Oh, the weather outside is frightful

[azasadny]

6-8" of snow and 13 degrees F today...

[mikesride]

Originally Posted by azasadny

6-8" of snow and 13 degrees F today...

Oh man....that's like -10C.......I don't wear a jacket at those temps anymore!!!!!
Man we have been having a streak of -30C weather about two weeks long now!!!! ( think -22F )
But no matter what, stay warm!!!!

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Timmins, Ontario.

Timmins & -40? I have honestly been there & done that.

Ian

[Buckterrier]

We're getting trashed Thursday night into Friday. Weather guy is so happy. It going to be big enough to name. Yippie!!! Maybe up to 10".

Winter Storm....

[GWN7]

It was warmer on Mars and at the North Pole than here yesterday.

Colder than Mars, colder than the North Pole

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by Buckterrier

Winter Storm....

Bethany. Isn't that special.

Oh wait, the Weather channel is calling it friggin' Hercules. Whatever.

[azasadny]

I just received an email saying that due to weather/road conditions that we can all work from home (IT staff). I can't because I'm getting a new laptop at work today... Good thing I have Blizzaks on my Mazdaspeed3!

[mikesride]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I just received an email saying that due to weather/road conditions that we can all work from home (IT staff). I can't because I'm getting a new laptop at work today... Good thing I have Blizzaks on my Mazdaspeed3!

DARN......Almost had a "snow day" there!!!!! Drive safe.

[widgeon13]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH FOR DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN
COUNTIES.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.
* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE
FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND
35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR
DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO MAY PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

[Mark Henry]

My boy after the storm

Of course he's in the required Canadian ice wear, PJ pants, T-shirt and crocks with bare feet, but it's only -8*C

Ski helmet was because even he was afraid of slipping on ice.

[pete3799]

But the fire is so delightful

[Mark Henry]

I actually liked the storm, nature pruning the trees. Very pretty as well.
In the city all the tree huggers are like "oh you can't cut the poor trees", But us country types are "we have lots of trees get them the fuch away from the house and power lines".

We lost power for maybe 12-14 hours, doesn't matter to me, my heat source and cooking doesn't need electrical.

Some pictures taken in my back yard.

[widgeon13]

In upstate NY National Grid used to trim the trees on the power lines then stopped a few years ago. It was a major cost savings for them and a major PITA for the customer since we now have more frequent power outages due to more dead limbs falling onto the lines. I went with an automatic generator years ago because I just got tired of sitting in the cold and dark.

[Head416]

77F here in Los Angeles today. A little too warm for me for "winter."

[stomachmonkey]

Was 70 here yesterday.

Enjoyed a nice day in the yard having Mimosas with some neighbors while the kids played ball.

Barely 30 today, no desire to venture outside.

[porwolf]

Originally Posted by Head416

77F here in Los Angeles today. A little too warm for me for "winter."

Typical Los Angeles scene this holiday season:

[pavulon]

Sunday's projected high... - 8F. Sunday night's projected low... - 24F. Monday's projected high... - 15F. No real wonder that the Packer game is not selling out...but most project that it will eventually.

[Nostril Cheese]

This morning. -50

Thats not fog. It's ice.

[dyount]

<<<<<< not *****in at all after reading previous posts. Should be 8F in the am and 3F on Monday. About 5 in of snow tonight and I think my furnace (back-up dino) may even run by morning. Been throwing wood in the stove all eve but it can't do "real" cold.
Not thinking I'll be inspecting concrete pours that much tomorrow... being a mile from work and having 4 wheel drive kinda sucks

[daepp]

Sorry - can't help myself. I am so ignorant of real weather. I've skied in -10 in Vale etc., but I've spent 50 years in So Cal. 75 and clear here for the last couple of weeks. Shorts and flipflops.

Christmas day:






I know Ima deek. Just couldn't help it. I'm sure you live in prettier locales than I most of the time, but when I see these threads, (and the ones about winter storage and winter projects) it reminds me how big and diverse our country is.

BTW - both daughters return to sophomore and senior year in college in MD and MI: neither think they will settle in CA. Go figure...