16 below zero Wednesday morning, now it is 60 sunny, back in my summer shorts while checking on my trees this afternoon
Been sunny and warm (50âs) for highs the last three days. But a front is moving in, temp dropped to 26F, clouds and fog. Supposed to get 6" to 1â of snow tonight and tomorrow. If it happens as predicted it will be the biggest snow weâve had all season.
No not at all. Our winters arenât like they were in the 70s 80s 90s, when it snowed constantly. But I have a feeling the weather may be cycling back
Just south west of cape girardeau, right on the north tip of crowleyâs ridge. Hot as you know what in the summer, and the damp cold in the winter. Iâve been places up north and in the mountains out west , and itâs amazing how much colder it feels here, the extra humidity in the air is bone chilling
Ok thanks. Youâre practically on the New Madrid fault line then? Didnât yâall have about a 3.5 quake last week?
Yeah, I get that cold damp wind being worse out west. Itâs been in the teens and twenties here with wind blowing, and itâs not too bad. But when we were back in Oklahoma last week the wind had a âreal bite to itâ (as my Mom calls it), even tho it was just in the 30s.
Itâs very nice here today, almost 60! Just about all the snow is gone now, and the drive has turned from a snow packed rink to a muddy mess now.
Itâs a heat wave this weekend I had to take off my coat! 60 degrees F today and 70 tommorow! Hard to believe -9F was so recent.
Rain and 38F right nowâŚwhat a disgusting dayâŚthe snow that was on the ground is mostly gone, now its just ice sheets with rain pooling on top of themâŚground is still very much frozen. Streets are flowing like a summer time thunderstorm.
70Fs moved up into Missouri yesterdayâŚthe cold was lurking in Ontario, Canada
Blizzard condition right now. All public schools are closed. It took an hour to drive to work instead of 30 minutes. Crazy weather year for sure!
Tony
All the schools north of here closed last night, but our school district has off school for some other reason⌠NWS minneapolis has out this graphicâŚseems about right.
Not even a flake or a drop here about an hour NW of St. Cloud. Fine by me
The nice thing is the forecast shows almost 50F by FridayâŚso some mild air ahead.
NOAA says this week is the peak of winter in the continental U.S. But here in San Diego county, the local markets are offering vegetable and herb plant starts outside their entrances.
You havenât had any winter yet and I donât think youâll start now.
Well, I understand what you mean but itâs my perception that several advice givers on this site still donât understand that this is our winter.
Ten inches of new snow here today.
THanks so much for that outstanding post. What I loved about it is that you explained things on a very basic level and didnât assume I knew much of anythingâŚwhich I absolutely do not. Iâm the least mechanically inclined person here, but I understood everything you just told me and will follow it closely.
BTWâŚthe reason it took me so long to respond is that Iâve been dealing with another major freeze problemâŚthe water in my house froze and cracked several water lines, which in turn flooded my basement with 4 feet of water! Oh boyâŚthat probably doesnât bode well for my tractorâs chances but hopefully it wonât be as bad as I thought.
AhâŚthe joys of a harsh winter! Thanks again for your help.
Back in early 1990âs I nievely asked a reputable guy what I needed to grow a certain raspberry cultivar at my home. He responded: 10" of snow a few times in the winter.