What's the temperature where you are???

[Ponypoor]

12:00hrs, +3C (37F) and his is the high for today, supposed to be a mix of sun and clouds but it’s been overcast so far.

Need to clean the house eves trough (gutters) today / tomorrow. Get the leaves and debris out of them for winter.

There is to be a big drop in temps this week, the Polar Vortex will make its appearance and it will be cold for the rest of the year (hahahaha what’s that 6 weeks?), as long as it doesn’t snow more than 2cm (1”) I will be ok.

Might be last time the chooks will want to go outside.

This is Jaffarra my crop surgery kiddo. She doing well 10 days post op. I need to get the sutures out now I guess.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

74° at 1:00 P.M. The wind is picking up and clouds are slowly coming in and the Tour doesn't close until 4:30 P.M. The forecast still says rain isn't expected until 5:00.

We always need rain in the desert but wait just a little longer, please! Not everyone out there is a hard core cyclist. There's the century race (102 mi.), metric century (62 mi.), half metric century (32 mi.), 5K Run/Walk, and 3 mile fun ride. We don't want a wet Tour, that's hard on bikes and cyclists and increases the likelihood of crashes and injuries.

Here is this year's design. It's a Día de los Muertos theme but I'm not sure if I like it or not.

 

[Jenbirdee]

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Ack! 59° and raining hard with thunder and lightning at 3:00 P.M. The dogs are under my desk.

Here are some photos from earlier today. The Tour goes through town and many people just stay home until it's over because it plays havoc with car traffic, some call it the Detour of Tucson.

The guy on the right in the first photo is I think Quinn Simmons, a national champion.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

52° and still rainy-drippy with lightning and thunder. This is a LOT of rain for us. I love the sound of the cars driving by on wet streets, it's so rare.

The Tour ended fine. Over 11,000 cyclists participated. The men's and women's centuries were won by locals, Stephen Schaefer and Marjorie Rinaldo. The rain didn't seem to have much effect but there were wind gusts up to 35 mph which made things challenging even for seasoned racers.

The only accident I know of was when a javelina burst out of some brush and ran into a cyclist’s front wheel. The cyclist and the javelina were fine, the javelina continued on its way and the cyclist kept racing. Both declined to comment.

A javelina is a pig-like desert critter. They weigh ~40-60 lbs and smell awful. They're built like tanks so it was likely unharmed.

 

[Nym]

Sunday 23rd of November 3.30p.m. heavy cloud cover rolling back in. We received 40mm last nite! The chooks were very happy today, even dustbathing in wet soil

 

[AdaliaStark]

38°F while feeling like 33°F with 94% humidity and a 36°F dew point with W winds at 6mph.

Will be mainly sunny this morning with a high of 54°F and W winds at 5-10mph.

 

[chrissynemetz]

37°F partly cloudy
1:39 a.m.

 

[Debbie292d]

35°F, humidity 85%. 51°F predicted high!