~~**-- The Weather Thread --**~~

[csb]

That's the biggest whisky ice I've ever seen. 

 

[leggo PE]

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/formation.html

"While it can be too warm to snow, it cannot be too cold to snow. Snow can occur even at incredibly low temperatures as long as there is some source of moisture and some way to lift or cool the air. It is true, however, that most heavy snowfalls occur when there is relatively warm air near the ground—typically -9 degrees Celsius (15 degrees Fahrenheit) or warmer—since warmer air can hold more water vapor."

This makes sense to me. When I lived in VT, it only ever seemed to snow when it was around 20-32 degrees. Maybe it got into the teens some times, but I remember liking it when it was in the 20's best!

Here, it's 52, high of 57, I think.

 

[JayKay PE]

It is cold and I am wearing shoes that are inappropriate for this type of weather.  My heels are so cold.

 

[kevo_55]

So, how was that snowstorm out east?

 

[Road Guy]

my in laws got around 18 inches ( they live near NC / VA border) the snow looked pretty good!

 

[MA_PE]

they're threatening us with a "few flakes" or a "light dusting" later this week.  The sadist in me chuckled when I heard NC/VA got 15+ inches.  that must totally cripple the area.

 

[Road Guy]

We drove through northern NC years ago when they got over a foot and I was surprised how well they cleared the roads to be honest - I was in a two wheel drive / RWD Durango and thought about staying at hotel 2 hours into a 4 hour drive but they had the plows out running and we drove through - rural areas probably do better with country folks versus city folk though

Colorado has a new fine, if you block traffic during a snow storm and don't have 4WD/AWD/snow chains on your vehicle its a $650 fine, curious to see if they actually charge people  when the pile ups happen

 

[Supe]

Nothing but rain in Charlotte.

 

[Road Guy]

that's crazy my in laws are in Wilkesboro (cant recall how far that is from Charlotte) but they had a shit ton of snow..

 

[Supe]

There are actually unmelted piles of snow en-route to the office today, which is only about 15 miles north of my house.  My coworker said he got a few inches of snow on the east side of town.  I guess I'm just blessed.

 

[mudpuppy]

One of my coworkers got stuck at the Charlotte airport Sunday.  Finally made it home at 3:30 this morning.

 

[Ble_PE]

We ended up with between 4-5 inches here at my house, but the northern part of Raleigh got upwards of 8-10 inches. That's basically what our yearly average is and we got it before winter even started! I worked from home yesterday and am currently still at home, though I may go into the office a little later this morning. We have snow lingering around on the grass, but the roads have cleared up nicely. Similar to Supe, I drove my son to basketball practice last night and about 3 miles south of my house there was pretty much no snow on the ground. 

 

[Supe]

It's f'ing cold.  Carhartt came out today.  I guess salting the parking lot would have been too much to ask.  They salted about 5 feet around the front door, but the entire lot is a solid sheet of black ice.  Basically had to skate/forward moonwalk into the office.

 

[tj_PE]

It's f'ing cold.  Carhartt came out today.  I guess salting the parking lot would have been too much to ask.  They salted about 5 feet around the front door, but the entire lot is a solid sheet of black ice.  Basically had to skate/forward moonwalk into the office.

video or it didn't happen

 

[Supe]

Here you go:

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Went to the beach yesterday. Absolutely beautiful summer weather, but it was a bit windy. The surfers had some good waves (4-5' high) to play around with. Planning on getting some bodyboards for the family for Xmas, so when we're at the beach condo next week we can play too.

Simply....

Having....

A wonderful summertime...

 

[leggo PE]

Mother Nature: 1

Leggo's: 0

Got caught in a torrential downpour walking 5 blocks this morning. At least it's just water!

 

[MA_PE]

Predictions are that we're getting our first real snowstorm of the season Sat night to Sunday night.  We have Monday off of MLK day so at least we can clean up and rest a bit before going back to work but it really f's up a long weekend.  We've been fortunate with no snow up to now.  I hope this doesn't start a trend for the next couple of months.

 

[Road Guy]

The mountains here have been getting good snow dumps but we have only had 2-3 mild snow falls in general Denver area - I think most of the storms have hit far east of the city out towards Kansas, but I Could just use some moisture for my non native landscaping...

We are headed to Leadville next week to do some Yurt "Glamping" - Hoping to get a few more feet of snow while we are there!

 

[kevo_55]

1st real snowfall in the Twin Cities last night/this morning. Only got about 4"-5" in my area. Roads will be crazy until everyone remembers how to drive in the snow.

Later in the week we should get low temps in the mid -20's. (That's not with the windchill either!!) I'm pretty sure that school will be cancelled.