Originally Posted By ohmylanta Hi Everyone, I'm thinking about changing our vacation to DL from March to November for a couple of different reasons. Does anyone know what the weather is "usually" like mid to late November?
Originally Posted By 4Disnee When we have gone at the end of Nov sometimes we have hit a little bit of rain and other times is has been so nice that we have worn shorts. LOL We usually love going that time of year though.
Originally Posted By ohmylanta I can handle a little bit of rain. I'll just get everyone a warm Mickey sweatshirt! Also, maybe some of the locals will stay home and it will be less crowded...
Originally Posted By SixSparkeys try this link: <a href="http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0027?from=search" target="_blank">http://www.weather.com/outlook /travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0027?from=search</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean As a native .. let me tell you this..... every year about this time .. from September to early December .. is when we get the Santa Ana winds .. which pick up heat from the Mojave desert deep in the interior of California .. and push that heat into the LA/SoCal Basin. Pushing temps well into the 80s during the day .. and even some 90s. In the off days when we get no Santa Ana wind conditions ... temps are usually in the upper 70s to low 80s. During the evening though .. it can get chilly .. and that's when pants, and light balmer jackets can come in handy. Rain? In November? not much. Our big rain storms do not start till January .. and from that month on ... straight into March .. is when we get our pounding. But I can tell you .. that typically ... the months of October, November, and December are fairly dry .. and if we get any rain .. it most likely won't be some storm that will hang on for days and days. Maybe a short storm that will blow through in a day or two.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo Last year we went the second week of November and it was warm and sunny during the day...I needed a sweat shirt in the evenings, but I get chilly easy!! Hoping for the same kind of weather in 52 days!!
Originally Posted By ohmylanta This is great! Thank you for all the info. It's a little scary moving my trip from March up to November! But the idea of hanging around in 70 to 80 degree weather is DL doesn't sound too bad at all. I'm from Oregon so any break from the rain will be good....
Originally Posted By mickeynewe For the past 10 years we have gone to Disneyland at some point in November. It used to be early November, but the past few years it has been late November. There have been a couple of trips where we had a few light sprinkles. Nothing major at all. In fact, we appreciated it because it kept the local crowds away. I remember one trip that it "barely" rained and the park was deserted! We loved that day! LOL Of all of our trips, there was only ever one "cold, wet" rain that chilled to the bone. So we are pretty comfortable with those odds. We still made the best of that trip by doing all the water rides over and over again...because at that point, we couldn't have been any colder or wet than we already were! Luckily, that was the year we stayed at the Grand and we were able to keep ducking back into the hotel for dry clothes. (Thank goodness they had dryers on every floor!) As to temperatures, I am always cold. But even in November I just wear a long sleeve T-shirt with a light weight zip hoodie in the early morning. A few hours later I'm ditching that in the locker and I'm fine the rest of the day until it starts to get dark. Then I am definitely reaching for the heavy coat, gloves, and hat! (Did I mention that I'm always cold!) Even with that I'm cuddling up to hubby to get warm. But, in comparision, I often see people in shorts & sweatshirts and they seem quite happy so you really have to look at yourself as an individual. Just be prepared! You will have a terrific time! Just 57 days to go for us! YAY!!!!
Originally Posted By quincytoo I live in the far far north...LOL...Victoria BC... I am always freezing!!! One early Dec I was down with friends and I was dressed in jeans, long sleeve tee-shirts, fleece jackets plus another jacket and gloves....I froze the entire trip.. One day it rained so bad it made the CNN channel ... We have 39 more days!!!!! Oops Still have to cancel those CCI reservations in favour of Hojo's.Seeing Mickynewe' anme reminded me...
Originally Posted By mickeynewe LOL..I have to cancel ours still Quincytoo! Plus another one over at the Hilton in Universal. You should see my Disney binder with all my chicken scratch notes written everywhere. I'll be cleaning that up today as well and re-printing my notes to make it all fresh and pretty! *silly grin* Ugh, I'm running out of things to do for planning AND we still have 57 days to go! Time to renew my RideMax subscription and play with that for awhile and start making those Priority Seating arrangements.
Originally Posted By quincytoo LOL ^^^^I am a little guilty about doing this to CCI.....Kinda like breaking up with a boyfriend to spend time with the *other* guy.......how friggin stupid is that???? We have 38 more days to go and already I want to pack!!!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe Our reservations are officially cancelled! *whew* Unfortunately, I couldn't use the online cancellation because it didn't recognize my confirmation number so I HAD to call. I don't feel guilty, but I still did I not want to make that call. Hey, a deal is a deal ya know? And if you can cut your hotel rate by half, why feel guilty? LOL
