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- WInter?

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 06:00:33 -0400

Good morning to all!

When I got up this morning I was shivering! 21.2 °C on my scale outside!I am wondering when the snow will come... ;-)


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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

- Barbados

By <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 13:39:55 +0000

Just like our neighbours Barbados has been having some serious rain showers with the high winds, for the past few days. Not a good outlook for the upcoming festivities tonight around the island, cold damp and rainy. Could be Wednesday before we see the sun. Anyway still warmer that up in Canada eh!

To all my fellow correspondents across the Carribean and Dave and Gert of course, I wish you all a safe Old Years night and a wonderful healthy happy year yet to unfold.

Sent from Windows Mail

- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:01:21 -0400

I see from the postings that it has been a very long time since Barbados has posted on line.

I guess it is because we have really nothing to report that is detrimental to Barbados. What we have had for months now are rains. We are still getting the sun coming through in between and the temperature is still high. Barbados is green green green. Because of my 4 dogs I am having to cut my grass at least every week it is growing that fast.

Just this week there has been a change in the wind and I am sure the trade winds are starting to find there way through. The night time temperatures are a lot cooler and so refreshing. Thank Goodness!

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- INVEST 92L

By Stephen Chanderbhan <novaalas0 at outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:02:25 +0000

It came down this morning!  


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- Update

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 15:11:52 -0400

🤔?!


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- Hews about Dominica

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:45:05 -0400

Hi Gert,

this is what the most read local newspaper of Barbados was reporting today. I am just not sure how true that is.

http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/100649/lost-dominica-lashed-monster-hurricane-maria

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-419

May be you are able to forward this to the appropriate pages? However, I cannot confirm any of them!

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Best regards to all and stay safe.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

- In the blink of an eye!

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:06:05 -0400

Here on the south coast; squally conditions! It's white-out, small trees are 
swaying/ bending.

Judging from the latest satellite picture, it's one of Hurricane Maria's feeder 
bands/ tail.  Way worse than this morning😳

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:56:19 -0400

Wow! Are we ever getting blasted with the wild winds and the rain. Visibility almost down to nil. Trees bending double. This keeps up and I could be losing some of my screens on the WSW side of my house.It is pretty horrific out there - so glad I am now home and not on the road.

- Daybreak #Hurricane #Maria

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:54:04 -0400

Squally conditions being experienced on the southern coast of the island.  I'm 
about a mile & some from the beach & I can hear the ocean; It's angry alright.  
Winds are gusty coming in mostly from the S - SSW - SW - WSW.  I not too long 
heard on Y103.3 FM that all schools are closed.  Everyone be very careful if 
you're on the roads.  

Stay safe.

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:00:53 -0400

Rained all through the night - sometimes very heavy. No thunder or lightening, and hardly any wind. Now the winds are picking up and we are expecting heavier rain this morning. Three inches has fallen already. Flood warning still in effect until at least 12 noon today.

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/footprintsinthewan/videos/1671666779544029/

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:36:56 -0400

https://www.facebook.com/footprintsinthewan/videos/1671666779544029/

Live Stream: Tent Bay, St. Joseph, Barbados

IWCPinc

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- Barbados Satellite IR

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 03:44:52 -0400


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- Barbados

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 03:42:59 -0400

03:39: It is really coming down on the south coast of the island!!!!  Winds S - 
SSW.

Stay Safe Everyone here and on the other Islands.

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- thunder T's

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:28:25 -0400

I volunteer at the local shelter for dogs and with this weather keep passing through we have issues with dogs terrified of the thunder boomers. Enough that they are trying to eat their way out of their kennel doors and destroying the wire which is wrecking their gums. Not good.. We were interested in purchasing the thunder jackets that have been around for a few years to help calm them but being a charitable shelter and at $50 US a shirt it is a little out of our reach. We have found and it is proven for our dogs anyway, that a toddler T shirt size 2 or 3 or whatever would fit your dog, two front paws in the arm holes, and the head through the neck, put on and pulled snug against their middle and tied at the top on their back - for some strange reason it is their comfort zone and they can actually relax in a storm and not fear anything. I know this is not for every dog - but it works so far for us, a simple shirt pulling firmly against their belly, which is the point that they get the relief from, and tied securely not too tight on their back, for some reason gives them a sense of calm. It might work for your dog or not - give it a go and see. Anything is worth trying if you can make your dog feel safe and unafraid through the storms we are having one after another.

- TS Maria

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:18:35 -0400

The outer bands of Maria are pouring heavy rainfall onto Barbados.
Visibility was less than 200 yards at some time.

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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:14:00 -0400

It is 12 noon and we have had our first squalls of heavy rain with high winds and thunder. Now it is just raining lightly.

- Tropical Storm Maria

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 17:59:25 -0400

Barbados now as of 5.30 pm has tropical storm Maria heading for us. Thunder lightening, gusty winds, and heavy rain. 5 inches expected onto our already sodden grounds.

Supposed to come in tomorrow and through Sunday night into Monday. Will keep watching.

- Ditto

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 12:22:01 -0400

Peter Allen.  

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- Irma

By Peter Allen <stilettocruises at yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 00:43:17 +0000 (UTC)

My heart is heavy for my friends and northern neighbors of the island chain.Be 
safe and god bless you,you guys are going to have a tough nite.I can't begin to 
think what 185mph sustained is going to be.

- Hurricane Hunter has not too long left to fly into Irma

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:53:32 -0400


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- In reply to Jennifer

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 00:15:41 -0400

Dear Jennifer,

even though there are no posts from St. Kitts during this season, I had a look at the archives page and I found at least one person reporting from there last year. May be you'll try to contact him. However, I can't tell if he is still available.

I hope that helped.

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Best regards.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

- irma

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 19:25:58 -0400

I have friends staying on vacation at the Marriott in St. Kitts. Do we have any correspondents in St Kitts that can tell me what is happening right now regarding hurricane preparations?

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- Zephyr

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:56:28 -0400

As Hurricane Irma approaches the Lesser Antilles, here in Barbados ( South 
Coast ) for the last couple of hrs started out with a short-lived Zephyr and a 
shift in wind direction coming in from the WSW.  It's weird seeing the clouds 
move from W to S. 

 Aircraft have been approaching & landing from E -W as well as takeoff.

We've been having some intermittent showers for a few hrs now.  Right now 
outside is still and hot.

Islands under watches & warning: stay safe.



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- First rain from H3 Irma

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:15:43 -0400

Hi there from Barbados,

since about an hour (14:00 AST) rain from one of the outer bands ofhurricane Irma (see attachment) is falling in Barbados in intervals.


Let's see what more is to come, rain wise.

However, Anguilla seems to be in for a full hit! Stay safe people overthere! A cat 4 hurricane is not really a cozy thing! I cross my fingersfor Anguilla and nearby islands.


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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

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- Category 3 🙈❗️

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:29:55 -0400

We need to keep a very keen eye on Irma.  This trajectory & category is very 
disturbing at the very least.


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- 93L 🙈

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:56:15 -0400

Irma?


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- Update

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:06:09 -0400

Oh my word!  Would you look at how HARVEY intensified😳🙈
Stay safe Texas.

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- ❗️😳❓

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:37:29 -0400

That is huge!


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- TS Harvey, the aftermath

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:49:23 -0400

Hi everyone,

Barbados has not been hit equally by the storm. The most damage happened in the North by flooding, not so much by wind. Whereas the South of Barbados was spared of major damages. Just one mysterious thing happened in Providence, Christ Church. About half of the roof of the "Providence Methodist Church" has been lifted off and was blown into the village. Residents say "It was a cyclone", even though the area in general was quite calm, no strong winds down here and not a lot of rain. However, the MET Office had forecast the possibility of "mini tornadoes". So it could have been one what lifted the roof.

I have compiled a web page showing the damages, as far as I got aware of. You may watch it here.

Stay safe!

-- 
Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

- barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:13:01 -0400

We have still not been given the all clear from the met office for people to be outside. They are estimating around 12.30 pm. Reports coming in from different parishes of minor damage, mostly water but definately the brunt of the storm was directed to the top of our island. St. Lucy, St. Andrew and Speightstown was hit very hard. Lots and lots and water, silt and mud everywhere.

Water draining away now, and we have had some sun periodically on the South Coast but also a couple of gusty heavy showers again. So not finished yet.

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- HARVEY!

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:56:53 -0400

Heavy rain, Numerous Lightning strikes & thunder.  

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:43:02 -0400

Heavy rains falling for the past hour. The sky is wired with lightening and some of the thunder boomers are quite loud.

- TS Harvey

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:55:07 -0400

Hi to all,

at 4:45pm I felt the first wind gusts (see attachment) while I did someclean-up of lose stuff outside, and then it was calm for a while, a fewshort showers later. At the same time I spoke to a friend on the EastCoast and over there was nothing happening. She wasn't even aware that astorm was literally on our doorsteps, unbelievable!

Now since about 8pm, slight but steady rain."Harvey" is coming - andright at us, a 12 on the darts.

Everyone may stay safe and dry! I am just hoping, tomorrow morning itwon't read it to be a cat 1 or worse...


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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:45:00 -0400

Rain falling straight down, quite heavy for the past 30 minutes. No wind at all. So it begins!

- Harvey

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:28:25 -0400

We are awaiting Harvey. No wind - a few frogs singing. Everywhere on the island closed, gas stations, offices, supermarkets etc etc all closed this afternoon early. I have done what I can to be ready - luckily I am not in a flood prone zone from the rainfall amounts we are supposed to receive.

I will be going out and up to the animal shelter where I volunteer in the morning to see how all the dogs came through. They are safe in a concrete building but still they have no human to pet them and say they are safe. Hoping they will be just fine and I know they will be happy to see us.

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- ITS OFFICIAL!

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:52:42 -0400

St. Vincent, Barbados & St. Lucia under are under a Storm Warning.  Outside is 
still, hot Oppressive.


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- 91L

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:22:06 -0400

Looks like 91L is consolidating; more counterclockwise rotation than yesterday 
& convection.


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- barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 18:15:21 -0400

The heavy rain squalls just keep coming through. Another one just past that you can't see out of the window = just blinding rain The satellite is showing tomorrows weather to have more of the same with higher accumulations than today.

- Here it comes again

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 13:26:46 -0400


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- WHOA!

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 13:12:15 -0400

Rain: Torrential; almost white-out & just as it abruptly began, so it ended.  
Pity I didn't have my iPad with me as I was out on the road.

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- TS Don

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:21:37 -0400

It's a few minutes past CPA of TS DON but here we don't have higherwinds as normal and currently no rain. Just overcast sky. I am hoping itwill stay that way. Temperature 28.4°C at this time, lovely. Theattached photo is looking straight south taken at 16:45 AST (time ofCPA). In the background is the Atlantic. No sign of a Storm.


Grenada, take care, it's heading your way now.

Everybody stay safe!

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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

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- Tropical Storm Watch

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:33:21 -0400

Although T.S. Don is still a ways east, a few pockets of showers are occurring 
here on the South Coast.
Winds are variable.  All those in Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St.Vincent & the 
Grenadines & here in Barbados stay safe.  Conditions are expected to 
deteriorate into tomorrow.


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- NHC Forecasting

By Peter Allen <stilettocruises at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 14:14:09 +0000 (UTC)

This year the rules have changed,NHC have become proactive in there forecasting 
where previously something had to be a depression to be granted prediction 
cones etc.This has led to some jumping the gun with the exception of the TS 
that went through Trinidad,however it's great if it materializes into 
something,so you're dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.I'll be watching 
everything lets see what this one brings.

- ALERT

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 19:04:54 -0400


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- TD#4

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 14:06:18 -0400

Sir Richard Haynes Boardwalk; Invigorating walk this morning.

Latest Models Output seemingly moving TD#4 slightly to the left of the forecast 
track than this a.m.
We'll just have to keep an eye on it.

Great weekend to all. 
iPad - M

- Don?

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:15:14 -0400

Parakeets enjoying the breeze'n'sunshine today.....meanwhile...


..meanwhile 94L INVEST.......WNW turn 🤔.....


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- As of 7:46 p.m.

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 19:48:34 -0400

Rain has stopped; Just the intermittent drizzle.  And and eerie Zephyr.

Below: convection has fizzled out.


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- Barbados

By Mario Chanderbhan <chanderbhan.mario at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 19:11:41 -0400


Satellite Photo of Tropical Wave just off Barbados.  Looks like a circulation 
was/ is trying to establish itself within this wave.  Lots of rain last night 
and the better part of today on the South Coast.  Last I heard, we had a Flood 
Warning in effect.

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- Rain

By Peter Allen <stilettocruises at yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 19:38:32 +0000 (UTC)

Based on the sat photo this afternoon, it certainly looks like we could be in 
for a very wet nite.

- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:59:00 -0400

Rain rain and more rain, most of the night and all day. Holetown is posting receiving 105mm and Grantley Adams Airport 40mm. I am in the middle location between the two, but we have had an awful amount. The winds have been changing all day from East, to SE, then back to NE and then SW which is unusual. My garden is under water. It is getting dark now but still raining and I can hear Thunder in the background.

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- TS Bert

By Jurgen Starck <weather at turtle48.de>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:40:15 -0400

Hello to all,

it is now 1/2 an hour past CPA to Barbados and after that rain andstrong winds on and off all day long everything is nice and calm downhere in the South of Barbados. A gentle cool and constant breeze itgoing through the house and cools it down perfectly. Saves me a lot A/Cenergy for tonight.

However, there is a good chance that the "show isn't over yet. On thesatellite this system looks really disorganized and some big chunks areseeming to break off, as Jennifer mentioned down below. I have edited ananimation from Intellicast.com and marked Barbados with a pink circlearound it. It looks like we may be in for some more to come. At leastnot a storm, but more rain.


Have a good night out there and try to stay safe and dry.

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Best regards to all.
Jurgen

Barbados South, near airport (BGI)

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:23:13 -0400

Tropical storm warnings discontinued earlier today BUT this afternoon the winds were a howling and the rain was something else. For a good 30 minutes - enough for everywhere to be come very sodden. We are now at 5pm still under Flood alert as more rain could possibly fall later tonight with a band that has broken off from the one going through Trinidad the ABC islands.

To our neighbours to the south of us be safe and Good Luck.

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- barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:24:15 -0400

It started raining in the night here in Barbados - and according to Weather Underground figures for Grantley Adams Airport we have had so far today 62.99 mm I do not know if that is a true figure but it sure has rained non-stop all day - sometimes very heavy. Still raining now as I write.

I was out and about today and many of the roads were waterlogged. Also lots of fender benders.

Hopeful for the sun tomorrow.

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- Barbados

By Jennifer Pequeneza <sydmouth at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:05:43 -0400

Since Christmas the weather has been much cooler and wetter than other years that I remember.

Some mornings at 20 degrees with the North wind blowing and rain showers falling - one doesn't want to get out of bed. Usually by mid morning the sun will appear and we still have temps reaching 28 degrees during the day but by late afternoon it really cools off and again the nights have that chill in the air.

All things considering this is still much better than having to shovel snow!

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