How's the weather?

[Celeste Chalfonte]

52 and cloudy here at 9:15 AM PST. The weather worriers are predicting 3 more "atmospheric rivers" with more flooding. In the last round, a huge wave took the back end off a house out on the point in Carmel, and the Santa Cruz area has sustained some major damage. OTOH, my attorney is 2 blocks from the waterfront in Santa Cruz, and she assures me they're in the office and have power and everything, so if the roads aren't too crazy, I'll run up there next week to pick up my trust documents.

Our ancient fence developed some loose boards, partly due to the wetness and wind, but I suspect the arborists who worked on the next-door neighbors trees a couple of weeks ago may have also put some stress on it that wasn't apparent until things got soggy. I'm now very glad I told them no, they could not get up on my roof to trim the tree that overhangs my side yard. I shudder to think what damage they might have done up there.

I mostly love our microclimate, but I confess I could stand some sunshine and warmer weather. Of course, this is one of Northern/Central California's 2 seasons, the rainy season, so I'll just ride it out. It's all worth it when we get about 8 months of sunny and temperate, while the inland areas are sweltering.

[80zephyr]

Surprisingly nice for January. No subzero temps in the near future.

Mark

[Celeste Chalfonte]

Surprisingly nice for January. No subzero temps in the near future.

Mark

Thanks for making me grateful for what I've been complaining about all week.

[Frostbit]

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[Newman]

74 and sunny (west central florida) though I saw a few people a bit ago still in sweaters and long pants, no doubt left from dressing up to brave the early morning bitter chill, down to about 50.

[Michele]

Typical Colorado winter...cold, blue sky and sunshine.

[Celeste Chalfonte]

Windy, fairly warm (about 57), rain starting to taper off after absolutely pouring all night. There were evacuation warnings again last night in the low-lying areas, in which we fortunately are not.

[scott]

Lows in the 30s and highs in 60s this weekend. Cloudy Saturday and clear and sunny yesterday and today, high is 72. I love it here.

[Celeste Chalfonte]

Lows in the 30s and highs in 60s this weekend. Cloudy Saturday and clear and sunny yesterday and today, high is 72. I love it here.

But will you love it when it's 96?

[Frostbit]

But will you love it when it's 96?

116 with 90% humidity

[Celeste Chalfonte]

116 with 90% humidity

Austin does that?

[Frostbit]

Austin does that?

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[scott]

But will you love it when it's 96?

Probably. It was hotter in Dallas all summer and it wasn't as bad as Florida heat. I also liked that it's not as humid so it cools down pretty nicely at night. It's a small town in the hills on Lake Travis so the breeze here is very nice in the summer I'm told.

[Michele]

It wouldn't feel so cold but for the wind, brrrr!

[Michele]

Probably. It was hotter in Dallas all summer and it wasn't as bad as Florida heat. I also liked that it's not as humid so it cools down pretty nicely at night. It's a small town in the hills on Lake Travis so the breeze here is very nice in the summer I'm told.

I can't remember if you're in the Hill Country or not but I think the HC is one of the most beautiful places I've visited. My mom was born in Bertram and lived in Llano and Kingsland. One of my greats on my maternal side helped to settle New Braunfels and married a German immigrant...that's where we get our tiny bit of German and French ancestry.

The stories we heard about my mom and her siblings growing up in the HC really endeared me to Texas. I'm passing that onto my kids. Our whole family vacationed there in 2019 and plan to do it again and celebrate the USA Semiquincentennial in 2026.