Still snowing here. We've probably got 5 or 6 inches.

Sorry, man. That sucks. Too soon for snow.

Where you at? A friend of mine in Idaho has been getting lots of snow too.

OK, I'm out the door now to enjoy the day. :)

Hey, did you catch the moon and Jupiter playing footsie tonight ?

PDX is clear, low 50's and no breeze - nice to be outside

Fookin' Stunning here today.

breezy, sunny, and COOL!

:yesnod: They were both so bright.

3" of snow so far...

77 degrees here today. Lovely. I don't miss the snow one bit.

It was 7° this morning and it took me almost half an hour to scrape the snow and ice off my car.

We got a lot of snow, but it wasn't very deep.

Rain-sleet-freezing rain-snow-sleet-snow-freezing rain ...

Good thing the tree outside my patio still has all that Fall moisture and plyability on board ... it's bent nearly to the ground from the weight of the snow and ice but isn't showing signs of having limbs crack off.

My lights keep flickering ... not sure how long power will stay up. Hopefully the Kindle will finish charging before I lose power. At least I finished dinner, already, and have plenty of stuff that's good to eat cold ... maybe I should do up a thermos or two of tea while I'm thinking of it ...

All of this reminds me of my childhood, though. Snow for Halloween makes me nostalgic.

When you live near Chicago you make sure your Halloween costume fits over a snowsuit.

This year we're doing better than you. Mostly sunny and 50s today.

Beautiful sunny autumn day in PDX...

I thought they were predicting only a couple of inches of snow... Wow !

It's very good vampire weather here in the Ohio valley.

Cool air.

Raw umber; crispy leaves swirling about. :ghost: weather.

My power stayed up all night, only a couple of flickers. I just learned, though, that friends of mine further North (up where Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Bucks meet) have been without power for 26 hours. They do have a generator, but their refrigerator seems not to be functioning at all, and they have no water.

What is very frustrating is that I have not been able to find any information about dry ice distrubtion by the power companies (there are at least three involved up in that area ... I've checked the power companies, the local newspapers, and local TV and Radio. Nothing.

In the 60's today, had a great ride on the motorcycle. It is truly lovely in the South, no reason to ever live where it snows.

Clear and cool here in the Ozarks (38°).

-MMM-

Gorgeous weekend here, 4 inches of snow cover and bright blue skies.

May through September.

Humidity.

Bugs.

Robert Byrd.

These.

Washington Post
Nov 9, 2011

Alaska storm brings ‘epic’ flooding, snowy weather and strong winds
Our PDX news media are predicting this storm will reach the Pacific Northwest on Saturday,
and will bring heavy rains to the valleys and snow to the mountains
on thru the middle of the next week

Guess what the East Coast will get for Thanksgiving.
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This storm went thru PDX last night. It's scary when the trees are being blown about.
Fortunately, this Doug Fir limb missed the two cars parked here.
(The van was already damaged, so no harm done there)
.

Too Bad? Coulda maybe gotten it fixed under your insurance :yelgreedy

37 degrees centigrade here today, with increasing humidity and probably showers with a chance of thunder in the afternoon.

Mid 20s for the following five days, though. :)

You lot have weird fluctuations down there don't you? Up here we just get hot and steamy. Once it starts, it doesn't really stop till next autumn.

We either get the hot dry northerlies blasting off the central desert, tropical moisture feeding down through a trough, or a lovely cool change off the southern ocean.

The cool changes are wonderful. When it drops from 40 degrees to 25 in the space of an hour or so, it is damn near orgasmic.

Yeah, it's always nice to get a respite from the heat. The best places we have to go are the mountain creeks. They're always cold, and usually the temp is a bit cooler too. Otherwise, even when we get a storm it doesn't cool down that much except sometimes if it's preceeded by a big blow for 10 mins. That breeze can be cool at times.

Current weather in Savannah, 76 degrees.

Overnight 40-50 mph sustained winds with gusts to 80 on the Oregon coast.
Streams are going to flood stage due to warm rains melting last week's snow fall.
In PDX, a few trees have come down, but the biggest problem
is flooded intersections where leaves are clogging drains.
A few drivers are going too fast and get into hydroplaning.

We're currently basking in unseasonal temperatures - 12 degrees today (37). Warm enough for me to walk to school in short sleeved tops at least.

Something to do with Gulf Stream air being trapped between two fronts. Or something something.

I don't like it.
We're even missing out on the fog which the rest of the South East is getting.
I like fog, I call it frog to myself and that pleases my simple mind. I correct the weather reporters when they say, "Delays at Heathrow due to the fog" (frog).

But I have a confirmed playdate with Tiger and his sister if we have a snow day.
Yay!
All the more reason it won't happen.
Why?
Sod's Law.

God God! In the 80's today! Beautiful......

HOLY CRAP!

the sun is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

fa-reeeky!

I sent it over... figured it would brighten your day. ;)

Depending on your perspective, we've either been promised or threatened with snow.
I'm being a nay-sayer, because the weather always breaks its promises.
The others are terrified because threats will do that to you.

FWIW my prediction is that parts of Bucks will get snow, especially on higher ground.
We won't, as we are in the Vale.
But of course this is partly me trying to double-bluff the weather - if I say it won't snow, it will, just to prove me wrong :)

Here we're preparing to weather the first big winter storm:

6 meters waves on the shore
winds blowing at 130 km/h with a good probability of building up to 170 km/h

Fortunately the tide amplitude isn't big. Yet some low place have been alerted of possible submersion.


That's the situation right now and previsions for tomorrow are about the same.

News reports state about 400000 houses without electricity this morning.
One cargo ship to the coast with a small pollution due to a ruptured fuel tank.

We're preparing for the next round tonight

Ocean shore yesterday afternoon (2011-12-15) 40 kilometers SW of home


Geneva lake this morning (2011-12-16) more than a thounsand kilometers away

New Mapping Tool Reveals Thousands of Record-Breaking Extreme Weather Events in 2011

Interactive Online Map Shows Potential Long-Term Climate Impact in Every State; Prompts Calls for Action

NEW YORK (December 8, 2011) – In 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly weather records broken in communities throughout the US., as detailed in a new interactive extreme weather mapping tool and year-end review released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The powerful web-based tool allows Americans to draw the connections between climate change and extreme weather in the cities and towns in which they live.

“From heat waves to floods to fires, 2011 was a year of extreme weather for communities throughout the United States. This alarming, yet illuminating data is indicative of what we can expect as climate change continues,” said Kim Knowlton, NRDC Senior Scientist who spearheaded the development of the web-based tool. “Actions can be taken today to limit the worst effects of climate change. Our leaders need to make climate change preparedness a priority, if these events will be occurring more frequently and with more intensity.”

The national survey provides a unique aggregation of state-by-state extreme weather, detailing a range of extreme weather events including record-breaking temperatures, rainfall and snowfall in each state. The survey found at least 1,302 heat-related records, 1,090 rainfall records and 549 snowfall records were broken in counties across the nation. Especially hard-hit regions include the Midwest and Northeast, which endured heavy flooding and the greater Texas region, which endured an extended period of wildfires, extreme heat and drought. ....

For more information about this year’s record-breaking extreme weather events, see:

• NRDC’s Extreme Weather Mapping Tool
• NRDC’s climate-health vulnerability maps
• NRDC’s blog series detailing stories of real families, businesses and communities impacted by severe weather:
  • NRDC executive director Peter Lehner on the financial hardship of extreme events
  • Agriculture specialist Dana Gunders on the toll on farmers
  • Physician Gina Solomon on the human impact: life in the aftermath
  • Health and climate scientist Kim Knowlton on the public health impact

[quote=GunMaster357;780817]Ocean shore yesterday afternoon (2011-12-15) 40 kilometers SW of home
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Geneva lake this morning (2011-12-16) more than a thounsand kilometers away
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Wow ! Great videos

Waves breaking on rocky cliffs are great viewing, but can be Darwin at his quickest.

Stay Safe

73 degrees again today! Sweet!

53 degrees here. Doesn't that sound nice?

That's inside the house, by the way.

You probably use centigrade.

We had the perfect weather today. Big fat flakes of snow (I was wrong) which did not settle (I was right) when the children came into school.
They tailed off by playtime and we also had a normal lunchtime ("Wet lunch" is a horror as the children are penned into classrooms).

The sun came out mid-morning, so it was a jolly end to the school day, which finished at 13.00.

And with the clouds it was nowhere near as cold as it has been.
I don't mind, but I have some childer who are dispossessed of gloves - their poor little fingers are freezing. And my poor big ears are tired of the moaning.

Don't worry, I intend to do so. And it's not the worst storm I have seen.

In October 1987 (I was in high school), we had one with winds that registered up to 230 km/h before anemometers broke.

Happy Shortest Day of the Year to all North Hemispherics.
Days get longer from here on out.

For South Hemispherics, turnabout is fair play.

Finally. Summer. I cannot wait.

I'm looking forward to all that rain.

Patience, patience, my dear Dr. W, patience.
All things come to those who wait.
etc., etc., ...

I can't leave my house (at least that's what I'm telling work). The snow is 26 inches deep against the front door. But I could go out the sliding door and jump off the 2nd floor deck.

Open the door and take a picture for us! I want to see the wall of snow.

I want to see a big, deep snow angel.

I thought I made these both the same size, but apparently not.

The first one is the front door (which opens outward) and the second is looking through the door at the driveway. They were taken about two hours ago.

You might notice that the floor under the door is not level.

My wife's going to have some shoveling to do today!

Damn that there is some good insulation!

Oh. My. Gawd.

It's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. But no I don't want to go out in it.

When my wife gets in from shoveling I'll ask her how it is. The last time I looked out the snow was up to her waist.

I saw a frog, and I asked him how deep the snow was. He said...

Your poor wife! I bet she beats you with that shovel while you sleep. :lol:

Seriously, as a woman, what's the point of getting married if the man doesn't shovel the snow and kill the bugs? Huh? ;)

I'm usually the one who does the shoveling around here...but its because I am really ocd about snow removal.

Awesome! Thanks for the pictures. It's more impressive than I had imagined.

82 Degrees today. God it is great to live in the South. I don't miss the snow. I can always visit the snow.

Snow blitz here in Ohio.

Cold, snowy, blowy. Was evil looking outside yesterday with a red sky in the morning and the evening.

Supposed to get dumped on and today is the day son is moving out. He's started already which is a relief.

This has been a typical New Year.
Low, overcast sky. Warm(ish) but with a bit of a biting wind.
By which I mean, when you go out in flip flops your toes will turn pink.

My most hated, horrible weather at pretty much my most hated horrible time of year.

I'm not big on Spring, as it is wet and muddy and everyone else is quoting drug-addled poets. And the sun is low in the sky and makes me sneeze (same as Autumn, but Autumn is pretty).

But at least you can see the coming leaves and flowers in Spring. New Year is neither here nor there. Typically in England it is no frost, no fog, no sparkles, no snow. Just the scrag end of Christmas with soggy grey cardboard put out for the bin-men and sad porridgey skies reflecting everyone's return to Puritanism after the blaze of colour that was Yuletide.

There.
Got that off my chest.
See you about half past May.