I just heard tomorrows forecast, the closest town they mentioned to me was Royal Palm Beach and the low tonight is going to be 65 degrees. Thats winter baby. I haven't got it out yet, but I have long sleeve Carhartt's that haven't seen the light of day since March. Whats it going to be like where you live?
Is it winter where you live?
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1raggedhole
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Barely above freezing in the mornings. Trees are changing color and dropping leaves. Whitetails are crapping all over my yard while eating the acorns. There will be three dead does by Friday eve, and I’ll still be in a tee shirt when I shoot them. 
I don't think me and @1raggedhole will see 65 again for at least six months
Unusually warm here in southeastern British Columbia. High today was 68 and it is still 60 at 11:00pm. I was in a t-shirt while splitting firewood today. I was going to buy a log splitter but decided to save a few bucks and keep going with the maul and a splitting wedge. As the sweat ran down my face, I was feeling some serious regret. On top of that, I got stung by a yellowjacket. That ain't supposed to happen here in October! It's been way too warm to hunt. On the other hand, the last year it was like this, we ended up with 4 feet of snow on the ground , and didn't think winter would ever end. We'll see what this year brings. WH
TTE
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brokeasajoke
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Ridge tops seen a little snow yesterday here in western NC. Just rain down low. Never got out of the 40s yesterday.
This weekend it was in the 40's all weekend. I thought I would see 30's over night, but it didn't happen. I just go back in the cabin after 25 rounds or so to warm my hands up. Shooting is still a pleasure......When it gets real cold I have to go in every 10 or 15 shots.
I can't let the weather dictate my life......
I can't let the weather dictate my life......
With the rains and wind, fall is here in the valley of Oregon.
Oregon turns people into wimps.
Summers are 70° - 90°F, with maybe two weeks in the high 90's. Typically less than 40%RH. People moan here how hot it is if it gets above 90, even though the humidity may be in the high teens.
Falls are wet, 48 - 60°F, typically mid 50's, rainy and overcast.
Winters are mid 30's to high 40's. It may freeze one week out of the year, and people howl at how cold it is.
It may snow once or twice in two years. When it snows (1 - 4"), the place shuts down and all the news channels drone "snowpocalypse!"
Meanwhile more than 1/2 the inhabitants lock themselves indoors for the fall and winter, and become chronically deficient in vitamin D.
Spring here is a milder version of fall. mid 50's to high 60's, overcast, and sometimes rainy.
Growing tomatoes -- real tomatoes like beefstakes -- can be a challenge. Probably the best trick is to plant them against a southern facing wall where they get additional heat from the sun.
Because of the topography changes, the conventional wisdom is, "don't like the weather, drive 10 miles".
All the weather cameras they have here, in the winter on slow days, I'd check the cameras at the coast. Sunny! So the wife and I would jump in the car and drive over.
A few years ago, my wife loves the coast and was staying at Canon Beach. She had forgotten some items and asked me to bring them out. When I depart, it's sunny and 60's in the valley. Coastal range has blizzard conditions, with about 4" already laid down at the highest points. At the coast, 40's, howling wind and the rain is coming sideways. Pulling into Canon Beach, I almost hit a bobcat at the first exit, and there's about 15 head of elk cowering in the forest patch next to her condo.
Driving back late that night, there's three abandoned cars and one truck flipped on its side.
Why people try to take cars like a Honda Fit in snowy weather is beyond me.
Oregon turns people into wimps.
Summers are 70° - 90°F, with maybe two weeks in the high 90's. Typically less than 40%RH. People moan here how hot it is if it gets above 90, even though the humidity may be in the high teens.
Falls are wet, 48 - 60°F, typically mid 50's, rainy and overcast.
Winters are mid 30's to high 40's. It may freeze one week out of the year, and people howl at how cold it is.
It may snow once or twice in two years. When it snows (1 - 4"), the place shuts down and all the news channels drone "snowpocalypse!"
Meanwhile more than 1/2 the inhabitants lock themselves indoors for the fall and winter, and become chronically deficient in vitamin D.
Spring here is a milder version of fall. mid 50's to high 60's, overcast, and sometimes rainy.
Growing tomatoes -- real tomatoes like beefstakes -- can be a challenge. Probably the best trick is to plant them against a southern facing wall where they get additional heat from the sun.
Because of the topography changes, the conventional wisdom is, "don't like the weather, drive 10 miles".
All the weather cameras they have here, in the winter on slow days, I'd check the cameras at the coast. Sunny! So the wife and I would jump in the car and drive over.
A few years ago, my wife loves the coast and was staying at Canon Beach. She had forgotten some items and asked me to bring them out. When I depart, it's sunny and 60's in the valley. Coastal range has blizzard conditions, with about 4" already laid down at the highest points. At the coast, 40's, howling wind and the rain is coming sideways. Pulling into Canon Beach, I almost hit a bobcat at the first exit, and there's about 15 head of elk cowering in the forest patch next to her condo.
Driving back late that night, there's three abandoned cars and one truck flipped on its side.
Why people try to take cars like a Honda Fit in snowy weather is beyond me.
dhagerty40
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And here in south Arizona, we hit 102 yesterday....
99 Today in Qatar. I'll be heading home to NoDak next week where it is a bit cooler....
Gunworks58
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102 here in Yuma, and no snow in the forcast.
Lee Whitsel
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Well here in Livingston, Montana the mountains are turning white with snow. Elk and deer season starts Sat. morning and i don't plan on going hunting as it's way to warm to pack out meat. The mountains are over 10,000' around the house and tops all white with snow up there.
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My sister from Royal Palm Beach and my nephew went to Helen Ga. for a few days looking to relocate. On their way home they stopped in Lake City Florida to stay the night and have dinner with my wife and I.
My sister likes cooler weather like myself, it's 42 degrees right now in O'Brien Florida.
It's a good day for my wife and I to hit the range and do so rifle and pistol shooting.
We'll probably have a high of 65-70 degrees today.
My sister likes cooler weather like myself, it's 42 degrees right now in O'Brien Florida.
It's a good day for my wife and I to hit the range and do so rifle and pistol shooting.
We'll probably have a high of 65-70 degrees today.
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