There is no snow in San Miguel, though it's occasionally a bit nippy (hace poquito frio). We read the weather forecasts posted automaitcally on our internet home pages and see daily temperatures for Reseda, CA; Santa Fe, NM; and Houghton, MI (Michael's hometown).
While Reseda is noted for summertime temps into the 110's, Houghton gets quite cold up der in the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) this time of year, with a forecast for today of a low of 4F and a high of 5F! There is snow in the UP!
Santa Fe's weather tends to be closer to ours though it has snow that we don't. Last year there was a sprinkling of snow on some nearby mountain tops and everyone was agog. Although the longitude and latitude differ, Santa Fe and San Miguel are both hill towns at about the same altitude (6500 - 7000 ft range).
We're hoping that we're past the cooler weather here. Although temps now dip into the 40s at night, once the sun rises things start to warm up, usually into the high 70s or low 80s. Our homes, though, are made of concrete and brick and take some time to warm from the sunshine. Some rooms in our house (like the entire first floor) stay remarkably cool at this time of year. Well, they stay cool in the summer, too; it's just more noticeable at this time of year.
Although we have heaters, they are electrical - and electricity is a bit pricey SoB. So we've been shopping for gas heaters. So many choices (not really): portable, portable with a fan, or wall mounted, but that's about it unless you want to consider portable with a tank or one that connects to the household gas supply. [Like most homes in Mexico, we do not have central heat/AC nor do we have any fireplaces in our current home, with or without gas logs.]
And since we didn't pick up a gas heater earlier in the year when the choices and prices were better, they are now fewer. We may just bundle up and wait until next year - who knows, we may be in a different house that has gas heaters!
Our next event should be the rainy season: Hay lluvia en San Miguel!
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