Weather folks forecast freezing rain, and a low temperature of around 26 for my location for last night. We reached 32.7, which prevented the constant drizzle, and rain, from freezing. Thunderstorms were surprising, and my little dog didn't dally at 4:00 this morning to take care of an urgent need. He didn't even hesitate on the porch, ran into the yard, took care of his business, and beat me back to the door. He quickly found his way under a blanket, sighed deeply, and returned to his early slumber.
Tonight the forecast is a low of 20 degrees, with clearing skies. It might reach that, but that depends on whether the cloud cover breaks. If it hangs on into the early morning hours, we'll reach the middle twenties, and avoid the deeper cold.
Local schools, and government organizations, will not be open tomorrow. It's probably a wise choice, although the wind has dried the bridges, and the possibility of icy bridges is an unwarranted concern. Still, it is, what it is, and schools will have to have a makeup day, which they usually have in their schedules. We'll freeze at night, but the days will be above freezing. This will last for much of the coming week, but according to the weather folks, next weekend might bring a Canadian air mass, which can lead to some frozen precipitation. We'll see, and I hope it doesn't get that cold.
I have to add we didn't reach the 38 degrees as forecast, and now at 4:00 pm, the temperature is at 32 degrees, and the freeze has started.
We hovered around 0 all night. Even now it's 10...with much snow still coming. I posted a pic on Pondering.......
ReplyDeleteI saw the photo, and commented. I feel your pain. Snow is for those that can fly to the mountains, spend thousands on sliding down the slopes, turning their knees into Jell-O, and brag about how they sat in a hot tub, while sipping on hot alcohol beverages. That, and explorers with more money than common sense.
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