Cloud ceiling.
My favorite Chicago hotel is the Blackstone, with the green-clad roof at the left in this photo. In a city of giant buildings it is only 300 feet tall (90 m), so the clouds on this day were very low indeed. The photo was taken from Adler Planetarium.
This morning Samwise Susan and I drove to Mordor Phoenix on a shopping quest to Shelob’s Lair Ikea. When we left Rivendell Flagstaff the temperature was only 36°F (2°C). When we reached the Land of the Shadow Tempe the thermometer was reading 108°F (42°C).
I will only say that in Virginia we are unused to such extremes.
This morning Samwise Susan and I drove to Mordor Phoenix on a shopping quest to Shelob’s Lair Ikea. When we left Rivendell Flagstaff the temperature was only 36°F (2°C). When we reached the Land of the Shadow Tempe the thermometer was reading 108°F (42°C).
I will only say that in Virginia we are unused to such extremes.
U. S. Weather Bureau storm warning tower, Manteo, North Carolina. The Weather Bureau became the National Weather Service in 1970. This tower is still marked with the old agency name.
The white flag indicates fair weather.
I sometimes wish that people came with warning flags.
U. S. Weather Bureau storm warning tower, Manteo, North Carolina. The Weather Bureau became the National Weather Service in 1970. This tower is still marked with the old agency name.
The white flag indicates fair weather.
I sometimes wish that people came with warning flags.
What’s Precipitating: Yesterday we had sunny skies and temperatures around 75°F (24°C). Now it’s well below freezing, and a stinging sleet is falling, driven by 40 mile per hour winds (64kph). The spheres of sleet in this photo are between 1 and 5 mm in diameter. I just went to fetch the mail, and it was like walking on ball bearings.
Please click the photo for an enlarged view.
What’s Precipitating: Yesterday we had sunny skies and temperatures around 75°F (24°C). Now it’s well below freezing, and a stinging sleet is falling, driven by 40 mile per hour winds (64kph). The spheres of sleet in this photo are between 1 and 5 mm in diameter. I just went to fetch the mail, and it was like walking on ball bearings.
Please click the photo for an enlarged view.
Clairvoyant Coffee
I read recently that the bubbles that form at the top of a freshly poured cup of coffee can be used to predict the weather. The bubbles are said to respond to changes in barometric pressure: bubbles massing in the center of the cup are indicative of high pressure and fair conditions, a ring of bubbles around the rim means the pressure is low and the weather is deteriorating, or the opposite of these applies, or what really matters is the speed with which the bubbles disperse.
I don’t know if any of this is true. I just don’t want the coffee to get cold while I try to foretell the future.
Clairvoyant Coffee
I read recently that the bubbles that form at the top of a freshly poured cup of coffee can be used to predict the weather. The bubbles are said to respond to changes in barometric pressure: bubbles massing in the center of the cup are indicative of high pressure and fair conditions, a ring of bubbles around the rim means the pressure is low and the weather is deteriorating, or the opposite of these applies, or what really matters is the speed with which the bubbles disperse.
I don’t know if any of this is true. I just don’t want the coffee to get cold while I try to foretell the future.
Dithyramb 