Iowa, Illinois, Indiana headed toward a drought again. Since July 1, we've only had about half the normal amount of rain. Chance of getting a bit on Thursday, but not much.

At least the grass doesn't grow as fast this way.

Yeah, how true, hopefully you get some rain, where I live just got clouds, Elephant Mountain though got drenched...

The Illinois EPA has declared an Air Pollution Action Day from midnight tonight to midnight tomorrow night.

It's been extended for another day. Pollutant level Orange: Unhealthful for sensitive groups.

However, these are the first and second Action Days this year, whereas the average at this point is about six and last year we'd had twelve.

Basically, we're advised to avoid using small gas engines, and do anything that uses a lot of energy in the early morning or the evening. Those who are sensitive should stay indoors.

I just saw a Facebook post from the National Weather Service that said we're getting smoke from the wildfires in Idaho. It's visible on the satellites.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

[I just saw a Facebook post from the National Weather Service that said we're getting smoke from the wildfires in Idaho. It's visible on the satellites.

With all the fires in the Sierras, we've been breathing smoke all summer. Only time the Air Quality gets under Orange/Sensitive is for a few hours after it rains.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Nice and sunny here, 26°C

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[I just saw a Facebook post from the National Weather Service that said we're getting smoke from the wildfires in Idaho. It's visible on the satellites.

With all the fires in the Sierras, we've been breathing smoke all summer. Only time the Air Quality gets under Orange/Sensitive is for a few hours after it rains.

Can't blame that on cars and trucks.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

[I just saw a Facebook post from the National Weather Service that said we're getting smoke from the wildfires in Idaho. It's visible on the satellites.

With all the fires in the Sierras, we've been breathing smoke all summer. Only time the Air Quality gets under Orange/Sensitive is for a few hours after it rains.

Can't blame that on cars and trucks.

Tell that to the EPA and the Air Quality Boards. They don't seem to care where it comes from, if the particulate counts get over a certain point enough times, our car registration taxes go up as punishment (yeah, I know what the regs say, my niece the lawyer is fluent in legalese).

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

[I just saw a Facebook post from the National Weather Service that said we're getting smoke from the wildfires in Idaho. It's visible on the satellites.

With all the fires in the Sierras, we've been breathing smoke all summer. Only time the Air Quality gets under Orange/Sensitive is for a few hours after it rains.

Can't blame that on cars and trucks.

Tell that to the EPA and the Air Quality Boards. They don't seem to care where it comes from, if the particulate counts get over a certain point enough times, our car registration taxes go up as punishment (yeah, I know what the regs say, my niece the lawyer is fluent in legalese).

Smog does seem to make health matters worse, at one time I was diagnosed with asthma, I've never had a episode of course, it's just when I was 12 I couldn't keep up with some of the other kids on a hike up into the mountains(that wasn't when I was diagnosed of course, that came when I was 18), so I had to stay with another troop, on flat ground(or nearly) I could keep up just fine, it didn't help matters that when I was 11 I was about 4.5' tall and at 12 I was 5'10.5" tall, that was a painful year, both to Me and to Dads wallet. I sympathize Donald, I really do, but at the same time air pollution hurts everything, except the rocks under ones feet.

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except the rocks under ones feet.

Unless the rocks are marble......

except the rocks under ones feet.

Unless the rocks are marble......

Most of the time marble(which before metamorphic heating was limestone, if I remember right from My geology merit badge, yeah I have a few) isn't on the surface of the ground.

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Marble Statues?

Marble Statues?

Yeah part of smog will affect them, I've seen it and the wear isn't pretty, it's like someone smoothed out the column into a shadow of itself.

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The 90 today was the first in over a month. A "cold" front is supposed to come through tonight with scattered t-storms. Low 80s tomorrow.

Climbing into the 90s again next week.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

So much for the low 80s.

Current temp 70F, dew point 69, rain has bumped up to 0.80" thanks to a good heavy soaking during the workday. Having not expected that much, I left my umbrella at home, so I hope it's light or nothing when I leave in half an hour.

If it's raining now, they'll be making the announcement about the rain plan for bus riders in a couple minutes.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Harvest moon poking through the clouds

(and its still over 20C here)

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

I don't know how much rain we got, but we had fog overnight. I'm just off the edge of a looong band of a dense fog advisory going about from southwest Wisconsin to somewhere in Indiana.

I left the AC on just to handle the humidity.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I don't know how much rain we got, but we had fog overnight. I'm just off the edge of a looong band of a dense fog advisory going about from southwest Wisconsin to somewhere in Indiana.

I left the AC on just to handle the humidity.

Sometime in 2016 or so I'll have AC for the house and probably work on the cars a/c too. If I had a bit more income, it might be different.

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Humid and warm today 25C

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

My weekend...

Friday

Partly cloudy with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 95F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy with thunderstorms, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 73F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Saturday

Partly cloudy with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 95F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy with thunderstorms. Low of 72F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms. High of 84F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.

Sunday Night

Overcast with thunderstorms. Low of 61F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 1.3 in. possible.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 82F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

Monday Night

Overcast with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

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The weather here will be about like so...

Friday
Clear. High of 106F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Clear. Low of 73F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 104F. Winds from the West at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Saturday Night
Clear with thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 75F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 95F. Breezy. Winds from the SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday Night
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 70F. Winds from the ESE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Monday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon. High of 97F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday Night
Low of 72F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
High of 99F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Low of 77F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
High of 100F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Low of 77F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
High of 100F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Low of 79F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
High of 102F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday Night
Low of 79F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
High of 99F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Low of 79F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
High of 97F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Low of 77F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 99F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday Night
Low of 77F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

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After a little rain this morning, this is what it looks like outside my house.

http://youtu.be/StdXJOS3dzs

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I've got nothing here as rain goes, it's 95F and partly cloudy out.

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
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