I couldn't find this anywhere on this forum so I pose this question.
I just noticed my Vantage Pro2 console said, "Kite Flying Weather" for the first time this afternoon.
I suspect it has something to do with the fact that my 10-minute wind average was at least 10 mph.
Can anyone else confirm seeing this?
What other sayings are there?
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Kite Flying Weather
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Re: Kite Flying Weather
It appears on my console once the average speed reaches 13 km/h.
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THX
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Re: Kite Flying Weather
Are there any other sayings?
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Re: Kite Flying Weather
I've seen "Hold on to your hat" and "It's raining cats and dogs".THX wrote:Are there any other sayings?
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Re: Kite Flying Weather
Someone on another forum posted the following list:
WIND WARNING, LOW WIND CHILL ADVISORY, WARNING, LOW WIND CHILL, DRESS WARMLY, FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE, DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL,DANGER, EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILL, RISK OF FREEZING EXPOSED SKIN, HIGH HEAT INDEX ADVISORY, WARNING, HIGH HEAT INDEX, HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION POSSIBLE, DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX, DANGER, HIGH HEAT INDEX, HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION LIKELY, KITE FLYING WEATHER, HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT, IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS, LAST 15 MIN. OF RAIN, LAST 24 HOUR OF RAIN, 10 MIN. AVG. WIND SPEED, LOW BATTERY ON STATION X, LOW CONSOLE BATTERIES, LOW BATTERY ON REPEATER
MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12-24 HRS AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR AND WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 6-12 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12-24 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND WARMER. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLER. CLEARING AND COOLER. CLEARING, COOLER AND WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. FORECAST NOT READY YET. PRECIPITATION CONTINUING. PRECIPITATION CONTINUING, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION LIKELY. PRECIPITATION LIKELY, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION ENDING WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION ENDING WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES AND ENDING WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION ENDING IN 12-24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE AND WINDY WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6-12 HRS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6-12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12 HRS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12-24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 24-48 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HRS. INCREASING WINDS. WINDY. POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, NW, OR N. WINDY WITH POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, NW, OR N. PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, SW, OR S. WINDY WITH POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, SW, OR S.
There are probably more but that's a start.
WIND WARNING, LOW WIND CHILL ADVISORY, WARNING, LOW WIND CHILL, DRESS WARMLY, FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE, DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL,DANGER, EXTREMELY LOW WIND CHILL, RISK OF FREEZING EXPOSED SKIN, HIGH HEAT INDEX ADVISORY, WARNING, HIGH HEAT INDEX, HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION POSSIBLE, DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX, DANGER, HIGH HEAT INDEX, HEATSTROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION LIKELY, KITE FLYING WEATHER, HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT, IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS, LAST 15 MIN. OF RAIN, LAST 24 HOUR OF RAIN, 10 MIN. AVG. WIND SPEED, LOW BATTERY ON STATION X, LOW CONSOLE BATTERIES, LOW BATTERY ON REPEATER
MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12-24 HRS AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR AND WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 6-12 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. MOSTLY CLEAR FOR 12-24 HRS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND WARMER. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLER. CLEARING AND COOLER. CLEARING, COOLER AND WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. FORECAST NOT READY YET. PRECIPITATION CONTINUING. PRECIPITATION CONTINUING, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION LIKELY. PRECIPITATION LIKELY, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION ENDING WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION ENDING WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES AND ENDING WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION ENDING IN 12-24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE AND WINDY WITHIN 6 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6-12 HRS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 6-12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12 HRS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 12-24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 24-48 HRS. PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HRS. INCREASING WINDS. WINDY. POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, NW, OR N. WINDY WITH POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, NW, OR N. PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE TEMP CHANGE. POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, SW, OR S. WINDY WITH POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT TO THE W, SW, OR S.
There are probably more but that's a start.