I’m really enjoying this post because it seems that when I asked people to send me a bit of fall weather they also sent a bit of their personality with the photos. All these photos are wonderful.
I’m going to leave the post up for the next few days because it keeps changing as people send photos. It’s not too late to send a photo / link / piece of fall. I (and I’m sure my site readers) would love to see how the rest of the world looks.
Calgary, Alberta
Posted by Sharlene
Forecast: Overcast with a Light Fog. -3 degrees Celsius. Windy — that’s what makes it cold because it is a cut through clothing type of wind.
I’m not sure the weather here knows what to do because when I look outside it is cold, foggy, frosty and nice at the same time. When dP got back from the dog walk this morning his comment was: “Cold. Definitely cold outside.” Notice the green tree? That’s ours. Apparently it is one of the only species of trees that can survive the cold of Alberta without having its leaves change colour until really late in the season.
Montreal, Quebec
Submitted by Gilles
Forecast: Sunny. Not a single cloud in the sky. A little windy. Present temperature 24 (12:40)
Gilles writes: “It’s been pretty warm in la Belle Province for this time of the year. It should be much more cooler with rain showers falling more often. But hey, we can’t complain. I know my cat Iseult isn’t complaining. She gets up at 6:00AM (before sunrise) and jumps into bed to let us know it’s time to let her out of the house! Once outside, she spends the whole day sleeping — which is probably more exciting than sleeping inside the house. Winter come, she won’t bother us to go outside anymore. She’ll hibernate. Looking outside I see a big yellow tree. And now that I know that it snowed in Calgary two days ago (!!!), I feel better 🙂 Thanks.”
Then later: “Here’s the yellow tree. It’s not spectacular, but it’s yellow!”
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Submitted by Ed
Ed writes: “Went out this afternoon on another bright sunny day with a temperature of 27C and took a picture that I believe tells it all about the weather in Nova Scotia. I have only had to cover them (melons) on one occasion when there was a risk of frost. Not bad for the 5th of October and the promise of more warm days to come and prediction by Environment Canada for a mild winter in Eastern Canada.”
Then later: “I do not want to leave a false impression that our weather is always like it has been this fall. This picture gives some idea of the aftermath of what was called White Juan being compared with the hurricane that ripped through Nova Scotia leaving a swath of fallen trees and a many without power up to a full week. The two humps of snow are our cars completely covered. We needed a front end loader with attached snow blower to clear our driveway.”
Wilmot, Nova Scotia
Submitted by Bob
Bob writes: “Here’s some pictures from today (Oct 5). It was a calm, sunny day at 24 C. In the foreground are the garden (ripe for harvest) and in the background the shed I built this summer.”
California
Submitted by Beck
Beck writes: “The weather today was sunny and clear with a high of 85 degrees Fahrenheit and a (forecasted) low of 51 degrees. I haven’t used my dryer (or turned the heat on in the house) since May, as I have been drying my clothes on the line. Summer’s heat easily reaches 105 degrees F sometimes. I haven’t been through a winter in this particular part of the San Francisco Bay Area but temps rarely get below freezing. (What I would call “freezing” isn’t even close to what you would consider “cold!”)
I took this photo a few minutes ago in my back yard. Jackson the tripod-dog is in the foreground and Chewbacca the whining whiner who whines is by the tree. They’re both bringing me their favorite toys so we can play. The grass is brown and patchy because here in CA nothing stays green unless you water religiously. Combine that with a pair of dogs who LOVE to romp and play every day and there just isn’t much hope for the grass. One of my favorite fall activities is sitting in that rope swing and reading a good book, while trying to ignore the incessant requests to play from the dogs.”
Nelson, British Columbia
Submitted by Tina
Tina writes: “This is only one picture of one lovely Sumac Tree. Apparently you can just pull a root out of the ground in spring and put in where ever you want it and it will grow. For about a week now I have wanted to take a picture of this tree, my neighbour’s tree, as it is changing leaf by leaf. Fall is wonderfully gorgeous here in the Kootenays. The weather has been warmer in the days and colder at nights, which is only about 13 degrees, but still scarf and sweater weather. That’s for prompting me to take that picture!”
Briar Island, Nova Scotia
Submitted by Ed
Ed writes: “I really like the one with the silhouetted lighthouse which was taken just before dark and really makes the light stand out.. If you have never visited this island it is a photographers paradise… Having never been succesful with photography I have really enjoyed the digital camera that I received last Christmas and see the world around me with new eyes.”
Alexandria, Virginia
Submitted by Jeff
Jeff writes: “Attached is a weather picture. It’s not that exciting because it’s drizzling here. Currently it’s 75 F (23.9 C) with light rain. The humidity is at 73% — it feels quite muggy. Expected high is 79 F (26.1 C) with a chance of rain. Tonight a 30% of rain throughout the evening with a low around 70 F (21.1 C).”
Vancouver, British Columbia
Submitted by Laura
Laura writes: “View from our apartment because it’s too yucky to head outdoors. Typical Vancouver Fall weather – rain rain rain. Weatherman says its 12 degrees. It HAS been a while, so the rain is welcome, but I’m sure it will become not so welcome after a day or two or three. Right now, it’s still somewhat of a novelty – I’m thinking hot cocoa, sitting by the fireplace and playing indoor games with the kidlet. But try me again tomorrow!”
New York, New York
Submitted by Greg
Greg writes: “It’s been a mixed day here in New York — a bit of fog and cloud in the morning, but the sun broke through this afternoon. The temperature got up to 25 or so, it’s been a beautiful September and October with unseasonably warm weather and lots of sun. I’m looking forward to the cool fall weather though, it’s funny but I actually miss Nova Scotia’s weather since I’ve moved down here. I haven’t seen an ice storm since I moved from Canada!
The shot in NYC is a street that I walk by on my way to the shuttle bus. I’ve always liked the brownstones here, it’s close to Striver’s Row and seems like a nice street.”
Palisades, New York
Submitted by Greg
Greg writes: “The rest of the shots are from around the campus, the town of Palisades which is about 12 miles outside of NYC. You can see the fog we had this morning in the shot of the trees behind one building (I took it from the roof). The shot of the cafeteria and the garden are from this afternoon when the sun was finally breaking through.”
You could always point to Joe’s observation about the weather in NYC on flickr. It’s the scientific version of what’s going on here — unseasonably (or unreasonably) warm for the past two months!
Margaretsville, Nova Scotia
Submitted by Raelene
Raelene writes: “Here is the Margaretsville wharf on October 3, 2005. It was a beautiful sunny day with temps reaching 27*! Unbelievable for October!!! Unfortunately, this is not a fishing village anymore like it was for so many years. Now it is used for Mackerel fishing and sight-seeing!”
Later she writes: “Here is another picture of the Margaretsville wharf taken in early winter 2004. I love this picture!”
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Submitted by Ian
These photos come from Ian and were actually taken last week. They come to me via a combination of PDAs and a sneaker net (and were part of what seemed like a marathon endeavour to get them here). Anyhow — these photos are from Inuvik where it is -4 degrees C, overcast with light freezing drizzle. A day before the photos were taken the trees in the first two photos had leaves on them.
Comox, British Columbia
Submitted by Dese
This photo comes from Dese in the Comox Valley. Comox is one of those places that rarely see snow – and when it does snow it is wet. Today (Saturday) the forecast is for light rain shower with a temperature of 8 degrees C. Because of the rain it feels like 5 degrees C.