What is the Temperature in your City? (snowy, temperatures, dew point)

[Synopsis]

San Antonio is not as humid as South Texas Jammie. It doesn't get as cold as it does even up here in the DFW area. It may be a good fit for you. It's a beautiful city as well. You might want to check it out.

Tucson, Arizona also comes to mind.

[Jammie]

It's 29 here this morning, but the windchill makes it feel like 18. It's still not as bad as it could be though and we're supposed to hit 50 degrees today. If the wind doesn't really start roaring, we'll have a nice day.

Anthony, I've browsed some of the pics of San Antonio in the past and I think it's pretty there. We've always liked the lush, green settings like we have here in the summertime. We really like the cost of living there, too and we've done a bit of checking on it. You have some awesome condos there in our price range. (not high cause we're no longer interested in a mortgage~been there and are thankful it's over)

Synopsis, we've never done much checking on Tucson itself, but Az. is our next stop. We now wish we'd have gone there a few weeks ago instead of where we decided to go since we'd actually been to that area several times before. My Dr. seems to think that Az. would be a perfect climate for us. We're actually looking just a bit north of Tucson in the Sun City/Surprise areas. We've never been to the desert and have always thought it'd be pretty blah, but there have been members in the forum that have dispelled that belief. It doesn't look lush and it looks different, but there is some beauty there. The fact that it rarely rains there is another big plus for me. Some of the forum members have shared stories of how their family members health problems improved since moving to that area. (fibro, arthritis type problems) The cost of living isn't quite as good as it is in Tx. and they do have a state income tax, but it isn't nearly as expensive as we thought it would be.

Even though I'd be pretty young for Sun City, somehow it interests me. The only downside so far is the fact that when you buy a home there, you need to pay a one time fee to the city just to live there. But the positive side to that is that it's just a one time fee and the taxes there are very low because they are exempt from paying a few of the taxes, like school taxes for one. Not sure if that's morally right or wrong, but I could live with it.

It just amazes me that we still haven't found the right spot. We're not looking for something strange or anything. Just a nice little condo in a nice warm area that has a bit of employment around and some friendly neighbors. It's got to be out there somewhere.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Jammie

It's 29 here this morning, but the windchill makes it feel like 18. It's still not as bad as it could be though and we're supposed to hit 50 degrees today. If the wind doesn't really start roaring, we'll have a nice day.

Anthony, I've browsed some of the pics of San Antonio in the past and I think it's pretty there. We've always liked the lush, green settings like we have here in the summertime. We really like the cost of living there, too and we've done a bit of checking on it. You have some awesome condos there in our price range. (not high cause we're no longer interested in a mortgage~been there and are thankful it's over)

Synopsis, we've never done much checking on Tucson itself, but Az. is our next stop. We now wish we'd have gone there a few weeks ago instead of where we decided to go since we'd actually been to that area several times before. My Dr. seems to think that Az. would be a perfect climate for us. We're actually looking just a bit north of Tucson in the Sun City/Surprise areas. We've never been to the desert and have always thought it'd be pretty blah, but there have been members in the forum that have dispelled that belief. It doesn't look lush and it looks different, but there is some beauty there. The fact that it rarely rains there is another big plus for me. Some of the forum members have shared stories of how their family members health problems improved since moving to that area. (fibro, arthritis type problems) The cost of living isn't quite as good as it is in Tx. and they do have a state income tax, but it isn't nearly as expensive as we thought it would be.

Even though I'd be pretty young for Sun City, somehow it interests me. The only downside so far is the fact that when you buy a home there, you need to pay a one time fee to the city just to live there. But the positive side to that is that it's just a one time fee and the taxes there are very low because they are exempt from paying a few of the taxes, like school taxes for one. Not sure if that's morally right or wrong, but I could live with it.

It just amazes me that we still haven't found the right spot. We're not looking for something strange or anything. Just a nice little condo in a nice warm area that has a bit of employment around and some friendly neighbors. It's got to be out there somewhere.

Here is a good piece of advice regarding Arizona. I would recommend not living in areas around the Phoenix metro area if you desire good air quality. Phoenix has had so much growth over the past few decades that a brown cloud often envelops the city. Prescott and that surrounding area north of Phoenix has a cooler climate with more vegetation, but probably has better air quality than Phoenix. Prescott has 4 very mild seasons with an occasional snowfall. However, the percentage of days with sun is very high.

[Jammie]

Plains, thanks for the info. Yea, I've read that the air quality isn't that great in the Phx. area, but didn't realize you could actually "see" how bad it was. We're actually looking pretty far west of Phx. so I would hope it wouldn't be as bad there. What do you think?

If I'm remembering correctly, we'd go very near Prescott if we left the airport and went up to Sedona. Could that be correct? Of course, we could never afford to live in Sedona, but everyone here says you can't go to Az. without seeing Sedona.

Just addiing~I did a search on Prescott and it's VERY expensive compared to Sun City/Surprise. Prescott also gets nearly three times the rainfall that Sun City does and the average snowfall per year is 24.8 inches. WAY too much snow for me. LOL

[Nameless]

There are a few other areas in Texas you could consider. Abilene, Midland-Odessa, San Angelo and El Paso. I'll be honest and say the panhandle will have too much winter for you. Those aren't considered glamorous places to live. But they're cheap and have the climate you desire. They're also big enough with most everything you will need. All of them will likely see some snow each year, but it will be rather minimal. Considering you don't want humidity I would look only west of I-35 and considering you want it warm I'd look south of I-20 as well. That doesn't leave much room

Mods: Merge this into a new thread?

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Jammie

Synopsis, we've never done much checking on Tucson itself, but Az. is our next stop.

It's freezing, Jammie! Brrr... Next week looks better, though.

Tucson Intl Airport
Lat: 32.12 Lon: -110.93 Elev: 2549
Last Update on Nov 25, 3:53 pm MST

Fair

62°F
(17°C) Humidity: 18 %
Wind Speed: N 8 MPH
Barometer: 30.05" (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint: 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.


7-day Forecast

Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs 68 to 73. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows 40 to 46. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. Highs 72 to 77. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Highs 71 to 76.

Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48.

Thursday...Mostly cloudy. Highs 71 to 76.

Thursday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain showers. Lows 44 to 49.

Friday Through Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs 69 to 75. Lows 44 to 49.

Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 10 percent chance of rain showers. Lows 41 to 46.

Sunday...Partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 74.

[Jammie]

Freezing, huh? WEll, those night time temps are a bit chilly, but I could probably tolerate those daytime temps if I HAD to.

[§AB]

freezing cold at night and freezing cold during the day.

[§AB]

for several days now we've been having "May Grey" and "June Gloom" marine layer crap every morning which lasts till midday. Sure, it clears for a beautiful afternoon but it keeps temps only in the low 70's / low 20's celcius which is not November weather.

very boring and dissapointing. One of the more lame Novembers in recent times

[Nameless]

Snowing and 36 at my house in Oklahoma City, right now. Nothing better than a snow at 36 degrees, no travel problems