Worthless Weather Forecasts

 It wasn't as hot as forecast yesterday, and then in the afternoon it got more and more cloudy until we had an intense thunder shower, and more rain after that. It seems that a wide area got significant rain, and that wasn't in the forecast either. We start off today just as we did yesterday. It'll be interesting to see how things develop. ERIS is the new Covid variant of interest and hospitalizations are up about 40% in the UK and about 12% in parts of the USA. Covid and its variants are here to stay. Get used to it. 

What we probably need is a variant that will kill off the anti-vaccination crowd. Dream on. 

Change!

 My sixth sense was right on target. Instead of the blistering heat in the forecast, we had early morning rain showers, with plenty of thunder and lightening, and this morning we start off in the mid-sixties F and the high temperature will be well below 100 F. Seasonal. Nothing above normal, and we have a wind from the east rather than the south. More rain chances tonight. It's a change, and I sensed that change! It's amazing how the forecasters never mention their mistakes. They were way off, with dire predictions of record highs today. I hope it stays like this for a while. It's terrific outside. Change!

Change In The Air

 Of course, it could be an illusion. The temps didn't hit predicted highs yesterday as cloud cover moved in and severe storms popped up north of us. Today already it is more cloudy than sunny and the temps are milder than they have been. I can't see us hitting any record highs today. Promising signs of change, at least. In 1988 the pattern was somewhat similar. I am still roaming around in my past. Keeping a journal was a good idea. I began in 1980 but volumes prior to 1988 have been shredded since I simply couldn't relate to that person anymore. Somewhat embarrassing and distressing to read that stuff. Lots of poor decisions in those days, although there were no disasters. In hindsight I would have done many things differently. 

Is it not like that for all of us?

Triple Digits March On

 It was something like this in 1988, except we were getting more rain. The heat didn't break until the last day in August. 

I was much more uncomfortable then. It's easy to forget. I'm still exploring the past, since the future interests me not at all. 

Very Nice Morning

Yes, it will be quite hot well into next week, but I felt a hint of seasonal change this morning. That's encouraging.