winters do get quite cold. The last few years we've gotten a lot of snow... but I think that New York gets more than we do. We've already seen snow in Iowa this year! Usually we don't get ..."

Yes, Jenni, there seems to have been a lot of early snow this year. I'm ready to hibernate! :)

[Nina]

Joy, Thanks for sending this to me by e-mail. I will check into my account later this evening. It seems lonely when I don't hear from my goodreads friends. By the way, it is seventy here today and bright blue sky with nary a cloud in the atmosphere. Are your leaves turning or have they done their thing yet? We have smatterings of color so far. nina

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Nina wrote: "Joy, Thanks for sending this to me by e-mail. I will check into my account later this evening. It seems lonely when I don't hear from my goodreads friends. By the way, it is seventy here today and ..."

Glad you received the link to this page, Nina. I hope you've made sure that your addy is verified at your GR account page. Otherwise you won't get notifications.

Wow, 70 degrees. It's spring again. :)

Our leaves have turned and peaked already here, but our trees still have lots of lovely color. The air smells crisp. Today we took in 5 roses from our garden... probably the last ones we'll see this year. The edges of the petals were a little bit nipped by the frost, but they're still lovely. Our begonias were thoroughly nipped by last night's frost.

[Linda]

At 6:57am its 33 degrees in Lake George NY.
Doesn't matter right now as its still dark out and I'm not venturing anywhere at least until the Sun pops up over the mountains.

Good news is that the temps will rise to about 58 degrees. Yippee! Good day for a walk down by the Lake (2 miles south of my house so yes, I must drive to get there).

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Linda wrote: "At 6:57am its 33 degrees in Lake George NY. Doesn't matter right now as its still dark out and I'm not venturing anywhere at least until the Sun pops up over the mountains. Good news is that ..."

Yes, the weather report for Glens Falls says: "Partly sunny. The high in the mid 50s.".
Enjoy your walk, Linda.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Here we go!
Prediction for tonight in Glens Falls, NY:
"Cold with lows around 19." Bundle up!
There was ice in our bird bath this morning. :-(

[Jim]

Yuck! We're still above freezing, well above. I think it was 60 yesterday, but closer to 50 today. Cold wet rain though.

[Joy H., Group Founder]

Jim wrote: "Yuck! We're still above freezing, well above. I think it was 60 yesterday, but closer to 50 today. Cold wet rain though."

Right now, at about 1 PM, we have sunshine and the temp is up to 42°F (6 °C). We had higher temps several days ago though. Also had some cold, wet rain a few days ago. Those dark, damp days make me sleepy. :) Nap time! LOL

[Joy H., Group Founder]

The current temp is 21°F (-6 °C) here in Glens Falls, NY, at 6:37 AM. The forecast is:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 19.
FROM: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick....