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According to our Met office, yesterday was the hottest day in Kingston, Jamaica in 20 years - 98.42F.
It's 89F right now.
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,400 posts)Siwsan
(26,367 posts)It hit the mid 70's, today - 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. The 10 day forecast is for high 70's-low 80's. Seems kind of cool for August.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,262 posts)It got up to 101° last Saturday.
BannonsLiver
(16,556 posts)I've always wanted to see it. I've been to Jamaica a number of times but only once outside the tourist zones.
We're coming out of a major heat wave here in central Oklahoma. High 80s here today which is somewhat cool for the time of year.
malaise
(269,506 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,556 posts)I enjoyed getting out of the hustle and bustsle of Montego Bay and Rios but if you live among the cows and tumbleweeds in a land locked state those beaches are a powerful allure.
I've always thought Kingston was similar to Johannesburg in that it has an unfair reputation for not having much to see in a country where there's a lot of tourism. In South Africa everyone wants to go to Cape Town or on safari or to Durban and the beach.
But I found Johannesburg to be a lot of fun and interesting culturally. I have a feeling Kingston would be much the same way. I'd also like to see some of the other southern coastal areas of Jamaica.
Anyway, here's to travel and to the broadening of perspectives.
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)Very hot for this area. We are usually in the 70s.
nolabear
(42,018 posts)I had a scratchy throats and itchy eyes yesterday and I'm not sensitive. I know folks who are wearing masks and using their inhalers. Thank goodness it didn't get quite as hot as they expected.
malaise
(269,506 posts)suffering big time. Hope this too passes soon.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)The smoke.
Took a bus today to run a couple errands and was tempted to stay on it and bask in the air conditioning. Doubt they'd let me stay on for the whole week, though.
malaise
(269,506 posts)Protect yourselves
suffragette
(12,232 posts)syringis
(5,101 posts)It is 1 AM here and it's 18°C (65°F)
Belgium has a temperated climate and rainy.
malaise
(269,506 posts)Heard Spain and Italy are boiling hot
OnDoutside
(19,992 posts)malaise
(269,506 posts)Looks like most folks have gorgeous weather in the 70s.
OnDoutside
(19,992 posts)Shandris
(3,447 posts)20 mph breeze, still moist after the rain and tornados yesterday. Good day for walking if you don't mind the wind; went to the park for a quick jaunt before visiting my grandmother.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,945 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,883 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,113 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,044 posts)about to head out to walk the dogs.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)rainbow4321
(9,974 posts)So much nicer than the weather at home (Dallas) where it has been in the 90's with 60-70 % humidity!
Little Star
(17,055 posts)drmeow
(5,047 posts)the normal this time of year is around 115 - but its been overcast with rain early last week and an amazing monsoon storm yesterday which has cooled it off
So, obviously no global warming
malaise
(269,506 posts)Damn that's hot
drmeow
(5,047 posts)It is not yet 10 and it is already 95 but that's actually not to bad for this time of year. However, the current humidity is 40 which is about as high as it gets here so that's going to make today's forecasted 105 worse than when the humidity is 5!
There have been times in late Aug, early Sept where the overnight lows have stayed above 100. I think the highest official temp I've seen since living here was 121 or 123.
I actually like the heat so I don't mind. I prefer 115 in the summer to negative temps in the winter.
MissB
(15,814 posts)Cooler today though
Kaleva
(36,448 posts)Motley13
(3,867 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)maveric
(16,451 posts)It didn't used get humid here.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)However, yesterday was overcast, drizzling, and 65F. We are supposed to go back to overcast, drizzling, and 65 on Monday. So today and the weekend are the outliers. Very odd weather pattern.
SouthernIrish
(512 posts)shanti
(21,675 posts)this is in Northern California. I had to go to Costco for my monthly grocery trip, and the humidity about did me in! It's not normally humid here. You're probably used to it though?
Grammy23
(5,816 posts)It has rained all day---started well before dawn---and throughout most of the day. More rain expected overnight and tomorrow. Last week was brutal with heat and high humidity, so the cooler temps this week are more than welcome!
Pensacola, FL
Warpy
(111,529 posts)and it's not part of the monsoons. We haven't had any real monsoon flow this year. It's the worst year I can remember.
There should be another storm coming through next weekend, also not part of the monsoons. However, with the days shorter, we won't get the killing heat we got back in June.
elleng
(131,601 posts)and 80 'officially.'
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)Early cool spell
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)Feels like fall. It was steamy hot a couple weeks ago, sorta hot but normal for a bit, and then today the temps just plummeted.
But there's a saying here: "If you don't like the weather, just wait a few hours".
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)We don't usually need it beyond a small wall unit in the bedroom. Arghh!
malaise
(269,506 posts)lots of fans - electricity is too expensive. Oregon is really hot these days.
intheozone
(1,103 posts)today with light cloud cover.
alp227
(32,095 posts)Feels more like the Gulf Coast than the West Coast!
surrealAmerican
(11,373 posts)It's 67 here in Chicago. It was down in the 50s when I went out this morning.
canetoad
(17,225 posts)On Bass Strait.
Actually, it never freezes here, today is about 14c. Usually winter is straight off the antarctic. This year's been a bit different, something is going on with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current - the only current to completely encircle the globe.
It's been tracking much, much closer to the Antarctic this year; well below the roaring 40s. Hence our winter has been a lot warmer and dryer than normal.
I know you're a keen weather watcher.
malaise
(269,506 posts)Weather is life
canetoad
(17,225 posts)A pretty good time of the year. On 7 August we are at the exact mid-point between solstice and equinox. It might seem freaky, but I can pick up the slight change in the winds. The edge seems to go off them.
In Aboriginal calendars, this 'cross-quarter day' is the start of Early Spring. Funny how the ancients just knew this instinctively. I'm having a Saturday morning joint and anticipating some warmth.
malaise
(269,506 posts)and learned and passed it on.
Remember that massive Indian Ocean tsunami - some folks knew their oral culture and headed for higher ground. Collective memory failed others and they died.
I'm learning from you - didn't know about 'cross quarter day'. Thanks
taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)Been this way for the last couple of days. Unusually hot nights.
Luciferous
(6,090 posts)rain earlier.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)malaise
(269,506 posts)That would be shocking. I can't imagine those temperatures.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)days of my life in one week, 111°. 112°, and 114°. Then the next week I experienced the three hottest days of my life all over again, topping out at 118° in the shade!
rzemanfl
(29,589 posts)mcar
(42,489 posts)Soooo much humidity. Heat index had to be 105 or more.
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)This morning and climbed to about mid 60 weird shit
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)malaise
(269,506 posts)onecaliberal
(33,035 posts)LovesPNW
(65 posts)It was 106 yesterday ...
Baconator
(1,459 posts)This place is weird...
malaise
(269,506 posts)Baconator
(1,459 posts)Army sent me somewhere nice... for the first time ever...
womanofthehills
(8,827 posts)The monsoons are here so it's all lush green.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)malaise
(269,506 posts)I can get to the waterfront in ten minutes when there's no traffic but the good beaches aren't in Kingston.
Bull Bay is closest but lots of current there - lovely swim but when the old men tell you not to go out in the deep on any give day, you listen. Hellshire (in St Catherine) used to be lovely but the beach has eroded big time (Frightening).
grantcart
(53,061 posts)damn! Guess it's cooling down
marybourg
(12,656 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)for the last 3 weeks I have been travelling between Indio, Blythe, and El Centro and it was over 110 almost every day.
One really hot day in el Centro I went out at 10 pm and it was 100. El Centro is 100 feet below sea level and on the hot days it never dissipates.
Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)Yesterday 104F and 26% humidity. Unhealthy air quality for children, elderly and those with respertory issues (fire smoke drifting in) here in Eastern Washington.
Unusually long period is high temps with no precipitation. No precipitation forecast for next 10 days, as well temps in the mid 90's.
*Choke choke*
CountAllVotes
(20,890 posts)A sunny and not too warm 64.6 degrees ...
Suits me just fine! I dislike the heat immensely!
aikoaiko
(34,186 posts)oneshooter
(8,614 posts)marlakay
(11,554 posts)and that is warm for us.
mia
(8,363 posts)It feels good outside.
csziggy
(34,141 posts)It's been cloudy and rainy the last two days - bands from the tropical storm that formed up near Tampa have kept us damp but cooler than normal.
malaise
(269,506 posts)LeftInTX
(25,921 posts)84 now, but 91 with heat index. Dewpoint 72 degrees
I'm glad that I have A/C.
Docreed2003
(16,916 posts)Seriously, I'm slightly alarmed at how mild August is, at least at the outset, this year! Feels like fall here, north of Nashville, most mornings!
canetoad
(17,225 posts)Who says talking about the weather is boring.
Rhiannon12866
(207,437 posts)We had yet another big one this afternoon, trees down and some places lost power. I timed it perfectly, was on the way to the vet with my cat. I got soaked, struggling with the cat carrier, and Felix wasn't all that thrilled either. And cats have long memories.
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steve2470
(37,457 posts)fmdaddio
(192 posts)Fort Myers Florida at 6A.M. Forecast mid 90's.
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)And 57 degrees on Indiana's great northern coast!
betsuni
(25,887 posts)Evening now and the nearly full moon floats into the sky, cool wind. Cicadas make a loud rattling sound on their way to bed. I heard the first autumn crickets last night. I'm in Japan. Ghost stories are popular during summer because they scare a chill into you, so the husband and I are mindlessly watching teevee shows about ghosts.
It's always good for a laugh when we tell people we don't have air conditioning. Electric fans and cold towels only. The response is disbelief and shock, as if we said we didn't eat or sleep. The worst of summer heat is only a few months and it's not that hot and we're not elderly or in poor health. I refuse to be weak and give in. I like sweating, it makes me feel like I'm working hard even when I'm just sitting doing nothing.
malaise
(269,506 posts)Are you in Japan?
Today it's sunny with a high of 95. The cicadas are screaming.
Bengus81
(6,944 posts)Really cooled down early Fri morning and looking for storms maybe some severe tonight--Sat evening. Yesterday and today are the first times I haven't run the AC since mid-May. We hit 107 about two weeks ago with several 100's in a row.
This is niceeeee..............
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mvd
(65,187 posts)Nice break from the heat we have been getting. And no storms today.
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