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Post by tangent on Feb 9, 2023 11:34:45 GMT
A few years ago, our town council decided not to salt the roads to save money unless it was absolutely certain to be freezing. There were a lot of accidents that year and now the council play safe  |
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Post by Kye on Feb 9, 2023 12:25:05 GMT
I'm glad you got back safely!
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Post by Moose on Feb 13, 2023 1:05:22 GMT
Just normal Feb weather really.
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Post by tangent on Feb 14, 2023 13:40:33 GMT
It's supposed to be sunbathing weather today, well 11°C and a cloudless sky. It's not |
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 14, 2023 15:47:11 GMT
We had a light snow overnight, leaving a patchy accumulation of much less than an inch. It shall all disappear as soon as the sun gets higher.
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Post by Kye on Feb 14, 2023 19:20:56 GMT
It's sunny and 6C here today. Very pleasant!
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 15, 2023 20:17:34 GMT
Here, it's sunny and 4C. Cool.
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Post by tangent on Feb 17, 2023 12:01:34 GMT
Very windy with gusts up to 46 mph.
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Post by tangent on Feb 17, 2023 18:35:58 GMT
But not any more, the wind has died down almost completely.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 18, 2023 1:45:18 GMT
Dry, but overcast.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 22, 2023 18:30:46 GMT
Mixed snow and rain. Nothing accumulating. As you might imagine, it is cold.
ETA UPDATE: It is now snowing full on. Slight accumulations on cooled surfaces like auto windshields, shed roofs, and trash bin lids. Official temperatures well above freezing, 38 F.
The back balcony temperature registers as 31 F, so it is flirting around the freezing point and the 'official temperature' does not fit my microclimate.
I think it's time to pour a peaty Scotch, torch a doobie, and ease into the rest of the day...
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 23, 2023 16:08:36 GMT
I awoke to some four to six inches of accumulated snow on the ground. The van is nearly buried. The official total was 10.8 inches of snow.
The felines are perturbed. Murray did a three foot foray outside the balcony door before asking to come back in. His frozen prints indicated his short trip. Cleo stuck her head out the door and then refused to exit. Suddenly, I have dedicated indoor cats.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 23, 2023 17:17:31 GMT
Heh...Microclimates.
I imparted the conditions to Swimmer, who now lives in a small town about a ten minute drive beyond the urban growth boundary south of here. I'd guess the total mileage is around thirty; it is about a forty minute drive from here. She experienced zero snow at her location. I have about six inches. Six miles north of me, at the international airport weather monitor, there was nearly eleven inches of snow. Of course, PDX international airport is situated at the western end of the Columbia Gorge, a notorious source of cold air funneled into the valley from the frigid uplands of the semi-arid plateau. If you're in the draft when the moisture from off the ocean hits, you get slammed with snow.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 24, 2023 17:33:56 GMT
Bright, sunny, clear, and well below freezing at midday.
The cats keep asking to go outdoors and then standing in the open doorway without exiting. It sucks the heat right out of the room. My feet are cold despite setting the thermostat higher.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 25, 2023 16:44:10 GMT
Much the same today...Bright, clear, sunny, forking cold.
It is presently -4 C. It never got above freezing yesterday and everybody is eagerly awaiting the thaw. It is supposed to stay above freezing for the next several days once it warms. We'll see how much of the accumulated snow disappears over what time scale. Snow flurries as expected midweek, but temperatures won't be low enough to refreeze what is already down into ice and we won't get any additional accumulation in the near term.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 25, 2023 21:03:54 GMT
The melt is on!
SLUSHFEST!
At noon today, we crossed the boundary of freezing. With the bright sun and calm winds, I can malinger on the balcony in my jammies for several minutes. The streets will prolly be clear by sundown. And, temperatures are expected to stay above freezing.
I expect all signs of accumulated snow to disappear by late Monday.
The cats have returned to expecting the door to be propped so that they can just push it open.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 26, 2023 15:58:58 GMT
So, we're getting mixed snow and rain at just above the freezing point. It's basically glazing what is already down, which isn't melting because it is so close to freezing. Icy.
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Post by kingedmund on Feb 27, 2023 4:25:50 GMT
Rainy! Windy! Tornadoes. We had to take cover twice now but it’s finally settled down. Three tornadoes around us. One couple miles to the west. One south. One north west.
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Post by Kye on Feb 27, 2023 9:47:08 GMT
That sounds scary, KE!
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Post by Mari on Feb 27, 2023 10:40:50 GMT
Sunny but freeeeezing.
I'm glad you're okay, KE! I guess living in a tornado prone area may make you more immune to it, but I'm not sure I'd dare put my faith in some shelters I sometimes see on the news
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Post by tangent on Feb 27, 2023 16:00:19 GMT
I have no experience of tornadoes and haven't a clue how scary it would be.
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Post by kingedmund on Feb 27, 2023 16:04:30 GMT
It can be. But I’m so used to it. We took shelter twice last night. So far 15 tornadoes have been counted in our state and more damages are pouring in. I’m so busy with claims right now with my clients that I feel like Auntie Mame on her scene with a telephone operator. |
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Post by kingedmund on Feb 27, 2023 16:06:00 GMT
I have no experience of tornadoes and haven't a clue how scary it would be. Daytime ones don’t bother me as much as one can see these. But this many at dark is crazy. Quite a few neighborhoods have been destroyed. |
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Post by tangent on Feb 27, 2023 20:44:09 GMT
That's miserable |
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Post by robert on Mar 1, 2023 3:44:38 GMT
It has been unseasonably warm here. Not that I'm complaining. But strange. As if mother nature has something up her sleeve. I don't trust like that  |
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 1, 2023 21:20:02 GMT
Presently, we have an opening in the cloud cover which is providing passing warmth and ephemeral joy. The cats think I should leave the door ajar.
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Post by robert on Mar 1, 2023 22:47:44 GMT
Presently, we have an opening in the cloud cover which is providing passing warmth and ephemeral joy. The cats think I should leave the door ajar. Of course they do. My cats like the freedom of coming and going as well. |
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Post by tangent on Mar 1, 2023 23:32:34 GMT
Greetings Robert, it's been a while.... How are you?
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Post by Moose on Mar 3, 2023 1:26:06 GMT
Hey Bobby how's tricks?
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Post by whollygoats on Mar 5, 2023 15:55:00 GMT
Overcast, dry-ish sprinkles, and cool (1C).
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