Current climatic conditions

[injinji]

We have a new cleaning lady. Me and her washed the siding along the porch this afternoon and never got cold. In fact, at 1355 it's sunny, 72F with 49% humidity. Forecast high low of 72/50F with no real chance of rain until Thursday.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. Looks like we will not be making our annual trip to our friend's house in Dothan Al. Due to a combination of Omicron fears and the wife having more bad leg days of late. An hour trip takes the stuffing out of her, and we have our new year's day gathering coming up fast, so lots of work to be done this next week.

 

[xtsho]

I saw on the news that there was flooding. Stay safe.

There's no flooding where I'm at. That's all south in California.

 

[thumper60]

2 ice storms in the last 10days i miss deep snow! pic of my dirt rd mud season cant come quick enough need cleats to walk anywhere .Merry Christmas larry great sifting weather!

 

[injinji]

I like those spikes Boomer. I'm a full time Croc wearer now, so I need something like that if I encounter icy trails. (not that that is an issue around here)

Merry Christmas.

 

[ttystikk]

Merry Christmas!

 

[xtsho]

Well there's an inch of snow on the ground.

It's funny watching the local news make it out to be the apocalypse. They have the mobile crews out in force driving around. It can't be that bad if they're driving around. And they have other reporters reporting from various locations with cars zipping past right and left on basically clear roads since the slow is already turning to slush. It's breaking news when a snowflake falls from the sky in the winter.

 

[injinji]

Another hot one. We had fog early, but at 1020 it's sunny, 74F with 79% humidity. Forecast high low of 76/58F with no chance of rain.

I'm headed down to the graveyard for the biannual grass cutting. I mowed one charge worth yesterday. Will take about 3 1/2 charges to finish.

 

[ttystikk]

Well there's an inch of snow on the ground.

It's funny watching the local news make it out to be the apocalypse. They have the mobile crews out in force driving around. It can't be that bad if they're driving around. And they have other reporters reporting from various locations with cars zipping past right and left on basically clear roads since the slow is already turning to slush. It's breaking news when a snowflake falls from the sky in the winter.

Two reasons for this;

First, the local news doesn't do actual news anymore, they just read scripts sent them from corporate headquarters. From a corporate entity like Sinclair Broadcasting, you can imagine the relative weight of facts vs spin in these missives.

Second, because they don't have anything substantive to say (see above), they have to fill those minutes between national "headlines" and "public interest" (read "marketing for local business") with something, so that means inanities like treating an inch of snow as if it's the blizzard of the century.

Small wonder their viewership and ratings are falling like rocks.

 

[ttystikk]

Finally seasonal weather in northern Colorado; upper 40s for a high, now dropping as a front comes through, 24mph gusts, maybe a bit of snow tomorrow.

 

[injinji]

. . . . . . . I'm headed down to the graveyard for the biannual grass cutting. . . . . .

Semiannual grass cutting. Although to hear Mamma's friend tell it, I only cut the grass every other year.

 

[OldMedUser]

Life is tough eh. -33C the last couple days and another 6" of snow in the last week to make about a foot in the yard. My brass monkey lost his balls years ago.

Usually don't get those temps until after the new year but we've been getting less snow every year for a while now.

Won't have to worry about the lawn until late May, maybe June if we're flooded again. Damn highway dept still never came and cleared the ditch up down the road so may need to block the culvert again this spring. *sigh*

 

[ttystikk]

We got a low of 18F this morning. Almost cold enough to store beer outside.

 

[xtsho]

Two reasons for this;

First, the local news doesn't do actual news anymore, they just read scripts sent them from corporate headquarters. From a corporate entity like Sinclair Broadcasting, you can imagine the relative weight of facts vs spin in these missives.

Second, because they don't have anything substantive to say (see above), they have to fill those minutes between national "headlines" and "public interest" (read "marketing for local business") with something, so that means inanities like treating an inch of snow as if it's the blizzard of the century.

Small wonder their viewership and ratings are falling like rocks.

You nailed it.

I only watch the local morning news because of a couple cute news and weather ladies. Other than that I usually just go to the websites and read the stories that interest me.

 

[injinji]

You nailed it.

I only watch the local morning news because of a couple cute news and weather ladies. . . . . . . . .

There was a really cute weather girl at channel 13 in Panama City, but she didn't stay around long. Right now there is a lady doing weather on channel 7 that must weigh 250 pounds. She has to be family, because there are not a lot of fat weather girls.

 

[ttystikk]

There was a really cute weather girl at channel 13 in Panama City, but she didn't stay around long. Right now there is a lady doing weather on channel 7 that must weigh 250 pounds. She has to be family, because there are not a lot of fat weather girls.

The cute ones with bigger boobs move to bigger stations in bigger markets with bigger salaries.

 

[xtsho]

It doesn't get light until a little after 7:00 am but with the snow I don't need a flash. Took this at 5:00 am.

I'm not a fan of the snow. If I want snow I'd rather drive an hour to Mt Hood.

 

[ttystikk]

You nailed it.

I only watch the local morning news because of a couple cute news and weather ladies. Other than that I usually just go to the websites and read the stories that interest me.

More bullshit propaganda masquerading as news on local "news" channels;

This is just sickening and it's what our local news has become in the era of monopolization of information.

 

[ttystikk]

Looks like 30s for highs the rest of the week and maybe snow Friday night in northern Colorado.

Maybe.

The Colorado mountains are 98% of normal for today's date but the season is still young.

 

[xtsho]

Looks like 30s for highs the rest of the week and maybe snow Friday night in northern Colorado.

Maybe.

The Colorado mountains are 98% of normal for today's date but the season is still young.

You should be getting some cooler weather. Tomorrow should be the lowest here from this current weather front and it's moving east. Upper teens and then overnight lows in the mid 20's for a few days. By Sunday the overnight lows will be well above freezing.

That cold air that dropped down from Alaska over the pacific ocean is moving east so we're going to warm up here on the west coast but you should see that arctic air dipping down from the north. Then the precipitation from the west will hit that cold air and you'll be seeing lots of snow.

Have fun.

 

[ttystikk]

You should be getting some cooler weather. Tomorrow should be the lowest here from this current weather front and it's moving east. Upper teens and then overnight lows in the mid 20's for a few days. By Sunday the overnight lows will be well above freezing.

That cold air that dropped down from Alaska over the pacific ocean is moving east so we're going to warm up here on the west coast but you should see that arctic air dipping down from the north. Then the precipitation from the west will hit that cold air and you'll be seeing lots of snow.

Have fun.

We need every damn snowflake we can get. Climate change is a bitch.