Santa Monica, California has a lot of fog. They are zone 11b compared to Niagara's 6b - 7a.
Overcast skies there are common in the morning - May, June, July, and early August. That's how Fogust came along - August seems to be the month of Fog. However, they call the fog in May "May Gray" and then "June Gloom", so there's a name for each month's part in the foggy skies.
They have their highest temperatures in September - San Francisco is the same as that. Being on the ocean, they have cool breezes and that means cooler temperatures and cleaner, fresher air.
Santa Monica is considered a desert climate with they rainy season in winter. Today is a rain forecast at 19 degrees today.
Here in Niagara, the temperature is now 4 degrees and going up to 13 degrees. But what a difference to Santa Monica. We'll be down to 3 or lower in the night. Santa Monica will be down to 14 degrees.
Lake Ontario has its breezes that make it cooler by the lake. Our lake breezes happen more in the spring and summer. It is in November that we get the big winds, and even gales. And by the end of November, snow will take over from the rain.
Of course, we will have Christmas-worthy weather, compared to Santa Monica where it might be called "Fogmas".
Here's Half Moon Bay's version of the morning fog.
We are expecting a major winter storm. Snowvember occurred a few years ago on Nov 13 - 21, 2014. This is where the Niagara escarpment and Lake Ontario came together with lake-effect snowstorms of such sizable proportions that the 2014 storm buried houses leaving people stranded in their homes, trapping motorists, and depositing enough snow to make a record. One place had 88 inches. The forecast is for snow to start in the early morning, and I can see white roofs now, but no snow flying. I expect the snow today will be a lesser a problem for Remembrance Day ceremonies than it might have been.
We are very aware of Remembrance Day and its purpose to commemorate the moment armistice became effective in the first world war. It is remarkable to consider the millions of people who will participate in silence. This will move through Commonwealth countries, along with others such as France and Belgium. Each with its time zone will stop and remain silent at 11:00am. Queen Elizabeth has already laid the wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony. The news stories say it was an emotional service for her, with her shedding a tear.
Our pictoral stories today show the fallen leaves of November and the Peace Lily.
