Blizzard
Go ahead, tell me the good lord does not have a sense of humor. It looks like a major snowstorm is going to hit DC starting tonight, dumping up to 16″ of snow in the capital. As Webster can attest, DC siezes up with even an inch of snow, and at times in the 90s, [...]
It started snowing here about 9 pm on Tuesday evening and hasn’t stopped since. The wind has been blowing constantly, pretty much between 10 and 20 mph (I can’t tell for sure — my outside anemometer appears to have frozen up). The local news station is reporting 14″ of snow so far here in Parker [...]
Continue reading about I’m dreaming of a white . . . Halloween?
Does the phrase “going to Hell in a handbasket” mean anything to you? I’m starting this post on Tuesday evening, with “American Idol” on the background. I can hardly keep up with the gaffes, mendacity, and sheer idiocy coming from the Obama Administration and the Democratic Congress on a daily basis. And trust me when [...]
The city of Seattle (WA) has decided not to use salt or other chemicals in clearing ice and snow from roads, with predictable results: To hear the city’s spin, Seattle’s road crews are making “great progress” in clearing the ice-caked streets. But it turns out “plowed streets” in Seattle actually means “snow-packed,” as in there’s [...]
Like Phil at Bad Astronomy, I’ve always been intrigued by Antarctica and have wanted to visit there. But this video clip gives a brief — but sufficient — glimpse into the cold, dark, windy hell that Antarctica can be: http://view.break.com/487339 – Watch more free videos Wowza. That looks like “ten steps and die” weather. ..bruce [...]
Continue reading about Oh, the weather outside is frightful…
It’s May Day, nearly halfway through spring, almost halfway to summer. As I type this, snow is falling outside and has been for an hour or so; it’s actually sticking on the ground (we have at least 1/2″ already). And it’s supposed to fall through the day and into the evening. The current temperature (it’s [...]
UPDATE: 04/10/08 – 1255 MDT: We’re currently getting winds in the 35-42 MPH range, which has dropped the wind chill down below zero (it was at -2 deg F a minute or so ago). And yes, it’s still snowing. ============== There was no snow on the ground at all when I went to bed late [...]
Yesterday (Saturday) was a pretty a spring day as you could ask for: clear blue skies, low humidity, temperature in the mid-70s. Right now, at 7 am on Sunday morning, it’s 25 degrees out with 30-40 MPH winds (wind chill is down around -6) and snow blowing — we’re expecting anywhere from 3″ to 8″ [...]
Yes — we are having a full-blown thundersnow storm even as I type this. Mind you, no snow at all was forecast for tonight, at least not here in the front range (the plains east of the Rockies here in the Denver area). But we’ve had a full inch or so of snow fall in [...]
Forget that last posting; like almost every other predicted snowfall this winter, the actual accumulation was much less than predicted and didn’t have a lot of impact. Unlike today. As late as yesterday morning, the local weatherpeople were calling for “flurries” here in the front range (the plains and foothills east of the Rockies), and [...]