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Old 10.08.2015, 21:32
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Re: Weather!

Huge thunderstorm here, the rain gutters are completely overwhelmed. At last it is cooler. ☺
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Old 11.08.2015, 18:46
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Re: Weather!

Simply had to share the view currently from my place. No rain yet in the forecast, but who knows!
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Old 12.08.2015, 11:27
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Simply had to share the view currently from my place. No rain yet in the forecast, but who knows!
Ya I saw this cloud yesterday with incredibly elongated anvil

Meanwhile today:
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Old 12.08.2015, 11:43
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Re: Weather!

Ha, ha! And we could see the same over your side!
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Old 12.08.2015, 19:30
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Ha, ha! And we could see the same over your side!
Where was this taken from? Mine is from the boundaries of Lausanne with the Jura in the distance.
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Old 12.08.2015, 20:10
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Simply had to share the view currently from my place. No rain yet in the forecast, but who knows!
This was shared on the Montreux Facebook page yesterday
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Old 12.08.2015, 20:44
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Seems like tomorrow's the "last" day of this hot summer. Damn!

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16 degrees are too **** cold for August! Don't mind the rain and storms, though.

So, binge on ice cream and spend the day at the pool/lake/river tomorrow if you can. Of course this can also be done when it's only half as warm (Saturday), but it's much less fun.
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Old 12.08.2015, 21:06
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16 degrees are too **** cold for August! Don't mind the rain and storms, though.

So, binge on ice cream and spend the day at the pool/lake/river tomorrow if you can. Of course this can also be done when it's only half as warm (Saturday), but it's much less fun.
Thank you thank you this heat as made me so ill I hate it, for the last few weeks I have made my husband sleep in the cellar ( I can't stand body heat next to me ) when it's cooling down he can share my bed, then again I like our big bed to myself lol
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Old 12.08.2015, 21:38
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Hermance, tip end of left bank.
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Old 13.08.2015, 16:53
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Re: Weather!

Finally, thunderstorm
And there are some boats on the lake, despite lightning strikes
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Old 13.08.2015, 17:25
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Been a lovely warm day, again. But suddenly got very dark and windy, and a few rumbles of thunder- not much rain yet though.

Ooops edit 1 minute later - chucking it down now!
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Old 13.08.2015, 17:27
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Re: Weather!

All hell broke lose over here!

Literally from one second to the next, we passed from 30 degrees to a huge storm. Very strong wind and heavy rain. Half my terrace went flying to the neighbors
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Old 13.08.2015, 17:33
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Collected son from Edinburgh at Geneva airport at 12.50, quickly had some nice smoked meats and melon, he almost died of the heat so changed into his swimming shorts, rushed to the lake, had an hour's swim with his sister, ice cream, glass of rosé wine...and now it's hot cups of tea and rain that, he swears, has followed him all the way from Scotland!!
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Old 13.08.2015, 18:09
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It's just arrived here.
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Old 13.08.2015, 18:15
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Re: Weather!

I have a view of Lake Neuchatel from our house windows. There's a sailboat out in the middle with it's sail down (smartly). Then all hell broke lose and I can't see the boat anymore although I saw it 5 minutes ago. It couldn't be out of view that fast, just hope it is lost from my view in the waves and white caps.
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All hell broke lose over here!

Literally from one second to the next, we passed from 30 degrees to a huge storm. Very strong wind and heavy rain. Half my terrace went flying to the neighbors
My doormat, my outdoor carpet, a hammoc and a plastic chair(!) all landed in the garden 2 floors down from my balcony in a matter of seconds Microburst observed so I had time to collect my cat and nothing more before the wave hit us
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I have a view of Lake Neuchatel from our house windows. There's a sailboat out in the middle with it's sail down (smartly). Then all hell broke lose and I can't see the boat anymore although I saw it 5 minutes ago. It couldn't be out of view that fast, just hope it is lost from my view in the waves and white caps.
I'm afraid Lake Neuchâtel is very famous for late afternoon really violent and dangerous change of conditions- so let's hope they are OK. The problem is that the Jura mountains above get cooler before the Lake area, creating a very fast and massive vacuum- virtually in minutes - causing many accidents for sailing boats, and much more for windsurfers, regularly fatal.
Normally the port authorities can see this coming and will activate flashing lights all around the lake warning sailors and surfers to get back to the shore quickly.
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I have a view of Lake Neuchatel from our house windows. There's a sailboat out in the middle with it's sail down (smartly). Then all hell broke lose and I can't see the boat anymore although I saw it 5 minutes ago. It couldn't be out of view that fast, just hope it is lost from my view in the waves and white caps.
I'm afraid Lake Neuchâtel is very famous for late afternoon really violent and dangerous change of conditions- so let's hope they are OK. The problem is that the Jura mountains above get cooler before the Lake area, creating a very fast and massive vacuum- virtually in minutes - causing many accidents for sailing boats, and much more for windsurfers, regularly fatal.
Normally the port authorities can see this coming and will activate flashing lights all around the lake warning sailors and surfers to get back to the shore quickly. This phenomenon/wind is called 'Le Joran'. You are supposed to report such sightings to the emergency services so they can check the boat out.

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I'm afraid Lake Neuchâtel is very famous for late afternoon really violent and dangerous change of conditions- so let's hope they are OK. The problem is that the Jura mountains above get cooler before the Lake area, creating a very fast and massive vacuum- virtually in minutes - causing many accidents for sailing boats, and much more for windsurfers, regularly fatal.
Normally the port authorities can see this coming and will activate flashing lights all around the lake warning sailors and surfers to get back to the shore quickly.
Close but not exactly right Jura mountains act like a enormous radiator which heats up the air. Hotter air moves up along the slopes sucking very moist air from the lake surface behind it. When it gets high enough (and colder), the water in it condenses rapidly creating thunderstorm clouds. Additionally, process of condensation releases so called latent heat which accelerates the cloud formation process even more. This is know as an orographic cloud or storm and happens in the Alps as well (especially eastern tip of Lac Leman, in the Montreux/Aigle/Martigny region ) Additionally to this effect, a rapid downflow of cooled air along with the precipitation might occur causing substantial damages on the ground and endangering watercrafts on the lake.
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Nyon train station today
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