TODAY... WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS OVERNIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... WITH WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 58 MPH POSSIBLE.
As a result, we've found a lovely little park in Kingman that we're planning to call home for the next two nights.
Our original plan was to make Needles today, some 260 miles away. Then, we checked the weather. This high wind advisory is impacting all of Northern Arizona and the California desert. The forecast for Needles was sunny, windy and 96 degrees. Sounds pretty prickly, doesn't it? We sure thought so.
We looked for alternatives and found Kingman, which looked just as windy, about 15 degrees cooler and 80 miles closer. If we left Camp Verde early enough we could make Kingman before the wind started to blow. But, one question remained.
Do we know how to leave early?
Sure 'nuff, we were hooked up and on the road by 8:30. That's some kind of record! With an all-interstate route and no need to stop for fuel, we made good time. Paul wrestled some stiff headwinds and a side gust or two the last hour or so. With enough of that we pulled into Kingman just before noon.
We've never landed anywhere before noon!
As if on cue, just after we set up, the skies clouded and the winds kicked up. And, by the looks of things, it'll be awhile before they calm down. We're happy to lay low and let the windy weather pass. Rocking and rolling in a parked moose is MUCH better than wrestling this rolling billboard down the road. Plus, when you add miles and miles of desert to this windy scenario things can get dangerous fast.
Meanwhile, we'll just sit back and relax and get our kicks here in this famous spot on Route 66.
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Good thing to lie low for a day or two until things calm down. Be safe and stay indoors if the sand starts blowing.
here is to a safe windy day and night!!..embrace the breeze!!..
We may have "damaging wind gusts of 65 to 70 mph" tomorrow with today's wind gusts being a mere 55-60. We'll be working inside Denny's sister's garage today instead of doing the outdoor stuff. While hoping the Beast doesn't get blown away parked up here on the side of a mountain!
Glad you had a safe trip, you're right, desert wind is no joke. We've decided to bag our own travel plans because of predicted snow in New Mexico the nights we planned to be there. Let the storms pass and lets all just relax.
Heck.. you guys stop blowing your winds way up here in Wisconsin! We are buffeting around on the highway with the rig right now. About 20-30mph .... might have to pull off and continue our trip in the morning.
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Karen and Steve
(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/
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