Is this our final goodbye to summer? We hit 70F here today (11-18-2016) and expecting 1-3 inches of snow over night.
Final Goodbye?
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bfitz3
Feeling the Heat
Identical here. I had a huge list of outdoor to-dos, but opted for a leisurely day on the porch reading, threw back a cold one, gave the dog his last outdoor bath, and even picked fresh veg from the garden. My outdoor to-dos will suck (relatively) in the cold, but today was worth it!
Meanwhile, to the north a bit, Munising MI expecting 4-7 inches, 60mph gusts, and 17-22 ft waves on Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot is hereby summoned.
We've had quite the respite, but now it's time for November's cold chains. I'm ready.
Meanwhile, to the north a bit, Munising MI expecting 4-7 inches, 60mph gusts, and 17-22 ft waves on Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot is hereby summoned.
We've had quite the respite, but now it's time for November's cold chains. I'm ready.
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
Hasufel
Feeling the Heat
Yup, those of us on the East Coast get one more day of nice weather (well, more like a half day). I don't really mind the change, though--I've got a bunch of oak to split but prefer doing that when it's chilly. Unfortunately, with the time change, I have almost no time during the week because it's dark by the time I get home.
Wood splitting aside, what we really need is rain, but it doesn't look like we'll be getting much until next week. The southern Appalachians are even worse off so I can't complain too much.
Wood splitting aside, what we really need is rain, but it doesn't look like we'll be getting much until next week. The southern Appalachians are even worse off so I can't complain too much.
i am ready for the cooler temps and some sort of moisture. we sure have had more than our share of warm sunny days here and it left us dried out and now we have wildfires a blaze. air quality alerts for the last 2 weeks and evacuating schools and homes across the county from us.
StihlKicking
Feeling the Heat
Yep it was 78 degrees here yesterday. I cut the grass and washed the vehicles in shorts and t-shirt. It's 38 this morning with a low of 29 tonight. Winter weather is finally here I think. This is longest driest summer i can remember since 99. Even by Mississippi standards.
St. Coemgen
Feeling the Heat
Oh, no. Not the final goodbye here. Snow and freezing temps last weekend and earlier in the week. Today, and all this weekend, warm and sunny predicted. Last week in the month predicted to be freezing again.
Looks like there will be no "easing" from one season to another this year. Looks more a like a roller coaster ride to me.
It is now 3:00 PM (GMT+1) and I only now started a fire. Not so much for the indoor temps (which are currently fine at 70°F (21°C)) but just to warm the rooms up a bit to allow for normal overnight cooling back to about 70°F (21°C) tomorrow morning.
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We're supposed to get a little snow tomorrow. I think I'll get the snow tires put on the hardly used truck today. The other cars I can put on easily and I'll hold off on them until later.
I get downdraft in my stove, so that is another reason to keep it a little warm.
I get downdraft in my stove, so that is another reason to keep it a little warm.
Hasufel
Feeling the Heat
Had lunch outside, it was so beautiful. Then around 2:30 the wind started howling and the temps dropped by the minute. Gave up clearing leaves for today because I couldn't keep up. Not sure if we'll get much precip but I see from the radar that it's snowing not too far west of here. Welcome to winter! 
CheapBassTurd
Minister of Fire
I spent the entire day outside doing wood, leaves, and grass in a t-shirt.
This morning 1/2" of snow and 34 deg. Got a firebox full of ash and a hot coffee now.
It stayed nicer than nice until almost Halloween. Great summer extension.
This morning 1/2" of snow and 34 deg. Got a firebox full of ash and a hot coffee now.
It stayed nicer than nice until almost Halloween. Great summer extension.
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husky345 vermont resolute
Feeling the Heat
CheapBassTurd
Minister of Fire
Agreed, Husky !!
I think we all have our stax ready to cook up and I for one look forward to anything pyro related.
I think we all have our stax ready to cook up and I for one look forward to anything pyro related.
Hasufel
Feeling the Heat
I prefer low temps for splitting and was really looking forward to some ax time today but then the wind picked up again. I don't like having to dodge falling branches so I put my plans on hold. A lady around here got injured pretty badly by a falling branch yesterday so that was a pretty good reminder for me not to play chicken with Mother Nature. At least I was able to haul up a few wheelbarrow loads of splits before the wind kicked up. Nothing like schlepping some heavy oak up a steep slope to get your blood pumping on a cold morning!
bfitz3
Feeling the Heat
I closed the garden today with this harvest. 3 inches of snow at 24 degrees, and they still hung on.
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Summer to 17", WOW. Talk about a quick switch.
Tough on the blower but what if ya had been using a shovel? Well, when I was a kid, we usetuh.............
It's been warm here for the last few days (12-16C) but the rain hasn't let up in a week. Bit of sun at the moment but another 10-20 mm for tonight and more for the rest of the week. My wood is soaking wet. Worst part is even with a sunny day, the sun hardly touches my backyard this time of year. I guess I'll be trying the dehumidifier/tarp trick in the shed to dry it out enough where it wont get moldy.
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