We're Old Men (Mostly) so Let's Discuss Weather.....

[Rich Riddle]

Isn't there a song with lyrics that say, "as long as old men and sit and talk about the weather?" That said, it's been very cold here. We're just lucky the snow didn't come with the cold. We might break freezing this weekend for the first time in a couple of weeks. Apparently we can't stop that cold air at the border with Canada and leave it with Rod where cold air belongs. Glad I am fat and have some insulation. There are a couple National Weather Service updates for some Creekers.

Major east coast winter storm is expected to bring snow, ice, rain, strong winds, and tidal flooding to coastal locations from the southeast U.S. to New England Wednesday into Thursday. Hazardous travel is likely.

Heavy snow and ice is expected from Florida to Maine today and tomorrow! Follow http://WEATHER.GOV to get the latest detailed forecast for your location. If you're under a warning, limit or avoid travel if you can!
10:43 AM - Jan 3, 2018

Yes, they said Florida will get snow and ice.

[James Waldron]

Sitting here waiting for the ice to build up on the heat pump compressor and its cage -- again! Freezing rain since some time last night, temp around 28 F. Need a service call, but lots of luck today/this week. When the ice builds up enough to hit the fan blades, we turn to ac until it melts clean (and inside temp drops to around 58-60 F) and then back to heat. Works, but it's supposed to be automatic and not require the cold air blowing in.

We are thinking of moving to Florida.

....... Wait! Oh, yeah.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

It may be hard to believe, but there are a lot of winters we don't get snow here in Lewiston, Idaho due to our elevation. In fact, you climb over 2,000' in elevation any way you leave town but it's a matter of how far you drive to do the climb. This winter and last winter we did have snow. Two weeks ago from Friday until Thursday we had over 6 inches of snow but the following Tuesday the temperature raised into the low 40ºF for a couple days and it was nearly all gone. Of course then the NWS issued flood warnings for our area.

Our temperatures have been running below freezing at night and in the high 20º's F to mid 30º's daily for over a week.

[Adam Herman]

Our crews in North Dakota were shut down because its too cold to work outside. Steel in the equipment gets too brittle and it drastically reduces its pressure and load ratings. around -40 F.

been cold here too. 0ish at night. should warm up today though.

Im not even that old. I have embraced my grumpy old man though, just ask my wife.

[Jim Koepke]

The wooly bear caterpillars were a bit thicker of coat this year.

How do they know?

We had snow on Christmas Eve. Last week we also had flood warnings. My comment to the wife was one doesn't think about the effects of flooding when one lives in the hills, but then said it can still be a problem. The next day the power went out just before dinner. So we jumped in the car and figured we would have dinner in town and go to the movies while the workers fixed the lines. We only got a few miles toward town before traffic came to a stop. A hillside fell across the road. Some of the trees that came down with it took out the power. It was all back to normal by the next evening.

jtk

[Brad Adams]

We’ve had record cold here the last few days. -25 on Monday morning. 6 outside right now with below zero temps again the next few nights. I’m a hvac/plumber guy so it’s been busy to say the least.

[Pat Barry]

News report this morning kept saying it was warmer on Mars than it is in Minnesota lately. LOL

[Chet R Parks]

Yea we were at -27 here on the 31st. Only about 6 inches of snow on the ground, not enough to insulate septic systems. I have a lift station so I put a utility/drinker/de-icer API 500 Watt Auto Drinker De-Icer\tI Feeders Grain and Supply Inc. In the lift station, keeps the water 10-20 degrees above freezing. Put a new one in every winter, at $30 it's cheap insurance.

[Mark Bolton]

The wooly bear caterpillars were a bit thicker of coat this year.

How do they know? jtk

I can never get that one straight around here. Some people say its if they are more black it'll be bad winter, some say more brown, some say fatter, some say thinner... I have always wondered the same thing but I think if I were to honestly document every wooly bear I see in the fall I would likely see 10 black ones, 10 with lots of brown and a thin black stripe, 10 with a thick black stripe, ten fluffy ones, ten thin ones, and the winter will be whatever it turns out to be and I can pick the one to remember! lol.

[Rick Moyer]

Mark, when you see them with plane tickets to Fl or AZ, then you'll know.

[Jerome Stanek]

I need a new indoor outdoor thermometer that is acurite I tried 2 that were off by 4 to 6 degrees according to 2 of my glass thermometers and one is was tested to be true.

[Jim Koepke]

I need a new indoor outdoor thermometer that is acurite I tried 2 that were off by 4 to 6 degrees according to 2 of my glass thermometers and one is was tested to be true.

If you want to know the temperature, only look at one thermometer. If you want a debate, check them all.

If you ever see a display of thermometers check them. A lot of them will be within a degree or two of each other. There are usually a few outliers, sometimes off by as much as 10º or more.

jtk

[Ole Anderson]

I need a new indoor outdoor thermometer that is acurite I tried 2 that were off by 4 to 6 degrees according to 2 of my glass thermometers and one is was tested to be true.

I have a roof top weather station and an old digital outdoor thermometer. They generally agree within one or two degrees, often read the same. Hot, still weather, not so much.

[michael langman]

Snowing like the dickens outside, and 13 degrees.It has warmed up the last 2 days. More artic cold coming tomorrow. It felt good to go out for a walk yesterday afternoon. I'm in southern Vermont.

[Rich Riddle]

Who would have thought one of the warmer places to be in the United States in January would be Anchorage, Alaska? We will be in the negative numbers for low temps for a few more days.