Rob Murray Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I have a question that maybe somebody can answer here. Let's say I want to set up a midday QB in North Africa between November & March. What would be a realistic temperature setting for this? I know that Egyptologists do their excavating during the winter months when it's not so hot. This has been of bugging me since I got CMAK. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 my favotite website for weather www.weatherunderground.com not only weather, they have a photo section from all over the world. thats where i get my pics for the in terrain window. lately bright green Spain for open ground, slope, a block wall just like juju's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Photos of fighting in Tunisia in early '43 shows everyone pretty well bundled-up. I hear temps could drop like a rock at night. During Beta testing BFC was persuaded to increase the temperature range for desert fighting to account for those chilly February nights when the wind's coming down from the north. Brrrr.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 sounds like here in Arizona, morning frost in dec, jan. 500 ft elev. yesterday 93F. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thanks for the information. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I have been in Tunisia in November and it is quite cold in the mornings near the shore. On a trip into the Low Atlas mountains it was wet, cold and windy probably in the effective low 40's at I guess an altitude of between 1000 to 2000 ft. We had a early morning start one day in the desert south of El Djem and I would think it was slightly above freezing but warmed up to low 70's by the afternoon. I have not spent months there but the temp. were not remarked as being abnormal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nijis Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Here's a link for the weather in Marsa Matruh, which I think would be pretty typical of the coast from Alex to Cyrenaica at least. http://www.weatherunderground.com/global/stations/62306.html Lived in Cairo for 10 years. It can get really cold at night, esepcially as the houses lack insulation and central heating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Nijis I had forgotten that site! Very useful where you can go back and pick up the historical temperatures. I just had a look at Kasserine but it only shows current data and stores no historical data whatsoever. We need serious grogs to log climate by the week for these areas : ) so these kinds of questions can be answered immediately. BTW lowest forecast night temperature 37F highest 51F. Lowest daytime 63F highest 75 F The highest 24 hour range is 38 degrees - that is quite a range I think. In Western Europe I imagine our ranges are a lot lower on average. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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