Questions tagged [weather]
Questions referring to the current atmospheric state of a place, usually temperature, precipitation, wind speeds, etc
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How to predict the sky's appearance?
Sometimes it happens that the sky has a special color, e.g. lila in this image or orange in this.
I would like to take the chance to take some pictures of it from special places (to get a beautiful ...
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Southern Half of Corsica's GR20 hike in late October
The GR20 between Calenzana and Conca is considered one of Europe's best but also most difficult hikes. The recommended time of year to do this hike safely is usually given as June to mid-October.
Our ...
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Managing the risk of storm damage to a tent each night
I am in the Western Balkans, where in some weeks you can hear the rumbling of thunder every night, and it is sometimes difficult to predict how close the storm will come to you for the purposes of ...
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How long after a storm is it safe to go into the forest?
Authorities warn against going into the woods after heavy summer storms. But they never say how long after a storm woods tend to be unsafe with trees still falling over and branches falling off trees.
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Locations of origin for castaway on Papua New Guinea
I'm sketching a scene in a story involving a castaway washing up on the shore of Papua New Guinea. It would work best if he made an involuntary ocean voyage from a long way away, perhaps having been ...
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Which US states are dry, but not hot?
What are some locations in the U.S. with low humidity and a temperature that rarely rises above 75 degrees F?
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Under what circumstances, if any, can thunder by itself cause damage?
We had an extremely impressive thunderstorm last night, unprecedented for the fairly moderate Northern Virginia weather, and impressive probably in most places. I was glad not to be in a tent.
I was ...
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Records of average wind speed (monthly/annual) for different European cities
I have been trying to find statistics concerning mean annual wind speeds for a number of European cities. Surprisingly, these averages are hard to find in a single source, such as the obvious go-to ...
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Is there data on how the 17-year cicada population (Brood X) emergence affects other species?
I live in Northern Virginia, the portion of Virginia that abuts DC and Maryland. We had a particularly large emergence of 17-year Brood X cicadas this past summer (summer 2021). I was here for the ...
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How does layering differ for cold weather vs extreme cold weather?
I have read some articles/watched some youtube videos on dressing for the cold in the outdoors. Obviously there are varying degrees of cold from what we get in the UK hovering somewhere above zero to ...
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Having a condensation problem under a tarp that's enclosed outside with 2 heaters. Help!
Ok so I have attached a 2 sided massive tarp to my house and then added tarps around the sides to create walls. It's built over my back porch and a concrete patio with some ground showing and some ...
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New Hampshire A.T. Section Hike in May? Logistics and Trail Conditions
I am new to this particular StackExchange site, so if this question is off-topic please let me know. The question involves weather conditions along the A.T. through the White Mountains NH in May, as ...
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What signs can I use to navigate a cave if lost?
I'm working on a story where a character gets trapped in a cave but use his knowledge as a weatherman to navigate and escape! Are the any weather-related clues you could use to escape a cave ...
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Is there such a thing as "heat lightning" without a storm?
Sometimes on a hot, humid day, we see lightning off in the distance. If we're out on a trail or camping in the evening, it's even brighter. It seems to be traveling in almost a sideways motion. We don'...
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What weather conditions would lead to lightning strikes before sunrise?
Twice now I have been summitting peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park while getting really early starts to avoid the afternoon thunderstorms.
However in both cases I could still see lighting in the ...
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What is the snow level going to be in the Atlassian mountains(Toubkal) in the end of April?
The question is should we prepare to snow hiking in the end of April going to Toubkal?
How can we predict or make educated guess on snow level?
Is there any resource we can monitor snow level in the ...
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How predictable are the doldrums?
There have been a few Atlantic and Pacific row boat crossings. Poor weather is a significant risk. While it might be nice to row with the wind at your aft (back of boat), it might also be nice to ...
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What behaviors in bees change just before, during and after a solar eclipse?
I've heard from a friend that some bees exhibit behavioral changes during a solar eclipse event. I'd like to know what the changes are.
Apparently there's a cycle that starts as the eclipse begins, ...
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If you are canoeing on a lake when whitecaps start happening, what is the best direction to get off the lake?
If you are canoeing on a lake and the wind suddenly starts blowing to the point where there are whitecaps, what is the best direction to head to get off the lake?
Would it be the shortest way back to ...
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What is a 'Whitecap' and why should I be concerned about boating in them?
I heard someone talking about whitecaps and how they could be dangerous for boating but I am not sure I understand, what they were talking about.
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Where does lightning strike
There was recently a storm near me. T was a lightning storm and I was wondering if it really is true about it only hitting tall things or if it is really just an old wives tale. If it is true why is ...
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Heat index vs feels like temperature
I hear it both ways some will say a feels like temperature or a heat index. I want to know if there is a difference between the two and if so what is it.
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Criteria for putting up a tent in morning or evening shade
We're going to an area in France where the expected daytime temperature will be 30°C or higher. We use a light brown (beige) coated cotton tent.
We have to decide whether to put it up in the morning ...
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Why do upside down tree leaves mean rain
So I have heard this saying a lot and would like to know if and why this is true because the leaves are upside down now and I have always been confused by this because some have told me nay and some ...
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What conditions would make a weather inversion likely?
An inversion in weather terminology is when the temperature actually rises with altitude, instead of decreasing like it usually does.
As the lapse rate can be useful for calculating temperatures at ...
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Mountain weather archive
Are there any weather, or at least temperature, archives for mountains?
I have read that this information is very spotty, that it is not recorded for many mountains. In searching for this data, ...
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How accurate is the 3.5 - 5 degree F temperature drop per 1000 feet rule of thumb?
Related Q (especially its link to inversion): What is the relationship between altitude gain and temperature decrease when mountaineering?
This question is concerning the commonly used rule of thumb ...
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Are there any animal behaviors that can be used to predict weather conditions within a 24 hr time period?
There are many folklore tales of animals being used to predict weather. Just a few examples from the Old Farmers Almanac:
When cats sneeze, it is a sign of rain.
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What is the relationship between altitude gain and temperature decrease when mountaineering?
In the absence of inversions, going up mountains will bring you into lower temperatures as you get higher.
What is the rule of thumb for how the temperature decreases with altitude?
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Understanding a ski resort weather report
I am planning to learn snowboarding for the first time and would like to take some classes. I am trying to plan a visit to a ski resort and for that I am looking at the weather report shown below and ...
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Is there an interactive map of skiing resorts with snow forecasts? [closed]
I'm hoping to find a spot that gets snow in March, where the temperature doesn't get above freezing during the day. I'd like to avoid the AM ice/PM slush conditions that occur in many places in the ...
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Dead Canada goose stuck frozen to top of lake
I saw a Canada goose stuck frozen on Ramapo Lake in the Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, New Jersey. I was told that it had been dead for a while.
Can a goose freeze to the ice and get ...
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What do surf report terms like "fading WNW swell" mean?
I'm confused about whether these headings refer to the direction of the source of the wind/swell, or the the direction they are blowing into. My understanding is that they are talking about the source....
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Can a rope&bucket used to gather water from a well be kept outside, tied to this well, or does it have to be kept inside?
Is it feasible to tie the rope and bucket to the well and therefore keep it outside or do the rope and bucket have to be kept inside to protect them from harmful weather?
Or does the well, bucket and ...
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Does firewood have to be stored inside or is storing it in a lean-to sufficient?
I've asked this question on Worldbuilding.SE because of what I need the answer for and I learned that:
Depending on the climate, I can store the firewood outside with no protection;
Firewood should ...
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Hiking in France in August - Grenoble
I know that in the mountains around Grenoble there are some huts. I would like to go on a two-day hike and spend a night in such hut. I mean how much snow there is? How low can a temperature drop ...
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Can I avoid dew by sleeping at higher elevations?
On backpacking trips, I would like to avoid dew because it means either waiting till the sun has come up and dried my stuff off or packing wet things and drying them later.
My experience is that dew ...
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How can I tell how much, if any, rain is in an approaching cloud?
I am always amazed when there is a rain cloud moving across the country dropping inches per hour of rain as it goes. In my imagination I try to visualize how the cloud could have carried all that ...
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Why doesn't it snow much at -30 °C?
I live in Canada, and we get a decent amount of snow in the year. However, it is very well known that you never get a lot of snow when the temperature is really cold. For instance, you never get a ...
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Could this year's unusual warmth harm turtles?
I currently live about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. On February 20-21, 2015, a fairly significant snow and ice event struck the area. On February 29-March 1, 2016, a smaller event ...
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What type of weather conditions would lead to being above the clouds while mountaineering?
Its always been cool to be climbing a mountain and look down, and realize that you are high enough that there are clouds below you.
Here are some pictures from Wikipedia of what this looks like.
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Why does the 528 thickness lines only appear on weather maps in the future?
I've been learning about snow forecasting in the UK. I've learned an important feature is the atmosphere thickness, specifically the 528 line:
Pressure decreases with altitude, and thickness ...
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How do you assess the weather when getting an alpine start?
When getting an early alpine start (3-5 am or earlier) it will probably be before the sun comes up. Hopefully, the weather will be better in the morning (that is often the point of an alpine start), ...
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How do you predict weather with an altimeter while mountaineering and or backpacking?
I do know that if your elevation rises while staying in the same position, the pressure is decreasing and that it is a sign of bad weather incoming and a decrease in elevation means that the pressure ...
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Warming cold hands and feet [duplicate]
I'm seeing great tips on here about swinging arms and legs to warm cold feet and hands in frigid conditions, but it dates back a bit. I'm looking to include 'field-tested' info on this in a magazine ...
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What are good ways of predicting incoming weather from the downwind side of a mountain?
There are a lot of mountaineering routes that go up the downwind side of a mountain. Like the CMC route on Mt. Moran in the Tetons or the Gooseneck Glacier route on Gannet Peak.
The added danger of a ...
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Mountain guide leading towards a thunderstorm - does his explanation make sense?
I just got back from a guided walking trip to high mountains. There was one day when we encountered a thunderstorm - and the guide advised we are OK to proceed with the day's walking, instead of ...
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Can deep wave action be partially predicted by lunar phases?
Where I walk weekly (Del Monte Beach in Monterey, California), I beachcomb for shells, glass, and particularly stones. Most of what gets cast up is rather dull and uninteresting - gray and black rocks ...
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How much rain (realistically) could a packaway rain jacket take?
Thinking about getting a small packaway rain jacket to keep in the car for emergencies like this or this.
However, I'm slightly worried at the amount of bad weather they could withstand going by how ...
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What are good indicators of hail approaching?
I live in a country where hail can strike suddenly and unexpected at any time of the year. I am trying to figure out if in COMMON weather data available to me, I could find patterns that may indicate ...
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