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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 11:24 AM Aug 2015

How hellacious is August gonna be for you? Share your forecast.

I use Accuweather.com, hit the "month" tab, which shows the forecast for entire month, then hit F-11 to blow the pic up, then take a screenshot of it,
and here is what it says for us in NW Ala.( we get a cool down to high 80's end of month)





But my friend in the Dallas area has us semi-tropical folks beat:

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How hellacious is August gonna be for you? Share your forecast. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 OP
Summer is always hell for me. I am a cold weather lover. RebelOne Aug 2015 #1
Ugh! Me too. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #6
We must be twins! PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #12
by the end of this week, typical Maine magical thyme Aug 2015 #2
Thanks for the link! Suich Aug 2015 #3
After this week, I won't see much of it DFW Aug 2015 #4
The good news is, forecasts more than 24 hours out are pretty much educated guesses steve2470 Aug 2015 #5
I can say with 90% certainty that it will be close to 100° every day in August here. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #9
Actually, much better than our June was--90's all month which is usally August weather-- mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #7
It's August in Austin hobbit709 Aug 2015 #8
Here in South Central Pa we have had the best spring/summer season of the 12 years that I've lived DebJ Aug 2015 #10
72F right now. Central NH sarge43 Aug 2015 #11
Looking forward to a month of sunny skies and mid 80s for highs, lows in the 50s pokerfan Aug 2015 #13
ahh...you are over in teh Palouse.... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #14
Mostly upper 70s and low 80s KamaAina Aug 2015 #15
has teh famous summer fog decreased this season there? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #16
Huge storms this past week. Back to sunny and hot now. shenmue Aug 2015 #17
In L.A. the forcast says smoggy with a chance of methane olddots Aug 2015 #18
somewhat concerned about the record low for 8/4 in Iowa rurallib Aug 2015 #19
I always love those kind of mistakes lol nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #21
this is where I am until tomorrow - ugh Kali Aug 2015 #20
pretty typical August for my area steve2470 Aug 2015 #22
Highs in the mid 70s all month long. Lows in the 60s. Of course, it is Winter where I live CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #23
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. Ugh! Me too.
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 09:55 PM
Aug 2015

I especially hate the humidity. I love cool, crisp fall weather, when it's in the 50's and 60's. I am kind of miserable if it goes above 75.

I hate to sweat. What I really can't understand is when I see people jogging or biking in 90 degree weather with 80 percent humidity. They must be completely deranged.

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)
12. We must be twins!
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:05 PM
Aug 2015

I feel so much more healthy and energetic in colder weather. One Fall I went up to Eugene, OR and it was in the 50s. I loved it! I hate it when it's over 80, which is almost every day of the year in SoCal now.

We've been having this freakishly high humidity, in the 50% and over range. I can't walk down the block without water and a bandana to wipe the sweat. So gross!!

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
2. by the end of this week, typical Maine
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 03:51 PM
Aug 2015

upper 60s to upper 70s days, cool dry nights. A little rain once a week or so.

eat your hearts out

DFW

(54,408 posts)
4. After this week, I won't see much of it
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:01 PM
Aug 2015

Next week, I'll be indoors almost all week, and the week after that it's head office and medical stuff in Texas, then 3 days with my brother in northern Virginia, and then over to Vancouver and up to Alaska.

Nothing special, really........

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
5. The good news is, forecasts more than 24 hours out are pretty much educated guesses
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 06:13 PM
Aug 2015

Last time I checked, 24 hour forecasts were only up to maybe 70% reliability or so ? So, the weather might be better (yay!) or worse (boo!). Hopefully for you, BETTER!

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)
7. Actually, much better than our June was--90's all month which is usally August weather--
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 06:21 AM
Aug 2015

and our prediction for most of August is 80's with only a few days in the 90's.
I'll be happy if the predictions turn out to be true.

Chapel Hill, NC

DebJ

(7,699 posts)
10. Here in South Central Pa we have had the best spring/summer season of the 12 years that I've lived
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:13 AM
Aug 2015

here.

We actually HAD a spring, something I've not seen last more than two weeks here in prior years. I spent the entire month of May from 11am to 8 pm planting gardens, and loving it. We've had a fantastic pattern of rainfall, meaning I've watered little and not yet lost even my zucchini from what our 'typical' rain pattern is (which I've only seen maybe 3 times this summer): where it either doesn't rain, or else it's rain like we are in a hurricane and floods everything (and a lot of house basements too). Not this year. Just perfect.

The humidity began being tolerable for most all of the summer, and now, it's just downright amazing. Clear beautiful skies, and the humidity in the 40s or even 30s. I even got to take my grandchildren to DC to the Smithsonian and enjoy 35% humidity mid-afternoon. I grew up in DC and days like that are miracles. Same forecast for today down there. Hot, yes, but without the humidity, DC is simply beautiful.

Time to get off this machine and get outside again!

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
13. Looking forward to a month of sunny skies and mid 80s for highs, lows in the 50s
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 03:33 PM
Aug 2015


Here in eastern Washington aka God's country.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
14. ahh...you are over in teh Palouse....
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 04:16 PM
Aug 2015

When I win the lottery, I am moving back to Washington state, now that there seems to be nicer weather plus that legal pot.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
15. Mostly upper 70s and low 80s
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 04:23 PM
Aug 2015

(Bay Area ) save for yet another heat wave toward the end of next week. That'll make three or four this year.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
17. Huge storms this past week. Back to sunny and hot now.
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 04:59 PM
Aug 2015

It was 95F earlier today. I live north of Tampa, Florida.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
19. somewhat concerned about the record low for 8/4 in Iowa
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 09:20 PM
Aug 2015

Almanac for Yesterday August 4, 2015
Actual Average * Record
Temperature
High 80 °F 83 °F 96 °F (1989)
Low 57 °F 63 °F -99 °F (2000)

ETA from wunderground

Kali

(55,014 posts)
20. this is where I am until tomorrow - ugh
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 02:06 AM
Aug 2015

severe heat warning last night until 11 at night! (sorry for crap image, I am exhausted from being out in it a few times today and am going to go crash)

I am sorry but 110 is a bit more that "very warm"

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