What's the weather like in your neck of the woods?

[Old Monkey]

That's awesome Craig. I am officially jealous.

Weather here this summer has been great, staying between 87 and 97 for most of the summer. I think its supposed to be a hundred tomorrow but I am skeptical.

[CurSedVoyce]

Same here Darin. Much as I will complain about the heat, we really have had a mild summer thus far. Guess the triple digits are on their way here as well. Yeah! Just in time for fair weekend :lol:

[OTGBOSTON]

Hurricane Irene is on her way to Boston. Lining up contractors and triple checking all of our equipment is the order of the day.

[Labour of Love]

Plenty worried about flooding from Irene - the eye is expected to go up the Ct. River Valley (plus or minus 20 miles from my place in the northeasternmost part of Vermont). Then there are the many hundreds of potential projectiles (translated "potted plants on benches") to be put somedamnwhere. My list is already 38 separate items long and growing. Oh yeah, we have to do client work tomorrow AND haul firewood (while it's still dry) before the storm. Seems like hurricane prep was easier when I lived in a place that expected them.

[CurSedVoyce]

We are having thunderstorms and warnings of possible fires from strikes. We have a fire real close to the house here.. Wind from the storm took out a power pole and started a fire. Tomorrow is supposed to be like this as well.

[flushcut]

Stay safe. I hope it rains.

[CurSedVoyce]

Just sitting tight to see how it pans out. We ain't going no where except for off line if we lose power. This has been mostly dry lightening or so little rain.. well you my saying on that one ....

[flushcut]

If I were the other Indian I would do a rain dance for you.

[CurSedVoyce]

HAHAHAHA!

I am sure a couple neighbors have that covered.. Kind of busy in the next ridge over from us and over the house. Fire crews are speeding by. Looks like they have made some fast progress.
It is right behind a couple customers houses just over the ridge. We can about wave at each other with binocs.

[flushcut]

Nice! That is a sweet view you have.

[CurSedVoyce]

Oh I almost forgot.. I need the disclaimer..

"these photos were made possible by Mr. Gerry Beranek"

Thanks again Ger :)

[gf beranek]

It's been getting a lot colder in the mornings. Leaves are beginning to drop.

[MasterBlaster]

Fall's in the air! I'll be doing some treework toot sweet, I imagine.

I'm ready. I've only been in a tree once since my sabbatical.

[Fiddler]

Been just beautiful here all week. 70s in day and 50/60 at night. My favorite season is definitely in the air.

[Paul B]

pretty pleasant around here all the last two weeks and forecast the next week as well. 25-28C highs with 12-14C lows overnight, barely a cloud in the sky, July came 2 months late for us! :)

[CurSedVoyce]

We are just starting to get our breezes in the afternoons from thunderstorms collapsing in the higher elevations. Makes tree work so much cooler toward the end of the day. I also like this time of the year because I do more pruning :)

[Rborist1]

pretty pleasant around here all the last two weeks and forecast the next week as well. 25-28C highs with 12-14C lows overnight, barely a cloud in the sky, July came 2 months late for us! :)

Same here Paul. I am thankful for the late summer we are getting!

[Al Smith]

It's been a bit nippy here as a result of the weather disturbance caused by the eastern seaboard hurricanes .Cold enough to turn the geothermal from cooling mode to heating mode .

Some of the maples are turning colors .They turn before a frost and are probabley the most vivid with their colors .

[CurSedVoyce]

Thunderstorms have been making their way down the mountains a little further each day.. Yesterday, one just skirted by us by a mile and drenched everything South of us. I wish I could have got a picture of the double rainbow that followed it. Today we got a drenching. Right after I descended out of that pine, it started.. got rained on a bit as I was stacking the brush. I no sooner got in the house and started dinner... whooosh... Still raining ...

[stehansen]

Nothing down here Stephen, except a little humid and not so hot.

[CurSedVoyce]

The T Storms started up in the high country and built up the humidity, then Yosemite Valley, more humidity, then finally we get them. Pretty typical old school weather for up here in September.

[Tree Reb]

A bit of a storm here yesterday as well.

I haven't been game to comment on the weather lately it's been a good winter and spring was early. It's been perfect working weather and things have been busy.

Got to mid 80's on Friday, then a change. Rained for about 24 hours and got cold, now I've got the fire going. Should warm up again tomorrow.8)

[flushcut]

It poured rain yesterday there is about four inches in the back of my dump truck and we also had about a 1/4" of hail on the ground now it is partly cloudy and chilly. Ah, the joys of fall.

[SouthSoundTree]

We are starting to get some fall precip.

[CurSedVoyce]

Feels like it might even be a cooler day here today... We are kind of having a late arrival of summer. A day or two at 100 and dang close to it. Mid 90s other days... Supposed to start cooling off now.

[sotc]

Had our first .03 inches of rain this am, wee bit early after a looooong spring

[Rborist1]

Beautiful fall day here today, gonna go out for a family picnic at a National Park not far from here this afternoon.

[Paul B]

wind warning since yesterday, hasnt materialized yet. I have a kids walk to lead in a couple hours, not sure if the weather will hold.

[sotc]

We might go up high and see if there are any red huckleberries still on this afternoon

[Paul B]

nice, we were picking huckleberries, blackberries and salal berries last weekend on Whidbey at the campsite. The huckleberries were pink and tart as all get out though, couldnt find any nice red, ripe ones.

[sotc]

I like that huckleberry pic. We really don't bother with the salal berries here but I did get some great black berries here last night, nearly a gallon

[Paul B]

Thanks Willie. I took the pics to help keep up the useful plant ID training for Bub over the winter. I havent seen natural huckleberries near where we live in ages, too urbanized, no hemlock stumps. I remember them from my childhood, playing in the woods. The salal berries, I just ate a handful, wasnt actually sure about the palatability but they are pretty sweet.

[sotc]

Yeah, they taste alright, kind of meaty, I think i'm just to lazy to bend over that far. We usually get the goose berries, black caps and hucklberries up high.

[Bodean]

Rained today in the North Bay.

[stehansen]

We are getting a few drops here right now. Been a little humid and kind of cool the last couple of days.

[CurSedVoyce]

Been cool and humid all day here. Should probably rain this evening :dontknow:
Of course I was going to pit BBQ some meat tonight :lol:

[flushcut]

Rain and cold in the low 50s.

[CurSedVoyce]

It rained on my meat of course. Didn't put my fire out. :/:

[Tree Reb]

we also had about a 1/4" of hail on the ground now it is partly cloudy and chilly. Ah, the joys of fall.

You get hail in fall? We only get it in spring, maybe odd times in summer.

Spring school holidays this and next week, usually sure to be crap weather. Hot/cold and windy with rain.

Storms and rain forcast for the rest of the week. :(

[flushcut]

It is kind of odd but we did. More rain for today and they are predicting rain all week.

[CurSedVoyce]

Wind driven wetness

NOAA (http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/pacnorthwest_loop.php)

[Rborist1]

Nice, the seasons area changing fo sure.

[CurSedVoyce]

Hard to believe we had 90s last week

[Rborist1]

Same here, we went from a beautiful fall to cold and wet. In less then a month it will translated into snow and by the looks of this past years wet weather pattern, lots of it!

[CurSedVoyce]

Yup... Making the phone ring again. Arborphobic people trying to get things done before wet snow

[Paul B]

kinda breezy and damp on and off today, good weather to test rainwear ;-)

[Rborist1]

Thanks for sending the wet weather this way Paulie!

[Paul B]

Anytime big fella!

[Porkbrick]

just dumped here for a bit, and i heard thunder, but only once so far.

[Underwor]

Set new record high in Minot today, 86 I think. Rather warm for this late. Been dry since the floods ended, only an inch and a half about 2 weeks ago since late June or early July.

[CurSedVoyce]

More rain ..... Supposed to clear out tomorrow and just be chance of... :/:

[jefflovstrom@sb]

Getting wet here with high winds.

[Mrs.B]

Rain in San Diego?? That doesn't happen alot, does it?

[stehansen]

We're a little damp here as well.

[CurSedVoyce]

I heard you had the sky crying all over you this afternoon Steve.

[Tree Reb]

That's funny, wrong Steve but it was.

Mid 90's yesterday, a big fire up in the mountains that didn't look good but a southerly blew in early this morning and it dropped to about 70 and rain.

It stopped about 10am so I went to work, just about got finished before I got half drowned. I was liking the warm weather.:(

[stehansen]

It's been beautiful for the past couple of weeks here. Kind of cool in the mornings and a little warm in the afternoons. Almost always sunny.

[flushcut]

Rain.

[Underwor]

Rainy today, but at least me missed out on the "....mixed with snow" part of the forecast. It is back in for tonight I think.

[CurSedVoyce]

Sunny and nice all day cool in the mornings. 75 when I was on my way home this afternoon. One of my favorite times of year.

[Rborist1]

Starting to get a tad chilly up here already, no snow yet!

[Dave Shepard]

Snowing here now. Won't stick, but still not very exciting.

[brendonv]

Snowing here.

Not happy, one bit.

[woodworkingboy]

No way!

Winter...:thumbdown:

[Cobleskill]

Had the first fire in the wood stove last night. Down below 30. It has been cool and drab and drizzly for the last week. Nice clear sky for sunrise this morning. Supposed to be a bit cooler than average but at least sunny.

[Dave Shepard]

About seven inches of wet snow here. Going out to start the new tractor and see if the heat works.:/:

[MasterBlaster]

Didja make it??? :\:

[Dave Shepard]

The heat worked ok. Had about 10" last night, I don't know how much is out there now.

Pic of tractor for Carl:

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[Dave Shepard]

Twenty two inches total. Saw a car in town that must have had well over two feet on it. Melting off fast, fortunately.

[Tree Reb]

:hotsun:It's been hot the last few days, 90's. Some storms and rain all last night, humid as today.

I hope it dries up before summer starts, I don't mind it hot but not humid.

[flushcut]

Rain with snow mixed in.

[Bodean]

Rain.............................................. ...........

[Rborist1]

Freezing rain here today.

[sawinredneck]

Heading for 67 and sunny, I'll take it!

[MasterBlaster]

Beautiful, here!

[CurSedVoyce]

Oh crap what an avatar .... MY EYEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Deva's rain heading my way and too windy to kill that pondo we were going to try and slip in today.. Fug that!
Do some pick up work and deliver some wood and come home to a hot fire.

[Rborist1]

What can I say.....I am getting in shape for Kauai.

[CurSedVoyce]

Dude... I just woke up and that was the first post I saw :P
Shock.... successful....

[Rborist1]

I have been working hard on this body and it was about time that I showed it off.

[flushcut]

It is nice and cold around 30.

[Paul B]

dreary here. 8C and drizzle. Yesterday was most awesome, 15C and partly cloudy, for a Movember work day, I'll take it!

[Underwor]

Beautiful here, high in 50's. Supposed to be the hottest day of the week, so am not worried about heat stroke for a while.

[Paul B]

and so the weather turns... we just had a little hail storm for about 15 minutes.
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[Paul B]

lol, and now? The wind kicks up, I love living on the west coast sometimes, never a dull moment.
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[Underwor]

Paul, My avatar is of a hail storm I drove through for about 10 minutes a couple weeks ago on my way home from work. Luckily it was about the same size as hail as in your video and did no damage, but things were awful noisy for a while.

[CurSedVoyce]

Windy as all get out and getting the rain now.
Happy we changed plans on that pondo.

[Paul B]

just went with Bub and rode bikes in the condo courtyard, my wind meter says the wind was gusting to 58.2 km/h. Dang cold!

[Rborist1]

Warm enough here to be hanging Christmas lights in the front elm tree with the bucket tonight.

[MasterBlaster]

Cool! :rockon:

[Tree Reb]

It was high 90's last weekend, then cooled down and started raining on tuesday just as I got finished about 3.30 and didn't stop till late this morning. It really came down last night.

Some English guy on the radio called Sydney rain "the rain from hell':laughing6: I hope he's still around in February he might see some real rain.

[FJR]

Steve, you are not allowed to talk about all of your nice warm weather. :) It is 51 here which is really odd, it is usually in the 20's right now. Tomorrow is back to a high in the mid 30's though.

[emr]

43 and rain all day here. I am currently sitting out in the woods in my deer blind:(

Second to last day of the season and the weather is not really working to my benefit. The only saving grace is remembering that i once took a monster 13 pointer in weather like this.

[Tree Reb]

Sorry Fred, 51 is a cold day.:coldcold: I don't mind 30's as long as it's Centigrade.

[sawinredneck]

Waiting for the storm, it's 43, raining here, a blizzard in Western KS and we are waiting for the cold line to come in now. They think there might be up to 20" of snow in some parts of KS and Northern OK, which is a lot for this area! Maybe two inches here, if it doesn't turn into an ice storm first! Gonna be a fun couple of days!

[SoonerFan]

Keep it up there with you! Don't be lettin come my way. :)

[Underwor]

Glad you are keeping it down there. We are expecting warm dry weather through the weekend. that probably means 12" at least.

[FJR]

We are having unseasonably warm weather, it was up to 46 today and that is crazy, it feels like spring. We have yet to get more than an inch of snow which is also nuts. I will take it though as I would much rather stick to tree care then snow plow.

[CurSedVoyce]

Same here Fred. We really need the water bad. I may stop doing ANY burning soon. Only frost from the night is the moisture we are getting.
Kids are bummed because their local ski school may not happen this year. This was going to be Levi's first year in my class. :(
50s and 60s during the day.... Not quite tee shirt weather for me... but pretty dang close.

[FJR]

Wow that is dry, I am use to seeing all of your pictures of a snowy landscape! It sure seems like the weather is getting more abnormal every year.

[CurSedVoyce]

Sure seems so.... I was expecting a wet year this year. Watch it will all happen in over the course of a month...:|:

[flushcut]

I am with Fred this weather is killing me I NEED IT TO FREEZE. I can't get to the rest for the buckthorn clean up or the bucket work and I am sure as hell not going to pay the guys to drag it a thousand yards a hundred times a day.

[FJR]

Yup, I rescheduled today's job because the ground is not hard enough so we will be doing firewood instead. I'm tellin' yah, this weather is bananas. Did you get you new mini yet Rajan?

[flushcut]

No mini yet but it would come in real handy right now. I think delivery is scheduled for the first or second week in January you should come on up and play once I get it. I am still working in the Lake Geneva area and am thinking about moving back to this neck of the woods. There is just a crazy amount of work around here and it is all funded by Chicago money.

[FJR]

Hahaha, you got that right about Lake geneva. Didn't you know that is actually Chicago's northern most border? :lol: I would be happy to come up sometime in January. I have the 600tx and I got to play on the 800tx at Vermeer Arurora, and I have to say that it is a HORSE. Lots of power and smooth. Which Vermeer dealer do you goto?

[sawinredneck]

Still raining here, hovering at 33deg, not sure when it's going to freeze, it wont bother me if it doesn't!

[Bodean]

It rained once a long time ago.

[CurSedVoyce]

HAHAHAHA aint that the truth!

[canadiantreeman]

Just got 2 inches of snow, and the temp is hovering around 0. It was threatening all day, then snowed for around an hour and stopped. Man I don't miss AB!

[Mrs.B]

It rained once a long time ago.


They say maybe next week, Deva. We'll see. Jer and I went to the Avenue of the Giants Sunday and the Eel River is really low for this time of year. The groves are usually full of little streams by now and it's completely dry in there. This is not good.

[Bodean]

Terri, you're right. Not good at all.

[top_notch]

Its SNOWING...Finally!

[Underwor]

We have been sunny and warm - upper 30's - so far today. Supposed to cool off tonight and then warm up again for the weekend.

[flushcut]

Hahaha, you got that right about Lake geneva. Didn't you know that is actually Chicago's northern most border? :lol: I would be happy to come up sometime in January. I have the 600tx and I got to play on the 800tx at Vermeer Arurora, and I have to say that it is a HORSE. Lots of power and smooth. Which Vermeer dealer do you goto?

I go to the one in Butler WI not too far from me in Milwaukee. Chicago boarder pff never heard that one before. :P

[Tree Reb]

Steve, you are not allowed to talk about all of your nice warm weather. :)

Well I should know to keep my mouth shut by now.


It was high 90's last weekend, then cooled down and started raining on tuesday just as I got finished about 3.30 and didn't stop till late this morning. It really came down last night.

Some English guy on the radio called Sydney rain "the rain from hell':laughing6: I hope he's still around in February he might see some real rain.

That was Spring, I don't know what happened to Summer but I was right about February it's been raining on and off for a couple of weeks and now it's really coming down and 68F, average is low 80's for now.

Heatwaves in West and South Aus and Victoria and we had the coldest December in 51 years and January not much better. :(

[vharrison]

It is going to be in the low 80's today! We never did have a winter.

[Burnham]

Hahahahahahaa, Gigi...as if you ever do :D.

[woodworkingboy]

Gigi, have you ever seen snow? I know it's a dumb question, but how many swimming suits do you have? Not just bikinis. :D

[Al Smith]

It's spring like here but I doubt it lasts ,it never has in the past .

Last ground hog day we were in the midst of a blizzard .Fact I've seen in the past the worst snows the last weeks of March .Not cold just heavy wet snow and lots of it .

[Old Monkey]

We've only had a couple of weeks worth of weather in the last nine months. Our summer was mild and so is our winter.

[Al Smith]

Our summer was about as hot as Lousiana I think just not as humid .I was splitting wood in 96 degree heat--under the canopy of the trees else I'd have cooked what few brain cells I have left .Drank water by the gallons full .

[CurSedVoyce]

We are still really waiting for winter here. No real snow pack to speak of and that 3" of rain we had recent was not even close to a dent on what we need. I doubt there will be any snow to ski on this Monday.

[Paul B]

still mild here, we also had a couple weeks of weather but otherwise, nothing to report.

[stehansen]

Beautiful day here.

[woodworkingboy]

This morning the hot water pipe was frozen up. Hope the water based adhesives didn't freeze at my shop, since it renders them useless.

[CurSedVoyce]

Send some of that white stuff my way Jay........... Farmers need the water. Kids need to ski... San Francisco needs to drink.

[woodworkingboy]

Stephen, you can have all of it. How strong is your roof? :D

[CurSedVoyce]

Built for the Arctic my friend ;) We asked for more snow load and insulation than we would ever need :D

[woodworkingboy]

Good planning with the coming ice age.

[CurSedVoyce]

Way we figured it.... they used to get more snow here even back when I was a kid.... Weather comes in cycles... there will be a day ;)

[woodworkingboy]

They predicted a heavy winter here, the previous two being quite mild. For once they got it right. Those weather girls are so darn cute, got to cut them some slack.

[CurSedVoyce]

Now if they could just do as well with Tsunami's .............

[vharrison]

Gigi, have you ever seen snow? I know it's a dumb question, but how many swimming suits do you have? Not just bikinis. :D

Yes, 1976 it snowed in Florida. I was in St. Augustine, Fl going to college and actually made a snow angel. Jay, seriously I have at least 20 bathing suits maybe more. My newest arrived yesterday, first one for the coming summer!! I have ones I fish in, others to get sun in, and others to bathe the dog in. hahahahahaha

[woodworkingboy]

:lol: Woof woof!

[MasterBlaster]

Bikinis, right?

[Tree Reb]

No bikinis around here.:coldcold:

Still raining and getting worse so it might give up soon. Non stop for three days and nights now and I can't sleep it's that heavy.

Just glad I live here, some big floods up north.

[Burnham]

Up here north of Stephen we had a really mild and dry December, snow pack was at something like 50% of normal. January brought winter, but still it was mostly at higher elevation than usual, the snow pack built up to something like 95% of normal.

[stig]

Not much snow yet, thankfully, since it screws with logging big time.
But COLD, that is COLD as in " why didn't I get those insulated Hoffman caulk boots that my african partner is toasting his feet in, while I'm freezing mine off in my Wescos.

That kind of cold!

[Burnham]

Don't you hate it when the other guy turns out to be so much smarter than you thought?

:D

[stig]

It is more a question of him having run of the mill feet, whereas I have to go for customized boots.

But you figured I'd come up with an excuse like that, right?

Truth is, I wish like hell, with the weather we are having, that I'd taken the chance and ordered a pair of those Hoffmans with the last shipment from bailey's. If they didn't fit, i could probably have talked somebody into becoming the 3rd logger wearing caulks in this country.

No way I'm going to pay postage on just one pair.

[Burnham]

That's a pretty good excuse, Stig.
:)

Now, why didn't you try on a pair while you were here the last couple of trips, eh?
:D

[stig]

Because Bailey's has shut down their operation in Laytonville. You can't try stuff anymore, only order by net.
And I'm loath to order things for my weird feet, untried.

It was a big disappointment to us all, actually.
We had looked forward to visiting the store, like I've done before, to try out stuff that we'd order later.
Boots, harnesses, all the stuff that one wants to try out before ordering.
They used to treat me real nice, me coming all the way from Denmark and spending about 15 grand at their store every 2rd year, but alas, no more!


Se, I'm innocent.
You won't get me on this one.:lol:

[Burnham]

:lol::lol::lol:

I guess I believe you that Bailey's is the only place on the west coast that carries Hoffman boots...:P.

[woodworkingboy]

Stig, why don't you send a note to Sam Bailey and ask him if he has progressed in supplementing with another shipper besides only using the post office for international small orders? I got him going on it, and there was the promise that he would look into it. Some more encouragement from a good customer such as yourself couldn't hurt. Then ordering a pair of boots might not be so painful with what I would suspect would be the much better rates. The post office sucks for international shipping. They lost a lot of international business with the high shipping when surface ended, they should get real with what is better out there now.