We're Melting on Vancouver Island
#1
We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Its a whooping 34c here today, beautiful day but with no breeze off the ocean it feels like 120c!
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
#2
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by willmore
Its a whooping 34c here today, beautiful day but with no breeze off the ocean it feels like 120c!
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
#3
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
My sympathies go out to you!
Greetings from sticky and humid SE London - thermometer outside currently reads 24 C and 29 C inside (at 10pm), with temps in the mid thirties for the last few days. Roads are melting and having to be sprayed with dust, I passed loads of accidents on the way home from work today (drivers seem to go mad in this weather), and I have exhausted the ice cream supply in the freezer. I am seriously yearning for a full-blown Canadian winter.
It's just SOOOOOOOOOO humid (yuk!)
(although I'd much rather be humid on Vancouver Island than my current location)
Greetings from sticky and humid SE London - thermometer outside currently reads 24 C and 29 C inside (at 10pm), with temps in the mid thirties for the last few days. Roads are melting and having to be sprayed with dust, I passed loads of accidents on the way home from work today (drivers seem to go mad in this weather), and I have exhausted the ice cream supply in the freezer. I am seriously yearning for a full-blown Canadian winter.
It's just SOOOOOOOOOO humid (yuk!)
(although I'd much rather be humid on Vancouver Island than my current location)
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by willmore
Its a whooping 34c here today, beautiful day but with no breeze off the ocean it feels like 120c!
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
The official 4:00pm temperature at the Victoria airport was 32C so I'll bet it's a lot hotter in the full sun and closer to town.
Edit: 33C at 5:00pm.
It's going to "cool" and I use that word loosely to a high of 27C on Tuesday.
I hope you have lots of cool drinks on hand.
Cheers
Steve
Last edited by Hangman; Jul 22nd 2006 at 12:25 am.
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Hangman
Hello Luv,
The official 4:00pm temperature at the Victoria airport was 32C so I'll bet it's a lot hotter in the full sun and closer to town.
It's going to "cool" and I use that word loosely to a high of 27C on Tuesday.
I hope you have lots of cool drinks on hand.
Cheers
Steve
The official 4:00pm temperature at the Victoria airport was 32C so I'll bet it's a lot hotter in the full sun and closer to town.
It's going to "cool" and I use that word loosely to a high of 27C on Tuesday.
I hope you have lots of cool drinks on hand.
Cheers
Steve
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............honey brown
I'm off to find a cup!!!
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by bananahammock
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............honey brown
I'm off to find a cup!!!
I'm off to find a cup!!!
The official 4:00pm there was 33C. Forecast highs for Saturday and Sunday 34C and a cool 31C by Tuesday.
You better make sure that cup is similar in size to ones those lot have got in the picture.
Cheers
Steve
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Hangman
I see you're off to Nanaimo.
The official 4:00pm there was 33C. Forecast highs for Saturday and Sunday 34C and a cool 31C by Tuesday.
You better make sure that cup is similar in size to ones those lot have got in the picture.
Cheers
Steve
The official 4:00pm there was 33C. Forecast highs for Saturday and Sunday 34C and a cool 31C by Tuesday.
You better make sure that cup is similar in size to ones those lot have got in the picture.
Cheers
Steve
#8
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
We just got back from splashing about in the Bow River. Just what I needed to cool off after a hot day at work. Lovely!
#9
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Morwenna
We just got back from splashing about in the Bow River. Just what I needed to cool off after a hot day at work. Lovely!
LOL Morw - shouldn't you be in the hospital with Hypothermia?
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Calgal
LOL Morw - shouldn't you be in the hospital with Hypothermia?
BTW Did you see a strange tarred and feathered creature growling on the Bow? That was koogar landing in Canada in his own unique way
Hope you had fun cooling off. I think I'm gonna find me a river in Somerset 'cos it's not even 9am yet and I'm melting already
#11
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Hangman
Hello Luv,
The official 4:00pm temperature at the Victoria airport was 32C so I'll bet it's a lot hotter in the full sun and closer to town.
Edit: 33C at 5:00pm.
It's going to "cool" and I use that word loosely to a high of 27C on Tuesday.
I hope you have lots of cool drinks on hand.
Cheers
Steve
The official 4:00pm temperature at the Victoria airport was 32C so I'll bet it's a lot hotter in the full sun and closer to town.
Edit: 33C at 5:00pm.
It's going to "cool" and I use that word loosely to a high of 27C on Tuesday.
I hope you have lots of cool drinks on hand.
Cheers
Steve
Hello you - I think we have found a new occupaton for you.
Usually a little cooler here than at the airport since we overlook the ocean, but not yesterday. Managed to get through the day thanks to the generousity of our next door neighbours with a pool. Really warm overnight - hard for everyone to sleep!
Take care hon or I will make your life a living hell!
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Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by willmore
Its a whooping 34c here today, beautiful day but with no breeze off the ocean it feels like 120c!
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
This type of forecast predicted for the entire weekend!
How is everyone else coping with the hot weather?
Our top temp last summer (we are obviously in winter here now) was 47C shade temp Everything just smelt burnt......there was a wind, but it was a hot northerly that blew off the outback, and burnt you itself.
#13
I'm melting.......
Hi there,
We're in Powell River (facing Vancouver Island on the 'mainland'.
The Shaw weather thingy says it's 29c now, but it's going up to 33c this afternoon. What's that all about? Everyone told me it was cold in Canada, and I would be living in an igloo.
Anyway, the heat is getting to me now. I'm off for a swim.
Sarah
We're in Powell River (facing Vancouver Island on the 'mainland'.
The Shaw weather thingy says it's 29c now, but it's going up to 33c this afternoon. What's that all about? Everyone told me it was cold in Canada, and I would be living in an igloo.
Anyway, the heat is getting to me now. I'm off for a swim.
Sarah
#14
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Continuing on from my earlier message.....
It got so hot this afternoon, we jumped off the end of our garden into the lake. Here's a picture of the lake (it's getting dark now)
Also, this afternoon, we spent some time hosing the cat off to cool him down. I thought cats didn't like water!
Sarah
It got so hot this afternoon, we jumped off the end of our garden into the lake. Here's a picture of the lake (it's getting dark now)
Also, this afternoon, we spent some time hosing the cat off to cool him down. I thought cats didn't like water!
Sarah
#15
Re: We're Melting on Vancouver Island
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
Ditto! Should'nt you be posting from Saskatoon or somewhere, 'cos I thought the Bow had a strong current?
Yesterday in all that heat we went to Lake Louise, and walked up (3.7km) the side of the mountain to a corrie (?) lake, Mirror Lake, then a little higher to Lake Agnes .....WAAAAAYYYY up high! There's a tearoom at the top there, and you can look down over Mirror Lake to Lake Louise far below. Then we walked down the side of a cascade and back down to Lake louise where we paddled .... now THAT was COLD!!
If you can stand a 1 1/2 to 2 hrs climb I'd certainly recommend it! It was not really difficult walking, quite gradual .... but I did wonder if our old doggie was really finding it too much. When we got to Mirror Lake, she just flumped into it and lay down, then again at Agnes Lake! .... she ran all the way down though! She's sleeping it off now