2021 - How's the Weather Where You Are

[moviequeen1]

what a surprise,the local 'weather experts' got the snow prediction right LOL!
I'd say here in the city we got about 7 inches
the winter advisory still in effect until noon, cloudy today temps in mid 20's

 

[JonDouglas]

If you stepped onto our driveway right now, you'd fall on your ass and slide all the way down to the street, only to get hit by some car sliding sideways with a driver who has the fear of God on his face.

 

[Liberty]

Snow on the beach in Galveston, TX after a historic storm that has millions without power or heat.​

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Speaking of historic storms, Galveston is the site of the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history: the hurricane of 1900.

In Galveston on Valentines' day 1895, they had 20" of snow and frigid temps. Seems like a replay for this year, huh!

 

[hawkdon]

Welp, here in missouri we are at -10deg F, wind chill -19d....
lthey are doing rolling power blackouts again today for energy
conservation, they say..>!!!

 

[BlissfullyUnawareCanadian]

This is the view out my front window. There was about a foot of snow we shovelled off the driveway. After an hour I left the rest and will go back later today to finish it up.

 

[IrisSenior]

This is the view out my front window. There was about a foot of snow we shovelled off the driveway. After an hour I left the rest and will go back later today to finish it up.

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That's about we we got last night.

 

[squatting dog]

If you stepped onto our driveway right now, you'd fall on your ass and slide all the way down to the street, only to get hit by some car sliding sideways with a driver who has the fear of God on his face.

So true, and that was part of the reason I left Vermont.

 

[squatting dog]

Round two came in last night and for us, it wasn't bad. Ended up with about 6-7 inches of puffy snow. Kind of handy that the wind blew most of the snow off the motor home roofs. Saved me some ladder time. Drifting was the worst of it. No, take that back, it was the -5 that was the worst. Had to get up every 2 hours to stoke the wood stove and keep the house at a comfortable 77 degree's. I really feel for folks in the south who are without power due to ice. For sure there will be a lot of broken water pipes.
Say, did you hear how something like half the windmills in TX froze up in the ice? Can't imagine how many more people lost power because of that.

 

[Happy Joe]

It was 6 Deg. F when I got up, might get to 37 F today. May get snow flurries this afternoon or this evening.

Enjoy!

 

[HoneyNut]

I got up about an hour later than the predicted low (Omaha, NE), and it was -27 when I got up, so we probably had a low of -28. For all of my life that I've paid any attention to lows, this is the second lowest of my life, and the record for my life was -30 but that was at several thousand feet higher elevation.
I am impressed that my pitifully under-insulated, leaky window, house has maintained heat and apparently no frozen pipes (tho I haven't tried the guest bathroom). It seems like the house is designed with the water pipes following the heat vents (at least I've noticed the cold water is warm in winter and ice cold during summer when the air conditioning is running).
It is amazing to me that the little birds are out flying around, tho I notice that some of the ground birds (meadowlarks) are perched high up a tree in the sun.

 

[Pinky]

The forecast was actually correct, and we had snow overnight .. several inches worth. There are stray snowflakes floating around right now. More snow forecast for Thursday and Friday, so I guess we're doing our grocery shopping tomorrow.

It looks like the ploughs and sanders/salters haven't been down the side streets yet, and I can see the cars going slow on the main drag. It could be slippery out there, at -10C.

Everybody who lives in the colder climes, drive safely!

 

[Ruby Rose]

Now 'tis -24 C which I believe is your -10 F...it is cold but sunny out with the lightest of winds...so there is hope our way.

Walking about in frigid weather with my daughter along with a horse or two in tow, with the only sound being the squeak of their hooves on the hard-packed snow on the wonderful trails that my son-in-law made is tranquility at its best!

 

[PamfromTx]

My neighbor has succeeded in keeping me informed about her plumbing problems since 3 a.m. It is ok, I can always take a nap. Stay warm and safe, everyone. This too shall pass.

I just hope that the freezing weather will kill the Covid-19.

Reporting from the tropics of Texas,

your friendly neighborhood 'plumber'.

p.s. I am so glad that I don't have a plumber's crack!

 

[StarSong]

Chilly here today. High of 66°, but we're on a warming trend.

 

[ProTruckDriver]

After over a week of freezing temperatures, rain and wind, we actually have a nice day today. Sunny, 70°F. That will not last long. Tonight dropping into the upper 20's and cold, rainy and windy for the rest of the week.

 

[RadishRose]

CT had sleet and rain overnight. It's well above freezing now, so the roads are getting safer in my area.

There is some flooding along the coastline and colder to the north of me.

Another storm predicted for New England later this week.

Everyone, be safe.

To avoid freezing pipes, run your taps at the thinnest stream possible to keep your water moving.

 

[Tish]

Another perfect day in Paradise

This morning 13°C
Today 21°C
Now 14.0°C

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the E, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.

 

[Lee]

We had over 20cm or about 8" of snow overnight. And in spots the drifts were above my knees and I could not get one door open.

I did my clearing and then helped the neighbor next door with hers as she was struggling.

Came in the house muttering "condo, apartment, condo" my usual mantra after a dump like this.

 

[Don M.]

It appears that Texas has been really impacted by this storm....and they aren't equipped to handle this kind of weather. Their power grid is unable to maintain power under these conditions, and millions are without electricity. Even natural gas has been impacted by these low temperatures, and the prices for that gas are skyrocketing.

It will be interesting to hear from anyone in that region who has been caught in this storm.....if/when they get power back.

 

[terry123]

Really cold but I have power so thats the main thing. All faucets are dripping but now we are looking at a ice storm coming. Hopefully it will not be bad here in Clear Lake.

 

[RadishRose]

the prices for that gas are skyrocketing.

Sounds like price gouging. If it is, shame on the greedy SOB's.

 

[moviequeen1]

what a surprise,the local 'weather experts' got the snow prediction right LOL!
I'd say here in the city we got about 7 inches
the winter advisory still in effect until noon, cloudy today temps in mid 20'

I just saw online the final totals of latest snowfall,here in the city we got 4.2 instead of 7
The weather station at the airport got 5.5,math is not my strong suit LOL!

 

[Liberty]

It appears that Texas has been really impacted by this storm....and they aren't equipped to handle this kind of weather. Their power grid is unable to maintain power under these conditions, and millions are without electricity. Even natural gas has been impacted by these low temperatures, and the prices for that gas are skyrocketing.

It will be interesting to hear from anyone in that region who has been caught in this storm.....if/when they get power back.

Don, the weather here ...its like the sale prices at Neiman Markup...temps marked down from "ridiculous to I can't believe it". We are enscounced in a Holiday Inn, drinking wine and eating cheese & crackers...deciding what to have for dinner. Power is out.
We drained the water lines, hopefully did the best we could with the well and have written off the pool filter and pump.

Power has been out since 2 am yesterday morning. Giant state screw up. We are the richest state energy wise (especially old school energy) with the dumbest management of that energy when it comes to ultra cold weather. This is not the first time we've had dopier than dirt responses to freaky cold weather. The difference this time is there will probably be some serious lawsuits. The ambulance chasers are "circling their wagons". The wind power provides very little of the energy so the fact they were frozen is a basic non concern issue with respect to this fiasco.

The politicians are pounding their tamborenes this time, so that's why I think it will be different. Its like "hey everyone will remember this, when all the northerners made fun of us for not "sharing the grid" and they were freezing in the dark for several days! When do they put up a red light at an intersection? When enough people DIE.

 

[ProTruckDriver]

the prices for that gas are skyrocketing.

I don't believe it's the weather. No snow here and gasoline is going up 10 cents a gallon every 7 to 14 days. This was before the bad weather hit. The World Leader shut the Keystone Pipeline down, what do you expect. It will be $3.50+ a gallon by summer here in Virginia.

 

[Ruby Rose]

We had over 20cm or about 8" of snow overnight. And in spots the drifts were above my knees and I could not get one door open.

I did my clearing and then helped the neighbor next door with hers as she was struggling.

Came in the house muttering "condo, apartment, condo" my usual mantra after a dump like this.

I remember big dumps of snow like that when we lived in Ontario. Have to tell you my son and I did a lot of snow-shoveling...we had a real system going.