It's February here in Costa Rica, just like everywhere else (that follows the Julian Calendar, that is), which means we're smack dab in the middle of the dry season -- normally, from December until late March or early April.
Well, someone forgot to tell the weather gods that yesterday afternoon....
It rained hard for about 15 minutes, then it ended. A nice break in an otherwise hot day.
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Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
08 February 2011
31 October 2010
Today in "Things One Doesn't Often See"
No, not a sane Teabagger.
No, not a coherent Democratic Party.
No, just this:
PROOF! that there's practically NO climate change.
No, not a coherent Democratic Party.
No, just this:
PROOF! that there's practically NO climate change.
17 January 2010
A-Ha!
I have decided (as I said in a comment over at MauiGirl´s place) that I am suffering from reverse-SAD. Instead of being berflibbeted by a lack of sunlight, I am off my game because of too much.
Here in the Tropics (a mere 10ยบ North of the Equator) "day" varies by only about ... well, I can´t find the info right now, but it ain´t much. Sunrise around 5AM (yes) and sunset around 6PM all year long.
So I´m not getting that welcome break (for me, freak that I am) from daylight that winter normally brings. And the sun is also, as one of my students said yesterday, "heavy" -- that´s apparently how Costa Ricans describe the intensity of the Tropical sun. Even when it´s cool, it´s hot.
Anyway, I´ll get used to it as time goes by... and I get to wear shorts all the time!
:)
Here in the Tropics (a mere 10ยบ North of the Equator) "day" varies by only about ... well, I can´t find the info right now, but it ain´t much. Sunrise around 5AM (yes) and sunset around 6PM all year long.
So I´m not getting that welcome break (for me, freak that I am) from daylight that winter normally brings. And the sun is also, as one of my students said yesterday, "heavy" -- that´s apparently how Costa Ricans describe the intensity of the Tropical sun. Even when it´s cool, it´s hot.
Anyway, I´ll get used to it as time goes by... and I get to wear shorts all the time!
:)
18 December 2009
Wherein I Don't Have To Feel Bad About Not Making It To the Family Christmas Gathering Tomorrow
Because if this comes to pass:
...they won't be able to do any gathering. It's looking like they'll all be getting snow, even my siblings that live in the RDU area! So, Family, enjoy the snow and all that.
I'll be wearing shorts and a t-shirt, as usual. :)
(also, everyone knew I wasn't going to be there, so there really wasn't any feeling bad to begin with)
Updating to add:
[webcam shot in Burnsville, NC about 11:15am EST today]
and
[ditto in Spruce Pine]
(Burnsville is where I was born, and Spruce Pine is just a few miles to the east. The two towns lie about midway between Boone and Asheville, the two places where I spent the last couple decades)
For comparison, this is the current view out the kitchen window here in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica:
...they won't be able to do any gathering. It's looking like they'll all be getting snow, even my siblings that live in the RDU area! So, Family, enjoy the snow and all that.
I'll be wearing shorts and a t-shirt, as usual. :)
(also, everyone knew I wasn't going to be there, so there really wasn't any feeling bad to begin with)
Updating to add:
[webcam shot in Burnsville, NC about 11:15am EST today]and
[ditto in Spruce Pine](Burnsville is where I was born, and Spruce Pine is just a few miles to the east. The two towns lie about midway between Boone and Asheville, the two places where I spent the last couple decades)
For comparison, this is the current view out the kitchen window here in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica:
20 November 2009
It Always Scares Me When This Happens....
The Weather Channel Firefox addon thingy (...do da wubba bingo) -- application, I mean is way cool. Right there on the status bar of the browser, current conditions and immediate forecast.
Occasionally, however, it does this:
and I have to run to the window to make sure it's not the end of the world or something. So far, it has only been glitches in the programming. If it ever turns out to be something else, I'll let you know.
Occasionally, however, it does this:
and I have to run to the window to make sure it's not the end of the world or something. So far, it has only been glitches in the programming. If it ever turns out to be something else, I'll let you know.
19 January 2009
This is Really Some Change I Can Believe In
Yesterday, the forecast for around here for the next few days was typical humdrum Winter... lows in the 20s, highs in the 40s, blah blah blah. Well, not any more! It's looking like I'ma get to see some snow!
Obama is so good he's even ushering in change in the weather!
Winter Storm Warning in effect from 9 PM this evening to 6 PM EST Tuesday...
Tonight
Rain likely this evening. Snow likely late this evening...then occasional snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Tuesday
Occasional snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Obama is so good he's even ushering in change in the weather!
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