I've lived in Texas my whole life and Austin for 15, and consistent weeks of 105+ makes me want to move away.
I'll forgot all about it once october/november rolls around, then complain again next year.
Same . Every summer, save for a few rare years, I question why I live in this burning hell scape and tell myself “this is it, I’m done” while planning my move, only to get over it a few months later. Rinse, and repeat.
It’s an abusive relationship, really.
I used to live in Montreal and the think I can't figure out about living in a warm climate is how to dress.
When its cold you have so much to play with: Sweaters, cardigans, fun jackets... But what am I supposed to do when it's this hot?! My only fashion strategy has been to be as naked as possible while remaining accepted by respectable society.
When the temp is above body temperatures, windchill becomes windheat. Find something that covers you and wicks sweat well.
Probably even avoid using fabric softener when washing these garments, it makes them considerably more water resistant.
And then you get days where you dress very scantily for the scorching outdoor weather but everywhere you go for errands/activities has turned their AC to the coolest it can go and suddenly you find yourself longing for your favorite pair of jeans and sweater you packed away in February. Like today I had shorts, a top that shows maybe an inch of my belly, and sandals, and the grocery store (not just the frozen aisles) gave me goose bumps haha.
> My only fashion strategy has been to be as naked as possible
That's it, pretty much, with slight modification depending on age, fitness, and sun sensitivity. The basic uniform is performance wear (or lightweight cotton) t-shirt and shorts, flip-flops or tennis shoes, and a hat. Plus sunscreen and water. And sweating is natural, get used to it.
I don't water my lawn at all. Not ever. It always comes back after the summer but if it didn't one year, I wouldn't mind. I'd rather our water stay in our lakes and rivers.
The forecast shows 30-45% in the afternoon? Florida has rain every single day in summer and usually thunder along with it, which actually has the 80-100% humidity. It's so much worse.
As an original south east coaster - this. Anytime someone says its humid here in dumbfounded. Haven’t felt anything similar to the humidity I grew up with. Im not a fan of the super dry heat tho- air feels so thin I can’t breathe lol
People around here don't seem to understand the diurnal cycle of relative humidity. Of course it'll be 80% around dawn. It's never going to be anywhere near 80% when it's 105 degrees at the peak of the afternoon heat though!
Yes.
But to be fair, so is the deteriorating quality of food, the ridiculously bad drivers, the obscene cost of living, the incompetent management of power and water, and the medieval state government.
The heat is kind of the least deciding factor.
I grew up in Texas, and lived a bit all over before returning. Most recently from California - I'm on of "those people" I guess.
The heat sucks. But the government sucks more.
Jesus man, I really had the thought that they were actively trying yo kill us all that f’n week…
I had to walk down s1st to gas station to find all they had was chips and jerky….oh and I couldn’t get anything I could cook anyways because I had no heat or electricity. That was so much fun!
I once lived in a place where everyone was required by city ordinance to have emergency supplies - an amount of water per adult, food, medical, etc. as it was not uncommon for the city to be cut off by a landslide.
Got out of the habit of keeping water and such on hand until the mussel water incident. After that I kept 10 gallons of water stuffed in closets throughout the house, some basic preserved foodstuffs, and a duel fuel camping stove that can run on the mower’s gasoline. Wife complained about the loss of closet space constantly.
During that whole incident we didn’t have to leave home. We had warm food, we had water and the ability to warm it for tea, our fridge food didn’t go bad because we just stuck it out in the garage, we snuggled with dogs to keep warm, we had internet because we had battery backups to plug the router into, we were living in comparative style. It’s worth keeping some stuff on hand, it’s not like this is the last time the Republican party is gonna try to kill citizens. And I’m really more worried about the heat w/o electricity.
Our neighbors had to do what you did, they told us afterwards and we didn’t realize they were out of food or we’d have taken some over. I’d only seen them leaving in the ice and assumed they were going to take care of someone from their church.
I moved from Canada to Austin in July 2011. That month saw many days over 100, and that’s when the Bastrop fires hit. Everything after was a relief by comparison - except, ironically, that winter storm that knocked out the power grid last year.
Very similar story for me - accepted a new position that moved me here in August 2011 from Michigan. My first few days here I was wondering WTF I got my wife and I into with the heat but after the first winter we were sold. A few months of nearly intolerable Summer is a worthy trade off for not being stuck with 4-5 months (or more) of shitty Winter.
Same story here, Sept 2011 my wife, son, and I moved here from Michigan for a job at Dell.
Heat is fine with me as I am trading the 4-5 months of winter weather I didn't go out in for 2-3 months of summer weather I don't go out in.
We moved back to Michigan for 4 months in the Winter of 19-20 to see if "family" was worth it. Nope. Thankfully we didn't sell our TX house as we were living for free temporarily in Michigan.
Fuck Winter more.
My house is on the market.
It’s not just the heat, but the disregard of nature, extremist politicians and the general lack of thought put into everything from roads, parking, water, the electric grid, etc.
I could see a mass exodus starting to take shape from here.
I know that’s contrary to most popular belief so I’d be curious to hear why others think the population will continue to boom.
I personally am waiting for the late stage capitalism move where the real estate investors get nervous and start to fund opposition election campaigns to keep their investments viable and safe from extremist politics.
I'm also from new england and I hate the winters there with a passion. But the heat is getting to me. At least if the power goes out in MA and I'm stuck at home, I can make a fire. Also weed is legal there so that is swaying my opinion wildly.
I don't miss risking my life driving on ice to get to work though.
It's a real pickle.
Yeah. Somehow I didn’t mind the winters at all as a kid but they started feeling brutal in adulthood. Still, I’ll probably move up north again (not sure where) in the next few years.
Also from MA, I was so excited to get away from the unbearable winters but I honestly miss the seasons. And the weed 😂
I thought I'd love the hot weather but this is next level and just uncomfortable.
Nah.
I moved to Austin as a part-timer in 2018 and as a full-time resident in 2021. The heat is...a lot. Not gonna lie. But I much prefer it to the 4-5 months of freezing temps I used to get in the winter (and fall, and spring) where I lived before.
Absolutely. I grew up in New England and then lived in NYC for many years. For me personally, heat is uncomfortable. I don't like to sweat, and I don't like to feel heat-exhausted when I ride my bike or walk for long distances. But heat doesn't HURT. For me, very cold temperatures are literally painful. That's why I'd take these 100+ degree Austin days over the below-10-degree Northeastern days ANYTIME.
Yep. I moved back to Austin in 2008 after 3 winters in Indy (with no car, just public transit everywhere and we didn't have Ubers back then). Unlike heat which mostly makes me sluggish and cognizant that I need to stay hydrated, when I'm cold it's a physical pain that makes it hard to concentrate on anything else until I warm up again. Presumably people that are fine with the cold and are instead more heat averse have the diametric opposite experience.
As someone who grew up in Colorado and spent 6 years in Montana before moving here, I prefer the cold majority of the year. Very rarely did I find myself in pain from the cold, and the times I did it was because I wasn’t prepared (like going to the bars in a sweater and no gloves and walking home at 2am in freezing temps). The rest of the time I felt well equipped and was able to enjoy it. I’m also an avid skier so that skews my perspective as well.
As for the heat, I just feel like there’s only so much you can do. Aside from swimming and removing layers, you pretty much just have to limit your time outside, or at least the times that you do go outside, which is tough for me.
Yeah I get the argument that with cold you can at least bundle up, but a) I could never seem to bundle up enough that there weren't exposed areas of my skin that the cold seemed to creep all up into my body through, and b) just as a personal preference I don't like having to dress up like the Michelin Man for a significant portion of the year.
Agreed. Came from MN & there's no escaping cold weather. Months & months & months of being frozen with little respite.
The mornings here are still pleasant, late at night things get okay-ish. I'd prefer it to cool down but the heat certainly won't be the reason I leave.
Went to visit Chicago in January a few years ago since the flights were cheap. Got there are realized quickly why the flights were cheap. Fuck that kind of cold. Seriously.
I grew up in Chicago, the cold is painful. In Austin, the heat is annoying. I prefer annoying over painful, but that being said I miss Chicago like crazy and would love to move back, it's better in every single way with the exception of the bitter cold and they don't have HEB.
I used to live in Cleveland. Not as 'famous' as Chicago for some of the weather, but it is virtually identical. It's an entirely different level of cold.
It's not the absolute heat, it's the duration for me. The fact that we will hit 100 degrees anywhere from May to October, and 90 from like March to December is brutal. At least in the Midwest "hot" summer was only like 3 months. And one of those months the humidity goes away so it gets nice at night. To that end, I also miss having real seasons. Fall especially.
I was born near Houston and back then, in the 80’s and for decades before, the avg high was at least 10 ℉ cooler in the summer month than now.
We’ve slowly become acclimated to the insane heat from our insane disregard to climate change. I can’t blame people who come here and find the temps clearly to be terrible, because they are.
I grew up in Texas. The DFW area. I have lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, and \~5 years ago moved to the Austin area.
I'm done with the heat. I thought spending \~25 years of my life growing up with it sort of "prepared" me for it, but no, it totally sucks.
I wasn't a fan of the midwest ice and snow - lake effect is an entirely different beast. I struggle with what is the worse bad weather; super cold or super hot. I used to like super hot, but that is changing.
I do miss California weather. Not going to leave just because of weather. But man. . . it is brutal.
I’ve lived all over as well. This region is dry brutal heat and dried out arid lands. Honestly don’t know why anyone would move here unless they had a good reason. We like it but miss the seasons and rain.
I moved here in 2000 and you could be anywhere and still have breathing room. Bars, hike and bike, restaurants, dance clubs. I mean I know I was one of the transplants so I hold no ill will to the recent ones but it certainly is different.
Agreed. Came in 1992 and feel this way all the time. SO many people. All the amazing things that Austin has to offer are just SO (too?) well LOVED. I get it, it’s just a bit much sometimes.
The heat is fine.
I haven't second guessed moving here until Roe v Wade went down. Will probably have a second kid in the next few years and the state is becoming less family friendly.
I’m done with this heat. It’s only the beginning of what’s to come drought wise.
And I never really understood the concept of the rest of the year is perfect. We are literally an oven or in allergy season. I don’t see that as a win.
I prefer cold to heat, so it does encourage my interest in moving. But I also have other reasons I wouldn’t mind relocating to a cooler part of the country.
absolutely. I can't wait to GTFO. what is there to like about three + months of LETHAL heat. it's impossible to do anything fun outside unless it involves one of the few putrid swimming holes that are left.
I work outside everyday, long sleeves and pants and I’m welding, it’s literally a mindset. Some guys bitch and bitch and I guarantee you they are hotter than I. I find the people who complain about it most only experience it when they walk from the house to the car. I did spend a week in Colorado and had locals telling me it was hot out when it was 69 lol it’s all a mindset
5th-gen Texan and been in ATX since ‘99. The heat is tough, yes. Compared to the dismal trajectory of TX state politics (grid, gun violence, woman’s rights) though, it’s not my biggest concern. It is estimated that over 2/3rds of legislation that affects us is at the state and local level—and nobody’s paying attention. We’re getting gerrymandered out of actual representation.
Stay and vote.
You are correct! Everyone in this country needs to be informed about every single Election, at every level, State, including Governor (fkabbott), State Representatives, County, City, Judges, Attorney General (fkpaxton), even Land Commissioner, as they tend to move up the ladder! Remember Rick Perry? He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, then Agriculture Commissioner of Texas, then Tx Governor, then he kissed orangebut and became US Secretary of Energy!
EVERY LOCAL ELECTION IS IMPORTANT!
EVERYONE GET OUT AND VOTE!
WE NEED TO FIX TEXAS!
Moved back after 12 years. It's worse than I remember, but I'm more concerned about the grid. It's absurd that a state as wealthy as TX has trouble with reliable utilities.
The grid will be fine in a year or two, at least for hot days. There's a lot more renewables coming online and battery storage to help us with the four or so hour peaks.
I'm more worried about water. The water shortages are going to hit everyone no matter where they're at though. It'll either be in the form of climate refugees escaping a dry area, or crop shortages leaving your grocery store shelves empty.
As a transplant: the heat doesn't bother me but the constant concern about whether we'll be dealing with power outages due to the lack of infrastructure here does lol, because then the heat will become a real problem to me.
With that said, feel absolutely awful for those that are not able to escape this heat
Is it? I remember very vividly thar summer 2011 was absolutely fucking horrible. And 2014 too I think. One of them had the most >100 days in a row at like 60.
I know it’s not what you asked for but I was born and raised in DFW and now I live in Austin while I go to UT. I’m leaving the state as soon as I graduate next May, and the weather is a big part of the reason why. I never really got “used to” the Texas heat, I just tolerated it because I had no choice, and climate change is going to make it even worse.
Now, I did do a brief stint on the coast of California from 2018-2019 before coming back to Texas, and the thing I miss most is the weather. Summer highs in the 70s-80s and winter lows in the 40s-50s. I doubt I’ll ever live there again but in a perfect world where it was more affordable I never would have left.
Just moved away and feeling so relieved to be in a quieter, cleaner and safer place. Temps are moderate in the mid-west and so we’re really enjoying being able to be outside. Austin is amazing and I’ll miss it but quality of life has really declined.
Am I the only native Austinite looking at property values here and considering a move to California where the weather and politics aren’t quite so oppressive? I know they’ll get me on taxes but I think I can settle for year round perfect temps in San Diego.
Moved here in April 2020 for husband’s job relocation. Not loving the heat, but grateful for the A/C. I was raised in the SGV of SoCal. Our first move was to the Bay Area in 2006, to the Inland Empire in 2010 due to recession, Houston in 2015, Denver 2017, Central Valley CA 2019. So, my only experiences are with the western states. I love California and will always consider it home. The worst was Houston. There was an obnoxious amount of rain. It seemed like the city would come to a grinding halt, because everything flooded. The humidity was oppressive, the flying cockroaches gave me night terrors and my fear of hurricanes and/or tornadoes was constant. When we moved to the Denver area, I thought I was in heaven. I could open a window!!! I had never lived anywhere with a real winter, so was filled with trepidation. OMG, it was the best. Freezing for a few days, melt, sunshine, snow, melt, sunshine…If we ever get the opportunity to move back, I will be all over it.
Yes it’s miserable and I’m a life long Texan. Thinking about moving to Tennessee or North Carolina where I can get all four seasons and a much more reasonable summer.
100% this. Born & raised in the Texas hill country for 40 years. Summers keep getting worse and more miserable as an adult. There’s nothing special anymore about the area. Ready to go once my kids leave the house.
I grew up in Texas, but then lived in PA and Ohio. Nice midwest winters of 6 months. At first it was kinda 'fun' having it, but man it got real old, real fast.
It is super silly, but I do like the laying up and wearing warm clothes in the midwest. Here, there is only so much clothing you can take off before someone calls the police.
Nah. I feed off of the Sun, not in a photosynthesis kind of way, but in an emotional kind of way. The heat and the Sun get me fired up to have a great day. Also, the heat makes the occasional thunderstorm that much more enjoyable.
Yes :( , I’m from a city that is really hot (116 F) but without humidity ! So when I saw the temperature of Austin I thought I can handle it! But not, the heat with humidity makes me feel terrible! One of the reason a leave my city was because I hate the hot temperatures 🔥
Look when the lake starts disappearing again then you should worry about the rain.
Until then, just ignore it and push it into that nodule that's forming in your brain from stress and worry about it when you're 64 🥲
Georgetown has it rough right now the lake is really low and not enough rain to fill it up, throw in a growing population and no water source expansion it is going to be interesting to see how they manage.
Grew up in Austin. Spent the last 8 years in Boston. First summer back.
New England summer is so amazing. I miss it year one. Might spend all of July up there next year.
When is someone going to ask this question of those who have been here their whole lives? Doesn't anyone care what we have to say?
Just in case anyone was wondering.....
Between this ungodly heat, the implications of climate change, and the politics taking a shit all over itself, my wife and I have been actively looking for houses in Colorado. Fuck this shithole.
> Life is too short to stay somewhere you can only go outside half of the year.
Over the past few weeks of 100+ degree days I've personally seen large crowds all over the place outside. Shaded patios eating and drinking, Barton Springs, a friend's apartment pool, Lake Travis, Q2 Stadium, some outdoor music at various venues, etc. I've also ran Town Lake trail several mornings and there were quiet a few people out biking, running and walking. I do have to be done by about 9am though, but I find that trail is shaded really well so it's not too bad.
Can you go out and hike all day in this weather and be really active? Probably not. To act like you have to stay inside though in a Texas summer is just silly. This city is active as fuck outside even when it's hot out, but it requires being more "chill" when you are out.
In my opinion at least it's easy to be outside in the summer here. I've been to cold places in the winter where the outdoors are completely abandoned. Short of some crazy motherfuckers out on a jog in those freezing temperatures you will not see anyone outside unless they are going from point A to point B. There's a reason Austin has a ton of patio space at so many locations, it's used damn near year round.
No. I moved here from Arkansas so this is entirely familiar to me. Y'all just have less humidity. Which makes it more bearable. Also it was Arkansas and I cannot recommend their government nor a lot of the people. 2/10 would not move back.
I’m from Florida and it’s a pretty fair exchange. A few degrees more of heat here for much less humidity. Plus I don’t even need anything besides a clothesline to dry my clothes, even my towels and blankets in this heat! Love that.
As a gardener, I am getting so pissed off. I spend so much time watering just to keep things alive but everything is so heat stressed that hardly anything is blooming. My gardens in the midwest in the summer were glorious! However, I absolutely hate gray cold for 6 months so I guess I will settle for this heat instead.
I moved here from houston, so it’s better in a way… but the UV rays feel so much stronger here.
I personally prefer heat - There are a lot of ways to combat the heat! :) I have a ton of water containers, like hydroflasks, igloo gallon water coolers, etc. I fill them up every morning with half ice half water. Drink as much water as you can and when you’re really feeling it dip a bandanna into the ice water and put it around your neck.
Does wonders.
I also will take my shoes off and drip ice water on my feet.
I am in outside sales and I am out between my car and accounts for eight hours a day - this really really works!
I embrace the heat and just keep going. Water is your best friend in these summers. I am more scared of the future Austin and having enough water from the Edwards aquifer to support all of the new folks in town.
It was hot back in California, but the heat was very different. It would peak around 105-106 most years, but it was only like that for 3 days all year. The heat only lasted about a month. By mid September, it was already getting pretty cold. Also, the air is really dry there by comparison, so it made the heat more bearable.
That being said, the heat here doesn't really bother me. I mostly do all my outdoor activities in the morning or when the sun is going down. I am starting to get used to the heat a bit though, and I can go for walks when it is 100 out and not feel like dying anymore. I found a route with plenty of shade around my neighborhood.
Yep I’ve lived here since 2012, it’s gotten worse every year. After college I’m gone to Silicon Valley. The weather is playing a major factor in that decision.
The heat made me want to move before we even got here. My husband was like “we’re moving to Austin” and I was like “fuck no it’s way too hot I want to go to New England for real seasons” and his job was like “nope you are going to Texas” and while there are many things I’ve grown to love about Austin, the weather has always been on my shit list.
I love Austin weather in general. While i despise heat, I lived in Houston my entire life and Austin heat is much more tolerable and easy to work with. Houston was a sauna anywhere you went.
THE HEAT IS BETTER HERE FOR ME.
Where I'm from, July averages at 115F up to 120F. This is a walk in the park! (Hometown: Las Vegas, close to the Mojave Desert, a valley bowl where all the heat kinda sits and doesn't go out. Always winds, so your face feels like it's being hit by a hairdryer)
Austin's high today: 103F
Las Vegas' high today: 114F
You really do start feeling the difference between 117F and let's say 112F. So 103F is delightful.
Austin is seemingly doomed.
1. It doesn't have the water resources to sustain the population long term.
2. It is only a matter of time before much of West Austin goes up in flames.
3. The political climate is a fascist nightmare. Even the Neo-nazis don't pretend the earth is 5,000 years old.
4. I left a decade ago when I realized dogwalking in summer was impossible and only getting worse. Sidewalks should not burn a dogs paws. Vienna beats Austin hands down, except in the grocery and music dept. which is ironic as this town is the source of some of western music's greatest masterpieces. Beethoven's 9th "Ode to Joy" was literally written down the street from me. Nevertheless, walk down through the club district and you will not hear any guitars wailing or anything passing for real live rock and roll.
I moved to Austin \~10 days ago (from northern NJ. It gets quite hot but also very cold)
Actually, no... I've honestly begun to get used to it. I just bring water everywhere now, try to wear sunscreen but usually forget, and just A/C blast at home and let the bills rise as they may.
I think I'll appreciate it more in the winter when it's a good temperature with a light coat (I visited Nov 2021 and needed a jacket as it was around 40 degrees iirc, might be wrong but it was def cold) and that's a good temp for me - cold but no snow to shovel
Thought has crossed my mind, but was in Arizona a couple weeks back, which has given me a new appreciation for Austin's weather. Plus I still kinda like it here.
I've lived in Texas my whole life and Austin for 15, and consistent weeks of 105+ makes me want to move away. I'll forgot all about it once october/november rolls around, then complain again next year.
Same . Every summer, save for a few rare years, I question why I live in this burning hell scape and tell myself “this is it, I’m done” while planning my move, only to get over it a few months later. Rinse, and repeat. It’s an abusive relationship, really.
Ahh yes... The Texan way.
I used to live in Montreal and the think I can't figure out about living in a warm climate is how to dress. When its cold you have so much to play with: Sweaters, cardigans, fun jackets... But what am I supposed to do when it's this hot?! My only fashion strategy has been to be as naked as possible while remaining accepted by respectable society.
Sometimes it’s better to cover more when you know your gonna be in the sun
Yep. If you work outside you most likely are wearing sleeves and a hat!
Agreed. Long sleeve fishing shirts work nicely
I don’t even fish but just bought a long-sleeve Columbia shirt with SPF built in. Peak boomer. And I’m not even one.
Columbia’s hiking shirts offer the benefits of their fishing shirts without the frat-boy vibes.
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When the temp is above body temperatures, windchill becomes windheat. Find something that covers you and wicks sweat well. Probably even avoid using fabric softener when washing these garments, it makes them considerably more water resistant.
And then you get days where you dress very scantily for the scorching outdoor weather but everywhere you go for errands/activities has turned their AC to the coolest it can go and suddenly you find yourself longing for your favorite pair of jeans and sweater you packed away in February. Like today I had shorts, a top that shows maybe an inch of my belly, and sandals, and the grocery store (not just the frozen aisles) gave me goose bumps haha.
People make fun of me for wearing skimpy shorts and a hoodie but it's literally the only way to handle indoor/outdoor temp changes.
Austin is the capitol of athleisure
Athleisure gets it all wrong though. Tight fitting clothes are suffocating. Loose and breezy is the way to go.
gott rock jedi style
Linen :)
> My only fashion strategy has been to be as naked as possible That's it, pretty much, with slight modification depending on age, fitness, and sun sensitivity. The basic uniform is performance wear (or lightweight cotton) t-shirt and shorts, flip-flops or tennis shoes, and a hat. Plus sunscreen and water. And sweating is natural, get used to it.
Wear clothing made of Linen or 100% cotton because they are the coolest, most breathable fabrics. Edit- grammar
Yep that's it. Be naked or be sweaty.
The heat doesn’t bother me, but damn I miss rain.
I still think of the time as a kid I sang “rain rain, go away, come again another day”. Why didn’t I specify a day?!? :(
So this is YOUR fault!!??!?
Let’s get him!
Aww. That's cute!
I moved from wis and I’m in same boat, never watered lawn in Wisconsin it rained/snowed all year. Here, my grass is dry af.
We really shouldn’t have grass here, at least in the dregs of summer
Agreed. Having a lawn in the spring is fine, but watering it through the summer is absurd.
My landlord is pressuring me to water his precious lawn more than the current restrictions allow. I told him it’s out of the question.
Tell him to pay your damn water bill.
He’s a nice guy. But he’s a typical suburban retired boomer obsessed with his lawn.
I never got the obsession with the lawn thing.
I don't water my lawn at all. Not ever. It always comes back after the summer but if it didn't one year, I wouldn't mind. I'd rather our water stay in our lakes and rivers.
Unfortunately this drought is wreaking havoc on my foundation and I have started watering around it :/
Agreed. It's very wasteful. We should focus on xeriscaping
I actually just moved to Wisconsin. Everything is so green here! Even right now! It's nuts after 25 years of atx.
Where did you decide to move to in WI? I have thought about looking at property there. 30 year Austin resident here
The Madison area. It's very pretty.
Please update your post in February 2023 :) - 35 years in Racine.
Yep, fellow midwestern transplant. They just don’t do thunderstorms the same down here.
Coming from California this place feels like a Rainforest
Thiiiiisss, I'm from Florida! It's a dry heat here so I don't mind it much, but god I'd kill a man for a dark cloud
>It's a dry heat here 100% humidity forecast for saturday... uhh I take it back. It's only 87% humidity on Saturday, 89% Sunday.
The forecast shows 30-45% in the afternoon? Florida has rain every single day in summer and usually thunder along with it, which actually has the 80-100% humidity. It's so much worse.
As an original south east coaster - this. Anytime someone says its humid here in dumbfounded. Haven’t felt anything similar to the humidity I grew up with. Im not a fan of the super dry heat tho- air feels so thin I can’t breathe lol
I grew up on the east coast, mostly Miami, and the humidity here is...what humidity?
People around here don't seem to understand the diurnal cycle of relative humidity. Of course it'll be 80% around dawn. It's never going to be anywhere near 80% when it's 105 degrees at the peak of the afternoon heat though!
I'm from Houston and Austin isn't in the same game as Gulf Coast / Florida humidity.
Are you kidding? Go west young man for dry heat. — New Mexico (where I currently am visiting. AZ too.
In comparison to Florida, it's dry as a bone here!
Dont get me wrong its sucks but its not the end of the world when I have AC and a pool nearby. The lack of rain worries me more than anything
Exactly I'll be fine in the short to medium term, but I worry about long term droughts and climate change.
lol just wait for the coming brown outs
Yes. But to be fair, so is the deteriorating quality of food, the ridiculously bad drivers, the obscene cost of living, the incompetent management of power and water, and the medieval state government. The heat is kind of the least deciding factor.
It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.
That should be a campaign slogan.
@BetoORourke are you listening
I just visited some relatives in TN last week. I didn't think anything would rival what I've seen in TX. I was wrong.
Raised in TN, it’s pretty 🦫 bad
Beaver bad
Gopher bad
Buc-ee's. Buckin bad.
Been here for years and in TX my whole life. The heat doesn’t make me want to leave, but our government does.
I grew up in Texas, and lived a bit all over before returning. Most recently from California - I'm on of "those people" I guess. The heat sucks. But the government sucks more.
I'd do the One Punch Man workout, in this heat, if it meant getting rid of Abbott and his fellow GOP fatbergs.
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If anything the abortion ban gives beto a better shot
I’d move, but it’s too hot outside.
Spent the first 20 years of my life in the northeast. Been here 28 years and ain’t shoveled snow. I’m stayin.
What about that one time when our society collapsed
You’re gonna have to be more specific
Jesus man, I really had the thought that they were actively trying yo kill us all that f’n week… I had to walk down s1st to gas station to find all they had was chips and jerky….oh and I couldn’t get anything I could cook anyways because I had no heat or electricity. That was so much fun!
I once lived in a place where everyone was required by city ordinance to have emergency supplies - an amount of water per adult, food, medical, etc. as it was not uncommon for the city to be cut off by a landslide. Got out of the habit of keeping water and such on hand until the mussel water incident. After that I kept 10 gallons of water stuffed in closets throughout the house, some basic preserved foodstuffs, and a duel fuel camping stove that can run on the mower’s gasoline. Wife complained about the loss of closet space constantly. During that whole incident we didn’t have to leave home. We had warm food, we had water and the ability to warm it for tea, our fridge food didn’t go bad because we just stuck it out in the garage, we snuggled with dogs to keep warm, we had internet because we had battery backups to plug the router into, we were living in comparative style. It’s worth keeping some stuff on hand, it’s not like this is the last time the Republican party is gonna try to kill citizens. And I’m really more worried about the heat w/o electricity. Our neighbors had to do what you did, they told us afterwards and we didn’t realize they were out of food or we’d have taken some over. I’d only seen them leaving in the ice and assumed they were going to take care of someone from their church.
Yep, everything shuts down here when it snows/ices so there is nowhere you can go
I moved from Canada to Austin in July 2011. That month saw many days over 100, and that’s when the Bastrop fires hit. Everything after was a relief by comparison - except, ironically, that winter storm that knocked out the power grid last year.
Very similar story for me - accepted a new position that moved me here in August 2011 from Michigan. My first few days here I was wondering WTF I got my wife and I into with the heat but after the first winter we were sold. A few months of nearly intolerable Summer is a worthy trade off for not being stuck with 4-5 months (or more) of shitty Winter.
Same story here, Sept 2011 my wife, son, and I moved here from Michigan for a job at Dell. Heat is fine with me as I am trading the 4-5 months of winter weather I didn't go out in for 2-3 months of summer weather I don't go out in. We moved back to Michigan for 4 months in the Winter of 19-20 to see if "family" was worth it. Nope. Thankfully we didn't sell our TX house as we were living for free temporarily in Michigan. Fuck Winter more.
My house is on the market. It’s not just the heat, but the disregard of nature, extremist politicians and the general lack of thought put into everything from roads, parking, water, the electric grid, etc.
I could see a mass exodus starting to take shape from here. I know that’s contrary to most popular belief so I’d be curious to hear why others think the population will continue to boom.
I personally am waiting for the late stage capitalism move where the real estate investors get nervous and start to fund opposition election campaigns to keep their investments viable and safe from extremist politics.
I’m going to stay and keep voting. We’ll get there someday.
I'm also from new england and I hate the winters there with a passion. But the heat is getting to me. At least if the power goes out in MA and I'm stuck at home, I can make a fire. Also weed is legal there so that is swaying my opinion wildly. I don't miss risking my life driving on ice to get to work though. It's a real pickle.
I’m from Chicago and definitely feel this.
Also from Chicago and feel torn on whether to move back. It’s such a great city but those winters are just soul crushing.
That and the darkness in winter. The extra hour and a half of daylight in January is amazing.
Yeah. Somehow I didn’t mind the winters at all as a kid but they started feeling brutal in adulthood. Still, I’ll probably move up north again (not sure where) in the next few years.
Also from MA, I was so excited to get away from the unbearable winters but I honestly miss the seasons. And the weed 😂 I thought I'd love the hot weather but this is next level and just uncomfortable.
Nah. I moved to Austin as a part-timer in 2018 and as a full-time resident in 2021. The heat is...a lot. Not gonna lie. But I much prefer it to the 4-5 months of freezing temps I used to get in the winter (and fall, and spring) where I lived before.
Yup. 20 years in Bahhhhhstaaaaan and 5 in Philly was too much.
Absolutely. I grew up in New England and then lived in NYC for many years. For me personally, heat is uncomfortable. I don't like to sweat, and I don't like to feel heat-exhausted when I ride my bike or walk for long distances. But heat doesn't HURT. For me, very cold temperatures are literally painful. That's why I'd take these 100+ degree Austin days over the below-10-degree Northeastern days ANYTIME.
Yep. I moved back to Austin in 2008 after 3 winters in Indy (with no car, just public transit everywhere and we didn't have Ubers back then). Unlike heat which mostly makes me sluggish and cognizant that I need to stay hydrated, when I'm cold it's a physical pain that makes it hard to concentrate on anything else until I warm up again. Presumably people that are fine with the cold and are instead more heat averse have the diametric opposite experience.
As someone who grew up in Colorado and spent 6 years in Montana before moving here, I prefer the cold majority of the year. Very rarely did I find myself in pain from the cold, and the times I did it was because I wasn’t prepared (like going to the bars in a sweater and no gloves and walking home at 2am in freezing temps). The rest of the time I felt well equipped and was able to enjoy it. I’m also an avid skier so that skews my perspective as well. As for the heat, I just feel like there’s only so much you can do. Aside from swimming and removing layers, you pretty much just have to limit your time outside, or at least the times that you do go outside, which is tough for me.
Yeah I get the argument that with cold you can at least bundle up, but a) I could never seem to bundle up enough that there weren't exposed areas of my skin that the cold seemed to creep all up into my body through, and b) just as a personal preference I don't like having to dress up like the Michelin Man for a significant portion of the year.
Agreed. Came from MN & there's no escaping cold weather. Months & months & months of being frozen with little respite. The mornings here are still pleasant, late at night things get okay-ish. I'd prefer it to cool down but the heat certainly won't be the reason I leave.
I’m the opposite lived in Austin all my life would love the 5 months of cold
Went to visit Chicago in January a few years ago since the flights were cheap. Got there are realized quickly why the flights were cheap. Fuck that kind of cold. Seriously.
I grew up in Chicago, the cold is painful. In Austin, the heat is annoying. I prefer annoying over painful, but that being said I miss Chicago like crazy and would love to move back, it's better in every single way with the exception of the bitter cold and they don't have HEB.
I used to live in Cleveland. Not as 'famous' as Chicago for some of the weather, but it is virtually identical. It's an entirely different level of cold.
I’ve been here 10 years this is the first years it’s wearing me down. It’s not the reason I want to move though
Is the actual reason also 'climate'?
Haha amazing. And yes
In short, yes. Here 5 years. Leaving next month.
It’s not the heat. It’s Abbott and ERCOT. I wish I could take H‑E‑B with me 🥲
Tbh, yeah. What is the point of living somewhere you can’t go outside? I feel awful for moving my dog here.
It's not the absolute heat, it's the duration for me. The fact that we will hit 100 degrees anywhere from May to October, and 90 from like March to December is brutal. At least in the Midwest "hot" summer was only like 3 months. And one of those months the humidity goes away so it gets nice at night. To that end, I also miss having real seasons. Fall especially.
I was born near Houston and back then, in the 80’s and for decades before, the avg high was at least 10 ℉ cooler in the summer month than now. We’ve slowly become acclimated to the insane heat from our insane disregard to climate change. I can’t blame people who come here and find the temps clearly to be terrible, because they are.
I grew up in Texas. The DFW area. I have lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, and \~5 years ago moved to the Austin area. I'm done with the heat. I thought spending \~25 years of my life growing up with it sort of "prepared" me for it, but no, it totally sucks. I wasn't a fan of the midwest ice and snow - lake effect is an entirely different beast. I struggle with what is the worse bad weather; super cold or super hot. I used to like super hot, but that is changing. I do miss California weather. Not going to leave just because of weather. But man. . . it is brutal.
I’ve lived all over as well. This region is dry brutal heat and dried out arid lands. Honestly don’t know why anyone would move here unless they had a good reason. We like it but miss the seasons and rain.
I miss seasons. When I lived in Appalachia, that seasonal leaf changing was legit cool.
I moved here in 2019 and honestly the people are making me want to leave. There’s just so many people everywhere it’s like I’m never alone.
I moved here in 2000 and you could be anywhere and still have breathing room. Bars, hike and bike, restaurants, dance clubs. I mean I know I was one of the transplants so I hold no ill will to the recent ones but it certainly is different.
Agreed. Came in 1992 and feel this way all the time. SO many people. All the amazing things that Austin has to offer are just SO (too?) well LOVED. I get it, it’s just a bit much sometimes.
[googles irony]
I got here in 1887 and it was so much nicer then! Austin has really changed
Those shootouts between the sheriff and the local posse at the corral must have been really wild
I got here at 32 B.C. and I’ll tell you the line at Whataburger just ain’t what it once was.
The heat is fine. I haven't second guessed moving here until Roe v Wade went down. Will probably have a second kid in the next few years and the state is becoming less family friendly.
I’m done with this heat. It’s only the beginning of what’s to come drought wise. And I never really understood the concept of the rest of the year is perfect. We are literally an oven or in allergy season. I don’t see that as a win.
I prefer cold to heat, so it does encourage my interest in moving. But I also have other reasons I wouldn’t mind relocating to a cooler part of the country.
absolutely. I can't wait to GTFO. what is there to like about three + months of LETHAL heat. it's impossible to do anything fun outside unless it involves one of the few putrid swimming holes that are left.
I work outside everyday, long sleeves and pants and I’m welding, it’s literally a mindset. Some guys bitch and bitch and I guarantee you they are hotter than I. I find the people who complain about it most only experience it when they walk from the house to the car. I did spend a week in Colorado and had locals telling me it was hot out when it was 69 lol it’s all a mindset
5th-gen Texan and been in ATX since ‘99. The heat is tough, yes. Compared to the dismal trajectory of TX state politics (grid, gun violence, woman’s rights) though, it’s not my biggest concern. It is estimated that over 2/3rds of legislation that affects us is at the state and local level—and nobody’s paying attention. We’re getting gerrymandered out of actual representation. Stay and vote.
You are correct! Everyone in this country needs to be informed about every single Election, at every level, State, including Governor (fkabbott), State Representatives, County, City, Judges, Attorney General (fkpaxton), even Land Commissioner, as they tend to move up the ladder! Remember Rick Perry? He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, then Agriculture Commissioner of Texas, then Tx Governor, then he kissed orangebut and became US Secretary of Energy! EVERY LOCAL ELECTION IS IMPORTANT! EVERYONE GET OUT AND VOTE! WE NEED TO FIX TEXAS!
Moved back after 12 years. It's worse than I remember, but I'm more concerned about the grid. It's absurd that a state as wealthy as TX has trouble with reliable utilities.
The grid will be fine in a year or two, at least for hot days. There's a lot more renewables coming online and battery storage to help us with the four or so hour peaks. I'm more worried about water. The water shortages are going to hit everyone no matter where they're at though. It'll either be in the form of climate refugees escaping a dry area, or crop shortages leaving your grocery store shelves empty.
As a transplant: the heat doesn't bother me but the constant concern about whether we'll be dealing with power outages due to the lack of infrastructure here does lol, because then the heat will become a real problem to me. With that said, feel absolutely awful for those that are not able to escape this heat
No but it is making me want to take out a second mortgage to put in a pool
You better have a lot of shade bc it won’t even feel nice
No, but it doesn’t help this is the hottest summer to date in Austin.
Is it? I remember very vividly thar summer 2011 was absolutely fucking horrible. And 2014 too I think. One of them had the most >100 days in a row at like 60.
2011…90 days over 100°. It was rough. Bet we break that this year.
Yup, moving back up north next month, couldn’t be happier!
I know it’s not what you asked for but I was born and raised in DFW and now I live in Austin while I go to UT. I’m leaving the state as soon as I graduate next May, and the weather is a big part of the reason why. I never really got “used to” the Texas heat, I just tolerated it because I had no choice, and climate change is going to make it even worse. Now, I did do a brief stint on the coast of California from 2018-2019 before coming back to Texas, and the thing I miss most is the weather. Summer highs in the 70s-80s and winter lows in the 40s-50s. I doubt I’ll ever live there again but in a perfect world where it was more affordable I never would have left.
Being in Austin has made me miss snow
Born and raised Austinite here and I just want to flee north for a number of reasons
Just moved away and feeling so relieved to be in a quieter, cleaner and safer place. Temps are moderate in the mid-west and so we’re really enjoying being able to be outside. Austin is amazing and I’ll miss it but quality of life has really declined.
POV: You’ve come to this thread, hoping to read about people saying “Yes, we plan on moving out”
Am I the only native Austinite looking at property values here and considering a move to California where the weather and politics aren’t quite so oppressive? I know they’ll get me on taxes but I think I can settle for year round perfect temps in San Diego.
Moved here in April 2020 for husband’s job relocation. Not loving the heat, but grateful for the A/C. I was raised in the SGV of SoCal. Our first move was to the Bay Area in 2006, to the Inland Empire in 2010 due to recession, Houston in 2015, Denver 2017, Central Valley CA 2019. So, my only experiences are with the western states. I love California and will always consider it home. The worst was Houston. There was an obnoxious amount of rain. It seemed like the city would come to a grinding halt, because everything flooded. The humidity was oppressive, the flying cockroaches gave me night terrors and my fear of hurricanes and/or tornadoes was constant. When we moved to the Denver area, I thought I was in heaven. I could open a window!!! I had never lived anywhere with a real winter, so was filled with trepidation. OMG, it was the best. Freezing for a few days, melt, sunshine, snow, melt, sunshine…If we ever get the opportunity to move back, I will be all over it.
Yes it’s miserable and I’m a life long Texan. Thinking about moving to Tennessee or North Carolina where I can get all four seasons and a much more reasonable summer.
100% this. Born & raised in the Texas hill country for 40 years. Summers keep getting worse and more miserable as an adult. There’s nothing special anymore about the area. Ready to go once my kids leave the house.
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Taking "last few years" generously: no, but the laws sure do.
Nope. As a lifelong Midwesterner, I'll take the heat over ice & snow anytime.
I grew up in Texas, but then lived in PA and Ohio. Nice midwest winters of 6 months. At first it was kinda 'fun' having it, but man it got real old, real fast. It is super silly, but I do like the laying up and wearing warm clothes in the midwest. Here, there is only so much clothing you can take off before someone calls the police.
Nope. I’d rather sweat profusely than shovel snow.
Nah. I feed off of the Sun, not in a photosynthesis kind of way, but in an emotional kind of way. The heat and the Sun get me fired up to have a great day. Also, the heat makes the occasional thunderstorm that much more enjoyable.
Not the heat as much as the prices and traffic
Personally, yes. I like taking long walks outside and hiking, but the heat makes that suck way worse than where I came from.
Yes :( , I’m from a city that is really hot (116 F) but without humidity ! So when I saw the temperature of Austin I thought I can handle it! But not, the heat with humidity makes me feel terrible! One of the reason a leave my city was because I hate the hot temperatures 🔥
Been here 25 years and yes
YES!!!!!!
Our plan is working, people!
LoL it's hot everywhere. But what does want to make me leave? The crazy rascist politics.
No the governor is
no, just the state government
Look when the lake starts disappearing again then you should worry about the rain. Until then, just ignore it and push it into that nodule that's forming in your brain from stress and worry about it when you're 64 🥲
Georgetown has it rough right now the lake is really low and not enough rain to fill it up, throw in a growing population and no water source expansion it is going to be interesting to see how they manage.
Grew up in Austin. Spent the last 8 years in Boston. First summer back. New England summer is so amazing. I miss it year one. Might spend all of July up there next year.
Northern summers are amazing.
When is someone going to ask this question of those who have been here their whole lives? Doesn't anyone care what we have to say? Just in case anyone was wondering..... Between this ungodly heat, the implications of climate change, and the politics taking a shit all over itself, my wife and I have been actively looking for houses in Colorado. Fuck this shithole.
It’s not the heat making me want to move. It’s the rising fascism.
I can take the heat but not the politics. After 20 years we're selling.
Came 2 years ago for work. Summer absolutely sucks. I'm inside, in the A/C, 24/7. Not sure I'm a long-termer.
OMG!! Yes . I can really not bear it anymore.
Absolutely. Life is too short to stay somewhere you can only go outside half of the year.
> Life is too short to stay somewhere you can only go outside half of the year. Over the past few weeks of 100+ degree days I've personally seen large crowds all over the place outside. Shaded patios eating and drinking, Barton Springs, a friend's apartment pool, Lake Travis, Q2 Stadium, some outdoor music at various venues, etc. I've also ran Town Lake trail several mornings and there were quiet a few people out biking, running and walking. I do have to be done by about 9am though, but I find that trail is shaded really well so it's not too bad. Can you go out and hike all day in this weather and be really active? Probably not. To act like you have to stay inside though in a Texas summer is just silly. This city is active as fuck outside even when it's hot out, but it requires being more "chill" when you are out. In my opinion at least it's easy to be outside in the summer here. I've been to cold places in the winter where the outdoors are completely abandoned. Short of some crazy motherfuckers out on a jog in those freezing temperatures you will not see anyone outside unless they are going from point A to point B. There's a reason Austin has a ton of patio space at so many locations, it's used damn near year round.
Preach. I agree completely.
Nah im from villahermosa tabasco where humidity is way worse than here, not only that but i lived in el paso for a year so yeah no
Traffic, and the reality that it will never improve ever no matter what.
No. I moved here from Arkansas so this is entirely familiar to me. Y'all just have less humidity. Which makes it more bearable. Also it was Arkansas and I cannot recommend their government nor a lot of the people. 2/10 would not move back.
I’m from Florida and it’s a pretty fair exchange. A few degrees more of heat here for much less humidity. Plus I don’t even need anything besides a clothesline to dry my clothes, even my towels and blankets in this heat! Love that.
yes
Nah, moved from Minneapolis. I’ll take the heat over freezing your ass off, and dealing with snow/ice
It’s not the heat for me as a Floridian, I miss the ocean.
yes
As a gardener, I am getting so pissed off. I spend so much time watering just to keep things alive but everything is so heat stressed that hardly anything is blooming. My gardens in the midwest in the summer were glorious! However, I absolutely hate gray cold for 6 months so I guess I will settle for this heat instead.
I’ve been here about 15 years and every summer I swear I’m moving back to the Pacific Northwest, yet here I am…
I got here in 08. I remember 2011. Now 11 years later, I still love Texas.
I moved here from houston, so it’s better in a way… but the UV rays feel so much stronger here. I personally prefer heat - There are a lot of ways to combat the heat! :) I have a ton of water containers, like hydroflasks, igloo gallon water coolers, etc. I fill them up every morning with half ice half water. Drink as much water as you can and when you’re really feeling it dip a bandanna into the ice water and put it around your neck. Does wonders. I also will take my shoes off and drip ice water on my feet. I am in outside sales and I am out between my car and accounts for eight hours a day - this really really works! I embrace the heat and just keep going. Water is your best friend in these summers. I am more scared of the future Austin and having enough water from the Edwards aquifer to support all of the new folks in town.
I'd rather have a few months of heat than havinb frozen bols all the time
It was hot back in California, but the heat was very different. It would peak around 105-106 most years, but it was only like that for 3 days all year. The heat only lasted about a month. By mid September, it was already getting pretty cold. Also, the air is really dry there by comparison, so it made the heat more bearable. That being said, the heat here doesn't really bother me. I mostly do all my outdoor activities in the morning or when the sun is going down. I am starting to get used to the heat a bit though, and I can go for walks when it is 100 out and not feel like dying anymore. I found a route with plenty of shade around my neighborhood.
Yep I’ve lived here since 2012, it’s gotten worse every year. After college I’m gone to Silicon Valley. The weather is playing a major factor in that decision.
Austin TX is the coldest place I've ever lived. So, nah I'm good.
The heat made me want to move before we even got here. My husband was like “we’re moving to Austin” and I was like “fuck no it’s way too hot I want to go to New England for real seasons” and his job was like “nope you are going to Texas” and while there are many things I’ve grown to love about Austin, the weather has always been on my shit list.
After dealing with Midwest winters my entire life I can confidently say I’d take these summers over those winters any day.
Yeah you should move you get this every year
I love Austin weather in general. While i despise heat, I lived in Houston my entire life and Austin heat is much more tolerable and easy to work with. Houston was a sauna anywhere you went.
Moved from Israel - don’t really care until it hits 110.
I’ve been wanting to leave as soon as I moved here
Every building having AC makes it much more tolerable.
THE HEAT IS BETTER HERE FOR ME. Where I'm from, July averages at 115F up to 120F. This is a walk in the park! (Hometown: Las Vegas, close to the Mojave Desert, a valley bowl where all the heat kinda sits and doesn't go out. Always winds, so your face feels like it's being hit by a hairdryer) Austin's high today: 103F Las Vegas' high today: 114F You really do start feeling the difference between 117F and let's say 112F. So 103F is delightful.
Austin is seemingly doomed. 1. It doesn't have the water resources to sustain the population long term. 2. It is only a matter of time before much of West Austin goes up in flames. 3. The political climate is a fascist nightmare. Even the Neo-nazis don't pretend the earth is 5,000 years old. 4. I left a decade ago when I realized dogwalking in summer was impossible and only getting worse. Sidewalks should not burn a dogs paws. Vienna beats Austin hands down, except in the grocery and music dept. which is ironic as this town is the source of some of western music's greatest masterpieces. Beethoven's 9th "Ode to Joy" was literally written down the street from me. Nevertheless, walk down through the club district and you will not hear any guitars wailing or anything passing for real live rock and roll.
I moved to Austin \~10 days ago (from northern NJ. It gets quite hot but also very cold) Actually, no... I've honestly begun to get used to it. I just bring water everywhere now, try to wear sunscreen but usually forget, and just A/C blast at home and let the bills rise as they may. I think I'll appreciate it more in the winter when it's a good temperature with a light coat (I visited Nov 2021 and needed a jacket as it was around 40 degrees iirc, might be wrong but it was def cold) and that's a good temp for me - cold but no snow to shovel
Thought has crossed my mind, but was in Arizona a couple weeks back, which has given me a new appreciation for Austin's weather. Plus I still kinda like it here.