How's the Weather? 2007

[winter_unfazed]

The old weather thread is getting too crowded and confusing. Let's use this one if you want to discuss the weather.

[finnteara]

West, Mid-Georgia, highs in the 50's, lows 30 and climbing. The sun is back, which means my greenhouse is a hot house again. Will see what the snow storm in the snow storm in the rockies will do.

[johno]

35 F and sleet...

[daylilydude]

44 F and raining !

[boston]

20's and sunny but they are saying we could get and inch or two of snow tonight and tomorrow

[johno]

I woke up late (still fighting a cold...) and found a note, "Please check the fire at mom's today. She has one going, but since it will be so cold she doesn't want it to go out..."

So, I thought I'd better log on and check the weather forecast... It didn't appear any worse than normal, except they were calling for snow tonight. Within minutes, the snow began to fall.

Now it has puffed up into a blizzard (for us, anyway.) It will be interesting to see if we get more than the 1 - 2 inches they're calling for...

[DittonyJ]

It is 25 and sunny here in Salt Lake City after a couple inches of snow this morning.

Summer seems a long way off!:(

[johno]

We have 4-5" of snow.

[flowerpower]

We have 4-5" of snow.

Same here, maybe even a little more. There has been lots of drifting. I hear more snow is on its way this weekend.

[ihateweeds]

Heat Wave! Mid 20's in Chicago. Not for long - back to the single digits next several days. Not much snow at all this year. Makes me worry that summer will be very wet again.

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;We had 1 day of Rain earlier in the week,but were back to Warm and Sunny.I have a Dahlia order that is hung up waiting for warm weather in OH.It is for a Dk.Cobalt Blue Dahlia.I did however get the Gloiosa Lilly bulbs and The Velvet Sea Beans in.-

[Heirloom Seed Shop]

Got some snow yesterday afternoon, about 3 inches. Nice & powdery. It's beginning to melt a little today, but the weather.com says a little more this pm. Maybe it'll get rid of some of the BUGS!

[kitchensqueen]

It's overcast here with lazy, intermitent snowflakes. A good day for a cup of tea and a roast stewing in the crockpot!

[Mary]

This is the 2nd of Feb,14 degrees when I got up this AM,will reach 20,tonight 9,wind chill -1,next several days in the teens day time, night any where from 9 down to 1 degrees,so cold, guess this will kill some of the bugs, I think I'd take the bugs rather than these temps.The wind 10 to 20 mph.Maybe next Thur, we may see 30 degrees.Hope everyone keeps warm and not to much trouble with your animals, children, and cars.

[Brenda]

The high here today was supposed to have been in the mid 40's. But, it felt colder because of the wind. This is cold for us and has been this way for over a week now. It would be great news if we do have an early spring.

[mominmo]

13 degrees and snowing right now in Southwestern MO
But I am sooooo grateful it's not ice and the power is on!!

[Sandbar]

I have a Dahlia order that is hung up waiting for warm weather in OH.And, you're going to be waiting a while. We won't get out of the single digits for a couple of days. We're going to have substantially below normal temps for the next week. If you need the ground to be thawed before your dahlias can ship, you probably won't see them until the end of the month ...

[Mary]

Feb-5, God must of heard us talking about all the insects and losing our crops ,because we sure are getting a cold blast, when I got up this AM it was 8 below zero, the wind has been blowing which makes it worst, wind chill in Chicago is 20 or more below.Surely it won't last to much longer.I know it could be a lot worst,there's bad weather everywhere.

[Lavandula Girl]

Here's us this AM - finally some real winter weather! :D

[bluelacedredhead]

A dusting...but very pretty! Love the house!

[johno]

LG - I love the house, you don't see many like that around here. Classic.

It was 68F here yesterday...

[Lavandula Girl]

The house is neat, isn't it? It needs a lot of work, but the windows are new and efficient, and we have zoned temp control with heat pumps, so we're cozy. Never mind that we had to tear out the dining room floor due to old termite damage, and are now walking on hardiboard while we decide how to deal with flooring. (It's one of those things where you could do the floor, but it should follow into the kitchen, and the kitchen was built with no cupboardry, so we should remodel that before doing the floor, and we'd really like to extend the kitchen about 6 feet, so we should... and on and on and on... groan!) Thanks, though - the house has almost 100 years of history, and we really think it's awesome!

[HerbalBetty]

My son goes to college in Oswego, NY. Yup, they had over a foot of snow Sunday. Over 4 feet Tuesday, more yesterday. Forecasters are saying by the end of the week the totals will get over 100"!! And that is just for this week. And here, 3 hours east, we have maybe 2 inches. Very unusual for us, but it has been cold with wind chills in the -15 range.

[flowerpower]

See I knew I should have bought in the Valley- better soil and less snow. Betty has 2 in , there is at least 6 in or more here.

LG, your house is awesome. I am jealous of that porch.;)

[wi_swissmiss]

It's only -10' here tonight. Still little snow here. Farmers top soil is blowing away with gusty winds though. Going to have a warm spell tomorrow with hopes of 20' above 0. Heat wave in Wisc! Got the bug today, bought a few seed packets, pots and a small rack for greenhouse. Am going to try some Square Yard Gardening this year....have any of you tried it and is it successful?

[flowerpower]

I think you meant to say "Square Foot Gardening".

http://squarefootgardening.com/

[HerbalBetty]

FlowerPower, I'm not in the valley. I'm up in the hills about 5 miles outside of Middleburgh. Usually we get lots of snow, but not this year! My son in Oswego says it is well over 120" now for the week. Redfield, just a little north and east of him has gotten over 136" and are going for the all time NY state record of most snow in a week.

[bluelacedredhead]

Geez Betty, I was just looking up something online that I can't get here, but can purchase in Watertown, Syracuse and a couple of stores in between...Again, I think I'm waiting til July before I venture across the bridge :D

Aside from the obvious fact that 120 to 136" of snow in one week is just way tooooooo much, I'm sure there will be other problems such as flooded basements if the weather changes drastically.

Saturday on the radio, the cancellation announcements were too many to even conceive of. Yet the announcers were begging people (if they could) to attend a firefighter's benefit Saturday afternoon for a couple who lost their house..I do hope there were a few brave souls out there who made it to the event.

May your son be safe throughout this.

And yeah, what's a couple more inches of snow if it sets a record, LOL.

[Sandbar]

We're getting our first major snowstorm of the season. Another 6"-12" (maybe some ice, too) headed our way with a couple on the ground, now. I just closed school, so that means I can go back to bed ... zzzzzz

[flowerpower]

Betty, I forgot you are above M'Burgh. Well that storm is coming from the midwest. I think we will see at least 20 in or more here. Oh what fun- MORE shoveling.

Sandbar, the kids must love you!

[strong eagle]

I couldn't believe the rain gauge when I went out to check on the greenhouses. Just over 3 inches in the past 24 hrs! I'm sure glad it stayed just above freezing last night, but the North wind is blowing pretty good, and the temps are sure to drop now. Looks like we are going to go thru the usual Ozark "One more cold snap" that we keep getting in the late winter and spring. Single digits by tomorrow nite. Strong

[Mary]

It snowed during the night,we have about 4 or 5 inches of snow so far,expecting as much as 10 inches today.Wind is blowing,drifting snow.

[bluelacedredhead]

Hey, if Sandbar is housebound by old man winter, that means he gets to play indoors today!! Yippee...lots of posting!!!

[Lavandula Girl]

We're getting the ice/snow thing, "wintry mix" is what the weather channel calls it. Lots of fun to play in, but cold! Happy for the ice breakers on the metal roof, because the house's lid is a sheet of ice right now! You can kind of see where it's starting to slide off the kitchen roof here.

[johno]

Hey, that house looks cooler with every new angle! Does it have 3 chimneys?

[bluelacedredhead]

Lav, Be Very Very Careful wandering around outside to take pics. I never noticed the chimneys, but I sure took a good look at the antique (at least 45 yr old??) light fixture in the window!! I know, it could be replica, but I'm betting a house in good repair that hasn't been tampered with and "upgraded" could very likely have original fixtures left in it. :D

[Lavandula Girl]

Yep - three working chimneys - access for a wood or coal stove in every room but the bathrooms and the enclosed porch. We have an old coal stove that my husband is refurbishing for the living room. On days like today, it'd be nice to have. We do have heat pumps. You can kind of see one in this pic - under the photinia, between the bench and the house, where the side of the house angles in toward the dining room wall

[Lavandula Girl]

Blue - glad you thought it was old, but we bought that at Home Despot last year. Now, the one it replaced was an antique, but definitely not the nice kind!

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;It is another Picture Perfect day here in S.CA.We have been getting near 80* weather for about a week now,with the exception of 1 night of rain.This is one of the Best Winters weve had in a while.I Love LA!-

[kitchensqueen]

We're having a blizzard! It's been snowing for over a day now. We have white-out conditions (you can barely see to the end of the block) and snow is piling up everywhere and blowing from all directions. And it's cold-- so cold I can barely keep the apartment warm-- we have the shades drawn, the heat on, the supplemental space heater on, layed clothes and we're still cold. It wouldn't be so bad if I had a fireplace to curl up in front of with a book and a cup of hot tea, but I actually still have to leave the house and go to work! I am definitely dreaming of summer right now...

[Sandbar]

FP, yes, I'm "The Man" when I close school. :D

Snow will be mostly done by morning. We received about 10"-12" and some ice for good measure. Power flickered once this evening, but that's it. Am dreading shoveling our 120' driveway ... which is all uphill ...

Now, temperatures are sinking into the lower teens and the winds are coming up to 20+mph. Roads will be a mess in the morning.

[bluelacedredhead]

It's just starting here. I spoke with my son, who lives in the Niagara Region. They got about 2 feet of snow in just a few hours..conflicting reports here on exactly how much is forecast. Guess we will just have to wait and see.

Glad to hear that it is subsiding in IL and OH. Kitchensqueen, I saw pics just a few minutes ago of rush hour in Chicago tonight..HOpe you arrived home alright and managed to stay warm...
Sandbar..yep, it's cold here too..Maybe too cold to snow much at all..Be safe & warm. :)

[bhpigeon2]

When one tires of looking at the snow and cold in the northern zones, it's easy to go "live" to Southern California via various live cameras. Through them, I can keep track of what my half-sister is enjoying or hating in Santa Monica via live 24/7 webcams.
www.westland.net

bhp2

[stonysoil]

major storm here today in upstate central ny.. forecasting around 30 inches in less than 24 hr period..

[strong eagle]

This seems to be "The winter that was"[ or "is"] for the whole US, including us further south in the Ozarks. We just finished with 3 inches of rain in 24 hours then frigid 40 MPH winds out of the North and snow flurrys. Now it's single digits temps for two nights and on to mid 50's by weekend. We've gotten spoiled for winters here for 3-4 yrs, hav ing the "El Nini" effect, or global warming? Strong

[Mary]

We have 8 to 10 inches of snow now,Springfield IL has 15 inches, the wind has died down,the drifts around the house are at least 24 or more inches.See what you guys in the south are missing. Yes we were spoiled with the past several winters,Monday will warm up some,will be a while before all the snow melts.

[Lilypon]

Turn your fans my direction we could use more snow. Caught the news last night and saw how much some areas of New York are getting (ouch)!

Winter finally made a comeback here (supposed to warm up again by Friday)

-24 °F / -31 °C (Last night we were -31°F)
Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 69%
Dew Point: -31 °F / -35 °C
Wind: Calm

[Lavandula Girl]

We woke up to about 1/2" to 1" of ice on everything - very pretty, but my poor photinia is sweeping the ground right now. Here's the little Mary statue in the side yard - she has about 1/2" of ice on her, so we have (very irreverently, I apologize to all my fellow Catholics in advance...) referred to her as Our Lady of the Frozen Fanny

[kitchensqueen]

Kitchensqueen, I saw pics just a few minutes ago of rush hour in Chicago tonight..HOpe you arrived home alright and managed to stay warm...

Fortunately neither my husband nor I drive, so we didn't have to deal with the roads. But the not-uncharcteristically delayed trains were even worse, so it did take twice as long to get home. But today we have blue skies and sun!

[Sandbar]

The storm is past and the "dig out" begins in earnest. We had about 6 inches of light snow 2-3 inches of sleet (with a little ice thrown in for good measure) and then another 3 inches of blowing and drifting snow on top. Close to 12" for us. Our street was just plowed about two hours ago. Guess I don't have an excuse not to go to church tonight ... :)

Here's a few pics:

http://www.kirklyn.com/idig_files/dscn0148.jpg

http://www.kirklyn.com/idig_files/dscn0149.jpg

http://www.kirklyn.com/idig_files/dscn0150.jpg

And, after about 4 hours of back breaking labor (no snow blower ... *wah* ):

http://www.kirklyn.com/idig_files/dscn0155.jpg

I'm now heading to the tub to soak my "antique" body ...

[Mary]

Sandbar,I was out digging my drive yesterday off and on, would go in to get warm and rest a little.Every year I promise myself to get a blade for the riding mower or snowblower,then when its all over I think, well- we usually have mild winters,maybe I won't need one.Going up hill would be much harder to clear off.Maybe this will be the last of bad weather, I keep telling myself it can't last to much longer. We are expecting more snow Sat, don't know how much.When I got up this AM the temp was 5 below, high will be around 17.

[HerbalBetty]

We got 2.5 feet of snow yesterday, 40 mph winds that made blizzard conditions. But, my son goes to college in Oswego, NY. The total they had just from last week's storm was 141"! They were predicting another 2 feet yesterday. Poor kid. He is a senior, so has an apartment this year rather than the dorms. Boy, is he regretting that decision!

[flowerpower]

major storm here today in upstate central ny.. forecasting around 30 inches in less than 24 hr period..

Oh we got totally pounded yesterday. It's hard to tell exactly how much b/c of the drifting. But I would say close to 3 1/2 ft. Drifts are very high. I waded out to the barn last night. Will be shoveling all day.

I will post picks for Zman later today. ;)

[bluelacedredhead]

Aw ladies, just keep singing "I Love New York" while you're wading through it all..We got some? It was mostly the blowing part and the Minus temps that played havoc here. I bet the 'path' to the barn is over the top of my big green boots..:(

[flowerpower]

Blue, the path to the barn is past my waist. Not even worth shoveling out, too much wind. It was a pretty intense storm. Here are some pretty pics

The barn

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f46/flowerpower313/Barn.jpg

[flowerpower]

Here is my road. It was open to tractor trailers. You would be surprised how many people are out in this.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f46/flowerpower313/RT10N.jpg

[mobi]

beautiful pictures of the snow! we had school canceled for the last 2 days. todays temp. was 18 degrees. we had about 10 inches of snow .the prediction is next week temperatures in the 30's and 40's prime snowman making weather. Oh I rreally think the cost of a blade ot put on a ATV or lawn mower is worth it!! my husband has gotten a lot of use out of it this year and he has such fun plowing snow he does 5 other neighbors driveways just for the fun of it. Mobi

[bluelacedredhead]

OMG Flowerpower, be careful you don't fall off the edge of the world there..;)

Nice barn lady. Wish I had one that looked like that. :(

[Mary]

Flowerpower,my gosh where do you put all the snow,and I thought we had to much.I like some snow, it makes everything look pretty and clean,hope this is the last.Mobi, next door they have a blade on their riding mower,I guess there was to much snow for the mower to handle ,they bought a snowblower.I live out away from town,the drifts are really high,don't know if I could get the mower out of my lawn building. I think I'll get a snow blower.

[flowerpower]

Mary, we have a tractor with a front-end loader. So we actually will move some of the snow from the front of the house into the field.

I was literally snowbound yesterday. Had to dig through 5 ft piles just to get to the road. It's very frustrating when you are only 5 ft tall.

[zebraman]

Hey Flowerpower;Thanks for the Photos.The barn is pretty,but not the snow.A few weeks ago I drove up to Big Bear and there is a place on the main highway where you have to get out and put chains on your tires and there were literally 500 cars waiting.I made a U-turn and drove back to the beach.It is already almost 80* this morning when I took the dog out for a walk.-

[Canna'isseur]

Looks like we might actually get a freeze tonight. I was hoping I would make it to spring with nothing; oh well I can't complain. I have some sweet potatoes that I have been growing since last spring. The leaves will probably bite the dust tonight, which means I will be harvesting them soon.

[toots]

Greetings Flowerpower
Your barn is very nice. When ever it snows someplace else, my husbands says "they have more room for it' He can't shovel any more so he looks out the window at meeeee.

[Dug n Dirt]

I am gonna be bad here.. but the winter was doing pretty well until ol' man winter remembered he forgot about us here in south-central Illinois. It was so nice until mid-Jan and then turned cold.. brrrr.. we just had sleet, ice, and snow on top of that this week, closing schools for two days, and then all the travel has these roads ice packed now.. what the sun melts refreezes as the sun goes down and makes the hills out here in the bahoonies terrible. Now we are getting another round.. tonight with high winds and blowing snow through tomorrow afternoon. I have had all the winter I want lol.. it can warm up again now!!! I am NOT a winter weather person. :(

Mobi, where is Augusta Illinois at, don't believe I have heard that name before. I am SW of Effingham.

I feel for everyone that has gotten soooooo much snow, stay safe and warm out there. ~Tresa

[flowerpower]

Hey Flowerpower;Thanks for the Photos.The barn is pretty,but not the snow.A few weeks ago I drove up to Big Bear and there is a place on the main highway where you have to get out and put chains on your tires and there were literally 500 cars waiting.I made a U-turn and drove back to the beach.It is already almost 80* this morning when I took the dog out for a walk.-

If I saw people putting on chains, I would have turned around too.The only good thing is that all this snow will fill the well.

[Mary]

This AM the temp is 24, that is a plus for us ,has been below 0 several times.It snowed in the night again,wind is blowing, just when I got the drive cleared,expecting 1 to 3 inches,at least its not 10 inches. Feb. is almost over,winter is lasting to long for me.I don't see how any bug could survive this.We are expecting the temps to be in the upper 30's low 40's, wouldn't mind that the rest of winter, no more ice or snow.Dogs want me to go for a walk ,drifts to high.

[louanne]

hearing the distant rumbling of thunder here this am....had some sleet last night....but woke up to warmer...and super windy....
wonder what its gonna do next ha....

[Pharmerphil]

Temperatures here will be about 24°, first day outa of the sub zero range in 32 days:confused:

[breckyp]

It's been in the low 50's in the days and hovering between low 30 and high 20's at night. About 10 degree's below average for this time of year.

Guess we are paying for the early spring now. :rolleyes:

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;It was almost 90* yesterday but it's looking like only low 80's today.My Daffodils are sending up flower stalks.Spring is in the air.-

[Serene Tabbie]

I would take all that snow (or the nice weather!) over the mess we got. We ended up with a bit of snow, then about 6 inches of ice and a bit more snow. Measured 16 inches total when I got out there to try to dig out. The ice is sooo heavy and thick. The interstates and all the roads off my little mountain were closed for three days! Thank goodness we kept our power & heat :)

[Sandbar]

Got another 4" of fluffy snow today. Got to broom off the driveway TWICE today ... am sure glad I live here rather than NY!

They are predicting 50F temps for us mid-to-late this week ... with rains ... so, that means flooding. Knew that was coming, sooner or later ...

[winter_unfazed]

Here it's in the 50s; way too warm for this time of year.

[johno]

We're at the start of a warm phase. It might hit 70 by the weekend...

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;It Rained this morning,but its already back to 80's and Beautiful.I don't work on Mondays,so I'll be Shopping!

[Mary]

The snow is melting, we are expecting temps in the upper 40's to low 50's,its about time,rain today ,my yard will be a muddy mess, but at least driving will be easier.

[Dug n Dirt]

:D Woo Hoo!! Second day in a row with temps above 40! Even stayed above freezing last night. Getting a little rain now and, with all the melting snow, water is standing everywhere.
Hey Zman, how about boxing up some of that 80* air and sending it out to us other guys?:)
Strange how we wish for the cooler temps when it's summer and want it to be cold enough in the winter months to help kill off weeds and bugs, but when it does get cold, all we think about is spring and summer. Guess you could say we're all just human, after all.

Doug

[Sandbar]

We had freezing fog this morning (schools delayed two hours) and again tonight. Never remember having experienced this weather phenomenon before in my lifetime. February has been "Weird Weather Month" here ...

[Mary]

Fog was real bad yesterday until noon in some places,I drove to Arthur, there are a lot of Amish living around there , fog was bad and black ice on the road.Some one hit a Amish buggy,I don't know how serious the Amish were hurt, but they had to put the horse down,it was bad, feel so sorry for them.Wish they could put a buggy path at the side of the road.Sorry, not very cheerful news.

[flowerpower]

Mary, that is very sad. There are no paths for the Amish around here either. They just use the main roads.

Supposed to snow here today (again) lol. Just a few inches.

[fawnmeadow]

Just so beautiful and warm here has been between 65 and 75 for 3 days! Got a real bad case of Spring Fever!
Phyllis

[winter_unfazed]

We're going to have what might be our last snow tonight, here in Southern Missouri. It was so warm, and then this! But that's all right; I wasn't quite ready for spring yet anyway.

[louanne]

WHAT!!!!! SO NOW i GOTTA GO WATCH THE BLINK.....TV UGHHH
but thanks anyway Jeff...ha....

[Lavandula Girl]

We got about 5 1/2 inches of wet snow yesterday. My poor photinia, which had just recovered from the ice storm last week, got bent to the ground again. Here are the photos - the first one shows it bent over, the second after I'd shaken the snow off. Loved the snow - we had several snowball fights... I won.

[bluelacedredhead]

El Gee, it's great to see someone who can still appreciate the wonder of a fresh fallen snow. Congratulations on your victory!

[Sandbar]

Took me a minute to figure out who in the world is "El Gee?" Is that Spanish? LOL

We're supposed to have 50+F on Thursday and rain. Goodbye snow cover!!

[bluelacedredhead]

Oh, Look, I'm finally billingual, hahahaha

[Mary]

Yesterday we had rain, sleet, and then rain, most of the snow is gone,today chance of storms.At least Feb is over,hope the worst is over.

[winter_unfazed]

Today, the first day of March, it's a thunderstorm. It feels like spring--not just because we've had some warm days, but bewcause of the rain showers. In the winter there were rain showers, but always with something else, like ice or sleet or snow. This storm is just rain.

[winter_unfazed]

Snow is coming down intermittently this morning.

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;It's another Sunny,80*+ day.I am going shopping in Santa Monica.-

[dirtundernails]

Oh yeah? Well we have snow this morning and it was 22 d-d-degrees with a howling wind.. so there! I'm not goin' anywhere.

[Sandbar]

Snow gone. Frigid temperatures back. Low of 8 tonight with a high of 25 tomorrow.

Ran out of propane last night. Supposed to be on an auto-fill program with the gas supplier. They apparently "forgot" to fill our tank last time around. Amazing how quickly they can pump $700 worth of gas into your tank (about 4 minutes).

[zebraman]

Hey Guys;The last two days have been in the low 90*s.Tomato plants have sprouted in beds where I didn't pick all the fruit because I had too many.they are about 6 inches high and I have most of my others (seeds) coming up in the greenhouse.I of course have Way too many var.s planted and will have to greatly expand my beds.-

[Sandbar]

I, of course, have informed the war-mongering Bush administration that Zman is hiding a Tomatoerrorist in his garden. Bombing will commence in two minutes ... :D

[flowerpower]

Zman, do you leave some of the volunteers? I like to leave a few each yr.

[EdlinUser]

When I lived in Venice, Ca 30 years ago there were a few small backyard gardens.
You are fantastic.
Can you send pics of your garden?

[strong eagle]

Don't worry! [gardeners in the Ozarks at least.] Good weather is on the way! In fact, if we have one of "those" Springs, we may have weather rivaling Zebraman's in a few weeks. They are talking possable mid-70's by the end of next week. Strong

[louanne]

RIGHT ARM...STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TastyofHasty]

Hey fellow Ozarkers ... hope we get some RAIN soon!!!