Your current weather?

[Buttercup]

Cool, perhaps 60 F. Windy. Gusts probably up to 30 mph. If it gets windier (unlikely, considering we're a little over 1 hour to sunset), we'll have an actual dust storm. Partly cloudly all day: Soft, limp-looking white and gray clouds, now tattered; if not for the wind, they would have had some substance. But the wind's been kicking the life out of them.

[redshifter]

A rare sunny day here yesterday with temps in the 50's. I got caught up on all the yardwork. And fell and sprained my ankle while trimming hedges :(

[publiusr]

Severe weather threat this week
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/november-severe-weather-tracker_2011-11-07
The recent past
http://www.alabamawx.com/?s=tornado&paged=2

[kevin1981]

Turning colder near London, England now. Autumn has landed and i can feel a difference in the weather.

Time to buy some gloves !

[ABR.]

A light rain here in the Sierra Nevadas. The rain beetles have been flying in the pre-dawn every morning this week.

[Trebuchet]

Awful here in the late afternoon. Cold, windy, raining, and a bit of non-liquid water in with the rain as well. Brrrr.

[Trebuchet]

Awful here in the late afternoon. Cold, windy, raining, and a bit of non-liquid water in with the rain as well. Brrrr.

And more of the same today, according to the TV. Continuing all week. Or, as one of the talking heads put it, "100% chance of November."

ETA: There's a "murder of crows" making a LOT of noise outside the window just now. I'm not sure if they're upset about the weather or what.

[starcanuck64]

0 degrees C with 1cm of snow on the ground, there's no denying it any longer winter weather is here.

[publiusr]

More unsettled weather. Mild in the southestern US for the moment. Light rain in Birmingham.

[Noclevername]

Central Indiana: stormy, windy, heavy rain & lightning. The southern part of the state is getting it worse, with some hail to boot.

ETA: The southern counties are now on tornado watch.

[jlhredshift]

Band of thunderstorms moving through here. Substantial rain, I'm glad it is not snow!

[baskerbosse]

Sydney;

Down from yesterday's 37 C to a more reasonable 25 C..

Peter

[danscope]

Hi, I 'was' in Orlando at Disney World. 79 degrees , light wind and golf...in a big way. :) That was a nice week.

Best regards,
Dan

[Trebuchet]

Sydney;

Down from yesterday's 37 C to a more reasonable 25 C..

Peter

We're getting close to having those numbers in F here. Brrrr.

[baskerbosse]

Sydney;

Down even further, to 17 C and rain.


Peter

PS
Obama is in Australia today, we're making a great impression. -Sunny Australia, -right... ;-)

[Torsten]

-4C. Blowing snow.

[Trebuchet]

Man, it was nasty yesterday. Cold. Breezy. Raining. November.

I was awakened about 3:00 this morning by the rain. I don't recall ever hearing it rain so hard on the roof here. Yes, this area has a reputation for rain, but in reality it usually just drizzles -- intermittent windshield wipers are a must. It seldom rains hard.

[AndreH]

South West Germany: Fog, Fog, Fog.....Actually if you climb up to above 500 m - 600 m it is very sunny. Moreover much to dry for a November. It should be around 6-8 C and raining with chilly winds.

[Buttercup]

Calm, sunny, cool; probably 60 F. Humidity probably 15%. Nice day.

[starcanuck64]

Calm, sunny, cool; probably 60 F. Humidity probably 15%. Nice day.

I'm moving to Coruscant.:)

It's -11 C here with wind gusting to 30km and snow.

[TheOncomingStorm]

About 10 C here hoping snow doesn't come for a while because I still have stuff to do outside.

[redshifter]

Actual chance of snow here tomorrow and Saturday! Actually, the forecasts I've seen are for a slight chance of wet snow in the higher elevations around here--above 500ft. Which of course has everyone freaking out and acting like a blizzard is coming...it's amazing the 'snow phobia' that folks have around here...just mentioning the word 'snow' gets everyone scrambling for hamburger, batteries, and toilet paper because they think we're gonna be snowed in for weeks. The few occasions we actually get snow, most of the time it's wet snow and gone within hours. We'll get a major snow event once every two years or so. Now, up in the mountains an hour to the east (or west for that matter)is a different story...

Right now it's in the low 40's and breezy with some showers...typical for this area in November.

[HenrikOlsen]

About 10 C here hoping snow doesn't come for a while because I still have stuff to do outside.
Just got the last outside stuff done today. Winter, I'm ready for you now. Bring it on.

[Buttercup]

I'm moving to Coruscant.:)

Lol!! :D

Okay. If you want to move into my "building," I can maybe help. Send me references, preferences, etc. I'd advised you try to get a suite above the 150th level.

Oh: And no Tatooine wombats allowed in Pearl Tower. If you've got one as a pet, it'll have to stay behind. :(

[Torsten]

Just enough snow fell that I felt I had to shovel the driveway. Certainly, the streets and highways were plowed last night and today.

Worked outside today wearing feltpacks, insulated snow pants and a parka.

Winter has arrived.

[Trebuchet]

Actual chance of snow here tomorrow and Saturday! Actually, the forecasts I've seen are for a slight chance of wet snow in the higher elevations around here--above 500ft. Which of course has everyone freaking out and acting like a blizzard is coming...it's amazing the 'snow phobia' that folks have around here...just mentioning the word 'snow' gets everyone scrambling for hamburger, batteries, and toilet paper because they think we're gonna be snowed in for weeks. The few occasions we actually get snow, most of the time it's wet snow and gone within hours. We'll get a major snow event once every two years or so. Now, up in the mountains an hour to the east (or west for that matter)is a different story...

Right now it's in the low 40's and breezy with some showers...typical for this area in November.

What he said....

It's unfortunate because my MIL's funeral is on Saturday. Hopefully the weather will give us a break at the time we have to be outside.

[AndreH]

Fog, fog did I mention fog? Ok, it is getting warmer and more wet. No need to scratch ice on the car windows in the morning.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Just got the last outside stuff done today. Winter, I'm ready for you now. Bring it on.
Give me another week or so. Cleaning out old barn in which my grandfather stored several tons of small parts, I don't want snow until the junk dealer arrives to take it away. Also Found three I beams in a field and don't want them covered up with snow. After it is all gone it can snow all it wants.

[starcanuck64]

Lol!! :D

Okay. If you want to move into my "building," I can maybe help. Send me references, preferences, etc. I'd advised you try to get a suite above the 150th level.

Oh: And no Tatooine wombats allowed in Pearl Tower. If you've got one as a pet, it'll have to stay behind. :(

Right now I feel like I'm on Hoth, it's gone down to -17 C and the snow is still coming.

[Buttercup]

Right now I feel like I'm on Hoth, it's gone down to -17 C and the snow is still coming.

:(

It's nice here again (hint hint!). :D (check out "The view from my eastern window" in signature line)

Get yourself some hot chocolate, hot coffee, warm cookies. :)

[Torsten]

Right now I feel like I'm on Hoth, it's gone down to -17 C and the snow is still coming.

We had -16C here this morning, and -23C where I was planning to work. I ditched that idea pretty quickly and went visiting instead...

It's clear skies, and I'm supposed to be helping out with some young skywatchers this evening.

[starcanuck64]

We had -16C here this morning, and -23C where I was planning to work. I ditched that idea pretty quickly and went visiting instead...

It's clear skies, and I'm supposed to be helping out with some young skywatchers this evening.

It's not too bad once you acclimatize, the first few days are a little uncomfortable though...that and the Prairie winds. I love Alberta but long term I'm probably heading back to the mountains and valleys of BC.

[starcanuck64]

:(

It's nice here again (hint hint!). :D (check out "The view from my eastern window" in signature line)

Get yourself some hot chocolate, hot coffee, warm cookies. :)

I think it was summer time when I found the idea of living in North America's "Most northerly major metropolis" romantic. A couple of extra layers of clothes and Tim Hortons(for hot chocolate and donuts) and it's not too bad here.

[danscope]

Got 40 degrees , calm and overcast. Gee , we used to have Tim Horton's . Good hot chocolate, coffee and I miss the pecan danish .
I thought it was better than other places.
I do some hot cider around this time.
Bought my plow yesterday. All tooled up for winter. Life is good.

Dan

[Trebuchet]

It's unfortunate because my MIL's funeral is on Saturday. Hopefully the weather will give us a break at the time we have to be outside.

The Great Northwet smiled on her today. It was cold, but absolutely gorgeous -- clear and sunny. There was actually a trace of snow on my truck when I got up and when I made the morning latte run my wife's car (which lives in the garage) said it was 29F. When we came out of her brother's house this evening, there was lovely Jupiter right in front of us. I even got to get a young relative interested in the night sky. It was a good day.

[starcanuck64]

Warming up to -6 C today and predicted +6 C tomorrow. I kind of prefer it when the temp stays fairly stable during the winter, a nice balmy -10 C is good.

[Torsten]

When we came out of her brother's house this evening, there was lovely Jupiter right in front of us. I even got to get a young relative interested in the night sky. It was a good day.

Good to hear.

I had good responses from the kids to views of Jupiter in the scope the other evening, even at -22C. (!)


Warming up to -6 C today and predicted +6 C tomorrow. I kind of prefer it when the temp stays fairly stable during the winter, a nice balmy -10 C is good.

Yeah, it went above freezing here today, and I was over-dressed for the work I was doing. I like it too when it's steady at around -10C. I usually get lots done when it's like that.

However, it seems I can't win because of the wind these days. The forecast is for 40 gusting to 80 km/h. One of the areas I'm working has a high risk of windfalls under those conditions and I refuse to go there when it's above 20 km/h (three guys I know had a tree come down within 15 m of them a month ago), and in the other area, though safe under those conditions, I need to get some tree heights and it's kind of difficult when they're swaying....

[danscope]

Seasonally cool , presently 29 degrees F , winds calm . Clear .

[starcanuck64]

Good to hear.

Yeah, it went above freezing here today, and I was over-dressed for the work I was doing. I like it too when it's steady at around -10C. I usually get lots done when it's like that.

However, it seems I can't win because of the wind these days. The forecast is for 40 gusting to 80 km/h. One of the areas I'm working has a high risk of windfalls under those conditions and I refuse to go there when it's above 20 km/h (three guys I know had a tree come down within 15 m of them a month ago), and in the other area, though safe under those conditions, I need to get some tree heights and it's kind of difficult when they're swaying....

It's hard to know how to prepare when the temperatures yo-yo this much. Last year because of La Nina the path of the jet stream along the Arctic boundary oscillated a lot and we were going from deep cold(-40) to above zero in a few days then back.

Living in the BC Cariboo the last decade we had some impressive windstorms that caused a lot of damage, microbursts knocked down trees and power poles all around the area several times.

[Buttercup]

Sunny, clear as a bell. Calm. Cool (for us), probably 57 F. Low last night was 28 F.

We had scattered showers yesterday, with some thunder. That was nice. :)

[redshifter]

Pretty good storm rolling through last night into today. High winds last night (forecasted for 50mph gusts) blew a privacy screen off our deck -- it was screwed down but the wind didn't seem to notice...Heavy rain today. I'm sure the skiers are happy, the mountains are getting feet of new snow and many ski areas have opened. Fairly rare for the ski areas to open before Thanksgiving.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Got hit with about 15 cm of snow yesterday, suppose to warm up the next couple of days.

[AndreH]

sunny, fog only in the valleys, -3 C at night and clear skies

[AndreH]

fog:(

[Trebuchet]

Cold and sunny -- just about at the freezing point. I'll take it, especially compared to yesterday, which was Thanksgiving, USA style. Our weather yesterday was simply awful -- cold, raining, and wind driving the raindrops against the windows. At least 10 degrees F warmer than today, but with the wind and rain it was absolutely bone-chilling.

[danscope]

Well..... we made 58 degrees today, light haze and light breeze. Prep for winter.

[Buttercup]

Beautiful! Mostly overcast, a nice blend of dark gray to light gray clouds. Intermittent rain. Temp a cool and refreshing 55 F. Looks like autumn!! :)

[ABR.]

The rains have halted for a bit here in northern California. It took a bit of driving, but I encountered five species of rain beetles in the last week. Now it's time for a long nap.

[Solfe]

It is very grey here. However the temperature isn't bad and it hasn't rained much.

[starcanuck64]

+10C which after the recent cold snap feels like 15-20C

[Trebuchet]

Lousy. We had that one decent day on Friday and it's been November ever since. It's not so much the rain I mind but I could really do without the wind.

[danscope]

Another amazing day; 11 pm and it's still 50 degrees. And again tomorrow. :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

"Red in the morning, sailor's warning."

And here it comes: Getting progressively windier since mid-day (current time is 5:16 p.m. CST). Gusts of up to 30 mph. This is the beginning of a 3-day storm system which will soon produce stonger winds, a drop of 20 degrees in temp (and will remain there; average high will be 45 F), rain, and possible snow.

The day started out mellow, sunny, warm (probably 67 F high).

[Trebuchet]

Not bad today. Cold, but sunny. Like a winter day in my birth state of Montana.

[Van Rijn]

"Red in the morning, sailor's warning."

And here it comes: Getting progressively windier since mid-day (current time is 5:16 p.m. CST). Gusts of up to 30 mph.


Gusts up to 45 mph here (similar yersterday), but sunny. A lot of trees dumped their leaves yesterday. I drove by a guy with a blower making a pile of leaves taller than he was. It was a contest between the wind and his blower. He was winning, but it looked like he was doing a fair amount of repeat work. The pile was large enough in diameter I had to go to the other side of the road to get around it.

[danscope]

30 degrees F; wind calm. Good fall weather.

Dan

[Buttercup]

Snow...snow...snow!!

Began snowing around noon. It's now 5:08 p.m. and still snowing. :D

Current temp is 27 F.

This area has already accumulated 1-1/2 inches of snow. We could receive up to 5 inches in total if the storm holds through to mid-day tomorrow.

Very unusual for this area. Beautiful though!

[ABR.]

Sunny and mild. Sunny and mild. Sunny and mild. Bleh.

[danscope]

Well, it 'was' nice, today. 62 degrees F, a little cooler tomorrow , with some rain. It can't stay warm like this
all winter. Pity.

Dan

[redshifter]

Fairly cold for this neck of the woods - 30 degrees and foggy. Roads will be somewhat dangerous in the AM rush hour. I hope folks are careful (which they probably won't be...).

[Buttercup]

We got 4 inches of snow!

Small icicles all along the eaves of our home. I broke off a double-pronged icicle, ate it. :D There are also two small "shelves" of snow protruding from edge of front eave.

Icicles are dripping now. Sun is halfway to mid-point.

Current temp is probably 20 F. Overnight low was 10 F, with wind chill of 4 F.

No wind. Clear and sunny. Hopefully some of the ice on the roads will soon be entirely melted. We don't have snow/salt trucks in the sunny SW desert!

[danscope]

We got 60 degrees with a little drizzle occasionally. Grey skies and no problems. I just know that some very cold weather and snow have to be just
around the corner,.....and it won't be pretty. But we have Beeeeg snow plow now. Is only problem for Moose and Squirrel. :)
Hang in there , Buttercup . Bound to be a nice day soon.

Dan

[DoggerDan]

It's been chilly (teens and below zero at night) for the last few days, since Saturday, anyway. Today it rocketed up to 40 deg! I went cycling.

[swampyankee]

It's about 513 R (for Rankine. If you're going to complain about miles starting at zero and Fahrenheit not, you should remember that Celsius has a big offset, too ;)), which is unseasonably warm, raining, and generally unseasonably icky.

I'm from New England. Complaining about the weather is a cultural trait, although it's dangerous around Finns.

[danscope]

Presently 42 degrees with rain...... in a big way. But, you don't have to shovel rain ! :)

[TheOncomingStorm]

2 C today and finished the junk metal today, only made $180, thin budget for Christmas.

[danscope]

40 degrees and calm today. Overcast, rain in the future. I don't have to shovel rain :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

Overcast, very cool, rainy all day yesterday. :) Nice and needed.

Today is mostly sunny, a few high wispy clouds. Calm, no breeze. Temp probably 53 F.

[Buttercup]

Very cool (probably 40 F), overcast and rainy.

Rained all throughout the night. Last evening around 9:00 p.m. we had thunder and lightning as well.

Gusty breezes.

In an hour I'll be out in it, running errands.

[Cougar]

We got 0o C for a high temp today. It's like the fog is freezing and slowly falling out of the sky. No, not in a block! but in tiny little particles....

[danscope]

4 degrees C , and calm . Dry as well. We don't need no steeenkin snow. :)

[TheOncomingStorm]

about -10 C at 8:30 am and witing for a furniture delivery.

[Perikles]

About +21 C and bright sunshine. A nice cool solstice.

[Buttercup]

Sunny. Clear. Calm. Early morning (7:52 a.m.) very cool, probably 40 F. Humidity probably 12%.

[Captain Morgan]

26F, 5mph wind, 80% humidity, 65%cloud cover.
Not bad for this time of year.

[danscope]

10° C (50° F ) and rain. Rain is good. 'cause it's 50 !!! 50 ° ladies and gentlemen ! Ala Molly Shannon . :)

[Buttercup]

We woke up to a Winter Wonderland! :) Maybe 2 inches of soft snowfall already, and it's still snowing. :D And so close to Christmas. :clap: Temp is 25 F. More snow in the forecast. Daytime high expected to be 33 F.

I turned on our outside holiday lights. Make it more festive. :)

[danscope]

Get the snow shoes! :) Ah... 43° F ( 6° C ) , overcast with a light breeze and no shoveling. I think I'll make some hot cider :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

Get the snow shoes! :) Ah... 43° F ( 6° C ) , overcast with a light breeze and no shoveling. I think I'll make some hot cider :)

Dan

...and it's still snowing. We're just past noon, locally.

It's melting away on sidewalks and roads. Is sticking to ground and houses, fences, etc., however.

Temp is probably 31 F.

A calm cheery day. Perfect for keeping on task with work. ^_^

[Trebuchet]

Been pretty cold, but at least partly sunny. The cat sitting next to me, however, is predicting rain. That's what it means when they wash behind their ears!

[Noclevername]

We're expecting rain here over the weekend. "I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas..."

[HenrikOlsen]

We're expecting a clear sunny day today, no rain, temps around 5C.
In Denmark the day we consider most relevant for Christmas is today, the 24th, since it's Christmas eve1 rather than Christmas day we celebrate.

1) Christmas eve i.e. the evening of Christmas day, is on the 24th because sunset to sunset was the traditional way to count days.

[danscope]

Rain moved out this morning. 31 ° F and calm.... and no snow. Good. :)

[Buttercup]

More snow!

It's snowing again, rather briskly. :)

We've accumulated probably 5 inches in the past 36 hours. Jing-a-ling!

This desert clime seldom has a snowy Christmas. This year we will. :D

[danscope]

Sounds like you'll need a long horn plow! :)
It's 27° F and falling. Clear skies and calm. Good viewing but chilly.

Merry Christmas to all,
Dan

[Buttercup]

Sounds like you'll need a long horn plow! :)
It's 27° F and falling. Clear skies and calm. Good viewing but chilly.

Merry Christmas to all,
Dan

Nope, most has melted away already. To see what remains on the ground, you wouldn't know nearly 4.5 inches fell in 36 hours. :)

Clouds have parted. Birds are singing. Sunny and very cool, maybe 36 F.

[HenrikOlsen]

Still above freezing, completely cloudless night with all the stars out.
Almost makes me wish the power would fail so the street lights would go out.

[danscope]

17° F now. Cheery. The cat turned right around and slinked back inside. he has more sense than I thought. :)

[JustAFriend]

Was 82F and sunny here on the SE coast of Florida near West Palm Beach today....

(I gave up on -30 winters and snow 25 years ago.)

[danscope]

It must be nice there!! Got 17° this morning. Time to stuff the turkey. No snow and no wind. :)

[tlbs101]

I don't reply to this thread on a regular basis, but the recent weather in my area was a rare event. My brother-in-law told me he hasn't seen this much snow in 25 years.

We got about 2 feet (60 cm) last week and the cold (below freezing) temperatures have kept the snow persistent on the ground. This is a lot of snow for the high desert.

[SoulSurfer32]

Its been unusually warm for late December here. We have had record breaking rainfall all year long as well. I live in Ohio btw.

[danscope]

52° F with lots of rain and some wind gusts as well . No shoveling. I'll take it.

Dan

[Tensor]

Well, our weather turned crummy today. Rain, windy, and the low temperature tonight will be down to the low 50s. May have to turn the heat on. Definitely will tomorrow night, the lows will be in the mid 40s.

[jrkeller]

Cool and dry. Prior to our current weather, we had about two weeks of wet and rainy, especially nice after this years low amount of rain.

[HenrikOlsen]

Here we're going to get the largest difference between average temperatures for consecutive Decembers ever recorded, at least 7.5°C (13.5°F), possibly as much as 8°C (14.4°F), up from last year's December average of -3.9°C (25°F).
This puts it at number 7 or 8 on the top ten of differences between same month in consecutive years.

Previous record for difference between consecutive Decembers was 6.6°C (11.9°F) between 1981 (-4.0°C/24.8°F) and 1982 (2.6°C/36.7°F).

I can just imagine the mess a journalist would have made of the unit conversions. :D

[Buttercup]

I can just imagine the mess a journalist would have made of the unit conversions. :D

Yeah. :( My eyeballs are going bonkers just noticing all the numbers and C vs F!

We're warming up! :) High today should be 58 F, possibly 60 F. Currently sunny with clear skies; should remain that way throughout the week. I'm especially glad for this, as it'll ease up on our heating bill.

[redshifter]

After a cool and historically dry December, more typical weather is here: a front came through here last night with pretty high winds and lots of rain, and temps in the 50's-not unusual for some frontal systems we get because sometimes they originate in the tropics.

Another front is coming through tonight. And another one on Friday...you get the picture. Raining heavy right now with temps in the 50s.

[tlbs101]

In yet another rare weather event:
My little town (Grants/Milan, NM.) had the coldest temperature in the (continental) US on December 26th at -13 F (-21 C) with a wind-chill at about -27 F.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/extremes/national-temperature-extremes.htm
.

[danscope]

Temp is dropping fast. 21 ° F and falling..... with a stiff breeze.

[Buttercup]

*Beautiful* day. Sunny, clear, calm, no breeze, low humidity. Temp is probably 62 F.

[danscope]

Ah, 62°; we have 22° right now. Not quite balmy. :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

Ah, 62°; we have 22° right now. Not quite balmy. :)

Dan

Sorry to know it. :( We've recently "been there" (at night) and I sure don't miss it. Rare for us anyway, so I don't like to complain much. Today is so lovely, it's difficult sitting here working.

[danscope]

Hi, 22° F this morning, but..... at least it is 22° 'above' zero :) . Calm and clear skies.

Dan

[danscope]

Currently..... wicked cold. 14 ° F and a little wind.

[danscope]

Got 10° F this morning. Nice time to swap out a car battery:) Wind is down. Good!

[danscope]

37° F , calm and the promise of 50°F tomorrow. I'll take it :)

[Buttercup]

Sunny. Clear sky. Calm, no breeze. Our high today should be 60 F. Currently probably 45 F.

[danscope]

Got sun, temp 45°F, calm . High should make 52° . A gift ! :)

[Buttercup]

Got sun, temp 45°F, calm . High should make 52° . A gift ! :)

Glad to know it! Especially for your neck of the woods. I hope you get 55 F!

[danscope]

Hi, Made 57° with a calm wind. Nice day for a walk. We can never plan of weather like this. You take it when you get it :)
Happy Days,

Dan

[Buttercup]

Hi, Made 57° with a calm wind. Nice day for a walk. We can never plan of weather like this. You take it when you get it :)
Happy Days,

Dan

Looks like my "hope" for your temp was answered, and plus two. :) We're currently (nearing 2:00 p.m.) 63 F. Sunny. A few high wispy clouds now. Humidity probably 10%.

[danscope]

Enjoy the 63° !!! Going to a party. It's easier to keep the food warm when it's 56°. Tried it when it was 11°.
Hated it.
Shirtsleeves is better :)

Dan

[Buttercup]

Enjoy the 63° !!! Going to a party. It's easier to keep the food warm when it's 56°. Tried it when it was 11°.
Hated it.
Shirtsleeves is better :)

Dan

We're going to a party too; taking cherry vodka and some other goodies. Have fun! Hope your weather is just as nice tomorrow.

[snowcelt]

Warmed up a bit during the last 24hrs. Was -33C. It is now -25C. This is the warmest winter I have spent at work here in the last four years; however, winter is not over yet! I go on days off on Tuesday and head back south to Edmonton were it is an unseasonably 7C. Can't wait!

[Buttercup]

What a change from yesterday and week prior! Old Man Winter has made his presence felt again. It's probably 45 F (high), dark and cloudy, rain/snow in the forecast.

[danscope]

Got 26° F now , wind 6 mph. Clear with a full moon.

[Buttercup]

Foggy! :( Something we rarely get. And it's thick for this area; visibility is probably 1/2 mile.

Otherwise chilly; temp probably 44 F. High forecast for 59 F. I doubt we'll get there.

[Trebuchet]

In these parts, or especially when we're at our Port Townsend place, that would barely qualify as fog. Sometimes you can't see across the street! I refer to the eighth month of the year there as "Fogust".

[TheOncomingStorm]

We actually got fog for a couple of hours Saturday night. We had snow for a couple days around Christmas then it has melted and the ground is now barren and hard because it is frozen. I want snow, easier to justify not wanting to do stuff outdoors.

[Buttercup]

In these parts, or especially when we're at our Port Townsend place, that would barely qualify as fog. Sometimes you can't see across the street! I refer to the eighth month of the year there as "Fogust".

Sounds like the Midwest (where I was born/raised). I recall driving home (32 miles) from college. The fog continued thickening, and by the time I got home the orange lights from car's hazard flashers were reflecting off the fog! Visibility at that point was probably 12 inches. :( Fortunately we lived in a very rural area. I cracked the windows in order to hear whatever vehicle might be approaching; fortunately none. Generally is very foggy where I grew up in spring especially, and often early winter. Ugh! Fog is terrible.

[danscope]

Clear and sunny with a light breeze. 42°F . Rain Wednesday night into thursday am. Mostly rain, maybe some snow...
1/2 inch . Not bad.

[ToSeek]

We were supposed to get some light rain yesterday. It ended up being about a half-inch of white stuff, which was nowhere in anyone's forecast. Had to clean off my car before I could go home.

[snowcelt]

Had a short blizzard this morning. My jet was held up in Yellowknife. Got out at 2pm and arrived in Edmonton at 4pm. 'Twas a balmy -9c at the international airport. So nice to be back home were it is warm!

[danscope]

We have 40 °F , clear , sunny with a very light breeze. Rain to come...and NO snow.We don't need no steeenlin snow.

[Trebuchet]

Possible snow forecast for the Puget Sound area this weekend and into Monday or Tuesday. They're probably planning the school closures as we speak. It takes only about one flake. If they'd done that in Montana where I grew up, I'd be in about the 3rd grade by now.

[LaurelHS]

We had freezing rain last night, so all the trees and bushes are encased in ice today. This is beautiful, but you have to watch out for falling icicles when you go outside.

[redshifter]

Possible snow forecast for the Puget Sound area this weekend and into Monday or Tuesday. They're probably planning the school closures as we speak. It takes only about one flake. If they'd done that in Montana where I grew up, I'd be in about the 3rd grade by now.

So true, 'snowphobia' around here is pretty bad. My guess is that stores will be out of batteries, hamburger, and toilet paper by tomorrow while people prepare for the 1/2 in. of wet snow that some areas might get; and will last about 1 hour. It is difficult with the hills we have, and the wet sloppy snow we usually get is tougher to get around in than drier snow. Still, people tend to have a disproportionate reaction to even mentioning the 's word'...

I did see the trucks spraying whatever it is they put on the roads to prevent them from freezing last night.

[Buttercup]

Cool, probably 48 F. Partly cloudy; thin clouds. Calm. The sort of day you wish the clouds would thicken and produce rain, or just go away.

[danscope]

Stayed warm enough to rain. Good. 32°F , wind 1 kt. 66% chance of showers tomorrow.

[TheOncomingStorm]

It snowed yesterday then there was a little freezing rain and now foggy.

[Buttercup]

It snowed yesterday then there was a little freezing rain and now foggy.

Ugh on both counts (freezing rain and foggy). :(

Sunny here. No clouds. Cool though; temp probably 50 F.

[danscope]

Overcast, with a mighty breeze. Temp was warmer earlier. Dropped to 33°F now. But.... no snow to shovel.
We keep dodging these bullets. :)

[redshifter]

Snow is forecast over the weekend more or less..not a major dumping but rather showers with local accumlations of an inch or so depending on where you live in the area. Daytime highs are forecasted for high 30's into the 40's so I doubt roads will be too treacherous. Doesn't keep people from panicing though.

Areas N. of Seattle usually get hit a little harder because of local weather patterns.

Here's a little more on the subject...yes, whole news articles are devoted to the fact that it might snow, and snow showers are in the forecast. THere is a local weather blog that does a good job of explaining local weather.

Just wait till it actually does snow, the news channels will have 24hr coverage...sheesh!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017229622_snow14m.html

[PetersCreek]

It's currently cloudy and 7°F at the house. As of Wednesday, the official snowfall for Anchorage this winter stood at 81.3 inches...as opposed to the 41 inches that is typical at this point. Due to unseasonably warm temperatures (up to about 40°F) over a couple days, we had water intrusion at the house on Wednesday. So I had to leave work early to don an aggressive pair of ice cleats and climb on the roof to break a couple of ice dams but not before shoveling my way through more than 2 feet of accumlation to get to them. When I came down, I then had to shovel the snow I had pushed off of the roof. Being slightly wet, the fall from height compacted it nicely...not quite like cement but still firm enough that I alternately chopped and shoveled. I didn't finish until 9PM.

At least I'm not in Cordova or Valdez. They've had 18 and (I think) 27 feet so far this year.

[Trebuchet]

Areas N. of Seattle usually get hit a little harder because of local weather patterns.[/url]

Ah yes, the good ol' Puget Sound Convergence Zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound_Convergence_Zone). Which I live right smack in the middle of.

Meanwhile, PetersCreek has actual weather!

[Trebuchet]

OMG, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

Which is to say, it's now snowing a bit here in the Puget Sound Country! It's about 35F, so the snow is actually mostly liquid. Panic will be in progress anyhow.

[danscope]

Got 30°F for the high for today, with sunny skies and a light breeze.

[Buttercup]

It's currently cloudy and 7°F at the house. As of Wednesday, the official snowfall for Anchorage this winter stood at 81.3 inches...as opposed to the 41 inches that is typical at this point...
At least I'm not in Cordova or Valdez. They've had 18 and (I think) 27 feet so far this year.

Saw some of that on national news earlier in the week. Unbelievable! Even childhood in the Midwest can't compare. However, we do have old 8 mm film of my father walking up a snowbank against our house and setting his foot on the roof (single-level house). I well remember tall drifts and upwards of 4 feet of snow. But what's been going on in Alaska would make me claustrophobic. :(

Our weather today is cool, probably 52 F. Sunny with high wispy clouds. Calm. Boring. Want rain or warmer temps!

[danscope]

Ah....7°F. We're at 20°F now, and falling....with a breeze. Keep the cat inside.

[BigDon]

I have to report that the start of our rainy season is horribly late. It should have started in late October to early November and so far I've had exactly 0.00 inchs of rain! (That's 0.00mm!)

I'm quite concerned.

[Trebuchet]

I have to report that the start of our rainy season is horribly late. It should have started in late October to early November and so far I've had exactly 0.00 inchs of rain! (That's 0.00mm!)

I'm quite concerned.

You can have ours. It'll likely melt on the way south.

[redshifter]

Any snow up your way, Treb? We got nada down here, not even a flake (I live not too far from Sea-Tac airport). I did drive up to Bellevue today, which had maybe an inch of wet slushy snow that was melting with temps in teh high 30's-low 40's.

[Trebuchet]

Any snow up your way, Treb? We got nada down here, not even a flake (I live not too far from Sea-Tac airport). I did drive up to Bellevue today, which had maybe an inch of wet slushy snow that was melting with temps in teh high 30's-low 40's.

Oh yeah, we've got a couple of inches in Everett. I see the TV stations have gone into 24 hr snow coverage mode. If it's going to snow here, having it start in the middle of Saturday is a Good Thing. Folks can stay home and the local governments have a little time to get their act together before Monday. (Remember when the city of Seattle sold ALL of its snowplows one summer?) I plan to pretty much stay in myself.

[NickW]

We're getting snow down here right now. Should make for an interesting drive to work tomorrow....

[Trebuchet]

I just learned that the schools are closed tomorrow anyhow because of MLK day. That's of little help to most folks who have jobs, however. We're supposed to be getting more snow into the week. Could be interesting on Tues-Wed.

[danscope]

Got 10°F , sunny skies w/ a light breeze. I plan to stay in, like Trebuchet. A gentleman of wisdom.

[redshifter]

We're in full Snowmaggeon 2012 here, which similar to Treb means showers with snow sticking to yards, but mid 30s means roads are just wet. Of course this means every news crew in the area is out telling us where they saw snow and generally acting like this has never happened before, and if we're not in full panic mode yet, we should be.

I work in Redmond, that might be an interesting commute tommorrow. Hopefully they're getting above freezing temps as well.

I'm gonna go build a fire (in the fireplace...), have some hot chocolate, and watch NFL playoffs. That's how I panic...

[Trebuchet]

Well, although I said I was staying in, I've been out. It was an emergency: My wife needed her afternoon latte! I picked up tomorrow morning's while I was at it and stowed it in the fridge. Driving is not bad at all although I always get nervous about kids sledding and driving little 4-wheelers in the road. I grew up in Montana -- we never sledded in the road!

I experimented, where it was safe, with the ABS in my wife's Honda Pilot. Seems to work pretty well, allowing decent directional control. I was going to try turning it off for a comparison but it turns out you can't. I was thinking that there was some condition (very deep snow?) where you're better off without ABS but apparently Mr. Honda disagrees.

[BigDon]

Cold and drrrry.

The major vegetitation is starting to suffer.

I lived here 52 years. This is unprecidented.

[ABR.]

There's rain in the forecast for next week, BigDon. In fact, there is a small chance of rain over on this side of the valley for this evening. The clouds look promising, anyway.

[BigDon]

You might be right ABe!

Just took out the trash and nearly died of hypothermia.

It seems 48F (8c) and calm is different than 48F with a 22 mile an hour wind.

Not shirt sleeve weather.

[TheOncomingStorm]

-20 C and wearing t shirt indoors under a blanket.

[redshifter]

After snow showers off and on most of the day yesterday, we finally ended up with a couple inches in my town. Our little side road is icy, but main roads and freeways are mostly bare. Other areas N. of us got more snow. Not a lot of folks out -- paranoia sets in when there's even a little snow, though some hilly areas are tough to get around in with even a little ice/snow. Then there's the various classes of folks that do go driving:

1) Those who know what they're doing; know how to drive in snow and do fine
2) Those who don't, but they know this and stay home (smart)
3) Those who don't, but they have AWD/4WD and assume they can drive like normal (dumb - they usually end up in ditches)
4) Those who don't, so they put chains on and drive 15mph on a dry, ice free road...

We're supposed to get more snow showers through Wednesday, should be an interesting few days...

Edit: Conditions seem to be developing that takes our currently light, slightly annoying snow up to major weather event type snow. From http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/01/major-snow-event.html

"The bottom line is that there is a serious threat on Wednesday of 8-15 inches of snow over the region, with a minimal turn over to rain. The biggest snowstorm in years. Anyway, before anyone goes out and buys a snowblower, lets see what tonight's runs show. If they continue this trend then Slushmageddon might be replaced by Snowmageddon. In almost any conceivable case, Wednesday morning is going to be very problematic for travel...I suspect there will be a lot of school cancellations and the like.

The main roads around Seattle are in very good shape now, but the Wednesday event could dwarf the weekend snow."

This could get interesting...I miss my Subaru...

[LookingSkyward]

about 80 mile north of redshifter, we currently have 10 inches of snow with the main event due later today.
Should be fun, as I'm able to work from home and don't have to make my normal 100 mile commute.

[PetersCreek]

Clear and -13°F/-25°C

[danscope]

Currently 40°F, overcast with a light rain on the inch of snow we recieved overnight. Down the drain. :)

[ravens_cry]

Snow.
Bah, no semi-solid hydroxilic acid is going to keep me my appointed course. I may not have snow boots, but I did get rainboots this year.

[Trebuchet]

We've got eight inches on the roof of my truck, only about six on the ground due to having melted a little. I've been out on the daily latte run and stocked up so I don't have to go tomorrow. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

[Luckmeister]

We've got eight inches on the roof of my truck, only about six on the ground due to having melted a little. I've been out on the daily latte run and stocked up so I don't have to go tomorrow. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I'm getting cabin-fever here in Lynnwood and am picturing two (or more) snowball-chunkin' catapults having one heck of a snowball fight. You should organize it. :D

Mike

[danscope]

Ah.... to fling, perchance to dream of flinging;that is the question.

[Trebuchet]

It hasn't snowed here in the North Sound vicinity since about noon. They've been predicting heavy snow overnight but it's now appearing it'll mostly fall on Gillian.

[Torsten]

I'm in Victoria today and earlier this morning it looked like a northern blizzard. Still snowing, and to continue with a renovation I'm doing at my father's house I have to drive to pick up things in a town with no snowplows. I think vehicles with winter tires are rare here too.

It was -38C back home this morning. So I suppose this is better.

[Buttercup]

After nearly 20 years of living in the desert SW (moved from the northern Midwest), I can no longer imagine dealing with the kind of weather going on there, and further north of course. :( It's mid-January obviously and I've already ordered new summer clothing, which I can begin comfortably wearing very soon. I'm already thinking "summer is just around the corner," because for us it is. Such a far cry from where I was born and raised.

Currently we're sunny, clear, temp probably 65 F.

[danscope]

Currently 31° , partly cloudy with a breeze. Been quite gusty all night.

[TheOncomingStorm]

After nearly 20 years of living in the desert SW (moved from the northern Midwest), I can no longer imagine dealing with the kind of weather going on there, and further north of course. :( It's mid-January obviously and I've already ordered new summer clothing, which I can begin comfortably wearing very soon. I'm already thinking "summer is just around the corner," because for us it is. Such a far cry from where I was born and raised.

Currently we're sunny, clear, temp probably 65 F.
We should actually have about 60 cm of snow on the ground now and right now there is just a layer of icy snow water stuff. Tonight it is suppose to go down to -16 C but in a few days the high will be above freezing agian.
oops misread buttercup thought she as complaining that is to warm there already.

[redshifter]

We've got about 4 inches of dry, fluffy snow (snow around here is usually wet and heavy) and still falling lightly. It's supposed to taper off this afternoon. Freeways look not too bad, but still lots of spinouts. Many main roads plowed as well, but side streets are not. This is a great day to stay home if you don't absolutely have to be out there. Snow events like this are pretty rare (once every 2 - 3 years or so) so we're just not set up to deal with them very well, and hills don't make it any easier. Temps not expected to get above freezing till tomorrow, with real melting not till the weekend (fairly rare for snow to be around more than a couple days).

Gillian's got it worse though, Olympia got 12 inches+! That's near record territory and a significant weather event. Some areas south of Olympia reporting 18 - 20 inches!

Best thing to do is get some hot chocolate and enjoy watching it come down. Walks in new fallen snow are nice too.

[Torsten]

I discovered that they do have snowplows in this town. I even saw one! The main roads were plowed at some point overnight, but still had an accumulation on them. Traffic wasn't bad. Everyone that was out seemed properly equipped and behaving well. Where I live a snowfall like this doesn't warrant any comment, but down here in Lotus Land it's a bit different.

[Trebuchet]

Latest report from my driveway:

4" in yesterday's tire tracks.
7" on level concrete.
9" on top of my truck.

Ok, all you Midwesterners, Northeasterners, Canadians, and Alaskans, stop laughing at us. This is such a big deal in these parts the local TV stations have stayed in news mode all day. Even canceling the soap operas!

[HenrikOlsen]

Not quite current but really cool, the weather of Europe December 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CooYZxXMPHI) as seen from EUMETSAT's Meteosat-9.

Note, link is to YouTube.

[Trebuchet]

That's lovely! And I think I see why they call it "sunny Spain".

[TheOncomingStorm]

I discovered that they do have snowplows in this town. I even saw one! The main roads were plowed at some point overnight, but still had an accumulation on them. Traffic wasn't bad. Everyone that was out seemed properly equipped and behaving well. Where I live a snowfall like this doesn't warrant any comment, but down here in Lotus Land it's a bit different.
So they didn't have to call in the military unlike another major Canadian city that shall remain nameless.
(yes old joke)

[Trebuchet]

Just light snowfall in Everett this morning, but apparently it's nasty south of here, with freezing rain turning everything to ice. Power outages are happening due to ice-weighted trees falling. Stay inside, Gillian! It's supposed to warm up this afternoon, I think.

[Luckmeister]

Just light snowfall in Everett this morning, but apparently it's nasty south of here, with freezing rain turning everything to ice. Power outages are happening due to ice-weighted trees falling. Stay inside, Gillian! It's supposed to warm up this afternoon, I think.

Yeah, over 100,000 without power south of Seattle alone and the worst yet to come with windy conditions in the forecast. Our Governor has declared a state of emergency. If (when) I lose power, I'll be declaring a personal one (but not here because I won't be able to post). When I was younger, I got a sick pleasure out of situations like this. I don't anymore.

[Buttercup]

Beautiful. Sunny, a few high wispy clouds, calm, temp probably 65 F.

[redshifter]

Just light snowfall in Everett this morning, but apparently it's nasty south of here, with freezing rain turning everything to ice. Power outages are happening due to ice-weighted trees falling. Stay inside, Gillian! It's supposed to warm up this afternoon, I think.

Yes, this is officially a BIG DEAL! I've got 1/2 inch of ice covering everything. My car is literally frozen to the driveway, which is an ice rink. 200,000 + without power, trees down all over, road closures, the Governor has declared a statewide state of emergency, and it's still raining and below freezing. So the power outages and falling trees are likely to continue. I can see the tree branches and power lines outside my house sagging quite a bit.

I've only seen 1 other ice storm like this in 20+ years of living in Seattle and the surrounding area, back in 1996 I believe. And I think this one is worse if only because it seems like it's lasting longer than the ice storm of 1996.

It's supposed to warm up a bit to the mid 30's later this afternoon, and the warm moist air from the south will finally push the cold dry air back up into Canada where it belongs. The real warming starts tomorrow, with rain and temps in the 40's. From Snowmageddon to Icemagedden, now get ready for Slushmageddon...

[Trebuchet]

Still snowing in Everett; I feel fortunate that the ice has stayed south of here. 11" on my truck now, 9" on the level in my driveway. No garbage service, no mail delivery, but I went out a few minutes ago to get my wife her iced lattes! I stocked up so now I don't have to go out again until Saturday.

This "snow event" is becoming somewhat unusual for its duration -- it started Saturday and I expect we'll still have considerable snow on the coming Saturday. I've been seeing reports of a mild winter in much of the country, associated with La Niña. Unfortunately, the opposite works for us. El Niño years are mild, La Niña years are bad.

[HenrikOlsen]

Funny to read this while I'm in the process of slowly changing from my previous stance of "you'll have to catch me dead before I'll live in the US" to "well maybe, if it was in the Seattle area".
Doesn't stop the process though, not that it's ever likely to be relevant.

NB I do know I thoroughly mangled the idiom there, just go with the literal meaning.

[Torsten]

Not quite current but really cool, the weather of Europe December 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CooYZxXMPHI) as seen from EUMETSAT's Meteosat-9.

Yes, very cool.

My Washington neighbours: What a mess. Sounds like a state of emergency. It's been thawing here on the island again, and stong warm winds forecast for tomorrow. Back home is still a deep freeze with -38 again this morning.

Five years ago we had a sequence of snow, partial thaw, freeze and snow again. The new snow wouldn't slide off the trees and it totally overloaded the crowns. Trees and power lines were down all over the place. Some of the rural properties didn't get their power back for three weeks.

[Trebuchet]

At least one death reported so far: A guy who was backing his ATV out of the garage and had a tree fall on him. There are at least a couple of serious injuries as well, including an emergency worker assisting at an accident scene who got hit by a car going too fast.

The promised warming has been postponed at least until tomorrow.

[danscope]

Got 30 ° with falling snow. Should get 1 to 2".
The main event is saturday.

[Luckmeister]

This is my HotScoot 20mph electric stand-up scooter (a real nerdmobile) -- fun to play with in snow, if it's not too deep. Unfortunately, right now it is.

16187

[Trebuchet]

It's warmer this morning -- 37F (about 2 or 3 C) or so. I'm staying in -- I expect driving to be worse today than it's been through the week. Privation is beginning to set in. Why, I had to eat my morning bagel with peanut butter instead of the usual cream cheese!

[Buttercup]

Why, I had to eat my morning bagel with peanut butter instead of the usual cream cheese!

You have to mention peanut butter when I'm currently very hungry?? :p

Our weather: Clear. Sunny. Calm. High expected to be 67 F. Wind gusts in forecast for this afternoon, possibly to 25 mph (I hope not).

[danscope]

Hi, I got 4" of snow, more to come tomorrow. 29° with a light breeze. Clear. Good viewing if you bundle up.

Dan

[redshifter]

Temps finally got above freezing very early this morning. Thaw commencing. Gonna be a rough couple of days, still 100,000's without power. I was able to get into work today. Most main roads are bare and wet, though side streets are very slushy and icy. Once I was able to get through the slush berm the snowplow put up while plowing the main road, it was a pretty smooth drive.

Flood warnings out now...with all the melting going on, storm drains are getting clogged with slush and major rain/wind on the way. Temps in the mid 30's right now, supposed to get into the 40's later today as a front moves through.

[ABR.]

Rain. Lots and lots of rain.

[Usher]

Snowed in the last two days, now freezing rain on top of the 6" on the ground. Should be pretty dicey getting around for awhile. Praying for a Chinook to blow in some warm air and dry us out.

[redshifter]

Ah yes, the chinook! I remember those warm winds when growing up in Richland (Usher I see you're in Kennewick). They thaw things out pretty quickly. IIRC, a true "chinook" is a warm east wind blowing off the Rockies, not sure how that term got attached to warm winds in E. Wa. I think that term could possibly be used for any warm, sinking wind. Of course, a chinook is a also a pretty tasty salmon, or a helicopter (I personally cannot comment on the taste of a CH47 chinook....)

[Noclevername]

Ice, ice, baby. Freezing sleet for the last few hours, giving everything a nice glazed coating, and now fine hail.

[danscope]

Got 10 ° F now with a merciful calm wind . Snow to follow tomorrow. Yukon to the rescue.

[ocoini]

It's snowing, the sky(clouds) is orangey-yellow with a touch of red. Now at 07:32 the temperature is a -10celsius and it's just a gentle breeze in Oslo ;)

[danscope]

Ah....Oslo. Best food in Epcot at Disney World. Here's wishing you sunshine soon.
I have 20°F and grey skies with a very fine snow falling, probably get 6" today.

Best regards,
Dan

[Buttercup]

Sunny. Clear. Temp (mid-morning) probably a cool 58 F. High today probably 68 F. Might get breezy/gusty in mid-afternoon.

[danscope]

I used to dream about 68°. T'wd be like a paradise to us. I've got 16° , but calm. Snow's done. Got 5". Light stuff.

Dan

[jrkeller]

Mild, Sticky and Drippy. Probably fog later this evening.

[redshifter]

Man, we keep getting hammered out here. 45 mph gusts this am, which brought down even more branches already weakened by the ice storm. Another storm blows in tomorrow late AM though the evening. And another one set to blow in Tuesday. At least our precip isn't frozen any more...

[Trebuchet]

In the mid-40's F today, with 100% chance of slush. At least in God's Little Shady Spot (TM). Our street, a cul-de-sac, is surrounded by tall trees, with the ones to the south on a hill. The sun never reaches the ground at this time of year. The snow which began falling last Saturday will still be with us next Saturday. I guess I should count my blessings -- we missed out on the ice storm and power failures.

[ABR.]

We had a brief respite from the rain yesterday (well, there was a nice hail storm in the afternoon), but the rain came back today. Since we're supposed to get 1-2 inches of rain over night but it has been snowing for the past hour, tomorrow may be interesting.

[vonmazur]

Thunderstorms, possible tornadoes and hail....all in January in Alabama...not unusual. Had to run the A/C in the car...

Dale

[Tobin Dax]

Thunderstorms, possible tornadoes and hail....all in January in Alabama...not unusual. Had to run the A/C in the car...

Dale

Same here in western Kentucky, except for running the A/C. The line of thunderstorms is passing over me right now, so I might as well wait until it passes before I go to bed.

[Trebuchet]

The sun is coming out! At least I think that's what that bright thing in the sky is called. I forget, it's been a while since we've seen it.

Meanwhile, the county snowplow just came and plowed and sanded our cul-de-sac for the first time since the snow started nine or ten days ago. And has totally blocked our driveway in the process. :(

[danscope]

Calm with grey skies. It has made 45°F , and stuff is melting. Good.

[Buttercup]

The sun is coming out! At least I think that's what that bright thing in the sky is called. I forget, it's been a while since we've seen it.

Growing up in the cloudy/rainy/snowy upper Midwest, my sister and I would call "Sun Alert!" when the weather finally cleared after a long stretch of gloomy skies.

Yesterday was *beautiful* and like early summer.

Today is very different: Started out overcast and sprinkling. Around noon the clouds mostly parted (except for W - NW). Two hours ago the clouds regrouped; it's again sprinkling or raining. Temp is a cool 52 F probably.

By sundown we might be clear skies or still stormy. Days like these very unpredictable.

[danscope]

Made 57°F today :) Not bad at all.

[redshifter]

Sigh...another storm blows in tonight. Wind advisory in effect till midnight. 50 mph gusts forecast. Ugh. At least it's above freezing...

[BigDon]

I always feel guilty posting my weather situation here during the winter. While not nearly as warm as L.A. during the winter we are a solid Mediterranian climate with a wet and a dry season. I put down about ten pounds of grass seed this weekend to take advantage of the rain storms blowing through. Kentucky bluegrass.

(That's why I was crying about the lack of rain. It stops raining in May altogether and stays dry until November, with the occasional Eastern Pacific hurricaine remnant pushing a day of showers through in the middle of summer. And that is by no means a yearly occurance.)

So we have moi putting down lawn, Dan waiting for the first CO2 frost of the year and poor Henrik...

He's eagerly awaiting the Danish holiday "Atmosphere Collapse Day" a no school, no work national holiday*.

Makes it hard to complain about a 45F/25mph wind night to a sympathic audience.




*I meant to use a translator to make the holiday a pseudo Dutch name, with just enough moonspeak in it to make Henrik do a spit take, but after checking two translation sites it seems the Danes don't have a word for atmosphere. Kinda proves my point.

[redshifter]

Wild weather last night - 50mph gusts as predicted! No damage in my area, but lots of debris laying around and my deck furniture blew over the railing and into the yard.

Some folks 're-lost' their power after having it restored after the ice storm. Others have downed trees to deal with.

Is it spring yet....

[Buttercup]

Wild weather last night - 50mph gusts as predicted! No damage in my area, but lots of debris laying around and my deck furniture blew over the railing and into the yard.

Some folks 're-lost' their power after having it restored after the ice storm. Others have downed trees to deal with.

Is it spring yet....

I was formerly, for years, assigned to an account in Seattle. Weather days like that, the multispeciality clinic would close and the company would have to assign my work from elsewhere. Or I'd just plain be out of work for a day or two. :( Even though I reside probably 1,300 miles away.

Today is sunny, clear, calm, and perfectly cool at around 58 F.

[danscope]

Today..... 40°F , partly cloudy with a light breeze. Maybe some rain tomorrow.
Hang in there, Seattle.

Dan

[publiusr]

I was almost killed when an EF-3 tornado passed just to the north of me:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_01232012centerpoint
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_01232012
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/updated_clay_damage_totals_170.html

The set-up: http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28572-2012-01-22-FCST-MS-AL-AR-LA-TN-KY
In motion http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28575-2012-01-22-REPORTS-AR-MO-IL-TN-MS-AL
Little Rock hit first http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56278
Thought we were to just have a squall line http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56290
On screen http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56423
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56441
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56444

Wake up to thunder
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56482
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56533
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56535

Controversy
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56552

A giant strode the earth
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56559

Storm assesment
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56591
Revised
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56602

Storm spotter hit
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56676

Also hit http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56546

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/28/alabama-tornado-photos-2011-storm_n_854879.html
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/looking-back-january-2012_2012-01-27?page=2http://www2.alabamas13.com/blogs/weather-blog/2012/jan/23/2/photo-gallery-storm-damage-1232012-ar-3099331/
http://photos.al.com/alcom_photo_essay/2012/01/select_tornado_storm_photos_fr.html
http://birmingham.raycomweather.com/2012/01/radar-image-from-ef3-this-morning.html
http://birmingham.raycomweather.com/2011/04/storm-photos-from-you.html
http://blog.al.com/al/2012/01/submit_your_jan_23_2012_storm.html

http://www.abc3340.com/category/230049/tornado-tragedy

http://www.thepinsonnews.com/v2/content.aspx?ID=43694&MemberID=1588
http://www.thetrussvillenews.com/
http://www.njeffersonnews.com/
http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=961

How nice... http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/center_point_suspends_use_of_t.html


Last years events
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28498-April-27-2011-outbreak-NWS-service-assessment
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28517-2011-Tornadoes-in-Review
http://www.worldweatherpost.com/2011/04/28/stats-on-the-deadliest-tornado-outbreak-in-my-life/

Elsewhere... http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/gallery?section=weather&id=8516007&photo=1

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Updates:

From last year's Guin level event--EF-5
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56698
Mans best friend
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56744

Last year's Tuscaloosa EF-4 revisited
http://www.bamawx.com/
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56862


Coming to a town near me--just
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56771
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_01232012centerpoint
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_01232012

Coverage changes
http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=56782

Arab-Joppa event http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=57134


Wrap-up
http://earthsky.org/earth/tornado-outbreak-in-alabama-and-us-southeast-on-january-22-23http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_22%E2%80%9323,_2012_tornado_outbreak

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=57258
http://www.bamawx.com/

[Buttercup]

I was almost killed when an EF-3 tornado passed just to the north of me:

:eh: Wow. :( I'm glad you're okay and sorry for the other victims -- especially loss of home, injuries, life. *shakes head* I don't miss being in "tornado country" at all.

Today we're overcast, calm, pleasantly cool; temp probably 50 F.

Yesterday was sunny and warm, with a high of 69 F.

We're lately alternating that way.

[portstracking]

I am wating for sunny in the next week. The weather is bad, I don't go out with friends.

[HenrikOlsen]

So we have moi putting down lawn, Dan waiting for the first CO2 frost of the year and poor Henrik...

He's eagerly awaiting the Danish holiday "Atmosphere Collapse Day" a no school, no work national holiday*.

Makes it hard to complain about a 45F/25mph wind night to a sympathic audience.

*I meant to use a translator to make the holiday a pseudo Dutch name, with just enough moonspeak in it to make Henrik do a spit take, but after checking two translation sites it seems the Danes don't have a word for atmosphere. Kinda proves my point.
Our current weather's around the freezing point of H2O, not N2. :D
We're having an unusually mild winter, with December getting the second-highest lowest temperature of the month ever recorded (records start in 1891), the temperature never got below -5.1°C (22.8°F).
It's also unusually late in developing, the first time this winter a weather station measured a full day without getting above freezing was last Tuesday (the 24th of January) and so far the lowest temperature measured for this winter is -10.0°C (14.0°F).

While in Macedonia on an international conference last week I shocked a couple of Indian guys huddled up outside "enjoying" their smokes by standing outside with them wearing a shirt with rolled up sleeves and enjoying the Sun in the balmy 2-3°C (about 37°F). I was actually there to enjoy the Sun as I don't smoke.

BTW, your relaxation trick from another thread really works for that situation: very little wind, just above freezing temps plus the Sun for heating.

BTW, our word for "atmosphere" is "atmosfære".

[Trebuchet]

In the mid-40's F today, with 100% chance of slush. At least in God's Little Shady Spot (TM). Our street, a cul-de-sac, is surrounded by tall trees, with the ones to the south on a hill. The sun never reaches the ground at this time of year. The snow which began falling last Saturday will still be with us next Saturday. I guess I should count my blessings -- we missed out on the ice storm and power failures.

And...it is. Do I get Randi's million now?

[redshifter]

We've had 3 sunny days in a row with highs in the upper 50's. Some areas around here may have even got into the 60's. Forecast for tomorrow: Sunny, 59. Nice! Way warmer than average the last few days.

[Trebuchet]

Yup! Been beautiful here. This isn't uncommon here in the NorthWet, a little February sun to get everyone enthused about working in the yard and then we never see it again until mid-July.

[thoth II]

Interesting fact, a winter in florida without almost any cold fronts, which normally sees them marching through all winter long, floridians know what I mean. So we've had the big old mT air mass all winter and now a rare Feb. tropical wave today

[HenrikOlsen]

The wind shifted from coming from the Atlantic to coming from Siberia, so we've finally been having a bit of winter weather, with night temps around -15°C (-23°C was recorded in one spot night before yesterday) (5°F/down to -9.4°F).

Looks like day temps will be around -3 to -5 °C the next couple of days.

What snow already fell stays but we aren't getting more.

[thoth II]

Henrik

if you look at this, a line of latitude through Reykjavik, you can really see the effect of the gulf stream/north atlantic drift in warming up western Europe. I find it so interesting how east winds drop your temperatures with cP air masses, in US we get them from the north-Canada lands.

http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/world-mesomap.html

[Perikles]

Here in Tenerife it is quite cold, too. Daytime temperatures barely reach 22 degrees centigrade, while at night they plummet to about 15. Those are positive numbers, by the way. This weekend I went on an annual walk through the almond trees, which offer a spectacular sight every February with their blossom and scent. Hard times. :D

[danscope]

29° F tonight ,calm and overcast . Perhaps a light shower midnight and ..... no snow. Good. No ice on the ponds.

Dan

[Trebuchet]

OMG, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

Which is to say, it's now snowing a bit here in the Puget Sound Country! It's about 35F, so the snow is actually mostly liquid. Panic will be in progress anyhow.

And some of that snow is STILL hanging around in piles where it got plowed or shoveled. Even though it's been pretty warm the past few days. The rain has returned today. Well, maybe not quite rain. Mist?

ETA: That previous post was 14 January.

[redshifter]

And some of that snow is STILL hanging around in piles where it got plowed or shoveled. Even though it's been pretty warm the past few days. The rain has returned today. Well, maybe not quite rain. Mist?

ETA: That previous post was 14 January.

I've noticed a few small (formerly huge) piles of snow still hanging around in parking lots as well. There's one that's clinging to life near the large Renton Boeing 737 facility.

[BigDon]

I am wating for sunny in the next week. The weather is bad, I don't go out with friends.

Welcome to BAUT Ports.

You don't don't go out with friends? Does this mean you only go out with people you don't like?

[Spoons]

I don't go out with enemas.

37°C here today. Nice and toastie.

[HenrikOlsen]

Just read an article on 2011, which GISS, CRU and NCDC all agree was the warmest La Niña year ever recorded. They disagree a bit on whether it was the 9th, 11th or 12th warmest of all years recorded.

[TheOncomingStorm]

7 C above zero, snow melting. We only have a about 15 cm of snow we should have more. But we have had plenty of nights -10C or more.

[danscope]

38°F, calm and partly cloudy, looking for 2 to 4 inches of snow Saturday. The ponds and lakes are ice-free :) Early spring.

Dan

[publiusr]

Bitter Cold here in Alabama. It will drop to about 19 degrees tonight. Great--and after my stingy employer eliminated my overtime. It all bites.

[danscope]

Ah..... bitter cold. We have 14°F now. Clear skies. Calm. Just got a bare dusting of snow. System moved east just enough. Good.
My sympathies
to my friends down south. I think it impacts you a little bit harder,really. Some homes have much less insulation... or none at all.
Hopefully, an early spring is just around the corner. Press on.

Dan

[astropaz]

It seems the weather here has finally decided to jump above freezing and just when I was getting used to the subzero temperatures as well. I'm not sure what I prefer 5°c and rain or -10°c and ice. I guess if it's not going to snow anymore then lets bring on summer and some clear skies.

[danscope]

45degrees , calm and overcast. Had a brief shower last night. No snow. :)

[TheOncomingStorm]

10C above again after several days of snow and then reaaly cold nights at one point -20 C. Really, really want an early spring.

[Taeolas]

Yeah, woke up to -27 yesterday, got up to about -7 by the end of the day. This morning it was -17 and they're saying we'll be +1 or 2 by the end of the day.... And snow coming on Saturday.

[Buttercup]

Really nippy this morning; a light frost on car windows. Temp at 8:00 a.m. was 35 F (despite being sunny).

Is still sunny. Warming quickly. Our high today should reach 65 F. Calm.

[Trebuchet]

Back to the normal gray with occasional showers around here, with temps in the mid-40's F. Ho Hum.

[thoth II]

Just read an article on 2011, which GISS, CRU and NCDC all agree was the warmest La Niña year ever recorded. They disagree a bit on whether it was the 9th, 11th or 12th warmest of all years recorded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_Nina_regional_impacts.gif

this could be related to a very warm and dry winter we've had in Florida.

[Buttercup]

Weather continues to be "conflicted." One day is sunny and warm...next is cloudy and cool.

Today is mostly overcast, varying shades of gray, probably 53 F. Calm. Possible rain in the forecast.

[danscope]

Grey overcast , 38°F with a very light rain. Open water on lakes and ponds and no snow. The ground hog was right :)

[publiusr]

Severe weather again for the Deep Gulf South http://www.srh.noaa.gov/graphicast.php?site=bmx&gc=6
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=mmbrief

News
http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?28674-National-Weather-Service-Announces-Unfortunate-Tornado-Warning-Experiment&

Fallout from earlier
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/center-point-recovers_2012-02-11

More to come
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/alabama-tornadoes_2012-02-16

[Buttercup]

Old Man Frost getting another nip at us. Very cool, overcast, sprinkles of rain. This morning (pre-8:00 a.m.) temp was a chilly 33 F. Current temp probably 55 F.

[danscope]

Clouds have cleared out some. Cold,31°F with a light breeze. Got a little rain to wet things down a bit. Not bad.

[danscope]

40°F now, was warmer earlier. Clear skies w/a light breeze. The small birds will return soon.

[Buttercup]

Today, around noon, became windy (gusts to 30 mph) which made the 61 F high feel cooler. Partly cloudy; of the limp, tattered type (ugh). It's currently 8:24 p.m.; winds have died down. Cool, probably 48 F.

[DonM435]

It was violently windy here in Central Florida, wonderfully so, but the humidity was such that I was dripping.

Tonight is nicely cool, though.

(I'm a transplant from the actual United States, 'way up north.) ;)

[TheOncomingStorm]

warm days and cool nights mean icy conditions here which also mean slip and fall season. I fall down hard twice in 4 days, the last time was yesterday and I am still in some pain.

[Buttercup]

It was violently windy here in Central Florida, wonderfully so, but the humidity was such that I was dripping.

Wow, is it often that windy in Florida sans a hurricane or thunderstorm? I don't miss humidity at all. The Midwest (born/raised) was mostly very humid (ugh).

Today is gorgeous. Started out nippy with light frost on car. Now it's sunny, warm (probably 67 F), a light breeze. :)

[Usher]

Snowing prety steady this morning but not cold enough to accumulate much. Reminded me of that old classic "I'm Dreaming of a White President's Day."

[profloater]

SE England officially in drought, least rainfall this year for (I think they said) at least 100 years, earliest hose pipe ban (soon) on record etc.