Labor Day is coming

:sunny: Hi Guys, We have never been down on Labor day weekend. Just wondering if it's really busy or not, AND how the weather might be?? Going to pull the RV out from Playa Bonita RV storage. for 4 days or more. I knew someone on this Forum would have the scoop.. Thanks in advance..:woo:

Usually VERY HOT and HUMID, but you never know, last year wasn't all that bad.

American crowds have been sparse the last 4-5 years. 6-7 years ago on Labor day, Manny's, Pink Caddy were packed and the beaches had nice crowds. Last time down 2 years ago Mirador clubs were dead, Manny's had 5-10 people at 9PM. Out of 10-12 times being there for LD, 1-2 times the weather was bearable with the rest Very Hot and Humid. The last time 2 years ago it was 93 degrees at 3AM and I had to use my windshield wipers to get all the dew off so I could see to drive home for the first mile or so. I can live without that. Come on October, my favorite time of the year in Rocky Point.

As Clint would say, "You've gotta ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky?"

Thanks everyone. My Hubby isn't sure he wants to go now. Sooooooooo It will probably be late October now...:aagh: Oh well...

flicks said:

Thanks everyone. My Hubby isn't sure he wants to go now. Sooooooooo It will probably be late October now...:aagh: Oh well...

It will be worth the wait. LD is too iffy to chance it if you don't get to go down that often. I have a house in Encanto so I will be there both LD and Oct.Fall Break. I already know Fall Break will be more enjoyable.

I'd rather be at the beach... Five days next week and Labor Day!

wish I was going over labor day. Hot or not....its better than fighting the traffic and sitting at my desk for 8.
Some days, my mind will drift off and I find myself once again sitting on the patio, watching the surf - Cold beer in my hand and Roger Clyne on the on the player.
Oh what a wonderful life.

Hot or not, I'll be down Labor Day. Hit the beach early in the a.m. hang out as long as possible, when it gets unbearable head back in for a nap in the air conditioning. Repeat the next day for 8 straight days.

I have been there a number of times in late August and Labor Day and have lucked out what with the onshore breezes.

Last year went in late September, 25th for five days of hell. Hot humid and no relief. I'm going in late October or early
November this fall. Next year, Good Lord willin, we're going in late August again.

I go down twice a month every month for 9-10 days... Can Jerry & Kenny the most prolific posters come even close?

We don't go July, August, September because hot and humid but make up for missing it and go almost the entire month of October :)

stingray said:

I go down twice a month every month for 9-10 days... Can Jerry & Kenny the most prolific posters come even close?

What's the point of the last part of your comment? Trying to pick a fight? I'm here 24/7, 8 years, can you even come close? Be positive or be gone por favor.

I will see you all down there the first of October. I can ,but don't want to wait the next 6 weeks, but there is a better 1/2 that does not handle the heat that well.

GV Jack, I was there same time last year sweating, after 2 days we packed up and went home. Went back 2 weeks later in Oct. and it was almost perfect. Amazing what a difference couple of weeks can do for the weather down there.

Roberto said:

What's the point of the last part of your comment? Trying to pick a fight? I'm here 24/7, 8 years, can you even come close? Be positive or be gone por favor.

Can you see the beach from home? I can...

the first Labor Day celebration in 1882 in New York City. The AFL-CIO, which represents about 12.2 million members, says that first holiday was marked by a march to demand an eight-hour workday and other labor law reforms. About 20,000 workers made their way up Broadway carrying signs that read “Labor Creates All Wealth” and “Eight Hours for Work, Eight Hours for Rest, Eight Hours for Recreation.” (The AFL-CIO site offers a chronological look at such events via a timeline.)
it is not just about the beach bros...thank a union worker....

stingray said:

I go down twice a month every month for 9-10 days... Can Jerry & Kenny the most prolific posters come even close?

But you offer nothing information wise.....drink one for me

Sandy Beach Labor Day 2012.

Sandy Beach in what country? Looks like somewhere in Europe.

Actually that was taken at the waterfront in Cleveland on Lake Erie.

I'd stop going if it ever got like that!

mis2810 said:

I'd stop going if it ever got like that!

Sandy Beach after the cruise ships come!

stingray said:

I go down twice a month every month for 9-10 days... Can Jerry & Kenny the most prolific posters come even close?

How cool is this, after all, I get to live in the stingrays head rent free!

I think we got 6.5 corvina's on here now!

Landshark said:

Sandy Beach after the cruise ships come!

It better never look like that. :mad:

Ok tried to delete my comment since i read thru and found the answer...but edit/delete only let me edit...ok maybe the heat is melting my brain...But on a happier note we had my daughters here all week and they had a ball, so yippee Puerto Penasco!

GV Jack-that couldn't possibly be Lake Erie-it wasn't on fire!

Sorry El T, but it wasn't lake Erie on fire. It was the Cuyahoga River that burned.

Oh and did I mention the Mayor of Cleveland's hair also caught fire. Gotta love my home town.

The good news is the river is clean now and actually has fish.

The bad news is the thousands of jobs at the riverside steel mills are lost forever.

A river catches fire, so polluted that its waters have “no visible life, not even low forms such as leeches and sludge worms.”
Clean Water Act 40th anniversary: The greatest success in environmental law made rivers stop burning. - Slate Magazine

I don't know how accurate "Accu"-weather is, but here's what they're predicting for Penasco over Labor Day:

Puerto Penasco September Weather 2013 - AccuWeather Forecast for Sonora Mexico

If it is about this temperature, we'll be there!

100 F at 10 AM this morning in the Mirador. 38% humidity.

MIRAMAR said:

I don't know how accurate "Accu"-weather is, but here's what they're predicting for Penasco over Labor Day:

Puerto Penasco September Weather 2013 - AccuWeather Forecast for Sonora Mexico

If it is about this temperature, we'll be there!

Yay!!!!!!!!!! So happy I decided not to chicken out!

My weather station Playa Encanto- right now 94°F temp, 67% humidity, 118°F heat index.

mondone said:

My weather station Playa Encanto- right now 94°F temp, 67% humidity, 118°F heat index.

Sounds brutal. But I'd still rather be there.

We have been there every month but usually try to stay away June - July - August.
To us, May and October are the best time weather wise. In May, weather warming up but water still a little cool, and October weather cooling down by water still warm. :party:

This year we didn't turn on the A/C until mid July. Fans worked great until the water in the air took over. As I sit here today August 19th I will say that the A/C is on and it is super hot outside. I dropped my van off for tire service and walked a few blocks to catch a taxi.....I became one with the humidity. By the time we drove 1 block in the taxi I was sopping wet (no ac in the taxi). Having said all of that I would rather be here than just about anyplace else. Today my sweetie and I will go swimming in Cholla Bay and watch the sunset with a cold something or other in each of our hands. Life is good.

Yuk, 90 degrees with 79% humidity today at 2PM, with night temps staying close to 90 with the humidity = double Yuk. Being in the water with a cold one = double nice. How were you able to sleep at night before you turned on the A/C? I was down 2 years ago in August and the power went out in Cholla for most of the night on a windless night. Argggh! Brutal, is all I can say. Having lived in the Phx area most of my life, when we are down and its 80+ the A/C goes on for a bit just to remove the some of the humidity. The humidity is the deal breaker for me. YUK. Come on October!

mis2810 said:

I'd stop going if it ever got like that!

It's a good thing you didn't come down in the 80"s in spring break then because it was just as packed

We have been there every month but usually try to stay away June - July - August.

Love June- the air is warm enough that you want to go into the water, the water is nice enough to refresh you, and the evenings cool down- perfect.

MIRAMAR said:

Love June- the air is warm enough that you want to go into the water, the water is nice enough to refresh you, and the evenings cool down- perfect.

Have to agree. I think mid to late June is my favorite time of year there.

mis2810 said:

Have to agree. I think mid to late June is my favorite time of year there.

If it weren't for these 40 plus hours a week jobs that demand our attention in the summer months we would attempt to experience them again. My B-day is in June and cannot think of a better reason. For now, however, we can get away in October and May and so far that has been fantastic weather. I would imagine right about now is the worst because it sure sucks in Phoenix . . . 111 today!

Well we can't take it anymore.. Or wait till October.. We will be down on the 21st of September & in Oct as well... Can't wait....:thumbsup:

GV Jack said:

I have been there a number of times in late August and Labor Day and have lucked out what with the onshore breezes.

Last year went in late September, 25th for five days of hell. Hot humid and no relief. I'm going in late October or early
November this fall. Next year, Good Lord willin, we're going in late August again.

Im with you. Im going later this year. Last was not good but OK. Its better by the beach and the stores to go when its a little cooler out. More places are open then.

I spent this past weekend down there and it had to be the hottest, most muggy 2 days I ever experienced in RP.:desert:

mondone said:

I spent this past weekend down there and it had to be the hottest, most muggy 2 days I ever experienced in RP.:desert:

I hear you, the stores were not open until the weekend, bummer. I was window shopping and wanted to buy. the wife was bummed. But we are hitting it soon as it cools down a little. GREAT fun down there.

AZRob said:

I hear you, the stores were not open until the weekend, bummer. I was window shopping and wanted to buy. the wife was bummed. But we are hitting it soon as it cools down a little. GREAT fun down there.

When you say "stores" are you talking about the shops down at the Malecon and on Rodeo Drive?

Hopeful about the weather:
10 Day Weather Forecast for 85718 - weather.com

Tucson August Weather 2013 - AccuWeather Forecast for AZ 85716

94E: Computer Model Hurricane Forecasts | Weather Underground'

Wasn't it about 3 years ago we had a tropical storm heading toward Penasco over Labor Day? It didn't hit and it was a beautiful weekend.

I have experienced many hot, hot muggy, no wind days and nights and that was before we had electricity in Cholla. Run a generator, drink a ton of beer and hope the generator doesn't run out of gas before you wake. We are so spoiled now, just hit the remote for super cool for my A/C go out for 3 hours and come back to a cooler drier house. And pray the electric doesn't go out. Aug/September are generally brutal there.

Ha, we didn't have generators or coolers at Cholla when I was a kid and it was so hot and muggy the lizards living on the ceiling of Nachos huts were dripping sweat on us. :-P

GV Jack said:

I have been there a number of times in late August and Labor Day and have lucked out what with the onshore breezes.

Last year went in late September, 25th for five days of hell. Hot humid and no relief. I'm going in late October or early
November this fall. Next year, Good Lord willin, we're going in late August again.

We will also be there end of October/early November. Tides will not be as great as we would like, but we will be south of the border and that is all we really care about :gradea:

I won't lie, but We have been down for every Labor Day for 10 years, and do not plan to stop. As long as I have the ocean and air cond. I can make it. But it is not for the weak.

This is Happening on Labor Day Weekend

Still looking nice- fingers crossedMonthly Weather Forecast for Puerto Penasco, Mexico - weather.com

Tucson International Airport Weather Forecast and Conditions - weather.com (seems little more accurate)

We were down during late September last year and it was uncomfortably hot & humid. We visited again the first week of November and the weather was terrific. So this year we plan a trip just after the rally in November.

October 10th-15th is when the weather finally changes from uncomfortable to great. I have been there to see it happen over the last 20+ years. Just amazing what can happen in a week.