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Hikerhead
10-29-2006, 14:11
You think the wind is blowing hard where you are....
www.mountwashington.org
freefall
10-29-2006, 15:16
I check it out almost every day....
http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/cam/deck/index.php
I can't understand why there's no one out on the deck. :D
wow:cool: neo
Deck
OFFICIAL OUTFITTER OF THE MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY
Webcams (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/cam/)
Summit Conditions (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.php) – 3:15 PM, Sun.
TempWindGustW. Chill16.9°F264° (W), 114.7 mph125.4 mph-14.7°F
Conditions
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http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/conditions.png
uscgretired
10-29-2006, 15:43
I checked the webcam earlier today and the temperature was -6.8 with a wind gusts of 184. something. Also in the picture was someone lying prone in the snow on the deck. Not sure if it was a joke by staff personnel or maybe just showing everyone that he was not able to stand up in the wind.
This is only part of the battle for the current batch of SOBO attempts still in ME, NH and VT. I know of 6 0r 7 still in Maine and most of these haven't hit the Mahoosics yet. Snow and heavy rain have the rivers and streams at flood stage throughout the upper NE right now so fording anything is next to impossible. Extreme conditions all round for these guys, bummer.
The Old Fhart
10-29-2006, 20:44
uscgretired-"I checked the webcam earlier today and the temperature was -6.8 with a wind gusts of 184." Not so. The wind hasn't hit 180mph since 1980. The peak today was 144.3mph which is about the highest winds I saw in my 4 winters up there.
Also be careful what you are actually reading. The low temp, as of 8:30pm today, was +15°F. Those reporting negative temps are looking at wind chill which is the cooling effect on bare skin. I can assure you that the workers at the Observatory don't go out with any skin showing. To do so would mean almost instant frostbite.
Pokey2006
10-30-2006, 03:57
Are there really SOBOers out in New England at this time of year???? I mean, a stubborn NOBOer or flip-flopper or two, someone close to the end, I could see that, but someone just starting a 2,000-mile-long-hike in this weather??? At the end of October?
Good for them if they have cold weather/winter hiking experience and the right gear. Then, I say go for it. But without the right experience and gear, that's just plain stupid.
According to the SOBO I met at Saddleback, There were 2 or 3 behind him and 2 or 3 ahead of him. He seemed well prepared but like the others, probably had not anticipated torrential rains and high winds along with the snowcapped peaks all of which can hamper progress. 1- 2 feet of snow at 4000 ft.
uscgretired
10-30-2006, 10:07
Must have been wrong on the 184 gusting wind. I have new glasses and it probably was 134. Well, only 50mph off. No doubt in my mind about somebody lying on the deck (fully clothed). The camera never blinks. Regardless it was mighty cold and windy up on that ole mountain.
....Good for them if they have cold weather/winter hiking experience and the right gear. Then, I say go for it. But without the right experience and gear, that's just plain stupid.
Everyone should keep in mind that for some weather conditions there is no right experience and gear -- as a park ranger discovered in the Whites a year or two ago.
Such conditions occur rather frequently on Washington, occasionally at high elevations throughout the northeast. At these times the only solution is to find a sheltered spot and the willpower to wait out the weather.
Weary
Gray Blazer
10-30-2006, 11:32
Not so. The wind hasn't hit 180mph since 1980. The peak today was 144.3mph which is about the highest winds I saw in my 4 winters up there.
Also be careful what you are actually reading. The low temp, as of 8:30pm today, was +15°F. Those reporting negative temps are looking at wind chill which is the cooling effect on bare skin. I can assure you that the workers at the Observatory don't go out with any skin showing. To do so would mean almost instant frostbite.Old Fhart, is that you in the LL Bean commercial I saw on the tube?
Footslogger
10-30-2006, 11:35
Now we have wind out here in Wyoming ...but nothing that high, even on a bad day.
Here's what it looked like with around 45 - 50 mph gusts this past July. Can't imagine trying to keep my footing at that level. I had my hatband cranked down so tight I was getting a headache.
'Slogger
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