August 2011 Blog Posts (314)

We left Boston on Monday with bright sunshine and blue sky. Easy travelling untill we reached the New York Thruway and found flooded roads and undermined bridges. Numerous detours and five hours and 40 miles later, back on the highway and eleven hours later we reached our hotel. Have done the Maid of the Mist…

Temperature: 63

Average Wind:  2mph E

Heat Index:   …

Yesterday saw an increase in cloud cover as the day progressed and some areas saw a little rainfall, but it remained dry in my back yard.  This weekend promises to be a mixed bag of conditions as our temps will be in the 90s by Friday and highs only in the 60s by Labor Day.  Just when we thought we were rid of it,…

Greenland seems to have escaped a landfall from the remains of Irene, but Iceland is not going to be so lucky. According to the Icelandic Met Office the town of Vestmannaeyjabaer (located on the island of Stórhöfði to the south of the main island) is not going to be quite so lucky. Irene's influence is already being felt with winds sustained of 10m/s (metres per second) which converts to 22½ mph but by tomorrow afternoon the winds will be sustained at 18m/s (40½ mph) with estimated gusts of…

It was 66° with 51% humidity at 7:07 for this morning's low, then the temperature made a long and steady climb to 95° at 5:37 PM and the…

Though they are warning us that we could see 90F by week's end, this morning feels like autumn. For me, this weather is ideal with comfortable temps throughout the day and great sleeping temps at night. It seems good to have the AC off and the windows open. Our sky is mostly clear and our 7:30 AM temp was 56F.…

Temperature: 52…