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Mountain Ramble

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Unusually for January, our temperatures have been slowly rising to where we’re in the double digits. 10, 11, 12C (50, 52, 53F). Quite comfortable and sunny, but I hope this doesn’t mean that we’re going to get storm slammed later!

We took advantage of the good weather for a ramble in the mountains to the south of us.

We didn’t climb too high in elevation because we wanted to stay below the snow line, but we were definitely high enough to enjoy the views.

The fresh air and nice weather were wonderful.

Happy Tuesday.

48 thoughts on “Mountain Ramble”

  8. Beautiful views, Lynette! I hope you guys don’t get slammed with really crusty weather. It’s unusually warm down here too with the low 70s this week, I’ll take it!

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    1. Thank you very much. 😊 It was really great, Belinda. 10 today but the long range forecast is for cooler temperatures with rain and wind starting next week. It’s January so we’re going to get something!

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    1. It was a great day out. 😊 And yes, it’s definitely been hot for January! The long range forecast indicates that we’re supposed to get cooler temperatures, rain and wind starting next week. I can’t complain given what month it is!

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  16. I love the forest. Those are beautiful views and beuatiful scenery. Great photos as usual. We are also having a mild January here in Dallas, 66F (19C), today, but northern Sweden and I’ll bet you too, are having more than just a mild January, quite warm perhaps.

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    1. Hi Thomas. Thank you very much. I love the forest as well and we are very fortunate to live in such a beautiful region.

      The Okanagan Valley is in southern Canada and has a microclimate that escapes hard winter (Penticton is 49.4° latitude). January temperatures for daytime are around 2-5C while nighttime lows would be plus one to minus one C or so. Right now we are ranging 5-8°C warmer but are heading into lower temperatures and rain within the next week. Our north (defined as north of 60°N latitude) is having a very usual winter with temperatures ranging from -25 to -55 and lots of snow.

      I’ve read about the mild winter that’s affecting northern Europe but the same isn’t true for northern Canada. So odd but there’s nothing logical about how climate change is affecting us.

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      1. Yes -20 to -55 is pretty cold (both Celsius and Fahrenheit). My childhood town Örnsköldsvik at latitude 63.3 had no snow for Christmas as I mentioned. However, a bit further north above the arctic circle (66°33′ North), which typically has colder weather, they’ve had interesting weather. After a record hot summer (hottest ever) they had a cold snap this winter.

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        1. Canada’s Arctic experienced high temperatures, a drought and major forest fires during the spring and summer of 2023. The weather since then has been more usual but those fires were devastating. Climate change is brutal. Hearing that your home town at 63.3 had no snow for Christmas is very disturbing.

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          1. Yes, I remember my childhood Christmases with a lot of snow, a thick layer of fun snow. Over the last one or two decades there’s been, I think three snow-less Christmases, if I don’t remember incorrectly.

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          3. Yes you are right. The clearest evidence for this is that organizations such as NASA (including satellites), NOAA, the Hadley Centre, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, and many others are keeeping track of this. Then add the fact that glaciers are retreating the world over, the arctic ice is melting, and now the antarctic too, sea level rise measured by satellites, etc. We know this.

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  17. That’s quite mild. Enjoy the warmer weather! Speaking of storms, we had our heaviest snowfall of the winter so far overnight. And we’re expecting another 5-10cm of snow this morning. Shovelling should be … fun.

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    1. I’ve seen the news videos! You and Québec are getting walloped again. Stay safe. I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop with a nice cold snap for us but it hasn’t happened and now some of the trees are starting to grow buds. If we get a late cold snap it could be real bad for the orchards. Weather – ugh.

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      1. The snow was a nice excuse to stay home today. Our neighbour was kind enough to use his snowblower on our driveway this morning. We had to do some shovelling later in the day, but were thankful it wasn’t the full amount! A late cold snap wouldn’t be good.

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        1. How wonderful to have a neighbour who does things like that! I hope you enjoyed your snow day and of course shovelling is always a good way to earn your dinner. About 200-600 calories per hour!

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