Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early
indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

Jeez, a clock ringing on the hour could be deemed a decent indicator of
imminent rain where you live. Where I live, there are no reliable
indicators of rain. We believe it if and when it finally hits the ground.
Had a pretty good one last Tuesday night. First one in 100 days. And this
is our "monsoon" season.

In Seattle, if you can see the mountain, it's going to rain. If you can't
see the mtn it is raining!
G
"RG" wrote in message
news:TaRYa.38742$Bp2.38363@fed1read07...

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early
indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

Jeez, a clock ringing on the hour could be deemed a decent indicator of
imminent rain where you live. Where I live, there are no reliable
indicators of rain. We believe it if and when it finally hits the ground.
Had a pretty good one last Tuesday night. First one in 100 days. And
this
is our "monsoon" season.

I am in the sub tropics so a thunderstorm is an afternoon certainty for about 6
months of the year. The only question is whether it will come over you. The
local weather RADAR on cable TV is the best forecaster. I certainly wish
someone would bvroadcast that on an unused UHF channel!!! Then a $69 TV would
be your weather station.
As it is we make do by watching the strato cumulous formations and plotting
them against a fixed object to determine the direction of travel. The sun is
handy for this when you are out in the middle of nowhere.

Check out:
http://www.storm-hawk.com/
http://www.wxworx.com/
http://www.wxport.com/

All will show weather, Doppler radar, etc. one even overlays it on your
electronic charts! WFax is starting to look pretty weak.

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Keith
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'Hurhurhur, 2400 baud sucks' - V.bis and Baudhead
"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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I am in the sub tropics so a thunderstorm is an afternoon certainty for
about 6
months of the year. The only question is whether it will come over you.
The
local weather RADAR on cable TV is the best forecaster. I certainly wish
someone would bvroadcast that on an unused UHF channel!!! Then a $69 TV
would
be your weather station.
As it is we make do by watching the strato cumulous formations and
plotting
them against a fixed object to determine the direction of travel. The sun
is
handy for this when you are out in the middle of nowhere.

In Seattle, if you can see the mountain, it's going to rain. If you can't
see the mtn it is raining!

Actually, Mt Tahoma is a an excellent forecaster of rain, all joking aside.

The first clear day that a cloud forms just above the summit is usually the
last day before it begins raining again. No wonder they renamed the moutain
Rainier. It's Rainier here than almost anywhere else.