Dangerous heatwave starts hitting US and Canada

[hotrodharley]

It was 12C here yesterday in Alberta

Followed a motor home towing a car yesterday from Fairbanks headed south. From Alberta. That sorry twerp was doing 40-45 mph. I spent 10 miles following him wondering if he had driven from Edmonton to Alaska going that fast. In Montana you only see Alberta plates as they speed by you.

 

[xtsho]

Beautiful summer weather here in Portland. I sure love the Pacific Northwest. Especially after watching the weather they've been having across the rest of the country. But I'm not looking forward to the wildfires that are sure to come. Last year the smoke was pretty thick at times.

 

[Deadhead13]

Will welcome some relief in the south anytime. Upper 90s, index over 100.

 

[bk78]

I actually had to turn my drivers up in my room just to get it to 24 Celsius lol.

 

[xtsho]

Will welcome some relief in the south anytime. Upper 90s, index over 100.

You guys can't catch a break down there. Tornadoes, flooding, heatwaves, and then there's hurricane season. I don't think I could deal with it.

 

[BudmanTX]

95F is just another summer day in NW Florida. But heat is the biggest weather related killer. Folks who are not used to it are not used to it.

true...very true...that's what makes it dangerous for people. Down here we have programs .....like box fan programs for people who don't have a/c, there is another with HVAC companies if they donate they're time to fix elderly people's a/c systems too...

just becareful with the heat.....look out for heat exhaustion and or heat strokes.....know they symtoms and the signs....always keep hydrated, keep a good hat on, and try to keep cool as possible..

 

[Neubieauto]

I actually had to turn my drivers up in my room just to get it to 24 Celsius lol.

Lucky you lol.

 

[too larry]

. . . . . . . . .just becareful with the heat.....look out for heat exhaustion and or heat strokes.....know they symtoms and the signs....always keep hydrated, keep a good hat on, and try to keep cool as possible..

I deal with it most days. Going out early and late will help some. I've got sun hats, but don't use them unless I'm getting dirt down my neck. I seem cooler without it. Once I start losing my balance or stumbling, I know it's time to do something else.

 

[Neubieauto]

I deal with it most days. Going out early and late will help some. I've got sun hats, but don't use them unless I'm getting dirt down my neck. I seem cooler without it. Once I start losing my balance or stumbling, I know it's time to do something else.

Lol that seems like a long way to take it before cooling down. Losing balance and stumbling are pretty far into heat stroke territory. Maybe get cooler before that point. That's just my opinion though lol.

 

[BudmanTX]

I deal with it most days. Going out early and late will help some. I've got sun hats, but don't use them unless I'm getting dirt down my neck. I seem cooler without it. Once I start losing my balance or stumbling, I know it's time to do something else.

surprised you don't have a water barrel around you can drink from and or dunk you head into to cool u off. And i always have a towel with me, soak it in water for a few, and then wrap it on my head and or around my neck. I also keep a box fan on my porch too, work a little in the sun and take a break in front of the a fan.....i've gotten heat exhaustion to many time in my life not to...

 

[too larry]

surprised you don't have a water barrel around you can drink from and or dunk you head into to cool u off. And i always have a towel with me, soak it in water for a few, and then wrap it on my head and or around my neck. I also keep a box fan on my porch too, work a little in the sun and take a break in front of the a fan.....i've gotten heat exhaustion to many time in my life not to...

As a hiker I have more damn Smart water bottles than many small grocery stores. I keep a couple of bottles in all my vehicles, and I have a wrought iron table and chairs under my garden oak. I have a hose set up there for head soaking. I take lots of breaks. But I try not to go inside until lunch, or I will be done for the day. Hard to leave the AC.

 

[too larry]

Lol that seems like a long way to take it before cooling down. Losing balance and stumbling are pretty far into heat stroke territory. Maybe get cooler before that point. That's just my opinion though lol.

A chainsaw is usually involved when I get like that. I do try to run a whole tank of gas before stopping, but that doesn't always happen.

 

[xtsho]

The hottest temperature I've been in was at Lake Havasu and it was 118F. I was there for a week and It was brutal. To make matters worse I was there for work and busy the entire time so I couldn't even go wakeboarding. I did drive across the London Bridge. And I mean the original London Bridge. It was dismantled and shipped to the United States and reassembled at Lake Havasu

 

[Dr.Amber Trichome]

I over heat so quickly. My head gets so hot .. one trick I learned living in Tucson Arizona dunk your t shirt in water and soak it and put it back on and get your hat to get your head wet to cool off. Excessive heat warning here in NJ. It looks like a flaming Cheeto and I got stuck here at the hottest beach on the shore. They are protesting the horses being run in the heat. Horse racing is cruel.

 

[BarnBuster]

... dunk your t shirt in water and soak it and put it back on....

pics?
(asking for a friend)

 

[Dr.Amber Trichome]

pics?
(asking for a friend)

Sure sweetie

 

[CanadianDank]

42c in ottawa today with humidity

 

[CanadianDank]

we are all melting. i cant believe some people enjoy this shit

 

[Obepawn]

Extremely hot weather has started to hit most of the United States, with temperatures set to peak over the weekend, meteorologists say.

The heatwave could affect about 200 million people in major cities like New York, Washington and Boston in the East Coast, and the Midwest region too.

In some places, temperatures could be close to or exceed 100F (38C). Parts of Canada are also being hit.

Experts link more frequent heatwaves in recent years to climate change.
Earlier this month, the US state of Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, registered record high temperatures.

Which areas are hit by the latest heatwave?
The heatwave is hitting an area stretching from the Central Plains of Colorado and Kansas, to the Great Lakes in the north-east.

Consider you plants, some shade and extra water is Good

That’s not unusual to me, being a desert rat. Every summer from June thru September, daytime temps do not drop below 103 and for about a month, it never drops below 100 degrees. Been dealing with it for over 22-years.

 

[BostonBuds]

I dont have ac, outside plants are fine but inside its getting up there. On the coast near Boston, nice cool breeze outside but inside its hot and humid with fans blowing in all windows.