A fellow volunteer once described his walk to the market here in Kayes in the middle of the day as, "It was like walking in front of a giant hair dryer." He's pretty spot-on. If you ever want to do something fun when you think of me, just go to weather.com and look up the forecast for Kayes, Mali. For example, at 7pm right now it is 108 degrees and "feels like 110." The weekend forecast I have to look forward to- without air-conditioning:
Sunny | High
112°F
Low
81°F |
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| Precip: | | 0% |
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| Wind: | | W
at 8 mph |
| UV Index: | | 10+ Extreme |
| Humidity: | | 19% |
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| Sunrise: | | 6:36 AM |
| Sunset: | | 6:59 PM |
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| Mainly sunny. Highs 110 to 114F and lows in the low 80s. |
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Sunny | High
111°F
Low
82°F |
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| Precip: | | 0% |
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| Wind: | | W
at 10 mph |
| UV Index: | | 10+ Extreme |
| Humidity: | | 21% |
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| Sunrise: | | 6:35 AM |
| Sunset: | | 6:59 PM |
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| Sunshine. Highs 109 to 113F and lows in the low 80s. |
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Sunny | High
111°F
Low
81°F |
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| Precip: | | 0% |
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| Wind: | | WNW
at 10 mph |
| UV Index: | | 10+ Extreme |
| Humidity: | | 23% |
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| Sunrise: | | 6:35 AM |
| Sunset: | | 6:59 PM |
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| Sunshine. Highs 109 to 113F and lows in the low 80s. |
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I really think they're wrong about it getting down past 90 degrees at night, because I have a thermometer in my room, and I haven't seen it dip below 95 in a while...
Kayes is supposed to be one of the hottest inhabited places in the world because of the iron ore deposits in the ground and/or surrounding mountains, which absorb, retain and reflect the blistering sun. It literally hurts my skin to be in the sun in the middle of the day. And yes, I wear sunscreen. So if any of you were wondering why I am still so white after living for almost two years here... I stay in the shade when I can and the sunscreen keeps me nice and pasty when I can't.
Yeah, I know- no one is going to believe I was in Africa :)
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