Okanagan Heat

Okanagan desert-palms · Tue May 13, 2008 10:16 am

Looks like we are in for some early summer heat this weekend in the Okanagan. Temps are supposed to be in the low 90`s f 32c. Bring on da heat.

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:53 pm

Ya baby! Just a teaser of the upper 30's to 40's celcius you guys get each summer. Looks like here on the coast we'll have to settle for upper 20's to maybe 30 celcius. Enjoy

Cheers, Barrie.

Okanagan desert-palms · Tue May 13, 2008 5:40 pm

Barrie with your humidity that will still feel like 90`s.

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:15 am

Believe it or not, rarely does the humidity become a factor during a hot spell here on the coast. Generally it is quite comfortable although not in the <10% humidity of the interior regions. Back east ... now that's gruelling when the heat is on and the humidity is in excess of 75%. Today you'd never guess that in 48 hours the temps will accelerate from our current 54f (12c) to over 80f (28c).

Cheers, Barrie.

yuccaman · Post by **yuccaman** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:27 am

I heard that the high pressure will stay in your area for some time and it could break down when it gets to our area

so our forecast is nasty and cold with
overnight frost.

30C and 40C does not feel bad in the arid and desert areas but the sun is strong. When we had 40C before (rare) it was painful and you sweat with 50C
humidity.

It's been damp here lately and if we do get that high pressure, we will be hit with 30C temperatures and 45C humidity. It's nice when in a desert.
This causes severe out break of thunderstorms and I can't remember how many times we been hit with large baseball sized hail and damaging winds.

Temperatures around 26C had 42C humidity here.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:43 pm

Hope it lasts.
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:53 pm

Much cooler here Barb. My best guess would be somewhere around the 20c mark at least where I was all afternoon, on the edge of the Ocean (22.7c / 72.9f at home). The cool breezes stopped blowing by late afternoon and it was a pleasant evening. Something tells me we won't see anywhere near the temps they had been calling for earlier. It's supposed to be raining and cool again by Sunday so I guess it won't matter much anyway.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri May 16, 2008 8:10 am

Rain and cooler by Sunday?
Oh, poop!

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:45 pm

lucky1 wrote:Rain and cooler by Sunday?
Oh, poop!

Barb

For us here on the Island and Coast, probably not you guys.
Cheers, Barrie.

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat May 17, 2008 9:30 am

Canadian hotspot Lytton B.C. yesterday 34.7c 95f. My house 31.5c 89f . More of the same for today. We are still a month away from the official start of summer.

nlafrance3 · Post by **nlafrance3** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:18 pm

Here in Edmonton we've seen 27, 26, and 28 so far today but many areas of the city are over 30 today and were the last two days. Supposed to be a low of 20c tonight so it should be a very very nice patio temperature. Dropping to low teens beginning of week and rain for 3 days though. Gotta love Edmonton's variable climate.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:04 pm

Well I am surprized that we did break the 30c barrier today. I recorded 88.6f (31.2c).

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun May 18, 2008 8:42 am

Barrie wrote:
lucky1 wrote:Rain and cooler by Sunday?
Oh, poop!

Barb
For us here on the Island and Coast, probably not you guys.
Cheers, Barrie.

Sunday's here and it looks like a repeat of yesterday ... warm and sunny

I will spend the better part of today cutting my lawn

Cheers, Barrie.

Arctic Palm · Post by **Arctic Palm** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:52 pm

Ok, not to sound bitter but......SHHHHHHHHHHHUSH!!!!!!!!! All of you western type people....lol

Snowed about 40 minutes north of here yesterday. High temp was 8 degrees yesterday and 14 today...tomorrow is rain and warming up to 11 degrees. Time for the A/C.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:16 pm

Arctic Palm wrote:Ok, not to sound bitter but......SHHHHHHHHHHHUSH!!!!!!!!! All of you western type people....lol

Snowed about 40 minutes north of here yesterday. High temp was 8 degrees yesterday and 14 today...tomorrow is rain and warming up to 11 degrees. Time for the A/C.

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Arctic Palm ... not to worry. In my estimation you'll be in the heat in no time flat. Is "Arctic Palm" really in the Arctic? If so, I may have to retract that statement

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:17 pm

Arctic, no need to envy us.
Crap weather again in the Okanagan...
Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:17 pm

This was worse than it looks in the pic...
Dumped half an inch of rain in 15 minutes.
Very strong winds.
Hope it dissipates before it hits Alberta!

Barb

Arctic Palm · Post by **Arctic Palm** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:46 pm

No, Arctic Palm in not in the arctic, however, with the temps here the last few weeks I am becoming confused....I am almost as far south in Canada as possible.
Didn't someone say something about global heating?? When is that happening?

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed May 28, 2008 7:55 pm

Hey Arctic how are your palms doing? Hope it warms up for you guys soon.

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:20 pm

Arctic Palm wrote:Didn't someone say something about global heating?? When is that happening?

Apparently not everyone gets to share in the phenomenon (a the same time anyway).

If you're the least bit worried, excessive heat and humidity is bound to come your way before summer is out.

Cheers, Barrie.

Arctic Palm · Post by **Arctic Palm** » Thu May 29, 2008 4:25 am

I can't complain really. Its been pretty sunny here with temps in the mid teens most days. 22 today. long range shows mainly low 20's. I am going to go grab one of the larger t. fortunei's palmetto man found. They like these temps....the little one I planted last year that I thought I killed is growing like crazy....

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:23 am

Environment Canada is forecasting warm to hot weather for BC depending on your location this weekend. Temps are supposed to be in the 30c to 32c (85f - 90f) range for us here and 36c to 40c (97f - 104f) in the interior areas. (Got your misting system working yet Barb?) Enjoy the Canada Day long weekend

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:57 am

Misting system! So that's what I forgot to buy...

It'd melt this weekend anyway.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:37 pm

Don't rush out on my account. I'm sure you've survived worse.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:15 pm

Sheesh, it's 36C in the patio's shade here, and it's only 1:20 pm !
Oh man...

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:08 pm

Geez Barb... you musta hit at least 40c (105f)

We max'd out at 35c (95f) late today.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:07 am

Bet you had a refreshing dip in the ocean

Squawking/fighting birds woke me up at 4 a.m. today (yawn). Temp was already--or still--25C.
The med fan palm I got from you is loving the heat.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:33 am

No dip for me. Too busy watering potted plants.

A few shots from a pellet rifle directed at those pesky birds and they soon catch on. It worked for me and the crows don't come around anymore.

Here's a Chamaerops humilis in my garden and a closer shot of the newest growth.
It's standing nearly 5' tall, loves the heat and regular watering at this time.

Finally a pic of my small Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera'. It should pick up speed once it gets on in size.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:38 am

Wow, Barrie, beautiful!
Is C.humilis always that upright? or is it reaching for sun?
Love all the blue palms!
Barb

PS--no pellet gun, just rocks, ha ha.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:55 am

There is a fair amount of variation in the Chamaerops genus. Some may have more arching petioles or drooping leaflets. I wish we could get the 'Volcano' sup-species here. It has a great look but it's only available in Europe at this point.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:40 pm

Sounds interesting; please let us know when it's available.
Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:03 pm

Max today was 24C, nice break.
Big dump of rain last night, sorely needed.
Everything looks clean and fresh today from the rain, the air smells wonderful!

August sounds like the blistering heat will return.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:40 pm

A cool break here too Barb. Yesterday stayed around 15c (59f) for most of the afternoon and finally pushed to 19c (66f) by days end. Very little rain associated with the passing system so no benefit to anything really.
Today (July 30) better overall but still much cooler than it's been thru most of July. We picked up 22c (72f) under mixed conditions today. I think August and September are going to be toasty.

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:50 pm

A push towards hot again (cool by Barb's standards) low 90's here, but I'd heard forecasts for 40c (104 f) for the southern BC Okanagan region.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:07 am

yup the ole' patio "heat trap" is already smokin' at 10 a.m.

Patio umbrellas are now used to shade palms.

Sat and Sun will cool off by 10 degrees. Yippee!

...and our firewood is being delivered today

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:37 pm

Was 37c 99f here today. It wouldn`t be so bad if we had a breeze to go with the heat. Three months from now I`ll be wishing for days like this. Looks like a cool down Saturday Sunday.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:35 pm

We hit a respectable 33c (92f) again today. I was short lived but most of the afternoon floated around the 31c mark only a mile from the beach. Down island in around the Victoria area it was considerably cooler.

Here we are at about 5 pm.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:02 am

That's warm for you folks...

We can't complain though...the US Midwest has been 105 to 108 F lately.

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:28 am

Had almost two inches of sorely-needed rain in two days.

Cooldown started Friday night:

We had been suffering from smoke in the valleys (came all the way from Washington and N.California's fires) via winds from the south.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:26 pm

Not here Barb. A touch of rain here in Lantzville 2 nights ago, just enough to wet the driveway. There was considerably more in a few other areas here on the Island. Forecast is for back to warm then hot conditions as the week progresses.
Cool photo BTW, was that taken on your property?

Cheers, Barrie.

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