What to wear... what to wear...

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 16th January 08, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Hey, Folks-question: I'm going to a wedding in April, The wedding is in Arizona, so I have no intention of wearing a wool kilt.

Why is that? It's not like it's apt to be terribly hot in Arizona in April. If the wedding is indoors, everything will be air conditioned. Outdoors it will be mild during the day and chilly at night. Seems like perfectly good wool kilt weather to me.

**Nighthawk** · 16th January 08, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Why is that? It's not like it's apt to be terribly hot in Arizona in April. If the wedding is indoors, everything will be air conditioned. Outdoors it will be mild during the day and chilly at night. Seems like perfectly good wool kilt weather to me.

You all make good points. As to this one- I just associate Arizona with hot. And I deal poorly with heat. I don't wear anything other than medium weight here in Denver, even in the middle of winter. However, you could very well be right!

**Retro Red** · 16th January 08, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Why is that? It's not like it's apt to be terribly hot in Arizona in April. If the wedding is indoors, everything will be air conditioned. Outdoors it will be mild during the day and chilly at night. Seems like perfectly good wool kilt weather to me.

Hi, native Phoenician here, & yes it can sometimes be fairly hot in April. Normally, the high temperature in Phoenix in April will be in the mid-80s with low humidity, HOWEVER, it's not unusual to have a heatwave in April with temps of 100-degrees or so. In fact, the record high temp in April for Phoenix is 105-degrees (in 1989 & 1992). And on average there's 10 days in April with the high temp of 90-degrees or more. So, your perception of Phoenix as HOT is well-founded, Nighthawk. After all, this is a desert metropolis with a self-inflicted heat-island effect that is many years into a long-term drought. In other words, it's frequently been hotter & drier the last few years than the norm.

Here's a link to the National Weather Service web page for Phoenix -
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Map...=217&map.y=193

My advice is to check this page the day before you leave for Phoenix to see what the weather should be like.

Let us know when you plan to be in town. We've got a sizable contingent of the Rabble here & we'll do our best to give you a warm welcome (of course, it's always a "warm" welcome in Phoenix.

)

As for the tartan, go ahead & wear it would be my advice.
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**Nighthawk** · 16th January 08, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Retro Red

Hi, native Phoenician here, & yes it can sometimes be fairly hot in April. Normally, the high temperature in Phoenix in April will be in the mid-80s with low humidity, HOWEVER, it's not unusual to have a heatwave in April with temps of 100-degrees or so. In fact, the record high temp in April for Phoenix is 105-degrees (in 1989 & 1992). And on average there's 10 days in April with the high temp of 90-degrees or more. So, your perception of Phoenix as HOT is well-founded, Nighthawk. After all, this is a desert metropolis with a self-inflicted heat-island effect that is many years into a long-term drought. In other words, it's frequently been hotter & drier the last few years than the norm.

Here's a link to the National Weather Service web page for Phoenix -
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Map...=217&map.y=193

My advice is to check this page the day before you leave for Phoenix to see what the weather should be like.

Let us know when you plan to be in town. We've got a sizable contingent of the Rabble here & we'll do our best to give you a warm welcome (of course, it's always a "warm" welcome in Phoenix.

)

As for the tartan, go ahead & wear it would be my advice.
.

I wasn't sure on the etiquette. I will certainly let you all know when we get there. We'll be leaving here on Thursday morning, the 10th of April, and getting there 12 hours or so (driving time) after we leave. We'll be staying through Sunday, leaving Sunday morning.

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

And I will add, we do have sudden vialent windstorms, so how ever you deal with that and a kilt... I think the rest is all about metabolism. I do ok with wool medium weight up until the 105 range, but I'm weak and scrawny with extra thin blood.

Myself, the Highland genetics from me grandmum are extremely dominant. I'm built like a polar bear, covered in red fur, and don't start feeling cold until around 20 degrees or so- unless there's wind. I HATE wind. So this is how I deal with wind and kilts- I go and/or stay inside.

**macwilkin** · 17th January 08, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Retro Red

Hi, native Phoenician here, & yes it can sometimes be fairly hot in April. Normally, the high temperature in Phoenix in April will be in the mid-80s with low humidity, HOWEVER, it's not unusual to have a heatwave in April with temps of 100-degrees or so. In fact, the record high temp in April for Phoenix is 105-degrees (in 1989 & 1992). And on average there's 10 days in April with the high temp of 90-degrees or more. So, your perception of Phoenix as HOT is well-founded, Nighthawk. After all, this is a desert metropolis with a self-inflicted heat-island effect that is many years into a long-term drought. In other words, it's frequently been hotter & drier the last few years than the norm.

Here's a link to the National Weather Service web page for Phoenix -
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Map...=217&map.y=193

My advice is to check this page the day before you leave for Phoenix to see what the weather should be like.

Let us know when you plan to be in town. We've got a sizable contingent of the Rabble here & we'll do our best to give you a warm welcome (of course, it's always a "warm" welcome in Phoenix.

)

As for the tartan, go ahead & wear it would be my advice.
.

Red,

Wasn't the record high set back in June 1990 122 degrees?

T.