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Post by Shake on Jan 3, 2013 1:59:52 GMT
It's still coming down like crazy here. Going out my front door was a challenge. The snow was over my knees. I wound up having to go out and shovel for several days in a row. Got rather stiff and sore from doing so, but have had a few days reprieve, and am feeling better. Actually, the one day wasn't necessary, absolutely. The sun was out, though, and I thought it a good opportunity to get some more of it up and let the sun do some of the work for me. That turned out to work pretty well. They had been forecasting our first dose of real, bitter cold for tomorrow and Friday, but as it's gotten closer, the forecast temps have been steadily on the rise and it appears that it really won't be all that cold after all. |
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Post by Kye on Jan 3, 2013 2:17:28 GMT
It's -20 here right now. Pretty chilly.
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Post by whollygoats on Jan 3, 2013 3:06:17 GMT
Holy moly....I've never seen it any colder than -2 F. And that was for a very brief interlude (thankfully).
We are having cold, clear and dry weather. We are flirting with the freezing point, which is 'cold' for here. Subfreezing overnight and slightly above freezing during daylight. It's windy, too, which makes it all the colder. It's typical that when temperatures fall, it's when it is cold and dry. The transition period, moving from warm to cold, or cold to warm, is when we get our icy precipitation (snow or freezing rain, generally)...that's what is being suggested for tomorrow morning, ice.
Anyway, once we get icy precipitation, any accumulation usually is gone within 48 hours and we go back to our persistent light rain typical for a locale on the edge of a temperate rain forest.
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Post by Kye on Jan 3, 2013 3:26:40 GMT
It's -21 now with wind chill of -28 (about -18F)
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Post by Miisa on Jan 3, 2013 7:24:53 GMT
You took our coldness!
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Post by tangent on Jan 3, 2013 11:04:14 GMT
No sign of any cold weather here. It's 8°C minimum for the next five days. Plenty of rain, though  |
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Post by whollygoats on Jan 3, 2013 14:03:37 GMT
No, no, no, Miisa....They haz their own coldness. It's just as cold as your cold. Honest. Trust me on this. They have so much of it, they give a lot of it to us....*grumble, grumble*...Thoughtful of them, eh? |
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Post by Miisa on Jan 3, 2013 14:09:10 GMT
You'd think that with their own coldness - and seemingly oodles to spare - they could have kept their hands off ours, but nooooo, fancy Canadia is stockpiling everyone's coldness!
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Post by Kye on Jan 3, 2013 15:48:33 GMT
Please take it back! Please!
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Post by juju on Jan 3, 2013 18:55:15 GMT
We have wetness to spare! Loads of it! Anyone want some? Currently on offer:
*Drizzle
*Rain (all sizes available, from fine spitting to torrential downpours)
*Mizzle (a fine blend of mist and rain, very popular here in west Wales)
*Flooding to suit all tastes
All of the above come with complete cloud cover - colours ranging from battleship to delicate grey. And don't forget our buy one, get one free offer on howling winds!!
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Post by Alvamiga on Jan 3, 2013 19:22:25 GMT
It was unseasonably warm today. I didn't even wear my waterproof trousers on my motorbike today and I even turned off my heated grips!
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Post by Shake on Jan 4, 2013 2:31:35 GMT
We get the same cloud cover here, juju, most of the time in winter. I'm tempted to take some of your sort of precipitation because it would help melt the snow, but then it would in turn create more ice.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 11:12:08 GMT
We just have dark clouds and rain. Again. Opening the curtains during the day hardly makes a difference.
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Post by Alvamiga on Jan 4, 2013 18:57:44 GMT
It was even warmer here today!
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Post by Shake on Jan 7, 2013 0:55:12 GMT
We are definitely going to have some melting this week. They're calling for rain in a day or two.
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Post by tangent on Jan 7, 2013 1:11:58 GMT
Floods?
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Post by Kye on Jan 7, 2013 3:05:44 GMT
They're calling for -15C on Monday and +1C on Tuesday. Crazy weather!
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Post by whollygoats on Jan 7, 2013 5:02:41 GMT
They're calling for -15C on Monday and +1C on Tuesday. Crazy weather! It's a HEAT WAVE!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 7:30:06 GMT
I can't remember the last time we had proper daylight.
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Post by Miisa on Jan 7, 2013 10:00:26 GMT
They're calling for -15C on Monday and +1C on Tuesday. Crazy weather! We had that happen at New year's. It is really a big problem, especially if it rains, as the ice melting and being wet on top but solidly frozen under the layer of water is lethal. And then, after a few days of snow raining away, we got more freeze, so everything that was wet is now frozen solid. The dog likes it, as the top layer of the snow that was gooey and wet has now frozen hard enough for him (and in many cases also me) to walk over it without sinking through. He would previously jump into the powder snow and completely disappear... |
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Post by Kye on Jan 7, 2013 14:12:09 GMT
My dog loves wet snow. She buries her muzzle in it rolls around in it and has a grand old time. Of course she gets soaked and drips water all over the house.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 16:09:17 GMT
Snow would be nice here right now.
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Post by tangent on Jan 7, 2013 17:40:41 GMT
It's been a good day today. Warm, dry and calm. The window man thought so too because it meant he could replace our windows. Now, clearing up broken glass from the old windows.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 18:27:45 GMT
Bad day here. Cold, wet and I have a stomach bug.
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Post by Kye on Jan 7, 2013 18:29:03 GMT
It's bright and brisk here: -13C and sunny.
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Post by Alvamiga on Jan 7, 2013 23:00:11 GMT
It is so warm here I have removed the thermal lining in my motorbike jacket as it was becoming unbearably warm wearing it. I've also barely used my heated grips in the last week.
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Post by Shake on Jan 8, 2013 1:59:23 GMT
They're now calling for about +10C on Friday. I'll believe it when I see it though. This time of year, that's too far away for accurate predictions.
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Post by tangent on Jan 8, 2013 10:09:21 GMT
The weather forecast for Sunday says it will be somewhere between -4°C and 6°C and that it will be cloudy. I think I could have forecasted that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2013 14:03:17 GMT
Rain again today. And grey as usual.
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Post by whollygoats on Jan 8, 2013 16:37:24 GMT
Rain again today. And grey as usual. That sounds like around here. Dreary is normal. |
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