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The endless chatter of weather.

Hurricane season starts 6/1 and saw my first waterspout of the year today. Let the fun begin.

Man, Colorado weather is crazy, these days.

Happy first day of summer!

Looks like things are gonna warm up right on schedule

I am hoping that, after this weekend, I can put my space heaters away until late September. But with lows still in the 40s, I'm not sure.

@nikorock28
Heater in the morning, A/C in the afternoon, here in Williams!

@azbackpackr
I used my heater this morning for a brief period of time. No a/c up here, but don't need it. I think the warmest my apartment got last year was 84 or so, which is not bad. I run a fan and open the windows.

@nikorock28
Thing is, I live in an RV--not as well-insulated as an apartment or house. It's one drawback of being a "full-timer," but in my case, since I move with the seasons, not too big a deal. And I don't pay an electric bill--it's included in my rent.

@azbackpackr
Right. I lived in a travel trailer up here for almost 2 years and it would get very warm in the summer. A/C was definitely a necessity. The winters were harsh in there... I lived in front of space heaters.

nikorock28 wrote:I lived in front of space heaters.

(not "Scared" but "Freezing!")

Summer's almost over, right?

@PatrickL
Just 89 days to go.

That is not me being lonely, but instead me attempting to slap the moisture out of my sweat soaked towel.

A wide area of rain has developed over the western Rim area, and Flagstaff is reporting nearly 1/4 of an inch of rainfall. Looks like a lot of areas, like the Peaks/Humphrey Summit Trail, Elden, areas well west of town, and down to Sedona and Oak Creek are getting some very unseasonable, but likely welcome rain. More lasting El Nino affects, I suspect, as this is what should be the driest and warmest time of year, not a rainy time.

I think it rained here in Williams last night, judging by how wet it is outside. I slept through it. There was thunder nearby when I fell asleep.

Control Road area East of Payson -- we got an inch and a quarter of rain, with enough pea sized hail to cover the ground, howling winds, and lots of lightning to go with it. Unusual weather for this early in June, though the rain was not unwelcome.

There was fog rising off the forest floor this morning. Beautiful.

So has anyone seen the forecast for next weekend?

@SpiderLegs wow
June 19th - 120 degrees
at least the humidity is low at 6%

lost all it's luster
now at 119

joebartels wrote:lost all it's luster
now at 119

It will get worse if you're lucky.

@ljcygnet
Friday evening about 7PM I was cruising down the rim road and ran into the storm about 3 miles east of 87. Nasty, nasty, and the hail was 1" or better. It covered the ground within 10 minutes. Made it to my campsite off 139 but it rained all night.