• 720 replies
    marye
    Joined:
    Cold rain and snow? Here comes sunshine? What's Mother Nature up to at your house?

Comments

sort by
Recent
Reset
  • Anna rRxia
    Joined:
    Snowpack in the Sierra
    Now reporting 15% of normal statewide. Forecast for Truckee is warm and rainy for the next 10 days. Meanwhile, 3300 miles to the East, we're getting lashed by snowstorm after snowstorm. Cape Cod is being battered as well as the North Woods. I love winter, just not continuous winter. The old folks are are taking a battering slipping in the snow, slush and ice - lots of broken hips, arms, ankles. Also fractures and sprains backing up the emergency rooms. They look so apologetic as they seek aid.
  • Anna rRxia
    Joined:
    Knew it waas going to be a bad winter
    New England has been an icicle this year. Alaska has been warmer. Since I can't do winter sports anymore all I want to do it is hibernate. Cabin Fever is at a pitch up in the hills these days. Meanwhile, record low snow packs in the Sierra has the Central Valley crisping our (corp.) veggie crops.... Pensacola, Fl. was under a winter weather advisory yesterday. Acornmaxe's post is right on. The oceans in general have been mitigating the effect of global warming by soaking up the heat, making this years repeated breakout of the polar vortex completely predictable. Human beings will not adapt in time and there will be a mass kill-off sometime in the next 20-30 years. A few will thrive and profit in that post-apocalyptic world. I'm planning on directing my next incarnation to another planet.
  • acornaxe
    Joined:
    Cold Rain & Snow
    I was fortunate enough to re-locate to northern California in 1989, but not until I had spent many years in Ohio, where I saw -30, an ore boat frozen in the ice out on Lake Erie, and several ice storms that were remarkably severe. "If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind". Ain't no wind chill like being out on the glare ice of a frozen Great Lake! Of course, after the smoke and ash from the big fires last summer, our currently balmy weather is enjoyable, but I am also having to water the garden so the bees and toads have some moisture - it is really DRY here. It snowed on December 8th here in the foothills of the Sierra, but, yes, honeybees and hummingbirds in January! The manzanita bushes used to bloom in February, but now they are blooming in mid-December, and the daffodils are coming up already. People don't realize that global warming can cause severe snowstorms - it's not a direct effect. If the polar seas thaw out and turn to open water, glacier-building storms will come down from the north, and the mountain passes could possibly be completely closed all year. A little-known fact from NOAA weather satellites is that the very edge of our solar system, out by the De Kuyper belts, is running into electromagnetic radiation from other sources outside our sun's influence, and the normal wavelike energy patterns are bunching up, like the ruffles on a ballerina's dress. This is in turn slightly warming up the entire solar system, and increasing the sun's solar flare activity. Really. A doctor in Aptos, California did a webinar on this last year, it's well-documented, but not well-known. California is having a drought, that's for sure!
  • slo lettuce
    Joined:
    I can say with some certainty...
    on behalf of all Wisconsinites, JDSept, we feel your pain.
  • JDSept
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    Rain? I wish
    How about it's -2 with a wind chill of -9 here in CT.
  • wilfredtjones
    Joined:
    NW Wisc.
    A town just east of me was featured on the news tonight with a low of -29. It was fun picking my wife up from the auto repair shop after midnight last night. She must have thought it was a swell time for a night out. When she arrived back to the car in the parking lot, it would not start and the hood latch was frozen. Awesome! Will try out the new snowshoes Wednesday if it's not so windy...I love Wisconsin.
  • Anna rRxia
    Joined:
    The Day After Tomorrow
    If you saw the movie, the weather pattern this year, while not so extreme, is still reminiscent of the major theme of global weather shift. Breakouts of Arctic air from the polar regions due to ocean temps being warmer than normal. I don't think the idea is to study this new polar vortex for the best way for corporations to exploit it, rather, even ice breakers seem powerless to break out scientific research ships from the polar regions. Couple this with the lack of snowfall in the Sierra and you can see a catastrophic winter lining up. I hope Jon Stewart has a glib expert or two in this week to expand on the current evolving crisis...
  • slo lettuce
    Joined:
    whahooooo!...
    we hit our high today of -12F. Looking forward to tomorrow's radiant glow of 2F above. These wind chills are the coldest I've ever experienced.
  • Gr8fulTed
    Joined:
    Below zero
    Keeping almost warm indoors this morning as the mercury hovers around -6 in Kansas. Stay warm, my friends.
  • slo lettuce
    Joined:
    continued "shrinkage"...
    It has been a brutal winter here in sand county also. We too have had just enough snow every other day to keep the roads slick and hazardous with seriously low temps. Forecast tonight: 18 below with Monday and Tuesday night forecast at around 20 to 25 below with wind chills to 40 to 50 below. That's just flat out f#@*ing cold! And to think that non-hibernating animals like deer, squirrels, and birds survive those temps is utterly amazing. I don't know how our Canadian friends do it year after year; this furless cat is far enough north. All I know is that lots of layers and a few boilermakers help make the hard parts of winter warmer :) *For those few San Fran folks crazy enough to come to Green Bay this weekend, Sunday will hit a high of three below....bundle up!
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Forums
Cold rain and snow? Here comes sunshine? What's Mother Nature up to at your house?
user picture

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

It was 76 degrees yesterday and my 1st grade class spent a wonderful afternoon outside working and playing. Today it's supposed to be 35 with a low of 19. Texas weather...sigh.
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

Traffic is diminishing to a crawl as the big storm intensifies. Not sure how long I'll stick around work this morning, with anywhere from 8" to 15+" forecast today in KC and into central MO.After the snow stops Wednesday, we'll have double digit minus F temps by Thursday!!
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

I'm prayin' for all you folks on the eastern half of the country...hope things warm up soon!!
user picture

Member for

13 years 9 months
Permalink

I second that Johnman! I whined about 20 degree weather here in South Texas...yeah, 20 degrees and clear skies. No Big Deal! Stay safe all you real winter sufferers!
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

Spring is just around the corner, according to the groundhog from Pennsylvania. Meanwhile most offices and all the schools are shut down in KC. -10 F tonight !! Might have to bring in the beer from the garage.
user picture
Default Avatar
Permalink

With the current snow storm raging outside the window and the storms coming with every 3-4 days with temps avg. 20 -- this is not a normal winter. Nor are our summers. When heat gets trapped in the atmosphere and can't escape it turn's into moisture, thus, all of the aforementioned. It won't be this way every year but the oscillation depending on el nino/nina currents will become less dispersed. I ave always asked the question though, where did the titans of industry who created these greenhouse gasses believe they and their loved ones would be safe? I do love a good snowstorm though, no two flakes alike - just like deadheads!
user picture

Member for

15 years 9 months
Permalink

Hey Ted I have found out the hard way that as soon as the temp goes below zero, your beer becomes very unhappy. Speaking of beer, they cancelled the Avalanche Blues game last night, had the DVR set and everything .. Stay safe out there!! I think we just may push above zero today here in CO. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

17 years 4 months
Permalink

ice ice ice ice ice. my roof, my driveway, my porch, my yard, my road. my poor doggie is singing the blues! my ripple needs a walk, but she just slips and slides and spins! but we got only half of the predicted nightmare, thank goodness. tomorrow is snow day #3, which will keep us in school until memorial day for certain! but i learned today that it takes exactly 1 grateful dead NYE show to clean my entire house, top to bottom... it doesn't smell the same, but it takes the same amount of time...! tomorrow the wind and the cold are supposed to intensify- hope everyone's safe and warm- caroline
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

14 years 8 months
Permalink

well,greetings from south chicagoland!the snow has stopped but the wind is still howling.i am in the cornfields and we have 8 ft drifts.4 wheel drive is useless as it is buried.oh,well,guess i better put on another show!take care and be safe yall!!!chi bear.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

It is now 8 degrees in muskgogee Oklahoma . All the roads are just totally insane , just hope I can safely get to this next stop and then get to chattanooga so I can take a short break while I wait for a new truck. You all drive safe, remember if you don't feel safe then don't drive .. Stay warm folks.. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months
Permalink

For safekeeping, Ted. Really, I'll store it for ya, no charge aside from maybe a wee bit of sampling to ensure that quality hasn't been compromised. Reached 64F yesterday, though it'll be just in the 40s today.
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

Garage temperature is hovering around 33: outside it dipped to 4 below. I grabbed the good stuff and stuck it in the basement by the sump pump ( Ayinger, Hopslam and Bigfoot). Regular brews seemed to survive in the garage without fizzing thru the caps (Avery and Pyramid). I'm saving the Mickey's Big Mouth supply for Johnman if he comes to visit scenic Kansas.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

so last saturday we get hit with another snow storm it didn't realy snow that long just alot really fast about 1 inch or so an hour..... then my wife says did you see that i thought it was just me.. lightning it turn into a full on thunderstorm temps went up in to the high 30's rained fo most of the night before turning back to snow .....i just don't get it any more... tonight temps are suppose to be in the teens...
user picture

Member for

16 years 10 months
Permalink

Please, donate the Mickey's to some poor high school student....they might as well learn what a hangover is right away....oh, my......
user picture

Member for

15 years 9 months
Permalink

The last time I had a Mickey's... "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

After watching the Packers whup up on the Squealers, all I have left in the frig are 3 bottles of Mickey's, and a Bud Light (yech) .... Once baseball season starts up, I'll pawn 'em off to some tailgaters out at Kaufman stadium before a Royals game.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

Right abt now.. It's 6 degrees in w.Memphis Arkansas , FedEx has no clue as what they are doing abt my load , I 40 westbound is completely shutdown. Man this weather is killing me, I need some miles !! At least my company got me in a newer truck, am thankfull for that !! " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

In Hesperia , California . Besides for the high winds it was a beautiful day .. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

you're really getting around these days
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

One day I may be able to report the weather from my home , lol. But I have to keep rollin !! So this afternoon in socal its 60 degrees and raining,, at least its not snow ... " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

stay safe out there. This is miserable weather to be on the road just about everywhere today.
user picture

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

was wrong....they said last night it wasn't supposed to rain today..............OH, well, it's pouring....
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

that dogpark trip I had planned, SO not happening... almost funny how every time you look out the window it's still pouring.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 2 months
Permalink

Winter is coming into the homestretch, looks like 'Wet Snow' is overtaking the favorite 'Early Spring' by a head,here in the Pacific Northwet(s.i.c.)Derby.
user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months
Permalink

Bloomin' in our garden. And 74F yesterday. We've been super-dry though, wildfires becoming a problem....so a little rain (NOT SNOW!) would be welcome.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

Going to be in the mid 80's this weekend .. man its nice to be home !! " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

we're in for three more days of rain! and the mountains are in for three more days of snow!
user picture

Member for

16 years 1 month
Permalink

being born and raised in the NW rain forest have done everything in the rain ;)
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

unuassly warm weather here in the north east..
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

13 years 7 months
Permalink

Days of Mid 90. Yeah. Miss those. Sunny
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

78 sunny and a westerly wind today in Kansas as the daffodils open and the Star Magnolia swells up. Grass is green and ready to grow! I'll be heading to the CO mtns Wednesday.Spring starts this evening.
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

The man on the news says it's cold rain, mud and snow out on the left coast this morning. Lake Tahoe ski areas must have record snows this winter/spring.
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

and it's supposed to be more of the same all week. I got the dogs to the local dogpark for a brief round of fetch this morning and it looks like another storm moving in as we speak. I like the rain, but a sunny day or two would not kill us.
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

happy spring everybody!
user picture

Member for

17 years 3 months
Permalink

What a long strange winter it's been! I'm ready for some baseball. Our Royals, with the best Cactus league record, welcome the California /Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels !!! Who the heck do the Angels have this year?? Vladdy's been gone awhile. Unfortunately here in Kansas, it's 34 degrees w a 60% chance of wetness coming at KC from the northwest...brrrr. I'll have to wear a glove in order to hold the $8 beer. Go get 'em Royals!
user picture

Member for

15 years 9 months
Permalink

It's going to be near 75 tomorrow for the Rockies home opener. Of course, it will be 25 degrees colder on Sunday .. ahh yes springtime in the Rocky Mountains.. "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

it's spring already. What is up with this wintry blast? Still, it's so nice to have the days longer and the sun shining, I'm not complaining that much. But a friend of mine was just reporting slushy hail in Santa Cruz.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 11 months
Permalink

46 degrees and raining in north bend, Washington.. " Life is`nt about running from the storm, it`s about learning to dance in the rain "
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

17 years 2 months
Permalink

it has been in the 50's to 60's for about a week now been taking the kids hiking just about every day...now the climate suites my clothes...
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

it's pretty darn nice here in Oakland too. The only thing I can find to complain about is that it's brought out the foxtails, which is a bummer from the dogs' point of view, because it's making a lot of their favorite spots a real minefield for the next few months. (Foxtails, for those not familiar with the grasses for which we can apparently blame the conquistadors, are spiky, barbed grass awns programmed by evolution to work their way up every canine orifice that presents itself, and create a few new ones, to the tune of much anguish and $$$. Wheat, basically, though oats are no treat in this regard either.)
user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months
Permalink

Marye, your description doesn't evoke the mental picture that I usually get when I see the words "dog" and "minefield" used in the same sentence. Especially my dogs in relation to the minefield that they create in my back yard...actually, THEIR back yard. 80s yesterday in NC, a front came through and now we're in the 60s and sunny. Better than those tornado weather patterns of the past couple of weeks.
user picture

Member for

15 years 9 months
Permalink

I had to take my dog to the vet last year to pull out a handful of those damn things from her paws. The wounds got infected and the whole bit... "It's got no signs or dividing line and very few rules to guide"
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

is super conscientious about foxtails because he had a dog DIE from an unsuspected one that worked its way into the dog's brain. My Callie in her younger days celebrated each spring by inhaling a foxtail. Now that she's old I'm really hoping to avoid it. I'm also hoping Cash avoids her snorking ways. It's tough though; right now our neighborhood is full of the darn things.
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

it is pouring in the Bay Area, which pretty much exceeds one's reasonable sense of humor on the subject... C'mon, it's JUNE!!
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

16 years 5 months
Permalink

I love the rain and will take it any time...except during a show. Question is, how well did the Furthur show at Shoreline go last night? Anybody there? I'm supposed to go to the show tonight, which is why I'm asking. I don't suppose there is any chance of cancellation?
user picture

Member for

13 years 11 months
Permalink

live about 5 minutes awayI believe the rain held off until about midnight for them last night
user picture

Member for

17 years 5 months
Permalink

but prediction is for rain and lots of it. Last night folks were lucky as the rain held off and the show was awesome by all accounts. Tonight I'd say be prepared for anything. The seats in the 100s are pretty well covered. The 200s and lawn, not so much.