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[Darth Fluffy 302]

11 hours ago, mlooney said:

I'm not sure what I'm going to do when it gets cold.  With windchill due to e-bike speed it was 31 (freedom units) [-1 rest of world]  I know I'm going to need better gloves and will need to wear 2 pair of socks.  Not looking forward to winter.

I like that 'Freedom Units' - it fits the squirrelly times we live in.

It was 84 FU here today. (32.5 C) Cold overnight, and cold again tonight, but a warm afternoon.

[mlooney 3,424]

It's cold (37 Freedom Units, 3 rest of world) and rainy.  I have body aches and a migraine.  Not sure I'm going to stay up today.  Analgesics are barely doing any thing.  This, to use a common phrase, sucks rocks.

[ChronosCat 155]

Thursday through Saturday is was in the low 70s F - far warmer than normal for this time of year (though to my surprise not quite record breaking). Then Sunday it dropped down into the 40s, and today it's in the low 30s (significantly colder than usual during the daytime this time of year) with an inch of snow on the ground (not entirely unprecedented for October, but quite unusual).

Thursday I wore a short-sleeved shirt for the first time in weeks and could have gotten away with shorts; today I had to pull out a winter coat and winter boots.

People say "If you don't like the weather wait a few minutes and it'll change," but this is one of the most extreme weather changes I've seen.

[mlooney 3,424]

It's nippy (around 45) and we are forecast to have the first freeze of the season tonight.  Thankfully it's stopped raining and isn't forecast to do so in the next 10 days.

[mlooney 3,424]

It's raining. Forecast to rain/snow until 3:00 PM tomorrow. I have body aches. Staying in bed for a while.

[Darth Fluffy 302]

We've had a lot of rain this year so far, but it's been above freezing every day, so no ice. Glad I don't have to commute in the mornings, WFH (remote IT).

[mlooney 3,424]

We are having a thunderstorm.  Forecast to last until 4:15 this afternoon.  I am truly less than gruntled by this.  I have both knee pain and lower back pain.  The back pain might not be from the rain, but it still sucks. 

[mlooney 3,424]

7 minutes ago, mlooney said:

We are having a thunderstorm.  Forecast to last until 4:15 this afternoon.  I am truly less than gruntled by this.  I have both knee pain and lower back pain.  The back pain might not be from the rain, but it still sucks. 

It's louder than normal, with a lot of close lightning strikes.  Explorer is freaking out and is hiding under the bed.  She hasn't done that in a couple of years.

[mlooney 3,424]

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Thunderstorms likely - possibly strong, especially this evening. Damaging winds, large hail and possibly a tornado with some storms. Low 61F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

That's the forecast for tonight.  Not liking it.  Right now we have very high humidity which is making thing icky

[mlooney 3,424]

On 5/6/2024 at 8:41 AM, mlooney said:

That's the forecast for tonight.  Not liking it.  Right now we have very high humidity which is making thing icky

Had a storm.  Got a tornado alert on my phone.  No sirens so not local.  Also got 2 alerts about power being out.  Power wasn't out.

[mlooney 3,424]

Joy.  My knees hurt.  Taking drugs.  I'm not gruntled.

According to Weather Underground "Thunderstorms likely to continue through 5 pm."  Bleh

[Don Edwards 548]

This motorhome has the heat-retention properties of a sieve. I can easily get a 10-degree temperature difference from one side of it to the other.

The thermostat for the main room, controlling the propane furnace, is in the warmest spot in that room. The thermostat for the bedroom is nearly as poorly placed.

With two little electric space heaters to supplement, I have yet to find a setting on either one's thermostat that will reliably turn it on when the temperature (read from a thermometer sitting on the floor beside and slightly behind the heater) is below 62, and also reliably leave it off when the temperature is over 72.

And Montana is having an unusually cold spring. For Montana. The kind of cold that is measured in inches, or occasionally feet.

[mlooney 3,424]

"Occasional thunderstorms likely to continue through 8 pm." says Weather Underground.  Joy.  Going back to bed really early to day.

[mlooney 3,424]

It thundered from about midnight to eight this morning.  This is sub optimal and my knees hurt.