What weather to plan for at Oshkosh?

[rjtjrt]

I hope to go to Oshkosh 2007. Will be camping. Just planning on what clothes and camping gear to take. As I live in Australia I would like some advise on what in general is the weather like that far north in late July/early August?
John

[Geico266]

G'Day mate.

Temps are usually 70's - 95's F (21 - 33C). Shorts & lite jacket in the AM. Count on brief rains, thunderstorms, ect., front are usually moving fairly fast. Bring some long pants just in case a cold front comes though. Bring plenty of sunscreen & chapstick, drink lots of water.

and it's your shout at the pub.

[painless]

Sweat pants and sweatshirt for in the evenings. It can cool off pretty quick sometimes. We have a saying here in Wisconsin....If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute or two. It'll change.

Also plan on buying some mosquito repellant. It is our state bird you know....

[Bob Brown]

rain, sun, humidity...sometimes LOTS of rain, LOTS of sun and, LOTS of humidity...sometimes all three together...but almost always warm and humid. with rain. One night I slept though a world class thunderstorm...the tent kept lighting up and we heard trees falling and things blowing around. I got up and all the tied down airplanes were shaking like a dog trying to pass a CD case...it was a pretty somber morning afterward. Makes for good memories...

[RV6_flyer]

Been there 8 of the last 9 years. ONE year there was ONE day that it was COLD and I had NOTHING long sleeve. I had to buy a sweat shirt to stay warm.

As others have said, bring a sweat shirt or jacket. If you do not, bring MONEY in case it is one of those rare years that it is too cool for short sleeves on one day.

[Kyle Boatright]

All I can say is bring layers. 80% of the days it'll be dry and 80+ degrees. The other 20% it can be rainy and hot, rainy and cold, cold and windy, cold, windy, and wet, and/or any combination thereof.

In addition to my wardrobe of shorts and t-shirts, I carry a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, a windbreaker, and a poncho.

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

And there's always at least one gully-washer of a storm...usually at night...lots of wind, lightning. tons of fun if you're in a tent.

A minor annoyance, I suppose, to those in the big campers with the satellite dishes.

If you're in Camp Scholler, a set of earplugs is good if you're out in the field. What IS it with the truckers who think it's fun to lay on the big air horn at 3 in the morning?

Also bring a flashlight for the midnight walk to the Porta Potty.

[David-aviator]

Originally Posted by rjtjrt

I hope to go to Oshkosh 2007. Will be camping. Just planning on what clothes and camping gear to take. As I live in Australia I would like some advise on what in general is the weather like that far north in late July/early August?
John

As far as I know, it has not snowed during the gathering, but every other extreme can occur. It could be very wet, very dry, very hot, and with a little luck just right.

[Allen Barrett]

Yea Man, waking up at daylight, stepping out of the tent into the COOL morning air, Hitting your head on the wing (C-195), cussing loud enough to wake the neighbors 2 rows over, caring for your new wound, perking some coffee, watching the day come to life, don't get no better

[keen9a]

I would just make one minor edit to David's reply:

As far as I know, it has not snowed during the gathering, but every other extreme can and will occur. It could be very wet, very dry, very hot, and with a little luck just right.

If you are there for the whole week it will be hot, and it will be cold, and there will be a thunderstorm (probably severe) in between. The thunderstorm is my fault. Pretty much everytime I've been camping since I was a little kid there's been a thunderstorm .