RGV weather

TomG2 wrote:
Weather fluctuates everywhere.

I'm currently on vacation in Colombia, South America. The weather doesn't fluctuate much here at the Equator. All year round it's either Summer or Spring or Winter depending on what elevation you are at. But that doesn't help RV snowbirds much.

Weather fluctuates everywhere. The funny thing that I notice in the Rio Grande Valley is that it is always, "Going to be great in three days" that the weather people promise. I get it, we all like to see the area prosper.

John&Joey wrote:

Snowman9000 wrote:
Watching the weather, it looks darn cold.
Is this one of those years?

YES.

I think Texas is notorious for using the phrase "it's never like this."

I think Texas is known for using the phrase "if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes"

Snowman9000 wrote:
Watching the weather, it looks darn cold.
Is this one of those years?

YES.

I think Texas is notorious for using the phrase "it's never like this."

YES,,,, this A.M... temp dropped 25 degrees in 2 hours..

10 to 12 noon.

70 to 45 degrees .. rain did not begin till 11 am.

Saturday is expected to be 83... 3 days from now.

Today it is blowing cold rain with temps in the forties. Sunday was near record highs. Late Winter early Spring in the RGV.

DallasSteve wrote:
One of the coolest things to see in the Rio Grande Valley is the original mold for the Iwo Jima statue located in Harlingen near the airport.

Yes, for me it's kinda special. My uncle never talked about the war, but when he and I were next to my Dad during Hospice I told him how proud my Dad was of him and how he sent me an article about my Uncle in WWII.

He then proceeded to tell me how he showed up at Iwo Jima on day two. Everyone around him was getting killed or wounded. Nothing but carnage, but it was like he was in a bubble, never even got a scratch.

Every time I drive past that statue, I now think of my Uncle Harold (RIP).

86 degrees today. But has been a cooler than average Winter.

One of the coolest things to see in the Rio Grande Valley is the original mold for the Iwo Jima statue located in Harlingen near the airport. The famous one produced from this mold is in Washington, DC. It's BIG (like most everything in Texas).

American Legion: Iwo Jima Mold

Since we are now one week past the lowest average temperatures of the year, we can hope for warmer weather. That does not mean that I think the people already headed north this week are showing good judgment.