Weather

[Magnum Man]

one thing I noticed, with all this cold weather, and our furnace going out, the tanks have really needed topping off, even the covered tanks, with hob filters have been dropping the water level to where they need refilling, every couple days... I'm sure the terrestrial plants don't help, but I would think they may use less water, when the house has been so cold???

 

[Back in the fold]

one thing I noticed, with all this cold weather, and our furnace going out, the tanks have really needed topping off, even the covered tanks, with hob filters have been dropping the water level to where they need refilling, every couple days... I'm sure the terrestrial plants don't help, but I would think they may use less water, when the house has been so cold???

It’s the temperature difference that causes the evaporation . That’s all I can figure out . I have one open topped aquarium and it never needs topping off in the summer but it loses two quarts a day in the winter . There must be a science explanation for the phenomenon but I don’t know what it is .

 

[Magnum Man]

the cold air is much drier, than warm air...

 

[Back in the fold]

I really don’t want to be that guy , you know , the guy that brings no cheer to the suffering ones but you’ll never believe the weather here in the American West . The forecast is sunny warm and beautiful all week . Today through next weekend is forecast to be in the 60’s with nighttime lows in the high 30’s . Spring has sprang here . I even saw a crocus emerging yesterday. .

 

[gwand]

I really don’t want to be that guy , you know , the guy that brings no cheer to the suffering ones but you’ll never believe the weather here in the American West . The forecast is sunny warm and beautiful all week . Today through next weekend is forecast to be in the 60’s with nighttime lows in the high 30’s . Spring has sprang here . I even saw a crocus emerging yesterday. .

Lucky man. Great running weather. We have started our third week of temperatures in the mid teens and lower at night. I’m burning through heating oil. This is turning out to be an expensive winter.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Still weirdly warm around here. I'm not complaining...just hope we get some snow this spring to keep the forest fires under control. Warm winters are pleasant, but they tend to lead to smoky summers and beetle-killed trees.

Edit: @Back in the fold I don't want to be "that guy" either, who has to find the bad in something nice. But with two asthmatic girlies at home, it's on my mind. It will be what it will be; won't stop me from enjoying a nice train run this afternoon.

 

[Back in the fold]

Still weirdly warm around here. I'm not complaining...just hope we get some snow this spring to keep the forest fires under control. Warm winters are pleasant, but they tend to lead to smoky summers and beetle-killed trees.

No , no complaints from me either . @gwand mentioned high heating bills and I’m glad to be spared that but I read that although the snowpack numbers look good right now they will be dipping into concerning territory if more snow doesn’t arrive . Billings is wholly and entirely dependent on the Yellowstone River and the river is wholly and entirely fed by mountain snowpack . It’s anybody’s guess what the future holds .

 

[jaylach]

Man, it isn't fair!! Never used to have allergy issues until I moved to Wyoming. With the warm weather we are seeing some green stuff is already coming back to life. I'm already seeing the allergic effects with watery eyes and constant sneezing and/or having to blow my nose. Just not fair!

 

[gimme30]

Low 60s around here for the week. That's warm enough to chop wood in my speedo and flip flops.

 

[GaryE]

the cold air is much drier, than warm air...

My house sits around 55% humidity in summer, rising as high as 85% on the sticky hot days. In winter, right now, its at 35%. That pulls moisture of the tanks. I never top up, I water change.

Low 60s around here for the week. That's warm enough to chop wood in my speedo and flip flops.

I don't need a wood stove after reading that, because my eyes, my eyes, they are burning at that image.

We're stable now. It's quite cold, there's snow everywhere and it's February, now acting like Februaries do. It's a brutal month here, and the slow arrival of Spring in March is worse, because you feel like there's no progress. I go to sweltering West Africa in a month, with 85% humidity and 33c averages, then when I return, it'll still be cold and probably snowy for a couple of weeks. Hey, but there's more sun every day, and Spring's coming everybody! Hang in there. The rivers will run free soon!

 

[gwand]

It’s 25 degrees warmer today and it’s still only 37F. It feels tropical.

 

[Back in the fold]

Still in the high 50’s here in The American West with a prediction of 65 Thursday which will break a record for the day . This abnormally warm winter doesn’t happen often but I like it . Last February was colder and much snowier than usual and this is nicer . When is the northeast U.S. supposed to break free from its frozen state ?

 

[Fishmanic]

35 degrees today...we got a little bit of melting of snow from the 22 inch recent storm.

 

[fishorama]

I actually sweated coming home from the grocery store today. Very low 70sF, but heavy bags & sun made it feel hotter.

I do feel for you guys, I've lived in cold snowy climates. Snow is not as bad as ice IME.

 

[jaylach]

In to February in Wyoming and looking at temps in the 50s and 60s.

People say that humans cause global warming and others say it is a natural cycle. It IS a natural cycle but we are accelerating the process. Still, it would happen even if we didn't exist.

What few look at is the effect of our star, the Sun. The Sun also has cycles between hot and cold. Before anyone yells at me for saying the sun gets cold please understand that this is relative. Right now the Sun in in a hot phase which means it's surface temperature is millions of degrees C higher than average. Boils down to the simple fact that, if the Sun is hotter, so are we. Many would naturally bring up the current nor'easter devastating the north East areas but that also makes sense. These warming trends affect polar melt that has many complications. One is the polar melt decreasing the salinity of the polar ocean waters which decreases the buoyancy of the water. Eventually such ships such as oil tankers which ride low will need assistance as to keeping them high enough in the water. Many would be surprised that global warming tends to lead to an ice age. The loss of salinity disrupts the deep slow moving currents that really control the surface currents that protect many coastal areas from being as clod as they would be without the currents.

Then there is the FACT that the Earth's magnetic field is in flux and shifting. Eventually North will became South and South will become North. This could actually be an extinction level event. The Earth's magnetic field protects us from deadly cosmic rays. As the magnetic field shifts this protection will go away until the shift become advanced enough to, again, offer protection. Deep core drilling has proven magnetic. The proof is that lava flows will align magnetically according to the deep core drilling. A different alignment in the magnetic field of deep drill lava proves that the magnetic field changed.

Many would naturally ask how we can know this but it is not hard to actually research such things. If you are interested look for yourself.