How's the weather?

[WalshFan88]

10 freaking degrees. I HATE winter...

[New Kid In Town]

Austin, how was your vacation ? The weather has been crazy here. Last week it reached a high of 61 degrees and was in the 50's for the most part. The week before we had the Artic temps with it only getting to a high of 23 all week. Tonight there is a chance of a dusting of snow. Saturday and today are cold and windy. Later in the week it is supposed to warm up to the 50's again. Global warming is here to stay.

[CAinOH]

We got an inch of snow in two hours yesterday. It's been above freezing all day. Supposed to be in the fifties tomorrow. Then another temperature drop. I understand that Mother Nature likes variety, but this "all four seasons in one week" stuff has got to go!

[Tony Trout]

It's cloudy & rainy here in Southwestern North Carolina. :ack::sad: And the rain is making my arthritis act up. :(

[WalshFan88]

Austin, how was your vacation ? The weather has been crazy here. Last week it reached a high of 61 degrees and was in the 50's for the most part. The week before we had the Artic temps with it only getting to a high of 23 all week. Tonight there is a chance of a dusting of snow. Saturday and today are cold and windy. Later in the week it is supposed to warm up to the 50's again. Global warming is here to stay.

It was short, but very nice! Got some sun, shopped a bit, lounged around a lot, and ate out about every night! It was much needed, and really was a nice getaway.

[Brooke]

We had another round of icing and sleet overnight. Another day of school missed here and surrounding area in the boondocks of Missouri! That makes 17 days missed since January 1st! Never heard of that here before and I'm 62 years old! We've always had snow and ice but not constantly every day! It rained most of the day yesterday which was helping to melt the ice off and then it got cold enough last night to turn it back to ice! And, we will probably miss again tomorrow because the low tonight is to be 17*! No way for the roads to get any better until it warms up, which it is supposed to get to 44* later tomorrow!

Mother Nature has lost her marbles here! It's crazy! http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/freezing.gif

Austin, your vacation sounds heavenly!

[East Texas Girl]

We had another round of icing and sleet overnight. Another day of school missed here and surrounding area in the boondocks of Missouri! That makes 17 days missed since January 1st! Never heard of that here before and I'm 62 years old! We've always had snow and ice but not constantly every day! It rained most of the day yesterday which was helping to melt the ice off and then it got cold enough last night to turn it back to ice! And, we will probably miss again tomorrow because the low tonight is to be 17*! No way for the roads to get any better until it warms up, which it is supposed to get to 44* later tomorrow!

Mother Nature has lost her marbles here! It's crazy! http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/freezing.gif

Austin, your vacation sounds heavenly!

Brooke, do the kiddos there have to make up all the bad weather days? In my kids school district in Texas if school was out for bad weather, which is very few if any, they had to make up the days missed. Which usually meant the last day of school was extended into summer vacation until all days were made up. Just curious if other states/schools did this?

[WalshFan88]

There have been a lot of school closings here too...

[New Kid In Town]

Hi ETG ! Here in NJ/NY metro area if kids miss school due to bad weather they can take it from their Easter vacation/spring break or add days on at the end of the year. One year my poor nephew went until June 30th, which is the last day they can extend the school year. Yesterday we had a mix of snow, sleet and rain. I got one inch of snow. Today will be in the 40's but feel colder due to the windchill factor.

[Brooke]

Brooke, do the kiddos there have to make up all the bad weather days? In my kids school district in Texas if school was out for bad weather, which is very few if any, they had to make up the days missed. Which usually meant the last day of school was extended into summer vacation until all days were made up. Just curious if other states/schools did this?

Yes they will have to make up at least 10 days. There is talk that they will be forgiven for the rest, but I'm not betting on it. They will find out tomorrow how many and what the makeup days will be. In the past they used holidays like MLK day, Presidents Day and Easter break but they are talking about just adding to the end because they were going to get out so early (May 10th) this year anyway.

Hopefully the county roads are thawing today so they will be back to school tomorrow. Our main problem is the ice packed county roads that the busses can't get around on. Hey, it's made it over freezing! 37*!!!! Heatwave! :lol:

[East Texas Girl]

Hi ETG ! Here in NJ/NY metro area if kids miss school due to bad weather they can take it from their Easter vacation/spring break or add days on at the end of the year. One year my poor nephew went until June 30th, which is the last day they can extend the school year. Yesterday we had a mix of snow, sleet and rain. I got one inch of snow. Today will be in the 40's but feel colder due to the windchill factor.

Wow, that is a lot of school to make up! I think the most days mine ever made up was 5, that was all that was missed, and that went into the first week of June.

Temps here have been up and down, currently a cloudy 69*.

[Brooke]

Yip, water everywhere now and a big warm up, 56* Woo hoo! :headbang:

[East Texas Girl]

Yes they will have to make up at least 10 days. There is talk that they will be forgiven for the rest, but I'm not betting on it. They will find out tomorrow how many and what the makeup days will be. In the past they used holidays like MLK day, Presidents Day and Easter break but they are talking about just adding to the end because they were going to get out so early (May 10th) this year anyway.

Hopefully the county roads are thawing today so they will be back to school tomorrow. Our main problem is the ice packed county roads that the busses can't get around on. Hey, it's made it over freezing! 37*!!!! Heatwave! :lol:

Hopefully they will only have to make up those 10 days. Gee, that's a way early release date by our standards, the earliest ours have ever gotten out is Memorial Day weekend.

Since we normally do not get snow that actually sticks around down here, we usually get ice instead, some people have no idea how to drive on it. So its usually best to stay home and off the roads until it thaws out, which takes just a day or two. I'll send some of our warmth today your way, we are now up to 74*. It's crazy. :crazy:

[WalshFan88]

Today it was almost 60 degrees.

The weather cannot make up it's mind!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Tell me about it! Yesterday, it was a beautiful sunny 69° - and today 39° ... nope, that's not a typo. It's been raining all day and supposed to change over to snow this afternoon.

CRAZY!

[Brooke]

Back to winter! 2-4 inches of snow tonight with a glazing of ice. I'm sure school will be out again tomorrow!

This never happens here! Usually you get snow one day and it melts off the next day or two. This year it stays and stays and stays to the point of ridiculous! :crazy:

[CAinOH]

It snowed last night. But now it's raining, so everything is a 2" slushy mess. Woke up to no power this morning, but it wasn't the weather's fault. Someone hit a pole a mile or so away. (Okay, so maybe the weather had a part; the car slid off the road into the pole.) There is nothing in our house when there is no power: no lights, no phones (yes, we still have a landline, although I have a cell), no heat, no water. Yes, it was absolutely so much fun getting ready this morning. I am actually wearing the same thing I wore on Monday because I knew where the complete outfit was. (Not that I think any of the guys at work will notice.) We do have power at work, and it's supposed to come on at home about 10am (went off about 5:30am).

[Brooke]

Hope you get power back soon, CA! I hate losing power!

We lucked out and only got an inch of snow, but ice on top. Roads were horrible coming to work. No school.

[CAinOH]

Hope you get power back soon, CA! I hate losing power!

My husband messaged me that the power came back on a little after 8am. Yay! Can I go home and get my lost sleep back? ;)

[New Kid In Town]

I agree with everyone - this weather has been crazy ! Yesterday I got about 2 inches of snow during the day. It changed to rain and poured all night long. Today is 50 degrees, and it is supposed to be in the high 40's and 50's for the next week.

CA - Glad you got your power back on !

[WalshFan88]

Ok, I'm ready for some warmer weather around these parts.

It's been a long cold lonely winter (pardon my George Harrison reference).

[Brooke]

Amen to that Austin! :pray:

We are to get another snowstorm Saturday night in to Sunday though and below zero temps! Hooray! said no one ever! :rolleyes:

[Midnight_Flyer]

windy here today

[New Kid In Town]

Raining like crazy here. We are supposed to get one inch of rain today. Last week the temps were below normal and very cold - more like Jan. Temps. Today is supposed to be a high of 55.

[CAinOH]

This actually happened Monday night. It was all fun... not.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUMI_2mwYwU

[MarthaJo56]

https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/61349334_10156312543033027_1511072578242871296_n.j pg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_oc=AQlq1bDVPt17_WzZgLw8XWi_iGw6GYjArlq_gyGhgkB Q9WuEupOA6YgJ_krgldCcl_TxAwxAKtpDWmr4xAjLHduD&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=f3ae637d3754fe1a9c87ae2249ff843d&oe=5D5682DEIt's gonna be a long, hot summer here in Southern California. It was 85 today, so i lounged out back, soaking up the sun and listening to my Eagles & Glenn playlist. :rockguitar::band::heart::heart:

[LuvTim]

You seem pretty happy to be doing this "lounging in the warm weather, listening to your Eagles playlists" thing! 8) Good for you!👍

[Brooke]

Summer has mostly made it here, finally, although we are flooding everywhere! Thankfully, I don't live that close to a river. The Mississippi is 25 miles away, but the tributaries are also flooding which has caused much disappointment for our farmers. They can't get anything planted and a lot of what has been is drowning or has flooded. 90 degrees here today which will help dry out, but more rain expected for the next 2 weeks! Ugh!

[NightMistBlue]

Very hot (in the 90s) and humid. The A/C is broken in our office building. They should give us hazard pay or something.

[FreyFollower]

Very hot (in the 90s) and humid. The A/C is broken in our office building. They should give us hazard pay or something.

Ugh! It's hot in the building I work in, and it's air conditioned! Hope they get the A/C up and running soon!

[Brooke]

We have a/c, and I'm usually freezing!

We have a cooler week in store here! Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. A bit cool for summer for me!

[Brooke]

Still raining around here! And cool, 48 night before last!

We finally got a new pool put up and it's too cold and rainy to enjoy it! :mad:

[New Kid In Town]

Today is supposed to be 99 degrees with a heat index of 108 ! This will be the hottest day I can ever remember. The heat emergency goes from Missouri to the East Coast. Everyone affected please stay safe ! Stay in the AC, check on family, friends, and neighbors ( via phone ) and stay inside. Take care everyone ! :grouphug:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - I think most of us here in the U.S. can sum it up in one word ...



HOT!

Stay cool everyone.

[Brooke]

Back to summer here in Missouri after a cooler than normal August!

Fall, come back!

[Brooke]

And now since it's supposed to be fall, we're having 90 degree temps! But, cooler beginning Saturday!

HB, I hope you are not flooding out in Houston! Prayers for you girlie!

[FreyFollower]

Yes, thoughts and prayers for those in SE Texas dealing with the devastation of 'Imelda'; Houston, and especially the "Golden Triangle" area (Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange). The rain stats and videos are unbelievable. Bless those poor folks, some of whom have not recovered from 'Harvey".

[Houston Baby]

Thank you Brooke! And FF! I am fine but it took forever to get home last night with all the detours and back roads. However I am NOT complaining because I got home safely and the house was fine. My area (northwest Houston) did not get hit as hard but I work downtown and downtown was surrounded by water. There is a bayou that runs right beside and partially thru downtown and for the past 5 years, it has started flooding when the rains get heavy. I feel really bad for the people who are dealing with this again. It is so sad. :-(

Thank you for the prayers and positive thoughts as they are needed for Houston, Beaumont, Winnie and many more cities/communities down here.

Delilah - how are you?

[New Kid In Town]

HB - Glad to hear everything is ok with you ! They showed the flooding on the news again this morning - unbelievable how much rain has fallen. Sending prayers to everyone on NE Texas.

[Brooke]

Missouri roller coaster here with the temps! Yesterday, high 75 and beautiful and today near 90 and humid! :crazy:

[My My]

Missouri roller coaster here with the temps! Yesterday, high 75 and beautiful and today near 90 and humid! :crazy:

Same here, Brooke. Supposed to be in the 90's through Wednesday... I'm so ready for fall!

[Brooke]

Our weather has changed drastically! lol

Is everyone ready for ice and snow? It's coming here tonight and tomorrow! Oh goody!

[CAinOH]

Our weather has changed drastically! lol

Is everyone ready for ice and snow? It's coming here tonight and tomorrow! Oh goody!

We're getting torrential rains and flash flooding. Not typical January weather for Ohio...

[Brooke]

We're getting torrential rains and flash flooding. Not typical January weather for Ohio...

We're supposed to have heavy rains and flooding tonight before the mess begins. Won't that be great?!!!!

[FreyFollower]

We're bracing for possible tornadoes and hurricane force straight line winds tonight/early tomorrow.:nervous: Everybody be safe!

[Brooke]

Yikes, FF! Stay safe!

[shunlvswx]

We suppose to get tornadoes here in Mississippi. Not ready for that, but!!! Since I love weather and have a degree in, I get excited, but also nervous. I wish I could go chase tornadoes. I never got the chance to do that and I knew a few storm chasers. I know I'm crazy.

[FreyFollower]

I'm too scared of tornadoes chasing ME, Shun! Lol! But I have always been interested in weather, too. I even took a short meteorology course in high school. You (and everyone else in this path...Pippin? Soda?) take care Saturday!

[New Kid In Town]

This weather is crazy ! Sunday is supposed to be 65 degrees here ! It will break a record for a January high. Not supposed to get cold again until next Friday. Everyone stay safe.

[KingWalsh]

Hoping everyone is surviving this crazy weather. CT isn’t gonna get hit hard but ya it’s like 60 in January? I’ll never forget when we did get hit by a tornado. Ultra rare in this area and it Wrecked our town, and it wasn’t anything like you guys experience down south. So praying and hoping for the best for everyone in line of these storms.

[CAinOH]

66 degrees here in southwest Ohio. And rain... lots of rain. (This must be what January is like on Dagobah.)

[sodascouts]

Tornado watches yesterday and today! Torrential rains and heavy winds! The worst of it seems to have passed, though.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

With all the horrible weather that much of the country is experiencing, I almost feel guilty posting here today. Yesterday, it was a beautiful balmy 73° here in the Old Dominion - and today 71°. I'm enjoying my time sitting outside on my deck while I'm still recuperating from my bronchitis. I'm much better, but still have the dreadful, lingering cough. However, this weather is good for the soul. I'm definitely going to enjoy it while it lasts.

[CAinOH]

With all the horrible weather that much of the country is experiencing, I almost feel guilty posting here today. Yesterday, it was a beautiful balmy 73° here in the Old Dominion - and today 71°. I'm enjoying my time sitting outside on my deck while I'm still recuperating from my bronchitis. I'm much better, but still have the dreadful, lingering cough. However, this weather is good for the soul. I'm definitely going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Hope you feel better soon, Dreamer! I had bronchitis one winter and it seemed like it took forever to go away. Enjoy the weather, I'd not begrudge anyone of nice weather.

Rain seems to be gone for the day, but temps are 10 to 15 degrees cooler. Supposed to get up to almost 60 on Tuesday, though.

[New Kid In Town]

Well, it was officially 70 degrees here Saturday and 68 degrees yesterday(Sun.). My apartment was so hot I almost turned on the AC. I have had bronchitis a few times and the cough always seemed to linger. Dreamer feel better soon.

[Brooke]

Hope you are feeling better, Dreamer.

Wow, some of you had such nice temperatures! Amazing!

Our storm was not nearly as bad as they forecasted, thank goodness! Actually, it made me mad that they made such a big deal about it and we nearly missed the snow completely! Everyone was preparing for 4-6 inches of snow and we, maybe, got an inch! Also an inch and a half of rain Friday night. :mad:

It just seems like our meteorologists hype it up big time and get everyone scared to death then it fizzles out! I told everyone at work Friday that we probably wouldn't get anything since they were so sure we would! :rolleyes:

And last year on this date we got 10-12 inches!!

[New Kid In Town]

It is pouring here today. It started late last night and we are supposed to get between 2-4 inches by Friday night.
For the most part, it has been a mild winter here. So far we have had about one inch of snow. Last week we had a couple of days in the 60's. Crazy weather ! I have a feeling we will get socked in March.

[Brooke]

About 3 inches of wet snow here yesterday, quite a little blizzard for a few hours!

We are on a roller coaster ride, 50's for a couple days, then 30's. Teens tonight. That's Missouri (Misery) weather!

[KingWalsh]

Wow Brooke! Hope all is well! We are having strong winds power went on and off few times here! Showed a little, CT weather is all over the place too. Yuck

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - we've had a very strange winter so far too. Our coldest weather was actually in late November and early December before it was even officially winter. That was when we had our only snowfall (knocks on wood). We still have about 6 weeks of winter left though so who knows what can happen. Brooke, hopefully, you can keep that misery weather there where it belongs. :bye:

[Brooke]

Got rid of our snow yesterday. 2-4 inches expected tomorrow! :dizzy:

[Midnight_Flyer]

got another windy storm here

[Brooke]

Is ANYONE having spring yet?!!!

We have a nice day here and there, but mostly cold and rainy! Ugh! Tomorrow night frost even!! Grrrrrr!

[KingWalsh]

Hi Brooke :bye: We are finally getting a taste here in CT we had almost continual rain and wind in April with a sporadic nice day. The past couple of days haven’t been too bad. Today is very nice. Wishing good weather your way.

[CAinOH]

Same here in Ohio, Brooke! Nice day here and there (in the seventies last Saturday), but I think I heard the mention of snow on Friday or Saturday. Really? Please check the calendar, Mother Nature!

[MarthaJo56]

We got a heat wave going on in Southern Califronia. It's 97 today and has been in the 90's most of the week. It will end though, and be down to a more pleasant 80's next week. https://us.123rf.com/450wm/orkidia/orkidia1509/orkidia150900412/44862048-stock-vector-sunshine-cartoon.jpg?ver=6

[Brooke]

Wow, that is warm, MJ! Hopefully that is headed my way!

But, mother nature, I do prefer 75-80 if I can choose!!! :lol:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - The weather here in Virginia is all over the place as usual. We've had some days in the 80's, but most days have been in the mid to high 60's to low 70's. For the next few days, we're back to daytime temperatures in the 50's and nighttime temperatures back down in the 30's. Overall, it's been a cool spring - sure hope that pattern extends into the summer.

[KingWalsh]

Ya weather went back to crappy. CT craziness as usual. Sporadic snow on Saturday. Sunday was so so chilly and windy. Monday chilly, windy...(never ending it seems) and sporadic thunder. So jealous MarthaJo I love heat. I am living in the wrong state. Would love to move. Need some warmth!!

[New Kid In Town]

It is very nice here today. We are supposed to have a high of 60 degrees. Yesterday was 62 and Wednesday is supposed to be 60. From this coming Friday to next Monday it will be in the 70's. We had no snow this past Saturday but it was a cold and cloudy day and in the 40''s. In April we had day after day when it was cloudy with a slight drizzle or just heavy rain. Kind of matched everything that was going on in the world with the virus.

Martha - Those temps are too hot for me. Brooke I'm with you - I would love it to be in the 60's and 70's all year long.

[Brooke]

Our weather here in MO sucks! Saturday morning we had frost, freeze and 30 degrees! 40's during the day. Sunday the wind blew like a tornado all day, 55 degrees, but so darn cold! My grandma always said wait till Mother's Day to plant tomatoes so we went ahead and planted in the cold! We also put cages and plastic around them and covered the tops because a frost was predicted for Monday morning. I also planted lots of annual flowers and then took them to the garage for the night. It got down to 34 yesterday morning but they are all ok.

It is FINALLY supposed to warm up to more normal 70ish temps later this week. With rain every day! :evil:

SUMMER, COME QUICKLY, PLEASE!!!

[KingWalsh]

Brooke,I follow your grandmas advice as well. Always waited until after Mother’s Day for planting. Please warm up it’s May and I’m still in sweaters, and turning on the heat:eyebrow:

[KingWalsh]

Well....weather yikes!! Yesterday’s was B A D. I heard New York had it worse, but my town looks like it did when we had the tornado. Trees down everywhere. 2 of ours snapped at the tops luckily fell into the woods. It took me so long to get to work because roads are closed all over. Power is out, luckily we have a generator. Can 2020 be done with, I’m afraid to see what next :fainted:

[Brooke]

Yikes, stay safe, KW! Luckily we don't get hurricanes here, thank goodness! We don't have that beautiful ocean either!

We are having lovely, fallish weather here in MO (70's during the day, 50's at night) after a terribly hot week last week.

The heat is coming back this weekend though!

[KingWalsh]

Well weather was nicer today, Brooke, yours sounds sweet! we just got power back Friday morning. Whew. A lot are still without power though. So WiFi only when generator was running and apparently cell towers affected because I can’t stream anything while driving....so I have to listen to actual radio! Tsk! Tsk!

[Midnight_Flyer]

It`s cooler here thankfully, i prefer it cool than hot

[Brooke]

Insufferable hotness and humidity here this week. Ugh! Cooling to the 80s on the weekend. :yay:

Soda, doesn't your parents live in Beaumont, Texas? And HB, Houston? And anyone else here that lives nearby! Looks like Hurricane Laura is going to pay you a visit tonight. Be safe!!!

[FreyFollower]

Hurricane Laura is now a Cat. 4 storm with extreme destructive potential. I worry about my hometown outside Beaumont, and all those poor folks who have suffered terribly over the last few years from Rita, Ike, Harvey and Imelda. Everyone along the Texas/Louisiana coast needs our prayers. :pray: Heck, I'm 200 miles inland, and they are forecasting tropical storm or worse conditions, with possible tornadoes to boot! A big fear is damage from all the tall trees in its inland path of the piney woods area.:fear:

[KingWalsh]

Hoping everyone is ok that was in the path of recent storms. Prayers

[Ive always been a dreamer]

We are getting the remnants of Laura here in Virginia as I am typing this, but it's almost a non-event compared to what others have gone through. It will soon be out in the Atlantic Ocean and, hopefully, be gone for good by this evening.

BTW Brooke - I know Soda lived in Beaumont some during her childhood, but I can't remember exactly when. Her parents now live in Houston.

[Brooke]

We are getting the remnants of Laura here in Virginia as I am typing this, but it's almost a non-event compared to what others have gone through. It will soon be out in the Atlantic Ocean and, hopefully, be gone for good by this evening.

BTW Brooke - I know Soda lived in Beaumont some during her childhood, but I can't remember exactly when. Her parents now live in Houston.

Good to know! I guess I didn't realize that! Thanks!

[Elle81]

After many many hot days here in Mormonland, It's finally raining! sadly, it's only today as tomorrow the temperature shoots back up to the mid 80s. Ugh, I am so done with summer I could scream. ...However as this will be my very first time living where it snows, I'm a little apprehensive about winter.

[Brooke]

Fall is here! 60s to around 70, cooler at night. Turned the furnace on last night. Love!

[WalshFan88]

It's cooling right down. I prefer cooler weather but frigid cold and my bones start to hurt (thanks early osteoarthritis!).

[Elle81]

It's snowing here in northern Utah. Not a snow storm, just a light dusting, but the overnight temperature last night was around 17 degrees. It's still pretty surreal to me, because I have never lived in snow. I grew up in San Diego and lived my teen and young adult life in Sacramento, which doesn't get snow. So I'm thinking this is awesome, but at the same time freezing my butt off. Thank the gods for space heaters and Snuggies. :laugh:

[Glennsallnighter]

I love snow. I know it can be inconvenient for people but here when it snows any way heavily the country simply closes down until it thaws. Last Snow we had was in 2018 on my 50th birthday. My school was closed for a full week! Enjoy the snow Elle!

[Elle81]

I love snow. I know it can be inconvenient for people but here when it snows any way heavily the country simply closes down until it thaws. Last Snow we had was in 2018 on my 50th birthday. My school was closed for a full week! Enjoy the snow Elle!
I will, I'm hoping to take lots of pictures in the wintertime. That is, if my phone will let me. :D

[KingWalsh]

I just heard we will be getting snow possibly this Friday. Hoping they are wrong. I don't like the snow, sorry. I hate winter. Gets dark at 4, continually grey skies, yuck. I get totally bummed out and I'm like a lil Chihuahua and can't get warm. But hey, enjoy it if you like it.

[New Kid In Town]

The weather here today is overcast, it drizzled earlier. However, for the most part the weather has been beautiful here ! Temps between 65 - 75 and the leaves have all turned with beautiful fall colors. This is my favorite time of the year. It was such a horrible hot and humid summer this year that I could not wait for Fall to come. I love snow ! I know it is not always fun to drive in but I love a beautiful snow fall. Last winter I only got about an inch - it felt like the winter that never was. I do miss Day Light Savings Time when it end though. I love the extra hour of sunlight.
Elle81 - Enjoy your first snow fall !
Wow KW - Snow later in the week ! We are suppose to get heavy rain Thursday into Friday - it's from the Hurricane that will hit New Orleans. I feel so sorry for everyone on the Gulf Coast. They have already had enough of hurricanes.

GA - My silly question for the day ! Does Ireland have snow plows ? How much snow do you get in the winter ? Thanks !

[Elle81]

New Kid In Town, I'm going to try to enjoy it. I just hope it's not a lot of snow. My roommate said when they moved here back in 2002, their first winter had snow that went up to their knees! I don't think I'm ready for that. :shock:

KW, my favorite season is Fall/Autumn. The colors of the trees, the slight nip in the air, Halloween. I adore this time of year. I don't like summer or winter, too much of one type of weather condition. And I wouldn't mind spring, if it just didn't make my allergies act up.

[Glennsallnighter]

GA - My silly question for the day ! Does Ireland have snow plows ? How much snow do you get in the winter ? Thanks !

Ok where I live in Dublin is lowland so we really don't get much at all. A dusting maybe. A couple of inches would be 'significant' but only if it 'sticks'. We had nothing last winter or the winter before. In winter 2017-2018 we had storm Emma which dumped more snow on us than we'd seen in about a decade but thats unusual. It shut the country down for about 10 days!
The North and west and the mountains get a but more.
The main city councils would have snow ploughs but they don't get a lot of use! We don't do snow tyres or anything like that. Snow is too rare!!

[Brooke]

Speaking of snow, we're having it today! It's not accumulating because the ground is too warm, but it's been snowing lightly all day. Pretty early for snow for us in Missouri, although it snowed on Halloween last year about an inch.

Not ready for cold and dreary. The trees have been pretty but it has been mostly cloudy for several days so you can't really tell how pretty they are. :sad:

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh I love snow - its lovely and autumnal here this week but I'm locked in the house until I'm done with the covid -19 dose which won't be until Saturday! I hope it stays nice so I can get a few walks in at the weekend.

[KingWalsh]

I am a summer gal. Love being outside feeling the sun, going to the beach, etc. I just wish it wasn’t so humid in CT. Would love to move somewhere dryer but then I’d miss the ocean. My second fave is fall. The foliage is beautiful, the air is crisp, but bearable and the deer are more out and about in my yard (I dig watching them). And I love pumpkin flavored everything so bring it on! :lol: Spring is a distant third. It’s just extended winter, so it seems and then rainy chilly yuck. And winter is so distant it doesn’t register on the list. While the snow is beautiful and even the ice on the trees is pretty, i just can’t get warm and I just hate being inside all the time. I think this week will end with rain as well NKIT, but the weather peeps love to talk snow so who knows.

[Brooke]

I am a summer gal. Love being outside feeling the sun, going to the beach, etc. I just wish it wasn’t so humid in CT. Would love to move somewhere dryer but then I’d miss the ocean. My second fave is fall. The foliage is beautiful, the air is crisp, but bearable and the deer are more out and about in my yard (I dig watching them). And I love pumpkin flavored everything so bring it on! :lol: Spring is a distant third. It’s just extended winter, so it seems and then rainy chilly yuck. And winter is so distant it doesn’t register on the list. While the snow is beautiful and even the ice on the trees is pretty, i just can’t get warm and I just hate being inside all the time. I think this week will end with rain as well NKIT, but the weather peeps love to talk snow so who knows.

I agree with you, spring just gets long waiting for the warmth of summer.

I get a kick out of the weather peeps. They are almost gleeful when something bad is coming, such as a hurricane or snowstorm! :lol:

[New Kid In Town]

Ok where I live in Dublin is lowland so we really don't get much at all. A dusting maybe. A couple of inches would be 'significant' but only if it 'sticks'. We had nothing last winter or the winter before. In winter 2017-2018 we had storm Emma which dumped more snow on us than we'd seen in about a decade but thats unusual. It shut the country down for about 10 days!
The North and west and the mountains get a but more.
The main city councils would have snow ploughs but they don't get a lot of use! We don't do snow tyres or anything like that. Snow is too rare!!

Thanks GA ! Hope you and your family are staying well.

[AlreadyGone95]

Georgia weather in December is unpredictable. It's very common to go from shorts and t-shirts weather (70s-80s) to some of the coldest temperatures Georgia will get for a winter season. Just the week before last, we went from highs near 80 to a high of 45, practically overnight (the low the following night dropped to 25). For now, the weather seems to have calmed, with the next seven days having lows around 40 and highs in the low-mid 60s. I enjoy cooler weather, and this is my ideal weather- warm enough to enjoy the outdoors and to not make my joints hurt, but cold enough for there not to be any gnats or mosquitoes.

[New Kid In Town]

We had a Nor'easter yesterday into today(ended about 8am) ! I got around 8 inches of snow. This is the first big storm in at least two years. Last year I only had an inch of snow all winter long. My two sisters who live in So. Jersey just had rain the whole time. My one sister who lives at the shore said they had appx. 40 mph winds and massive waves - 4 to 7 feet, which is huge for this area. It has been cold and sunny since this morning and supposed to be the same tomorrow. Winter has arrived !

[KingWalsh]

Hey NKIT, ya first snow it was so windy!! Hard to know exactly what we got my front steps area was up to my knees but else where not so much. But soooo cold. Hard work too! Looking forward to summer. I have a way to go since it just started :razz:

[New Kid In Town]

Hey NKIT, ya first snow it was so windy!! Hard to know exactly what we got my front steps area was up to my knees but else where not so much. But soooo cold. Hard work too! Looking forward to summer. I have a way to go since it just started :razz:

Hi KW ! How ya doing ? It was very cold at night the last couple of days here too. Today is supposed to be a high of 33-35 and tomorrow is supposed to be 39-40 with slight rain. It is supposed to be 50 degrees on Christmas day !! I saw on the news last week that they daid Jan. & Feb. are supposed be wet and warmer than normal. Guess we will see... Summer is a long way off, hopefully by than most people will have been able to get the vaccine and can really be able to enjoy the summer.

[AlreadyGone95]

For the first time in several years, southwest Georgia is forecasted to have a very cold Christmas. The projected high will only be 40F, but unfortunately, the snow will stay north of Atlanta. Hopefully, maybe one year, I'll get to see a white Christmas.

[New Kid In Town]

Well, the big blizzard is over ! I got appx. 17 inches of snow - the most in appx. 6 years. Some parts of NW New Jersey got 30 inches. The dig out has begun for everyone.

[groupie2686]

Well, the big blizzard is over ! I got appx. 17 inches of snow - the most in appx. 6 years. Some parts of NW New Jersey got 30 inches. The dig out has begun for everyone.

We got at least a foot here, over 2 days. The dig out will begin tomorrow! I have to say, I'm ready for spring any day now...

[KingWalsh]

Ya Northeast winter times blues for me too. Snowing again. Ugh.

[New Kid In Town]

We got at least a foot here, over 2 days. The dig out will begin tomorrow! I have to say, I'm ready for spring any day now...

The weathermen are calling for more snow next Sunday into Monday ! They said it could also be a big one but too far out yet to call. They are re-plowing my apt. complex's parking lot and shoveling the sidewalks - they did a crappy job the first time.

[groupie2686]

The weathermen are calling for more snow next Sunday into Monday ! They said it could also be a big one but too far out yet to call. They are re-plowing my apt. complex's parking lot and shoveling the sidewalks - they did a crappy job the first time.

I hope they're wrong and we're not getting more! I spent 2 hours digging my car out today - we ended up with 2 feet here!

[KingWalsh]

Wow you guys got slammed. We got about 10 inches but hard to tell with the drifts. It was so windy and snowed for so long I was surprised we only got 10. The only thing I like about winter is sledding with kids. The rest stinks. Please be wrong with upcoming weather! :pray:

[Elle81]

Most of the continental United States, A.K.A. the lower 48, is in the grips of a massive winter storm. I hope all my fellow american borderers are staying safe. It's been snowing here in Utah this past week and all this weekend. I am so done with winter. Snow is overrated.

[Ariadne]

Over here in North Carolina, aka the next place to need the ark, they called for snow starting last Friday, and going off and on through Monday. Instead it started raining, and raining....and raining. And now my husband's truck is stuck in his mom's normally very solid yard. We no longer have mud. We have soggy brown mush. Sun came out for the first time since Thursday (not Friday) today. More rain in the forecast. Please send large sponges and surf boards. And snorkels. We're going to need snorkels.

[AlreadyGone95]

Southwest Georgia is finally getting a break from the rain. I believe it rained about 12 inches in about as many days. It'll rain tomorrow, but will be dry for the rest of the week, with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s and sunshine! This is my ideal weather.

Oh yeah, my central heating quit on Friday. The replacement parts won't be here until Thursday, so 2 space heaters and the oven it is, then. I cannot complain because those poor people in Texas have it much worse.

[Delilah]

The weather here in southeast Texas has been wonderful the last two days, sunny and warm (high 60s/mid 70s). It’s such a stark contrast compared to last week, when there was snow (which made for some lovely pictures) and sub-freezing temperatures, compounded with no electric power. We were very fortunate that we at least had heat from our gas fireplace and were able to use our gas stovetop to heat up food. We also had water, thanks to my husband diligently running water through our pipes ever so often, including during the night. We had made the decision to drain our pool a couple of months ago to avoid all the maintenance headaches during winter. That probably saved it b/c other people are dealing with busted pipes and pumps and costly repairs with their pool.

We are used to power going out in our area, mainly b/c the main road near our subdivision is being widened, a project that has lasted a couple of years. However it usually last from a few minutes to maybe an hour or so. We were not expecting it to be out for hours and hours.

The power went out right when the Richie Furay virtual concert was about to begin a couple of months ago. The hubs managed to fix our temperamental generator but then the power came on at that point. Well, the same thing happened last week. The generator would not kick on, and after several attempts he finally managed to get it to work. Believe it or not the power came on almost immediately after that. This was Wednesday around noontime and thankfully it stayed on for good.

The experience sucked but like so many countless others, we managed. A few others were not so lucky and that is sad. Hopefully we (including our state leaders) have all learned something from this.

[Glennsallnighter]

Ireland is currently experiencing quite a heatwave the last week or so. Temperatures are just about hitting 90 F and while I know thats common for many of you in America its quite tiring here. We wouldn't have air conditioning in our homes as a rule. But it is nice to know that the sun will be shining when we waken every morning and the evenings are very pleasantly cool.

[FreyFollower]

We have been having heat indexes around 115F, but it's getting cooler----Due to Hurricane Ida approaching! We had a terrible ordeal last year with Hurricane Laura. Hoping it will weaken and pass to the East, but not as far as Shun and Soda! Here we go again, y'all!:roll:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

FF - We'll be thinking about you. Please stay safe and check back in with us when you get a chance. :pray: :pray: :pray:

[Elle81]

To all our fellow borderers in hurricane country, I hope y'all stay safe during this season. With each year it seems the storms are more intense. :sad:

[CAinOH]

Yes, those in Ida's path: Take care! Last week (I think), I was worried about my friend on Long Island who was in Henri's path. Now it's Louisiana!

[shunlvswx]

Thanks everybody.

We are now activated at my job. We are in stress, going crazy and need a drink mode. lol I will have to come in to work for the next 3 days on my off days starting tomorrow. I'm working my regular scheduled shift at this moment and my bosses are here right now. I might have one day off before I go back to my regular time.

Both Soda and I will probably get some heavy rain. It won't pass her area of the state until Tuesday. Since I'm more closer down to the gulf, I'll be seeing the heavy rain come Sunday night.

[Scamp]

Friends in the path of the hurricane, prayers for your safety
Here in CA we are burning up literally. High heat in some areas and big fires in others. We had another fire break out here in SoCal.
Everyone stay safe.

[FreyFollower]

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, friends. Ida passed further east of us than they had initially thought, so we only got wind and rain (not bad at all). Hope all is well , Soda and Shun!

Scamp, What terrible reports from the wildfires! When I see some of the news coverage, I have to look away. I can't imagine how terrifying they would be! All you Golden Staters, Take Care!

[Elle81]

FF, I'm so glad Ida wasn't too bad. I see the news reports on the flooding and just hope that the levees hold up this season. I don't ever want to see a repeat of Katrina.

Scamp, My heart breaks every time I see or hear something about the California wildfires. Like I told my Facebook friends in 2019, my home state is on fire and there is nothing I can do about it. :sad:

Salt Lake City is in a valley, just like Sacramento. And just like my beloved hometown, Mormonland is sandwiched between two areas prone to wildfires. The Utah fire season has been rough this summer. Super bad air quality for the past three months. Even today, three weeks away from the first day of Fall, and the sun is the color of a blood orange.

Climate change has me so upset and depressed, that I just want to sit in a corner and cry sometimes.

[FreyFollower]

Elle, hoping for a cool, damp, early fall for all you weary folks out West! :hug:

[Scamp]

Iti used to be in SoCal our fire season was in November. Now it is almost all year round. Sometimes it's hard to imagine a fire so big it's destroying towns and cities. When you think it's only Sept and they are talking about maybe the end of the year to get the fire out. Our fire dept. now has a fleet of converted Blackhawk helicopters for firefighting. They can fly at night and in times and places other helicopters can't. Part of the problem is for years people wouldn't let the forest service clear out the dead pine trees. They have a bark beetle. You can now see all the brown trees in pictures. When they dry out and fall they're like having paper laying around in the woods The ones still standing but brown are so flammable they go up like a roman candle.
In my tract we have a lot of firefighters or firefighter families so there are a lot of the Thin Red Line flags out in support of them.

[Elle81]

Elle, hoping for a cool, damp, early fall for all you weary folks out West! :hug:
Thanks, FF. Me too.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - It's depressing to see the our planet literally being slowly destroyed in front of our own eyes. Our world leaders better wake up and begin dealing with climate change because it's not going to get any better if we don't.

[Glennsallnighter]

It doesn't happen too often here but we got hit this week with Storm Barra. For a small Island we had a lot of exposure, with wind, rain sleet and snow. Schools were closed the last 2 days. Back to normal tomorrow Thank God

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Hang in there, GA!

[Elle81]

So we here in the Salt Lake valley did not get a white christmas, as the rain from christmas eve and the 23rd washed pretty much all the snow away. Which made people here in northern utah complain "it's not fair! we want snow!". Well, Mother Nature heard them and dumped a bunch of snow on us the day after christmas. And she ain't done yet, as another snow system is headed our way. However, this time it's going to be so much worse. We're going to have a snow squall, which is a sudden burst of heavy snow, which will drop the temperatures down into single digits on Saturday night. Single Digits! I feel so sad for the animals and humans that have to be out in this. :sad:

[FreyFollower]

http://www.glennfreyonline.com/solo/strangeweather/longhotsummer.htm
This describes this summer to a 'T'! Weeks on end over 100, heat indexes nearing 120! In Louisiana! Burn bans in place, all vegetation brown and crunchy. Still 94 @10:00 at night (the normal high here!) No break in sight!
So terrible in so many places. Eagles referenced Lahina and Joshua Tree burning!:weep:
Prayers for all. The only upside, my outside dog is loving staying indoors enjoying A/C!

[Midnight_Flyer]

cloudy here

[WalshFan88]

Starting to turn colder. Put away all of my shorts for the year. :hilarious:

[FreyFollower]

We have dodged the bullet with Francine here. Praying for those in it's path. Be safe & God bless Soda and Shun!:hug: