Saturday was a gorgeous day with clear skies all day and fairly light winds. Today is cloudy but temps are still fairly mild and there is no precipitation in the forecast until tonight. I understand that there are more winter storms on our horizon, probably the one that is affecting the Pacific Northwest right now. My brother, who lives in Seattle, said that the city is at a standstill right now because of lack of snow removal equipment like we…
It was a joy to see the sun this morning. Unfortunately, I can’t say much for our temperatures. Single digits were the norm. We had numerous lake effect snow squalls which left us with half an inch of new snow. Many were without power because of the strong winds and ice, but we were lucky for a change. Our highs should be in the normal range today and no additional precip is expected. Our 10 AM temperature is 14°F (-10°C),…
I am so tired of ice. My deck is like a skating rink especially since my son shoveled most of the sleet off yesterday. Now where the sleet is gone, it’s pure smooth ice. Our highs today should reach the mid 40s and I hope it happens soon. We’re been lucky that we haven’t lost power although many areas have. We have a wind advisory for tonight so we aren’t out of the woods yet. Our 10 AM temperature is…
This is really a yucky morning and I’m so glad that I don’t have to go out in it. My deck had about a half inch of sleet topped with freezing rain this morning and there was 0.59 ” in my rain gauge after I thawed it out. A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 1 pm and the freezing drizzle seems to have ended at this time. The ground is white but it is sleet, not snow. Our…
We lost almost all of our snow except where the snow piles were from shoveling and plowing. I’m hearing that there is another storm knocking on our door, but this one will be a combination of rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. The UP is bracing for an ice storm later today and I’m hoping that it remains up there. If we do get any freezing rain, it isn’t expected to accumulate much. This morning began with overcast skies, but…
It feels like spring this morning with our 8 AM temp at 40°F. We lost almost half of our snow cover and we didn’t get any freezing rain overnight that was predicted. I wish that it was clear and sunny but it never is when temps rise this time of year. This warm spell will only last a few days, then we’ll be back to normal weather once again. I don’t mind it as long as we aren’t plunged in…
Although we don’t see much snow melting, at least the temperatures are tolerable. Even the doggies stayed out a little longer this morning and the snow on my deck has melted to where it is just wet where shoveled. That’s a major improvement over the past few days. Our temperature is already warmer than what was predicted and that makes me happy. The Pennsylvania groundhog apparently did not see his shadow not that it matters anyway. Our weather does it’s…
Talk about going from one extreme to the other. That’s what will be happening this week. Today is the beginning of a significant warm-up with highs reaching into the teens. That may not seem warm, but compared to what we have had, it’s balmy. This morning is starting out with a little sun but early temperatures are still below zero. This should be the final day and we could see highs near 50°F by Monday and Tuesday,. That will certainly…
As if this cold spell isn’t bad enough, Consumers Power sent out an alert last night asking their customers to dial down their thermostats to 65° or lower. There was a fire at one of their gas compressor stations and a shortage of natural gas was very possible. Wouldn’t you know that this would happen in record cold weather. Thankfully, we have propane and aren’t affected. Yesterday was sunny and a very pretty day if you were just looking out…
While I was out measuring snow this morning for my CoCoRahs report, the reality of just how cold it is really set in. At that time my thermometer read -8°F and I’m not sure what the wind chill was. The wind felt like ice when it hit me in the face and I was very happy to get back indoors again. I shoveled out a path for my dogs last night but it was covered this morning. Their little feet…