Alaska Chat II (Bethel, Hope: spring break, kayaking, buy)

[warptman]

OK, this is ridiculous!

Bethel, Alaska (Airport)
Updated: 16 min 9 sec ago
Overcast
81 °F / 27 °C
Overcast
Humidity: 39%
Dew Point: 54 °F / 12 °C
Wind: 13 mph / 20 km/h / 5.7 m/s from the North
Wind Gust: 23 mph / 37 km/h / 10.3 m/s
Pressure: 29.54 in / 1000 hPa (Steady)
Heat Index: 80 °F / 27 °C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 2 out of 16
Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 2500 ft / 762 m
Overcast 9500 ft / 2895 m
(Above Ground Level)

[warptman]

The yellow squares have hail and tops from 22,000 to 30,000 ft.

[warptman]

Woohoo!

Now
Through 1026 PM..thunderstorms continue to fire along the Kuskokwim and Kilbuck ranges. A couple of heavy thunderstorms are located about 35 miles east-southeast of Bethel and another about 50 miles east of Bethel. These storms are moving southwest at around 30 mph and will be approaching Quinhagak and Platinum over the next 2 hours. Expect brief heavy downpours dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and small hail in vicinity of these storms. Other showers and thunderstorms continue to fire over the extreme northern portions of the Delta. These storms should be approaching the Bethel area between 600 PM ADT and 700 PM ADT.

[Barkingowl]

We're having a thunderstorm here too, warpt.

[warptman]

Bethel, Alaska (Airport)
Updated: 3 min 45 sec ago
Overcast
85 °F / 29 °C
Overcast
Humidity: 31%
Dew Point: 51 °F / 11 °C
Wind: 14 mph / 22 km/h / 6.2 m/s from the North
Wind Gust: 21 mph / 33 km/h / 9.3 m/s
Pressure: 29.49 in / 998 hPa (Falling)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 1 out of 16
Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 2500 ft / 762 m
Scattered Clouds 9500 ft / 2895 m
Overcast 27000 ft / 8229 m
(Above Ground Level)

[Barkingowl]

85*? That's really warm.

[warptman]

record event report... corrected
National Weather Service Bethel AK
925 PM akdt Sat Jul 5 2008


... Bethel feels the heat...

Bethel set a new daily high temperature record today of 85 degrees
around 645 PM akdt. The previous record daily high temperature of 78
degrees set in 1949 was initially tied at 302 PM... and broken just 9
minutes later... as considerable sunshine blazed over the area. Some
thunderstorms moved through the area around 7 PM akdt... bringing
gusty winds and caused the temperature to drop 18 degrees by 730 PM.

[Barkingowl]

I was reading an article on global warming. It was mentioning that the north pole was going to be clear of ice this year & that it had done so at other times in the past. It also said that there is always a balance between the poles. So while the ice may be thin in the arctic it is thickening in the antarctic.

[warptman]

Its going to be another hot one today, we're already up to 69 degrees and its only 10:30. Might have to go out on the river.

[Barkingowl]

Better get the boat before your brother does.