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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Back Room => Topic started by: tennx on January 09, 2025, 09:20:02 AM
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Reportedly Snow coming ….??….groceried up.,dogs and me….gas for the gennie…u .folks stay toasty….good luck
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Seems about normal here, 9 now, will be 28 mid day. I need to keep the fire burning but not too hot, came home to the outdoor boiler boiling over yesterday .
Speaking of fire, wonder how others are faring in CA ???
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I think we're into the 20s now. Snow from the weekend is still on the ground. We're getting more snow this weekend.
Funny thing is- we've run our propane Jotul stove maybe 10 hours this winter- and even then only when we come inside after working on the woods or similar. Weve run the mini-split heat pump once and had to open a transom window to cool back down. This Quonset Hut has good insulation (R-71) but the real winner is our radiant heat slab. Even though I knew how good this type of heating was, I never have owned it... and now that I do, all I can say is this is the Cat's Meow when it comes to heating for minimal cost/effort.
Of course, our end wall facing the southwest also plays a role in keeping the house warm. Summer time, our polarized windows and foil-back blinds tame the heat gain.
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Here in Fairfield, CA…65..
A bit warmer in Malibu.🔥
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Reportedly Snow coming ….??….groceried up.,dogs and me….gas for the gennie…u .folks stay toasty….good luck
The weather people in Nashville are saying we may get 7 inches. We will hunker down and watch the TV and computer screens.
My son brought over some Crawfish Étouffée that will be perfect over steaming rice. We have plenty food in the freezer too.
Stay warm friends!
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This morning it has warmed up considerably here in Central NE Minnesota.
The outside temp is around 12 F and the wind chill is around 0 F.
I am expecting a high today of around 23 F and about 1 to 2 inches of snow.
Best Wishes - Tom,
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hurricane force winds, with fire in them.
(category-2 force winds)
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hurricane force winds, with fire in them.
(category-2 force winds)
Come on, rain! What a nightmare...again. I don't know what else to say other than be ready for the worst, while not giving up hope and action.
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It started out at 28f this morning and now it's 47. There is a chance of some freezing rain overnight but it will be all gone by tomorrow.
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hurricane force winds, with fire in them.
(category-2 force winds)
Come on, rain! What a nightmare...again. I don't know what else to say other than be ready for the worst, while not giving up hope and action.
We live in line with a long run of wilderness area (at least as wild as SoCal has).
We live at the red star area. That is at the south end of this area of the Cleveland Nat'l Forest. That nat'l forest area extends well to our north, and consists of what might be 75 miles of open, brush-choked wild land. So, we live with a concentrated effort at keeping ourselves in a brush cleared area. IOW,... I'm always out there with a weed whip, both the handheld shaft whip, and, a heavy duty walk behind string trimmer whip.
And, we've been screwed by the insurance companies dropping coverage, and all the hassles that go with that. We've been working for almost 4 months to try to get coverage, and finally had to settle for the ridiculous Cal Fair Plan fake fire insurance coverage, as the insurers have dropped, what?, 75% of residents in the state! This is going to reveal extreme political taint by the powers that be.
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On sunday, Jan 05, I took my wife to breakfast for her birthday, to a cafe where we used to live. They make a Huevos Rancheros there that she will kill for. On the way home, we took a mountain road, Hwy 74 - Ortega Highway, where we had a close fire about 4 months ago, the Airport Fire. That Airport Fire burned through a small village of El Cariso.
The Airport fire started at Rancho Santa Margarita, and ran up and over the mountain via Trabuco Canyon, and burned over the ridge, and down into Lake Elsinore. That fire destroyed like 80 homes in an area that has about 81 homes (guessing a number, but the percentage was huge). Then, within days, this new conflagration of fires in LA county. This all got me out again clearing brush and dead vegetation.
In all of this we've had like four insurance inspectors out photographing our property, likely in hopes of driving a wee bit more profit funding from us. But, I keep the place in really good shape, and, the inspectors were impressed, and so far, no extra billing as a result.
fingers crossed.
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Parts of CO are also being scrutinized for ways to drop homeowners' insurance. This appears to be driven in part by the huge BRUSH fires near Boulder. Places people didn't consider as dangerous as "forests." Both forested areas and grassy/brushy lands got so heavily developed with houses that I'm surprised the insurers didn't stomp in earlier.
I suspect they are watching what CA insurers will do.
Keep up your vigilant work, and good luck. I've been evacuated due to forest fire, but at least the fire didn't reach our narrow canyon. It devasted one that was only one ridge away. Our road was known as the county's most dangerous in fire risk. One narrow, extremely steep road in, with no other way out.
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Mildest Winter here that I can remember.... Our total snowfall so far is about a foot, we wake most mornings to a "skiff" on the sidewalk that you can brush off with a broom.... Temperatures have been mostly between -5 and 0*C, so just below freezing.... Some days we wake to -20*F, and some days it gets to about +40*F, but normal at this time of year is below freezing during the day and -10 to -15*C at night (so 5 to 30*F).... I'm actually hoping we get some snow between now and March, or we may have water problems and wildfires too close for comfort this Summer....
Bob
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We are getting a little…
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Phil. it's coming down hard here too - (Murfreesboro), and has been since a little after 6 a.m.
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Couple lite showers here but the temp is too high to freeze.
Weatherman says a couple hours break then rain the rest of the day.
Plenty to do in the warm and dry shop.
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Brrrrrr. It's a frosty 52 F here in Florabama! :D
It's supposed to freeze tonight but we've been prepared for the last two days. Good luck to y'all what lives where it really gets cold!
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I have got all the snow cleared from yesterday's snow event.
It is a cold morning here is central northeast Mn.
There is 8 mph NW wind outside and the temp is -5.
Wind chill is -20.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Crazy weather.
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Well, it was 9degrees but now it's 8! At least there's no wind.👍 Clear and dry as a popcorn fart!
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Fer Flarda it's colder than a titches whitty! :D
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We drove into a completely unexpected snow event on our way to the next county. State highway crews were already scraping the road, but the snow intensified on our return trip many hours later. High temps were supposed to be in the mid- or high-30s but I doubt it got above freezing all day. Nights have been dropping into the single digits, with more coming.
Minutes after we got home, there was an accident one mile south of the road we turn onto to go home. We must've passed the site barely ahead of when the wreck happened. Whew.
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Looks like it's done raining... for now.
I need to get out and drag in some fire wood.
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It is -11 degrees F below zero this morning here in my part of central north east Minnesota.
The wind chill is around -30 F to -35 F degrees below zero.
The high today should be around +8 F.
It is supposed to warm up to +25 F tomorrow and stay there until Saturday.
After Saturday it could get even colder with daytime highs that are below zero.
Best Wishes - Tom
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;D Bracing myself for the next round of cold Tommy is sending my way next ;)
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Global warming at it's finest. ;D
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;D Bracing myself for the next round of cold Tommy is sending my way next ;)
;D Bracing myself for the next round of cold Tommy is sending my way next ;)
Here it comes James, heading your way too. ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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9f degrees here this morning... Been in the teens for a while now but this is the first morning in single digits.
I am officially over it and ready for April. ::)
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9f degrees here this morning... Been in the teens for a while now but this is the first morning in single digits.
I am officially over it and ready for April. ::)
Same here in Prescott this morning.🥶🥶
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Not a cloud to be seen ... bright Blue skies, sunrise temp @ 42*f now 50* at 10am
Simply beautiful winters day 8)
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We're a balmy 36* F with the typical intense mid-Winter sun. Sunglasses are a must if you go outside; I have some Wiley-X prescription safety/sunglasses- probably the best investment I've made on anything in a long time.
We're in for wintry mix this weekend, so I'll probably be skipping a float down the James to our property. OTOH, I can start building the frame for my newest Bad Idea, FrankenMower 2, 1st build. My old push FrankenMower needs a carb, coil, and sparkplug, so I'll be working on it as well.
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Tommy -I didn't notice you taking my picture this morning! It was -27C (-16.6F) this morning with 25cm (10") of fresh snow to shovel. Beautiful day for skiing.
Up here we say we get 10 months of winter and two months of poor sleddin'.
The ice racing guys are happy. They can race this year. Last winter was so warm the ice on Lake Superior maxed out at 11 inches thick in a sheltered bay. They can't get insurance if the ice is less than 18 inches thick. Lake Superior ice is usually three to six feet thick around Thunder Bay and the Northern shore.
Here's a short video of Rick Mercer ice racing in Thunder Bay.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGFPGDpzQAh0&ved=2ahUKEwiU7e7hh_aKAxVUMTQIHZTKJo8Qjjh6BAggEAE&usg=AOvVaw1voB0KXJY6h6MKYeDHxgIT
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Looks like good clean frozen fun Rick, back in my wild days I would do just that at the same speeds in my Opel Manta, yes I had roll bars and at lest one helmet LOL
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Yesterday was raw and bitter here in sunny Flarda. I don’t have to take a boat out if the temperature is below 40 F. We don’t want to give any tourist hypothermia. No one showed for the 0940 boat but I had a couple of hardy fools on the 1100. By then the temperature had risen above freezing and I knew it would be warmer out on the river. The river is a stable temperature year round. 69. F. The first two boats were cold enough to aggravate my frostbitten hands and I had to wear gloves but after that it improved. Temps climbed into the high sixties this afternoon and I walked the dogs in shirt sleeves. This is the best time of year to be in N Florida even if it is overcast, raining, and cold.
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It's a lot warmer here at home than it was at my daughter's house. It was in the 20s with wind chill of 17f.
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Yesterday was raw and bitter here in sunny Flarda. I don’t have to take a boat out if the temperature is below 40 F. We don’t want to give any tourist hypothermia. No one showed for the 0940 boat but I had a couple of hardy fools on the 1100. By then the temperature had risen above freezing and I knew it would be warmer out on the river. The river is a stable temperature year round. 69. F. The first two boats were cold enough to aggravate my frostbitten hands and I had to wear gloves but after that it improved. Temps climbed into the high sixties this afternoon and I walked the dogs in shirt sleeves. This is the best time of year to be in N Florida even if it is overcast, raining, and cold.
Any mass fish kills from the cold weather? I drove to that part of FL in February 2010. Camped in nothing but below-freezing temps even in Louisiana FL, until I got south of Pensacola. And it was still pouring cold rain. When I arrived at Fort DeSoto SP, the stench of the rotting fish on at least one beach was overwhelming. We all had to step carefully. It was colder in FL than it was in mid-coast ME at that time!
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Tomorrow is the foretasted to start warming trend to the 30's on Saturday... then slammed back down into the negatives starting Monday
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Yesterday was raw and bitter here in sunny Flarda. I don’t have to take a boat out if the temperature is below 40 F. We don’t want to give any tourist hypothermia. No one showed for the 0940 boat but I had a couple of hardy fools on the 1100. By then the temperature had risen above freezing and I knew it would be warmer out on the river. The river is a stable temperature year round. 69. F. The first two boats were cold enough to aggravate my frostbitten hands and I had to wear gloves but after that it improved. Temps climbed into the high sixties this afternoon and I walked the dogs in shirt sleeves. This is the best time of year to be in N Florida even if it is overcast, raining, and cold.
Any mass fish kills from the cold weather? I drove to that part of FL in February 2010. Camped in nothing but below-freezing temps even in Louisiana FL, until I got south of Pensacola. And it was still pouring cold rain. When I arrived at Fort DeSoto SP, the stench of the rotting fish on at least one beach was overwhelming. We all had to step carefully. It was colder in FL than it was in mid-coast ME at that time!
The river stays warm enough and it never freezes long enough here for a fish kill on the Wakulla. The Wacissa river is longer so it is subject to fish kills but it takes at least three nights in the 20's to cause one. I've seen fish kills and I've also seen fish stunned by the cold so that they floated to the surface. Once the sun warmed them up a little they were able to swim away.
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Suppose to go down to 20f tonight but warm up to 58 tomorrow. Not sure about wind. Normally the highs are only in the 30s and 40s.
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The Arctic Blast has arrived.
-1 F this morning with a -25 F wind chill.
The high for tomorrow is predicted to be -5 F and - 10 for a Monday high.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Rain right now but should stop within the hour. The sun is supposed to come out and temps to raise to low 70's. Then rain is supposed to return around 5 or so this evening for a few hours.
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Overcast and gloomy. Temps in the low sixties. Chance of rain. January weather in these parts.
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Supposedly will be 4 deg tonight and 2 deg Monday night, with both days howling windy. It sure is today. It started during the night and will rise to more than 40 mph gusts. Oh, boy.
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Not suppose to be windy until noon tomorrow.
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Now it's drizzling. Belle doesn't care that it's raining. So I gotta suit up (Gore-Tex) and take her for a walk. Temps are still balmy so it's not a chore but it's too wet to carry an air rifle. :(
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It is cold here today and... it's about to get Real Cold tomorrow and Monday.
Best Wishes - Tom
Partly Cloudy
2°F
-17°C
Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1026.7 mb)
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill -18°F (-28°C)
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Damp and gloomy out but temps are in the upper 60s. I have been able to get out and do little things around the place. I adjusted the closer on the back door from the bar room. When it got wet out it didn't want to close all the way. Now it closes as it should. I also picked up a bunch of fallen debris that the rains brought down from the trees. The stick in the bottom pocket of the vinyl roll up door on one of the atv garage door broke. I had a nice long metal rod laying around and replaced it.
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Today was above freezing but like Tommy "it's about to get Real Cold tomorrow and Monday."
single digits are the high with negatives at night extended until Wednesday. ::)
Tom... you can keep this stuff up there "Dontchya know, Der hey"
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Today was above freezing but like Tommy "it's about to get Real Cold tomorrow and Monday."
single digits are the high with negatives at night extended until Wednesday. ::)
Tom... you can keep this stuff up there "Dontchya know, Der hey"
Hi Scott. Stay Warm.
I'm doing the best I can, we're keeping at least some of the cold up here. ;)
This is what is forecasted for my area. :o
Best Wishes - Tom
Sunday - A chance of flurries between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
M.L.King Day - Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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I suppose I can handler the cold alright having spent most of my life in the northern half of the US. What I don't like now that we live in the south is the extra cost of keeping the place warm and the pipes from freezing when it gets cold like it's about to. Down here they don't bury water lines as deep and use a heck of alot less insulation. I'll have to drip the water faucets and burn the propane and a small electric heater or 2.
I sure am glad I put that woodstove in the shop this past year. I got plenty of wood to keep it going.
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5 above with a breeze. It’s nice, the dogs get right to it and them come in. No fooling around LOL
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Yep..the weather prediction is right, it is cold today.
I just came in with the dog after he did his business.
It is -18°F outside and the windchill is -35°F.
Best Wishes - Tom
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I think my thermometer is reading in binary -1 0 1 , going to be an indoor range day er two. I have been thinking Bill would be thinking that wood stove was sent by the airgun gods ;)
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Tom, a little of your cold weather must have slipped by; because the temperature is 29ºF with spitting snow coming down for the past several hours. The snow won't amount to much. But the cold is here to stay for several days.
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Forecasts call for 3 to 5" of..............SNOW here in South Mississippi on Tuesday...........
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I think my thermometer is reading in binary -1 0 1 , going to be an indoor range day er two. I have been thinking Bill would be thinking that wood stove was sent by the airgun gods ;)
One hundred and one degrees below zero!!!!!!!🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 That's got to be a record!!
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Forecasts call for 3 to 5" of..............SNOW here in South Mississippi on Tuesday...........
Muh-Ha-Haaa.
Hold on Brother. We call that a "dusting".
Tom would that "Flurries".
;D
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I think my thermometer is reading in binary -1 0 1 , going to be an indoor range day er two. I have been thinking Bill would be thinking that wood stove was sent by the airgun gods ;)
Been in the shop all morning... it's a comfortable 76f in there. Betty Lou came out and asked if I was gonna come in for breakfast... apparently she ain't doordash.. :o
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I think my thermometer is reading in binary -1 0 1 , going to be an indoor range day er two. I have been thinking Bill would be thinking that wood stove was sent by the airgun gods ;)
Been in the shop all morning... it's a comfortable 76f in there. Betty Lou came out and asked if I was gonna come in for breakfast... apparently she ain't doordash.. :o
Hey we had one of them dore dashers dash through the ice, when attempting a delivery to an ice fishing shanty, temps were a bit warmer then ???
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Right now 4 above....High of 12 predicted today, tonight -16
Stay warm & stay happy-
Dana
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61° here now with overcast, low tonight is 27°. Tuesday and Wednesday is when this area gets hammered with the cold. Wintery precipitation Tuesday. FHP has put out an alert to minimize travel if possible. Here comes Florida's version of a demolition derby.
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Forecasts call for 3 to 5" of..............SNOW here in South Mississippi on Tuesday...........
I got an email from a buddy in Cajun Country and he said they had bought groceries and fuel for the Coleman stove before the bad weather starts. They could get as much as seven to eight inches before it is all done.
I never knew anything colder than 16ºF until I moved to Tennessee.
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Monday night's predicted low was lowered to -1.
MaraudingLizard, that 61 deg sure is sweet, but I don't envy the ice sheets that might coat roads after the cold front moves through there. Stock up and stay safe!
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Forecasts call for 3 to 5" of..............SNOW here in South Mississippi on Tuesday...........
I got an email from a buddy in Cajun Country and he said they had bought groceries and fuel for the Coleman stove before the bad weather starts. They could get as much as seven to eight inches before it is all done.
I never knew anything colder than 16ºF until I moved to Tennessee.
If they rely on electric heaters, the portable Mr. Buddy Lil Buddy propane heaters would be good to have on hand. They use the small camping bottles and can take an adaptor to allow using the propane grill size of canisters (20 lbs, I think).
We bought them even when we had propane furnace and small wood stove two houses ago. In the next house (the one before we moved here), the electric heaters were out during an "atmospheric river" storm AND the propane parlor stove wouldn't ignite. The Lil Buddy heaters kept indoor temps tolerable and water pipes from freezing.
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The high temp for today made it up -6°F.
There is 12 mph NW wind.
The wind chill is -25°F
This cold snap is predicted to be short lived.
I am supposed to see temps in the 23F to 25F by Wednesday afternoon.
Tomorrow is predicted to be the coldest day.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Light snow today here but bitter cold for Kentucky single digits coming this week. View of my back yard deer herd that don't seem to notice. About a dozen bedded down now in the snow. (http://)
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Up here in northern Canada, we are right in the middle of it. -38.5C this morning (call it 40 below since C and F are equal there). Add in a 15mph wind and you get a blistering -70.6F with the wind chill! Stay warm and safe folks and watch for hypothermia.
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Up here in northern Canada, we are right in the middle of it. -38.5C this morning (call it 40 below since C and F are equal there). Add in a 15mph wind and you get a blistering -70.6F with the wind chill! Stay warm and safe folks and watch for hypothermia.
You get the first place cold trophy Rick. ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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It's 41f right now but the wind is kickin' and you can feel the cold in it. It is suppose to reach a low of 23 by 4am then climb back up above freezing tomorrow. That looks like how it's going to be for the next week with the lowest overnight to hit 17.
Hard to believe I can drive 2 hours south and put my toes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Right around freezing now and starting to snow. Can't really believe the sensational weather forecasts, could be between 4 to 8 inches, give or take. Temperature will drop to below zero and the wind will kick up, but nowhere near as cold as in Minnesota or points north. Might help the missus with some baking tomorrow, sure beats going outside.
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Made me look at where we should be at our "Home away from Home" right now...
Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya, Mexico
High mid '80s, low mid 60's.. :-\
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Oops. The product is the Mr. Heater Lil Buddy.
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This area is now under a winter storm watch starting Tuesday night, YEE HAAWW!!!!!! Time to watch traffic cams and the mayhem.
https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ014&warncounty=FLC045&firewxzone=FLZ014&local_place1=Wewahitchka%20FL&product1=Winter+Storm+Watch&lat=30.1127&lon=-85.196
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Get this: Our weather guy on the local channel may think it is going to colder here that anywhere else has ever been. He said that our temperature is going to be 'below freezing' for the next three days.
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Clear & Cold this morning
The outside temperature is -24°F (-31°C)
The wind speed is SW 10 mph
The wind chill is -46°F (-43°C)
The high today is predicted to be around -8°F to -10°F
Best Wishes - Tom
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Dang Tom... I feel like I have no right to complain at all. I think however, that you folks up there kind of expect these weather conditions and prepare for them each year.
Down here they are calling for the possibility of snow tomorrow.. as much as 2" on the ground. We have lived here for 13 years and only saw snow one time here. And that was gone almost as soon as it touched the ground. The local ADOT has zero equipment for dealing with any snow accumulation what so ever. They roll up the sidewalk and street and lock the doors. They impose travel restrictions. If you venture out for anything other than an emergency you will be ticketed, fined and towed.
Most of the homes are not designed or built to withstand extended sub freezing temps. I know folks whose water lines are only buried 6" under ground. The freeze line for foundations in only 18". We have outside water faucets the are nothing more than a plastic pipe sticking out of the ground with a hose bib on them. I pack a 5 gallon bucket with insulation to cover them.
We live in a small mobile home and the plumbing runs under it with nothing but skirting to protect it from the cold.. I drip the faucets when temps drop below freezing as I did last night.
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Yup dem peeps up north have it rough, a balmy -12 here this am, high of 0 predicted. Schools are closed for the next 2 days, hmm when I was a kid we needed a couple feet of snow on top of the cold to get the day off. but still had to walk a 1/2 mile up hill both ways to get the mail.
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Yup dem peeps up north have it rough, a balmy -12 here this am, high of 0 predicted. Schools are closed for the next 2 days, hmm when I was a kid we needed a couple feet of snow on top of the cold to get the day off. but still had to walk a 1/2 mile up hill both ways to get the mail.
LOL... it wasn't uphill both ways and I didn't have to do it barefoot but, I did have to walk 10 blocks to school on Walnut Blvd. which ran along the beach of Lake Erie up on the hill. I had to run from tree to tree to block the wind.
You're right... schools didn't close back then. The schools here were announced to be closed most of this week. That announcement came on Saturday. But, the kids are required to do virtual classes online. We didn't have that option back then either.
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My outdoor thermometer registers "-LL.L" when the temp drops BELOW -40. It read -LL.L at 8:00pm last night. Temp usually keeps falling until sunrise the next morning. It's 9:00am. It still reads -LL.L I don't know how cold it got, but it's still colder than 40 below. Even the ski areas shut down.
You can be subjected to hypothermia in above freezing temperatures if you're not acclimated. Please be safe and check on family and friends.
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Got the woodstove fired up in the shop and the temp is up to near 70 right now. A couple more degrees and I'll begin choking off the air feed by closing the door on the stove. That lets the fire burn lower and slower while maintaining the ambient heat. I still have a small desktop fan on a shelf that blows into the rafters and moves the warm air around.
It was around 30f in there 2 hours ago.
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My outdoor thermometer registers "-LL.L" when the temp drops BELOW -40. It read -LL.L at 8:00pm last night. Temp usually keeps falling until sunrise the next morning. It's 9:00am. It still reads -LL.L I don't know how cold it got, but it's still colder than 40 below. Even the ski areas shut down.
You can be subjected to hypothermia in above freezing temperatures if you're not acclimated. Please be safe and check on family and friends.
Wow Rick. That's intense cold.
And folks think that Minnesota is cold.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Due to forecasted high fire risk conditions, your area is currently under a Public Safety Power Shutoff Warning and *SDG&E may need to shut off power for safety as a last resort in 24-48 hours. We know being without electricity is difficult and we appreciate your patience.
We will provide regular updates until the high fire risk has passed or power has been restored.
This, ^, until tomorrow night at 10pm (a weather prognosticator prediction).
* san diego gas and electric
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What I've been doing in preparation,...
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This is my roof attic vent/stucco interface. I've done some sub-framing attached to the rafter tails. This sub-framing allows me to slip a piece of sheet metal behind the frames, and then snugly shim it into place. This blocks the attic vents.
Today, I address the far larger gable end attic vents, to seal them off as well.
This image shows the just finished framing and sheet metal in place. Up next: painting and caulk sealing around the new frame pieces. There were 18 vents that needed sealing, + gable ends, for 20 vents in total.
After watching the LA fires, and how houses were catching on fire purely from the attic vents sucking in sparks and embers. I decided to make this fix.
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Here in the beautiful Pioneer Mountains, -26 at 5:00 AM, currently -12, clear skies, looks like a beautiful day :)
Stay warm & stay happy!
Dana
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Dusting of snow last night and now bitter cold/windchills for a couple of days. bleah
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Spotted this somewhere else:
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That deserves an LOL.
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Spotted this somewhere else:
AWESOME!!!
I will share that.
Meanwhile I woke up to "0"... reached a high or 10f.. windchill was back to negatives. :-\
Tomorrow is expected to be in the negative temps all day.... not including the wind chill.
Hoosier Momma has a Dr appointment at 07:00... that means we leave at 06:00.
Lovely. :-\
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The boat dock thermometer read 26 F when I checked it at 0830. I canceled the 0940 boat because temps were still below freezing. By 1100 it had climbed to 38 F. A lady showed up with two underdressed toddlers. I told her I would not carry her unless we could find some more clothing for the kids. The other passengers responded generously and the kids were nice and cozy. The young mother had never been out of south Florida before in her life. She literally didn't have a clue. The thermometer neve climbed above the mid forties here all day and started dropping again by 1500. I drove the last boat as the sun was setting and once it dropped below the trees it got cold quick! It was a 35 minute tour with me leaning on the throttle for the last ten minutes. Of course the cold brings the manatee up river in droves. I hit a slow one today. With one of the Amas, not the prop. It will have a big blue mark tomorrow from the bottom paint. ;D
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The wind chill is already at 32f and its only 1630hrs! Real temp is 39f. Going to be a cooled one tonight but in comparison to some of ya'll it's warm.lol
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-4 on the toilet LOL. I was out enjoying the sunny day for a few hours, was fairly calm in the woods, first time this year I did not work up a sweat cutting wood :)
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My husband saw a local forecast that predicted Sitting On Toilet tonight. It WAS going to be "only" -1.
Temps in the 20s today together with wind blowing 30+ mph made my walk unpleasant, to put it mildly.
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It’s real cold! The State of Florida has come to a screeching halt! At least Tallahassee has. State office closure! News flash! State employees sent home because they might get cold! Governor Desantis orders state workers to stay warm!
Yeah I got the day off (with pay) because those morons were panicked by a little cold air. :o
Go figure.
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-7 now, will dip a little as it gets lighter out. Cold but could be worse.
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-17, this darn beautiful morning, I took a nap from 830- 10:30 SWMBO woke me up by my orders to check on the fire, I have been having to add wood every 3-4 hours to keep temps in the house up. Well to my surprise the boiler overheated a bit and the over presure valve had just popped. I closed the valve and watched and tended the fire until 3 am, got down to 68 in the house by 7 when I woke up again.
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Yep, it's cold. Suppose to begin snowing in a couple hours and pile up... maybe 2" in the 4 or 5 hours it's predicted to last. Lower Alabama will be closes for business. Crazy right?
Betty Lou is looking forward to seeing it snow.. I can do without. It will be interesting to see how Boss reacts to it... she might have only seen it once before.. I don't remember.
Anyways... stay warm GTA.
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Another cold one this morning in Minnesota but a warm up is on the way for Wednesday.
Wednesday's high is predicted to be +25°F
Best Wishes - Tom
Fair
-23°F
-31°C
Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 30.48 in
Dewpoint -30°F (-34°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill -41°F (-41°C)
Last update 21 Jan 7:15 am CST
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Betty Lou just took Boss out for a "walk about" (when you use that phrase Boss knows exactly what it means and springs into action) and came back in to inform me that the flurries have begun.
I told her that we should get our showers in case the faucet dripping don't work. She always filters and stores drinking water and we are well stocked with it.
The puddles and the outdoor dog water bowl are frozen solid. The 5 gallon water supply buckets in the shop for the 2 compressors were good to go yesterday and I'll check them today... if they are I'll just be limited to filling guns with the CS3... no biggie there. We don't drop below freezing enough around here to switch to using antifreeze.
BTW.. I just got an e-mail from the bank... our local branch will be closing in an hour.
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Moke, best of luck to you. Radio news this morning said a new fire had sprung up north of SD.
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It is snowing in Pensacola, near white out in some areas. Not looking forward to this at all, it will be a mess for sure.
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Same here Kris..
Betty Lou wanted to go get milk, eggs and bread so we headed to the store right when it began. It didn't really start sticking until we got back.
Here is a pic from one of the security cameras and it's suppose to go for another 4 hours.
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We got a light sprinkling of snow. I'm about 15 miles north of Hattiesburg.
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So far we got 2.3", according to the weatherman, and supposed to go another 3 hours or so. Maybe another inch or so. But it won't be here long.
The woodstove is keeping the shop a very comfortable 65f.
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Funny story...
My F150 truck I bought used from the dealership here in Indiana is originally from Canada. It has a block heater on a gas engine... The passengers rear view mirror that should say "things are closer then they appear" is written in French.
Last year when it got sub- zero the dash display reverted to metric.... today at -2f it happened again.. "-17" I was doing 88kmh in a 55... and I was getting 30 litres to kilometer!
Guess "Buhla the Bronze Beauty" thought she was finally back home. ;D
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Funny story...
My F150 truck I bought from the dealership here in Indiana is originally from Canada. It has a block heater on a gas engine... The passengers rear view mirror that should say "things are closer then they appear" is written in French.
Last year when it got sub- zero the dash display reverted to metric.... today at -2f it happened again.. "-17" I was doing 88kmh in a 55... and I was getting 30 litres to kilometer!
Guess "Buhla the Bronze Beauty" thought she was finally back home. ;D
Let's just hope she don't take a -4 on ya. :o
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The cold here in Ohio has me frozen out of my Cadillac!
:o
That's a 1st
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Boss went out and got confused because she couldn't find her favorite bushes to poop in.
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I got a pool going says we don't get one flake. People here are complete morons (but we already had recent proof of that). They are stocking up like they are about to be snowed in! :o
If we get any accumulation at all it will be gone in a few hours. Now if I could just figure out some way to swindle these rubes before the opportunity is gone! ;D
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I got a pool going says we don't get one flake. People here are complete morons (but we already had recent proof of that). They are stocking up like they are about to be snowed in! :o
If we get any accumulation at all it will be gone in a few hours. Now if I could just figure out some way to swindle these rubes before the opportunity is gone! ;D
You would have lost that bet here.. 3" and getting deeper.
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Hurray the warm up has started.
The temps around here finally rose above zero at 4 pm this afternoon.
It was -23 F this morning.
Right now it is +3 F and rising.
Tomorrow is predicted to be + 23 F.
A 46 degree change in 24 hours.
Best Wishes - Tom
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I just remembered that I've got two old sets of snow chains for cars I don't own anymore and mom's got another set (from when we lived in North Carolina). I'm gonna throw them in the truck and head up to the Dollar General (the beating heart of Sopchoppy) and see if I can sell them. ;D ;D ;D
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Might as well bag up some of that sand while you're at it. Just tell them they won't be able to find any once the snow covers it.
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Now if I could just figure out some way to swindle these rubes before the opportunity is gone! ;D
Put a blade on your tractor and plow thier drives real quick.
;D
It works in Ohio even when the snow is only 1 or so inches so should work down there.
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This snow is very wet and crunchy.
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This snow is very wet and crunchy.
Bag it up and save it in a freezer. When temps get all hot again sell it as Vintage Snow from the Great Freeze of 2025.
Some Rube will buy it.
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This snow is very wet and crunchy.
Bag it up and save it in a freezer. When temps get all hot again sell it as Vintage Snow from the Great Freeze of 2025.
Some Rube will buy it.
Good plan but she keeps those freezers packed.
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I have sleet right now the snow will be here later. My brother is getting snow on the beach in Destin. Family east of me is getting sleet as well.
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Might as well bag up some of that sand while you're at it. Just tell them they won't be able to find any once the snow covers it.
Now if I could just figure out some way to swindle these rubes before the opportunity is gone! ;D
Put a blade on your tractor and plow thier drives real quick.
;D
It works in Ohio even when the snow is only 1 or so inches so should work down there.
Great ideas guys! Thanks! I've got some free sandbags leftover from the last hurricane!
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Great ideas guys! Thanks! I've got some free sandbags leftover from the last hurricane!
Sell them the sand bags but call them Snow Bags. And for a small fee offer to haul them to the Snow dump.
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Great ideas guys! Thanks! I've got some free sandbags leftover from the last hurricane!
Sell them the sand bags but call them Snow Bags. And for a small fee offer to haul them to the Snow dump.
I'm writing this down. :D
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We have about 1 inch of snow here in my area. There's a young kid that was able to buy a NEW John Deer yard tractor with a plow blade and plows driveways! 1 inch of snow and people pay him to move it!
:o
It's got to be 8 inches or more before I shovel or break out the Snow Blower. Sometimes We just switch to 4 wheel drive and wait for it to melt.
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We got the snow first and now it's like freezing rain on top of it. Yeah, that's going to make some interesting travel for the locals. The Nissan Titan is FWD. It would just be fun for me to get out in it.
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Won't be long it will just be a memory.
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Sold all three sets of chains. Even the set I was missing a chain from! Got $33 and a mason jar of "Apple Pie". ;D
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Sold all three sets of chains. Even the set I was missing a chain from! Got $33 and a mason jar of "Apple Pie". ;D
Score ! That jar might last as long as the snow.
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Stoopid Tom Cat is crying to go out to prowl for the night as he always does.
He must have a "hot date".
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Mix of rain and sleet. The ground is pretty wet so I don't think we will get any accumulation of snow. If we get any snow!
Looking forward to driving to work tomorrow. Shouldn't be any traffic! ;D
42 F and drizzling right now.
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It's really strange looking up at the security cam and seeing the blanket of snow out there. Boss won't even go out unless we sweep off the ramp. Then she goes right to the bottom, takes a leak and comes right back it. But she's a dummy... she goes right to the water dish and reloads.
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We got about 4" of snow.
Tonite the temps could dip to 10 deg. or so.........
Strange days indeed.........
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Dang global warming messing everything up... :o
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Dang global warming messing everything up... :o
Thanks, Uncle Al...........
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My sister-in-law in Gulf Shores has about 5" of snow.
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Well the "Big Snow" of 25 never made it here. There's some accumulation of sleet but it's all melting.
Well we dodged another one! 8)
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Meanwhile, southern CA is not getting its normal winter rains, and this corner of CO is getting virtually no snow.
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Nice, the intense cold is gone and the warm weather is here !
It is +19°F right now ;D
I didn't even need to wear a jacket this morning when I took the dog out, just a sweatshirt.
There is an 8 mph wind coming from the south and the wind chill is around +10°F
The revised forecast for today says we might reach + 26°F
The long range forecast says we could reach +34°F by Tuesday.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Boss woke up from her cryogenics sleep and wanted to go out to take care of business. But she wouldn't go unless I went with her. I stood at the top of the ramp waiting for her and noticed the snow on the handrail was at least 4" thick. Pretty good little snow event we had there.
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Flash lived up to his name for once this a.m. He was out and in like a flash! Belle is a Labrador retriever. She is inured to cold. She and Bon Bon, mom’s duck toller, love this kind of weather.
No snow here. It’s wet and there is still a little sleet lying around in sheltered spots but it’s melting fast.
Storm in a teacup!
The memsahib lost the bet about snow. She owes me ten bucks. I said I’ll take it out in cuddles! ;D
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It warmed up enough to get weather again, light snow flurries and +5 out, I better make sure the wood boiler is still going as I let it go 4 hours since last check. :o
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More lessons learned...
Drip the hot water faucets as well as the cold.. :o We got cold running water in the kitchen and the bathroom but no hot in either. So much for the morning shower. Fortunately we hit the low of the lows and we'll begin the warm up today. I'll have to remember that in 5 or so years from now when we get the next snow and freeze.
Next lesson learned...
When I built the top hat for the woodstove chimney I used a piece of fine expanding metal around the inside to keep critters out.. the problem is that the metal I used was aluminum or something with a low melting point and I think it kinda collapsed in on itself and choked some of the draw off. It's still drawing but not like it should. I'll need to wait for the ice and snow to melt before I can set the ladder and get up there to fix it. Adding to that I may have burned some wood that wasn't as dry as it should have been.. that probably sooted it up even more.
Both issues are going to wear on my nerves because there ain't no quick fixes. Wait for the water line to thaw and wait for the snow and ice to melt.
Good news is the sun is out and shining brightly and is expected to for the next several days. Yep, that's all the winter I want for this year. Hard to believe I dealt with this kind stuff for months every year during my entire life in the north.
I used to say that I could just put on more clothes when it's cold but I can only take off so many when it's hot... I'm beginning to rethink that logic.
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ahhhhh!!! (screams!,.....)
So sick of these farkin' Santa Ana winds.
The weather services are so clueless about them, and other weather. Their calling for possible rain over the weekend. My prediction,... a comet will take us out, which is likely as accurate as the weather folks guesses.
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accidental double post. move on, please.
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is it possible that I actually just triple accidental posted? :rolls eyes:
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Midday here and the ice has barely melted off the plants. 36° at the moment and may make it to 40° this afternoon.
(https://i.imgur.com/HMSEiIZm.jpg)
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The bright sun is working on making the snow go away here too. I hope not to see this again anytime soon. It was pretty for a minute but I'm over it. Big thunderstorms and such usually occur over night here.. It was cool to watch this happen during the day.
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Watching the news this morning I am in AWE at what you all are experiancing.
Think of how many snow-Birds moved down there to get away from it!
FL. Pan-Handle / New Orleans / Texas... it's crazy times indeed.
... at least us Northerners are used to it happening every year.
Stay safe!
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More lessons learned...
Drip the hot water faucets as well as the cold.. :o We got cold running water in the kitchen and the bathroom but no hot in either. So much for the morning shower. Fortunately we hit the low of the lows and we'll begin the warm up today. I'll have to remember that in 5 or so years from now when we get the next snow and freeze.
Next lesson learned...
When I built the top hat for the woodstove chimney I used a piece of fine expanding metal around the inside to keep critters out.. the problem is that the metal I used was aluminum or something with a low melting point and I think it kinda collapsed in on itself and choked some of the draw off. It's still drawing but not like it should. I'll need to wait for the ice and snow to melt before I can set the ladder and get up there to fix it. Adding to that I may have burned some wood that wasn't as dry as it should have been.. that probably sooted it up even more.
Both issues are going to wear on my nerves because there ain't no quick fixes. Wait for the water line to thaw and wait for the snow and ice to melt.
Good news is the sun is out and shining brightly and is expected to for the next several days. Yep, that's all the winter I want for this year. Hard to believe I dealt with this kind stuff for months every year during my entire life in the north.
I used to say that I could just put on more clothes when it's cold but I can only take off so many when it's hot... I'm beginning to rethink that logic.
I hope you don't have any broken water lines.🙏
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is it possible that I actually just triple accidental posted? :rolls eyes:
Third times the charm.😁
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More lessons learned...
Drip the hot water faucets as well as the cold.. :o We got cold running water in the kitchen and the bathroom but no hot in either. So much for the morning shower. Fortunately we hit the low of the lows and we'll begin the warm up today. I'll have to remember that in 5 or so years from now when we get the next snow and freeze.
Next lesson learned...
When I built the top hat for the woodstove chimney I used a piece of fine expanding metal around the inside to keep critters out.. the problem is that the metal I used was aluminum or something with a low melting point and I think it kinda collapsed in on itself and choked some of the draw off. It's still drawing but not like it should. I'll need to wait for the ice and snow to melt before I can set the ladder and get up there to fix it. Adding to that I may have burned some wood that wasn't as dry as it should have been.. that probably sooted it up even more.
Both issues are going to wear on my nerves because there ain't no quick fixes. Wait for the water line to thaw and wait for the snow and ice to melt.
Good news is the sun is out and shining brightly and is expected to for the next several days. Yep, that's all the winter I want for this year. Hard to believe I dealt with this kind stuff for months every year during my entire life in the north.
I used to say that I could just put on more clothes when it's cold but I can only take off so many when it's hot... I'm beginning to rethink that logic.
I hope you don't have any broken water lines.🙏
Nope, all good. The hot water broke loose a short time ago and there are no leaks.. I sprinted for the hot shower. ;)
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We got 3-4" blanket......
Low temp 15 deg..... 16hrs at or below freezing.
4 out of 5 outside faucets froze, even tho all but 1 had styrofoam covers on them and were in
outside walls of heated rooms...... 1 was in an outer garage wall....no heat inside that one.No cover
either but I had left it dripping.....apparently not enough.
I eventually got all open and flowing again...no leaks so far...(fingers crossed)
I left some of the bathroom and kitchen faucets dripping...hot and cold water..
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We got 6" overnight. No plows here so those without 4 wheel drive are hunkered down. This area is as flat as a table so no real problem if you understand how to drive in it.
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Lots of patches of grass showing through the snow after yesterday's sunshine. It's 15f out right now with sunshine and a high of 44f predicted today. That should melt the rest of the snow. 2 more nights of below freezing temps but the daytime highs are expected to be in the 60s by Tuesday.
The faucets are still dripping so apparently no freezing in the pipes.. that's a good thing. The dripping reminds me of an old wind up clock my great grandmother had when I was a kid. She didn't believe in TV and her house was always stone quite except for that clock.
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For this time of year I can't complain...
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Wind chill putting us in the single digits…this popped up on neighborhood feed…I will do what I can.. like a lot of the country our grid is old….my family has been in this house since new 73 years….I think we still have the same poles..lol…
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Cold and dreary here this a.m. The ice is gone except for some extremely sheltered patches. Normal January weather.
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Cold and dreary here this a.m. The ice is gone except for some extremely sheltered patches. Normal January weather.
We still have ice on our pond, and it's 18° currently. Snow only in a very few spaces that didn't get any sunlight yesterday.
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+5f this am, a look outside and I thought I was down south, everything is white ;D got a good inch of light snow overnight.
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Wind chill putting us in the single digits…this popped up on neighborhood feed…I will do what I can.. like a lot of the country our grid is old….my family has been in this house since new 73 years….I think we still have the same poles..lol…
Down to 68?!?
That was the advice back in 1973. My parents kept the house (in MA) at 68 already before that.
These days, the house is t-stat controlled to rise to 66 for breakfast, dinner, and early evening. Much cooler overnight, better for sleeping.
However...and it's a big however...humid air makes even 66 feel chilly. PNW evenings felt cold even in summer due to ocean winds that blasted straight down the strait from the open coast. "Raw cold" was the term for cold and damp when I was a kid.
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Got a January Heat wave going today. It's a blistering 25 degrees out there today!
8)
Might be able to get into my Cadillac today!
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Cold and very windy with low humidity.😡
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The rest of the snow is rapidly melting off of the tin roof.. I can hear it dripping onto the plastic covering the window a/c unit next to my recliner. There are only patches of snow left on the ground. We went to the local grocer and the roads are bone dry. The bridge is just wet. Winter has come and gone. ;)
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The rest of the snow is rapidly melting off of the tin roof.. I can hear it dripping onto the plastic covering the window a/c unit next to my recliner. There are only patches of snow left on the ground. We went to the local grocer and the roads are bone dry. The bridge is just wet. Winter has come and gone. ;)
Don't count on it! 🤣
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Things are warming up in my part of Minnesota.
It's partly cloudy this morning
The temp is + 5°F (-15°C)
The wind speed is SE 7 mph and the wind chill is -7°F (-22°C)
The high is predicted to be +25°F. ;)
This sure beats the intensely cold minus zero weather we recently had.
Best Wishes - Tom
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-8 but on a warming trend ??? Still windy though. Not sure what the -8 reminds me of ??? Perhaps a snowman with a misplaced carrot LOL ;D
(https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/gallery/17377-240125085201.jpeg)
This just in, seems I am keeping the starlings warm too >:( Can't shoot them off the smoke stack, as no safe area beyond the target.
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My chimney comes through the wall at 5' then there is 9' to get it up above the roof. I have a 10' step ladder that I can lean against the shop to reach everything. I'm going to leave the expanded metal screen out of the top hat. I think I will routinely do a clean out at the end of the season for the build up and at the beginning of the season to remove any campers. I could even put a cover over the top during the warm months to keep critters out.
Plus My chimney is only 6" pipe, much lighter to handle.
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Back down to 6 degrees today.
Probably gonna need a pair of socks with the Flip Flops today.
:(
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Snow is gone.. 51 degrees and sun shine out right now.
We drove into Troy this morning. It was funny to see snowmen in yards of grass.... no sign that was ever any snow in the yards.
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It was 8f this morning at my house when I left to go to my appointment at 0730.
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Hurray.... it's +27 F outside and I am basking in the warmth.
That's is a 54 degree change from the -27 F we recently experienced.
No deep winter coat today just uninsulated leather gloves and a 3 season jacket !
Best Wishes - Tom
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We just finished nearly 48 hours without any power, due to basically, no wind (SDG&E claims we had them).
So glad to not have to pour expensive aviation fuel into a generator.
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My Buck Rail Avenger tactical conversion kit barely even made it out of the gate. USPS picked it up and I immediately got an alert that it would be arriving late due to weather. ETA is Monday 27th.
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Whoo-Hoo!
Heat wave.
Currently 20f at 07:00 with a predicted high of 35!!!
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18f I was able to sleep a few more hours as the wood I tossed in the fire at 12am was still giving ample heat at 6 am. 8)
Predicted 31f for today's high I think I will play with airguns outside a bit today ;)
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Whoo-Hoo!
Heat wave.
Currently 20f at 07:00 with a predicted high of 35!!!
Heat wave here too Scott.
It is +27 F this morning at 6 am.. ;D
Sooner or later... with the warming trend will come the snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
Best Wishes - Tom
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23 here now and headed for low 50s. All the snow is gone now. Last night was the last time I expect to drip the faucets. I need to go down to the barn and make sure the pipe is good... it's still connected to my water bill for now.
I'm taking a 3 or 4 hour road trip this morning so the cold won't be bothering me none.
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Bill, Hope you didn't forget how to drive in the snow.
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Snow is all gone. The roads are dry. Just cold down here in these parts but that will be gone soon too. All there is to worry about now is all the crazy Yankee drivers.
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Got up at 5 am and it was -9 now it's up to -3... :o
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Still freezing down here in Flarda!
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Woo Hoo! Cadillac doors are unfrozen today! I wiped the rubber weather seals down with vaseline petroleum jelly to avoid a new freeze out.
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Bill, Hope you didn't forget how to drive in the snow.
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Scott, that picture sure made me a chuckle.
I have owned and driven 4x4's much of my life. My last one was a 2004 Dodge Power Wagon.
The four wheel drive will lull you into thinking you can drive much faster that you should.
Around here, it is the folks driving a 4x4 way too fast that cause a lot of the crashes.
I have seen 4x4s going up interstate 35 at around 80mph on iced over roads.
Then the next thing you see is them spinning out, then going down in the ditch and thru a chain link fence in a big spray of snow.
(https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=217231.0;attach=471077;image)
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4X4 vehicles go great in the snow... the bad part is that they stop the same way as a 2wd.. they don't.
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4X4 vehicles go great in the snow... the bad part is that they stop the same way as a 2wd.. they don't.
Soooo Very True Bill.
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Tom... I was referring to the people who drive 30 on a 55.
Sure I may do 45 if it is REALLY bad... but still. ::)
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Well it looks like we're finally getting our first snow of the year this Monday.🎉🎉 It's been dry as a popcorn f**! Don't really want snow but we really need snow or rain.
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Tom... I was referring to the people who drive 30 on a 55.
Sure I may do 45 if it is REALLY bad... but still. ::)
Hi Scott.
I knew what you were referring to.
I should have acknowledged that, my mistake.
Your post also made me think about the other ones... the "Freeway Flyers".
Best Wishes - Tom
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Your post also made me think about the other ones... the "Freeway Flyers".
Oh yeah... I usually catch up to them a bit down the road when they are in the ditchl ;D
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They're now saying.7 inches of rain/snow mix. I'm going to be in the city so it doesn't matter to me but the wife is going to have to deal with muddy dogs feet and we have 5 dogs.😕
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It is a Snow Day today in my part of East Central Minnesota.
It is cloudy outside and the temp is a mild 27°F (-3°C)
The wind chill is around 15°F (-9°C).
Best Wishes - Tom
Today's forecast for Saturday February 1st 2025.
Snow today, mainly after 11am. High near 30. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches possible.
Tonight a 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. 1-3 inches of snow possible.
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Last week it was snowing this week I am wearing t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops. Next week it will be probably hail and tornadoes, it's about time for that mess. Then the flooding. Then the heat waves and monster thunderstorms with lots of lightning. For the encore, let the hurricanes begin. Why in the world would anybody think Florida is a great place to live in.
(https://i.imgur.com/9KH4XSAm.jpg)
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A week ago it was below "0"... yesterday it was 50... today it is 25.
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+30 F sure beats -30 F.
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Someone forgot to tell the birds here it ain't spring yet. They are going crazy out in front of the house.
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Blue skies, sunshine, temps in the high sixties. Don’t tell the Yankees. They’ll come in droves.
I walked the dogs in my old Bellstaff jacket so it can’t be more than cool. The rest of the day will be spent working in the garden with the memsahib.
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A few days ago actual temp. 49f, feels like temp. 70 ;) I may get a few stray flakes leftover from Tom's snow ???
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Mid 40s when I went to the shop at daybreak this morning. I fired up the woodstove and had it to a comfortable 70 in a little over an hour. It's 65 out now so what's in the stove will be the last feeding for today.
I had been using some light metal material as a grate and I have to flip it every burn because it would warp. This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.
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We're expecting high 60s Monday. Good!! Need the little bit of hanger on snow to melt.
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This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.
Nice!
where did you get it? My fireplace grate is warped bad.
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This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.
Nice!
where did you get it? My fireplace grate is warped bad.
Amazon but Lowes and Home Depot have them too... same price. Our local Lowes didn't have one in stock and we don't have a HD near us.
I also got free delivery from AZ because the item met minimum price.
That said... the have many different styles and sizes. You'll probably find a better fit for your stove. This one is perfect for my little woodstove.
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Shoveled snow today. Not much, just a few inches. Fired up the snowblower for the driveway, cleared things out a bit. Did a sidewalk and caught a curb. Popped a shear pin. Brought it back to the garage and dug out a shear bolt and looked at the blower impeller. It seems I also had a whole mess of chicken wire wrapped around the auger axles. Clean out took a whole lot longer than I expected. Scratching my head, I was thinking, where did that come from? A moment later, and I remembered last winter when I got too close to the kitchen garden fence and tore out a section. Thought I had cleaned that all out? Apparently not. :(
Should of fixed that all in the spring, or summer, or fall. Instead, forgot all about it, until I was forcefully reminded of it today! There's still quite a few feet of wire wrapped around the right axle, but it's operational. When it warms a little, I'll try to finish the clean out. Won't be as cold as Minnesota, but tomorrow morning will be -4F, so maybe in the afternoon, when it gets to be in the 20's. Sunday night we are due for more snow, as well as Thursday, I think. Thinking tomorrow is the day for fixing that snowblower!
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As soon as the sun comes up. I need to clear yesterday's snow from the driveway and backyard patio.
We are under a winter weather advisory for tonight and more snow is forecasted.
Best Wishes - Tom
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches. Localized totals up to 6 inches possible.
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30f went out and put a couple logs on the fire, and defrosted the truck windows, got enough snow to mess up the roads a bit more of an ice event, but the snow plow made good time going to the county line and back :)
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Snowing like CRAZY here now... totally un-predicted yesterday.
What happened?!
;D
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It's suppose to be 47 today and 52 tomorrow here in Northwest Indiana ;)
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Bright, Sunny, and still below zero here. -12 when we got up,(7:30) now up to -3.
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Speaking of weather, anyone put out a hit on that Groundhog that predicted 6 more weeks of winter ???
https://youtu.be/h5R-aTeO61U?si=oYXarFSraRcZ_D9Q
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Low to mid 70s and no rain expected here for the next week or so. Birds and bees are beginning to do birds and bees things.. ;)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOp3bZxCdKA
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Going to be in the high 60s all week.
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Low sixties and clear when Belle and I headed for the National Forest this morning so I wore a Polypro pullover, 511 uniform pants, jungle boots, and my Cavalry Stetson to keep my bald head warm. 100 yards from the truck I realized I didn't need the pullover. I traded it for a camo hunting vest. Temps had climbed to the upper sixties by the time we had walked two miles.
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Beautiful day out at the barn.. I actually had to pull the shooting rig back into the shade of the barn.
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High sixties next week,,garage will be toasty…,health is to the point I feel comfortable to start tearing down my motorcycle…simple fix but large effort to get in there..lol…Im diggin Global
Warming…
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It is snowing in my part of Minnesota.
I'll be back out clearing the driveway when it stops.
The temps are mild for this time of year.
We got around 4 -5 inches of snow last night with an additional 1 to 2 inches expected by 9 AM.
Light Snow 25°F (-4°C) Wind Speed N 10 mph Wind Chill 15°F (-9°C)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Well... you keep that stuff right up there Tommy. Tell ya what.. How 'bout I send you a box of our upper 70s sunshiny day? ;)
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Well... you keep that stuff right up there Tommy. Tell ya what.. How 'bout I send you a box of our upper 70s sunshiny day? ;)
I'm up for that Bill.
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Suppose to get up to 70f today. Winds up to 14 mph.
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Supposed to be 60-ish today and tomorrow, with wind kicking up by tomorrow followed by cooling and higher winds.
We're definitely on the path to yet more drought conditions. Very low precipitation combined with warmer tempertures, exacerbated by economic and financial turmoil, are brewing a perfect storm here in this agricultural area...and elsewhere.
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Betty Lou is loving it.. she washed all the bedding and has it hung out on the line. Not a cloud in the sky and it should dry quickly.
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I just got home and I need to finish blowing snow.
I haven't got to the backyard patio yet.
I'll get to it after supper.
It's not bad outside, the temp is 22°F Wind Chill 13°F (-11°C) Speed NW 8 mph
More snow on the way for me later on this week.
Round #1. Wednesday & Wednesday night.
Round #2. Friday night & Saturday.
The temps will be a really mild +25F ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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It is a bit on the nippy side this morning, not too bad though.
The temp is -2°F (-19°C).
There is a 7 Mph wind from the North.
The wind chill is around -15°F (-26°C)
The high for today is forecasted to be round 13°F
Best Wishes - Tom
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It is a bit on the nippy side this morning, not too bad though.
The temp is -2°F (-19°C).
There is a 7 Mph wind from the North.
The wind chill is around -15°F (-26°C)
The high for today is forecasted to be round 13°F
Best Wishes - Tom
LOL... Thanks for NOT sharing. ;)
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10f at the moment, won't hit 20f but close, snow on Wednesday 2" perhaps, more on the way according to Tom :)
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We are under a weather advisory... for fog. :-\
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Dense fog predicted for all week, beach weather as well.
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Dense fog predicted for all week, beach weather as well.
Yeah, I bet the beaches will be hoppin'.
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We are under a weather advisory... for fog. :-\
When we get Fog in Minnesota this time of year.... it Freezes creating Rime Ice,
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We are under a weather advisory... for fog. :-\
When we get Fog in Minnesota this time of year.... it Freezes creating Rime Ice,
I bet that would look awesome at night with some different colored flood lights on it.
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We are under a weather advisory... for fog. :-\
When we get Fog in Minnesota this time of year.... it Freezes creating Rime Ice,
Is that a weeping willow? I've seen thick rime ice on branches but not like that cascade.
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We are under a weather advisory... for fog. :-\
When we get Fog in Minnesota this time of year.... it Freezes creating Rime Ice,
I bet that would look awesome at night with some different colored flood lights on it.
Very rare but once in a while it happens by nature and artificial lights,.
Freezing Fog, Rime Ice and Diamond Dust Light Pillars.
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Good morning, Tom. That is a great picture!
In Louisiana, we had fog often and any time of the year too. But I don't remember the weather folks ever mentioning freezing fog. Here in Tennessee, it happens occasionally that there is freezing fog. Next time, I will go out and see if there is something like in your picture.
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The fog was so thick this morning that Betty Lou asked me if it had rained because everything was wet.
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Dense fog predicted for all week, beach weather as well.
Yeah, I bet the beaches will be hoppin'.
That's not far off, yep the annual drunk and destruction week will begin soon. I don't know if there will be enough businesses left for the tourons, a lot of them have folded up already. Some businesses opened up last year and faltered already. Not a whole lot of night life around here, you have to go to PCB for that.
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I'm good with the lack of night life.. I generally dislike people. :o
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I'm good with the lack of night life.. I generally dislike people. :o
That's why I like you Bill. ;)
The fog showed up here in the late afternoon. Temps in the low seventies here. I worked in shirt sleeves. The warmth and sunshine lured a covey of lovely young college girls out to the beach. (Grinning) I told Kit (Who looks like a recruiting poster for the boy scouts in his uniform) to "patrol the beach". I looked out the window a few minutes later and he was surrounded by post pubescent pulchritude.
I like helping the young fellows out whenever I can. ;D
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Ditto Carter.
Got the lights hung in Charles mancave. Betty Lou got the cleaning done and Charles was very generous with payment. I ended up trading hanging the lights for the Kobalt workbench. He wants one more light hung inthe outdoor bar.. I'll just toss that into the deal tomorrow.
Not many Starlings showed up but I managed to nail one of them.
Afterwards we sat around a drank a couple beers.
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I'd forgotten about Mardi Gross.
Then spring breakers binging the following month. I guess I'm grateful that our spring break infloods consist largely of mountain bikers raising heart rates and dust more than raising 7734.
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Overcast in my part of Minnesota this morning.
The temp is 0°F (-18°C) and the Wind Chill is -5°F.
Snow is forecasted for today with a high of +26°F.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Enjoying a nice day before nasty winter weather arrives :)
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Enjoying a nice day.... before nasty winter weather arrives :)
;)
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Enjoying a nice day.... before nasty winter weather arrives :)
;)
If I had to live and work in Wisconsin that would most likely be my job of choice.
A flask of "creek water" would be needed. ;)
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Mean while in Minnesota....
I am looking at around 1-3 inches of snow this afternoon and tonight.
Friday Night and Saturday there could be significantly more snow, depending on exactly where the band of heavy snow sets up and how intense it is.
WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says the East Central Minnesota could easily see 6 to 12 inches.
Best Wishes - Tom
P.S.
Sunday Morning is forecasted to be around -4 F
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Overcast and cold, only 46F. It was 70f. yesterday.
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63 now and heading for 79 with 4% chance of precip.
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Winter is officially over! ;D
Temps in the low eighties. The gators are all out sunbathing. The manatee have all disappeared down steam as the water warms up. They've eaten everything they want to around the spring and now they want to move to greener pastures. Still lots of birds and beaucoup baby gators!
The Bikinis have returned so spring is around the corner! Scantily clad co-eds fought for sunny spots on the beach.
Just another day in paradise! ;D
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Noticed the daffodils are about 6" high today. They were 4" and less yesterday.
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Winter is officially over! ;D
Temps in the low eighties. The gators are all out sunbathing. The manatee have all disappeared down steam as the water warms up. They've eaten everything they want to around the spring and now they want to move to greener pastures. Still lots of birds and beaucoup baby gators!
The Bikinis have returned so spring is around the corner! Scantily clad co-eds fought for sunny spots on the beach.
Just another day in paradise! ;D
"Down steam" is a perfect faux pas! Wish I were there with kayak and paddle...some trees are starting to bud here after this brief warmup, but they likely will get frostbitten.
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around the spring and now they want to move to greener pastures. Still lots of birds and beaucoup baby gators!
The Bikinis have returned so spring is around the corner! Scantily clad co-eds fought for sunny spots on the beach.
Just another day in paradise! ;D
"Down steam" is a perfect faux pas! Wish I were there with kayak and paddle...some trees are starting to bud here after this brief warmup, but they likely will get frostbitten.
[/quote]Winter is officially over! ;D
Temps in the low eighties. The gators are all out sunbathing. The manatee have all disappeared down steam as the water warms up. They've eaten everything they want to around the spring and now they want to move to greener pastures. Still lots of birds and beaucoup baby gators!
The Bikinis have returned so spring is around the corner! Scantily clad co-eds fought for sunny spots on the beach.
Just another day in paradise! ;D
"Down steam" is a perfect faux pas! Wish I were there with kayak and paddle...some trees are starting to bud here after this brief warmup, but they likely will get frostbitten.
LOL! My Ipad has "predictive text". Sometimes I get some pretty weird posts if I mistype.
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Light snow falling here, maybe 2-3 inches by morning.
Then comes Saturday !
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Winter is officially over! ;D
Temps in the low eighties. The gators are all out sunbathing. The manatee have all disappeared down steam as the water warms up. They've eaten everything they want to around the spring and now they want to move to greener pastures. Still lots of birds and beaucoup baby gators!
The Bikinis have returned so spring is around the corner! Scantily clad co-eds fought for sunny spots on the beach.
Just another day in paradise! ;D
WOW with all this talk of winter being over and all...got me to thinking that maybe I should put on some shorts and get a head start on the lawn. ;)
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I cleared the snow at my place early the morning.
The winds were calm then and the temp was around -2 F.
After I got my place done I went over to my daughter's place and did her snow.
While I was doing her place the winds started to blow hard.
I then took her in to a Dr. appointment.
On the way back at 12Pm the winds got worse and the snow started really blowing around.
Right now the winds are blowing at around 40 Mph and the roads are drifted in and very icy.
Open areas are White Out conditions.
Right now the temp is 9°F dropping to +3 and the windchill is -16°F. dropping to -25.
Tonight I am going to sit tight and hunker down.
Then Saturday there is going to major snow storm.
Best Wishes - TRom
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78 and sunny right now.. I actually turned a couple fans on.
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78 and sunny right now.. I actually turned a couple fans on.
I had to start running the ACs in the house, nothing like going from one extreme to another.
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78 and sunny right now.. I actually turned a couple fans on.
I had to start running the ACs in the house, nothing like going from one extreme to another.
LOL... I almost turned them on but Betty Lou opened the windows and we turned on the fans. I also opened the shop and turned on the fan in there and we got through it. It was actually nice to air the place out. We miss the smell of fresh cut grass.
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By the end of the work day yesterday the winds were gusting a pretty steady 48 mph,. As I head north on 151, I see nothing but dark brown cloud blowing across the highway, dirt blowing of lake Winnebago and the 1/2 mile of farm fields between the lake and highway was cutting visibility down to 500 ft or possibly less, good thing it was only for about a 1/4 mile. There were other areas similar but not as bad. Theses were even no till fields that are supposed to erode less ???
Blowing blizzard next up in the winter entertainment schedule :)
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Another Snow Day Today.
A winter storm warning is in effect until 6:00pm Sat.
It started snowing at around 6 pm yesterday and has snowed all night.
The heavy snow is forecasted to let up at around noon but flurries will persist this afternoon.
Right now it is overcast and 18°F
The forecasted high today is 23 °F
Best Wishes - Tom
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Dang Tom all I get is a winter weather advisory :) 2-4 "
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Dang Tom all I get is a winter weather advisory :) 2-4 "
Hi James.
The snow is coming down in waves.
Sometimes there will be a snow squall burst of heavy snow then sometimes hardly any at all.
There is currently a snow squall burst going on and things look like this.
Once things let up for good..... and the snow plow comes through, I will go out and blow snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Couldn't believe it, woke up before dawn and the temperature outside was in the mid 40s. It's been in the high 20s to low 30s every morning for the last week.
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Currently 80° and climbing. It's going to be a blistering hot summer if this keeps up.
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It is still overcast and snowing with a mild 18°F temp.
The wind is coming out of the north at 8 mph.
The windchill s around 8°F
Visibility is around 1/2 to 3/4 mi.
The temp will drop to -6°F this evening.
The snow plow just came thru so it is time for me to go out and blow snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
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29 and the second wave if freezing rain (sleet) has started.
Cold and damp cuts me clear to the bone... I want to start a fire in the fireplace.
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We got a taste of summer at the beach today. Lots of very pale college girls sunbathing. ;D
By the end of the summer here we will have seen so much exposed female flesh that a super model wearing pasties and a thong wouldn't get a second glance.
But none of the boys have seen a bare leg around here in three months and I kept catching Kit and Anthony staring out the waterfront window distractedly. ;D
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We got a taste of summer at the beach today. Lots of very pale college girls sunbathing. ;D
By the end of the summer here we will have seen so much exposed female flesh that a super model wearing pasties and a thong wouldn't get a second glance.
But none of the boys have seen a bare leg around here in three months and I kept catching Kit and Anthony staring out the waterfront window distractedly. ;D
What about taking a few photos for us. ;D
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Dang Tom all I get is a winter weather advisory :) 2-4 "
Hi James.
I went out at 12:30 to clear snow and I got back in at 4 pm.
The Official snow fall for a town 8 miles south of me was 7.3 inches.
I measured the snow depth at several different spots outside and it was running between 8 inches and 12 inches so I would say that the average was 10 inches.
Best Wishes - Tom
Oh Geeez....the plow just came thru again.
I gotta go back out again... to do the end of the driveway.
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We got a taste of summer at the beach today. Lots of very pale college girls sunbathing. ;D
By the end of the summer here we will have seen so much exposed female flesh that a super model wearing pasties and a thong wouldn't get a second glance.
But none of the boys have seen a bare leg around here in three months and I kept catching Kit and Anthony staring out the waterfront window distractedly. ;D
What about taking a few photos for us. ;D
Watch this spot tomorrow. ;D
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Dang Tom all I get is a winter weather advisory :) 2-4 "
Hi James.
I went out at 12:30 to clear snow and I got back in at 4 pm.
The Official snow fall for a town 8 miles south of me was 7.3 inches.
I measured the snow depth at several different spots outside and it was running between 8 inches and 12 inches so I would say that the average was 10 inches.
Best Wishes - Tom
Oh Geeez....the plow just came thru again.
I gotta go back out again... to do the end of the driveway.
Looks like we got the 4" they predicted and it is snowing more than ever now ??? LOL < Sings Jingle Bells>
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We got a taste of summer at the beach today. Lots of very pale college girls sunbathing. ;D
By the end of the summer here we will have seen so much exposed female flesh that a super model wearing pasties and a thong wouldn't get a second glance.
But none of the boys have seen a bare leg around here in three months and I kept catching Kit and Anthony staring out the waterfront window distractedly. ;D
What about taking a few photos for us. ;D
Watch this spot tomorrow. ;D
You'll probably give Tommy Boy a heart attack. He hasn't and won't see an inch of bare skin for months.. :o
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28f with a mixture of sleet and snow here all day... friggin lovely. :P
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We got a taste of summer at the beach today. Lots of very pale college girls sunbathing. ;D
By the end of the summer here we will have seen so much exposed female flesh that a super model wearing pasties and a thong wouldn't get a second glance.
But none of the boys have seen a bare leg around here in three months and I kept catching Kit and Anthony staring out the waterfront window distractedly. ;D
What about taking a few photos for us. ;D
Watch this spot tomorrow. ;D
You'll probably give Tommy Boy a heart attack. He hasn't and won't see an inch of bare skin for months.. :o
Hi Bill.
For the most part you are quite right !
Some Minnesotans get crazy this time of year.
They go out and do the "Polar Plunge". ( Not Me )
Chalk it up to cabin fever and being cooped up.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Yep, boiled lobster and beached whale season getting cranked up. It's amazing how many will go home with a good case of first degree burns and sun poison.
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The sky is clear and the temp is -11°F. (-24°C)
There is a 3 mph west wind and the wind chill is -19°F.
I am forecasted for a daytime high of around 15°F.
I will be going over to my daughter's place and clearing her snow around noon.
Best Wishes - Tom
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2nd back-to-back Ice storm here last night with snow on top... :-\
Currently it's 27f with a high today of 31... so the ice will be here a while.
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Gonna be 80 again today with the humidity beginning to creep in. Won't be long before it's a/c time.
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Beautiful sunny day temps are 6f and may rise for a bit before it gets dark. Windchill is not a concern as winds are less than 15 mph ;)
Ok we got 2x the snow forcasted right before the storm, they were right 4 days before the storm, but changed their minds LOL ::)
I guess I get to use the snow blower first time this year. ;D
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Gonna be 80 again today with the humidity beginning to creep in. Won't be long before it's a/c time.
:-X :P :-X
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Wow...I just caught the morning news.
It looks like there is going to be another snow event arriving this Friday and Saturday.
It is still too early to know much about it.
I have plenty of gas for the snow blowers. ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Suppose to be 62f today and sunny with wind to 11 mph.
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Temps climbing into the eighties today. It’s a gorgeous sunny day here in Flarda! But it’s deceiving. Dank miasmal swamps breed vast hordes of rapacious, venomous, flying, crawling, slithering insects. The heat and the humidity are stunning. Crowds of scammers, swindlers, losers, and con artist flock to Flarda to fleece the swarms of gullible northerners who are lured here by deceitful advertising.
Yes it’s warm here. But y’all should stay in your refrigerated homes. Enjoy that cold weather before global warming turns your local into a 365 day a year parking lot for surly touridiots!
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Temps climbing into the eighties today. It’s a gorgeous sunny day here in Flarda! But it’s deceiving. Dank miasmal swamps breed vast hordes of rapacious, venomous, flying, crawling, slithering insects. The heat and the humidity are stunning. Crowds of scammers, swindlers, losers, and con artist flock to Flarda to fleece the swarms of gullible northerners who are lured here by deceitful advertising.
Yes it’s warm here. But y’all should stay in your refrigerated homes. Enjoy that cold weather before global warming turns your local into a 365 day a year parking lot for surly touridiots!
So grateful they haven't discovered our neck of the woods... their eyes are so focused on the Flarda destinations that they just drive right though... nothing to see here.
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Temps climbing into the eighties today. It’s a gorgeous sunny day here in Flarda! But it’s deceiving. Dank miasmal swamps breed vast hordes of rapacious, venomous, flying, crawling, slithering insects. The heat and the humidity are stunning. Crowds of scammers, swindlers, losers, and con artist flock to Flarda to fleece the swarms of gullible northerners who are lured here by deceitful advertising.
Yes it’s warm here. But y’all should stay in your refrigerated homes. Enjoy that cold weather before global warming turns your local into a 365 day a year parking lot for surly touridiots!
So grateful they haven't discovered our neck of the woods... their eyes are so focused on the Flarda destinations that they just drive right though... nothing to see here.
Lol...
When I last visited my old stomping grounds in central Fl. (Polk county) I realized I could never return. It's developed way more than I could have ever imagined and doesn't seem to be slowing down.
32°F and possible lake effect snow expected. I'll take it and not deal with heavy traffic or large populations ;D
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Temps climbing into the eighties today. It’s a gorgeous sunny day here in Flarda! But it’s deceiving. Dank miasmal swamps breed vast hordes of rapacious, venomous, flying, crawling, slithering insects. The heat and the humidity are stunning. Crowds of scammers, swindlers, losers, and con artist flock to Flarda to fleece the swarms of gullible northerners who are lured here by deceitful advertising.
Yes it’s warm here. But y’all should stay in your refrigerated homes. Enjoy that cold weather before global warming turns your local into a 365 day a year parking lot for surly touridiots!
We already get them for 3/4 of the year despite having zero beaches. Contrary to common myth, CO does indeed have biting insects, too. Just not as many as FL except during "cedar gnat" season.
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Glory be....it made it all the way up to 18°F this afternoon...Nice !
The sun is out and I think a dog walk is in order.
Best Wishes - Tom
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This is the view out my office window on a slow Sunday morning in February.
Zoom in for details. ;)
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Carter... you have a nice view out your window... local Fauna and all.
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Carter... you have a nice view out your window... local Fauna and all.
Whenever I need to rest my eyes. . . . . :D
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-5°F
Sunny and a bit nippy this morning.
The high today is predicted to be +12°F
Best Wishes - Tom
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We're suppose to get rain/snow Thursday and Friday. Seeing a lot of different predictions of amounts so...... Been way to warm for it to stick if it does snow.
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Burr, it is a cold one this morning.
Sunny and clear with an outside temp of -19°F.
The high today is predicted to be +2°F
The highs for Wednesday & Thursday are predicted to stay in the single digits.
Friday and Saturday the temps will rise to the +25°F range with more Snow forecasted.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Burr, it is a cold one this morning.
Sunny and clear with an outside temp of -19°F.
The high today is predicted to be +2°F
The highs for Wednesday & Thursday are predicted to stay in the single digits.
Friday and Saturday the temps will rise to the +25°F range with more Snow forecasted.
Best Wishes - Tom
Mother nature is not cuttin' you no slack, huh Tommy. We are just about dpwn to butt naked weather around here and it's not even summer yet.
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Burr, it is a cold one this morning.
Sunny and clear with an outside temp of -19°F.
The high today is predicted to be +2°F
The highs for Wednesday & Thursday are predicted to stay in the single digits.
Friday and Saturday the temps will rise to the +25°F range with more Snow forecasted.
Best Wishes - Tom
Mother nature is not cuttin' you no slack, huh Tommy. We are just about dpwn to butt naked weather around here and it's not even summer yet.
Hi Kris.
By the end of February things should warm up with the gain in sunshine.
This week and next week will probably be the coldest for the month.
Once the temps stay in the 20's & 30's that will be a lot nicer.
Best Wishes - Tom
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The weather prognosticators are suggesting that the week will end with lots of rain for us.
So, today,.....
Sandbags and other forms of water direction items (large 6x6 posts laid horizontally), ditch clearing, firewood gathering.
I have a seasonal stream that flows down the north side of our property, along the property line between us and our neighbor. And, from the sound of it, this upcoming storm system will get it to flowing.
This stream used to flow where it wanted to with the previous owners, including silt deposits right up to the mud-sill, the base sill of our home.. When we bought the place, I started out by digging out the silt, and installing a foundation drain system. I then went up the property, following and learning the way that the water entered the property. I then began importing hundreds of tons of large stone, and creating a working dry creek drainage system that looks and flows like a mountain stream. It quickly moves water onward to the street.
Today,... I make sure that that dry creek stream is clear and ready to evacuate water down to the road.
My dry creek outflow drainage system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWWNb8TEJJ4&t=4s&ab_channel=MikeFrench
This was the first rain to cause it to flow. This is in early development stage still. There are tons more stone in it now, downstream a bit lower.
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Burr, it is a cold one this morning.
Sunny and clear with an outside temp of -19°F.
The high today is predicted to be +2°F
The highs for Wednesday & Thursday are predicted to stay in the single digits.
Friday and Saturday the temps will rise to the +25°F range with more Snow forecasted.
Best Wishes - Tom
Mother nature is not cuttin' you no slack, huh Tommy. We are just about dpwn to butt naked weather around here and it's not even summer yet.
Kris
I was just checking this mornings low temps through out the state of Mn.
It looks like I got off easy with the -19 F.
There were several other areas in the -30's
Brimsom Mn was the coldest with -35 F.
It is this cold because we are in another polar vortex.
The coldest that I can remember was Feb 1st 1996.
It was -46 F at my place that day and -62 F up by Duluth.
I have insulated snow bibs and a down Woolrich hooded bomber coat for when it gets real cold.
I also have -55 F ice pack boots and Will Stegier Expedition style Mucklucks.
I also have 3 pairs of serious cold weather mitts. (electric hand warmers for them too)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Dang Tom all I get is a winter weather advisory :) 2-4 "
Buckle Up James.
It looks like another "snow event" is headed your way.
(https://www.weather.gov/wwamap/png/US.png)
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Yup Tom, going to head to work then basically head back home today ;)
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5-8 inches of snow this afternoon-tomorrow morning in the Great Lakes state with another snowmaker due on Saturday. So much for taking out my new Zelos out for Zeroing. Going to try Sunday before my Conservation Clubs Gun and Knife Show.
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Came home to see "0ld glory" stretched out to the East...
My Grand-Dad taught me decades ago that means "storms a coming".
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The rains stopped earlier today and the sun even poked through a few times. The winds picked up but died back down. Nothing like what was predicted. I hope they were wrong about the rains overnight as well, I'd like to get these leaves blown off so some more grass will grow this years.
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The rains stopped earlier today and the sun even poked through a few times. The winds picked up but died back down. Nothing like what was predicted. I hope they were wrong about the rains overnight as well, I'd like to get these leaves blown off so some more grass will grow this years.
They are predicting frost in this area next week. So much for the bikini weather, second winter is coming. :P
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Rain coming tomorrow early. Temps in the mid seventies but overcast. I piloted one boat tour but there was no sunshine and the critters had their heads down. If the rain comes in the early morning I'll try for some Armadillos with the Beeman Raider and the NV scope. A rain at night always brings them out in the early morning.
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Supposed to be big snow coming. Nor'easter according to weatherman.
Bleah!
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It is a Cold -15°F this morning.
The high today is predicted to be +2°F
My area is relatively warm compared to the -33°F in the Canadian border areas of Minnesota.
A warm up to the low 20"s for Friday and Saturday. Along with the warm up will come Snow.
Back to Cold Sunday and next week.
Best Wishes - Tom
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We're FINALLY getting rain today. They're saying a little over.5 inches. Not nearly enough to make up for the lack of rain we've had this season. I can't believe I'm saying this but I hope we get days like this every day for the rest of the month.
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I piloted the 0940 river boat tour but the rain caught us about half way through. I saw the most wildlife I saw all day on that first trip. I cancelled the 1100 boat about five minutes after leaving the dock when we got a lightning strike within three miles. The boat was pretty light with only 8 passengers and she came right up onto the plane at 3,000 RPM. We planed back to the dock at about 12 knots. Not bad for the old cow. ;D
I canceled the next two boats because of lightning. It alternately drizzled and poured all day. Temps in the low seventies for most of the day but a weird mist came up about 1600 and blanketed the river. Very pretty though!
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Got about an inch and a half of much need rain here. It was a good, steady rain not a frog strangler. The lightning wasn't to bad either. Second round on Saturday and Sunday then the temps start to drop. I am back to covering up stuff again because most of the plants have started bud out their new growth and a frost will kill the new growth and put the plant into shock. I don't plant any veggies until the last frost has occurred.
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2.13.25
918am - half hour before sunrise
23°F
On the horizon is a part of Nunivak Island, around 100 miles south of where I am.
Alot of warm weather has made snow melt that has turned into ice.
NVak
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-4f this morning at 0600... BURRR!
we didn't near the amount of snow they forecasted earlier in the week. Only about 2-3".
But now they are calling for another 4" starting tonight and into tomorrow.
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It was -11 °F this morning but it is warming up nicely now.
The outside temp is +13°F with a predicted high of 22 °F.
There is a Winter Weather Advisory today.
The snow is predicted to start this afternoon and continue tonight.
1-3 inches of snow today and another 1-3 inches tonight.
I am enjoying the warmth, after Saturday the intense Cold comes back and is predicted to last all next week.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Just finished up an early lunch then off to gather more firewood for the 2nd Ice Age, good thing they have a trail here for that ;)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USNPS_Ice-Age-Trail_6d05am.jpg/264px-USNPS_Ice-Age-Trail_6d05am.jpg)
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We got the worst kind of snow, wet sludge that slides off the metal roof in thudding rafts that slam anything below.
Horrible to shovel, too.
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2.13.25
918am - half hour before sunrise
23°F
On the horizon is a part of Nunivak Island, around 100 miles south of where I am.
Alot of warm weather has made snow melt that has turned into ice.
NVak
Warmer in Alaska
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I just read back over the last page. Man we are a diverse group! I love you guys!
Down here in sunny Flarda it were right pleasant today. Blue sky’s and temps in the high seventies. Beautiful young women in bathing suits at the beach. At my age ALL young women are beautiful (Heck, at my age all WOMEN are beautiful). :D
I ran errands all morning and closed the park at the end of the day.
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2.13.25
918am - half hour before sunrise
23°F
On the horizon is a part of Nunivak Island, around 100 miles south of where I am.
Alot of warm weather has made snow melt that has turned into ice.
NVak
Warmer in Alaska
I was thinking the same thing!!!
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I just read back over the last page. Man we are a diverse group! I love you guys!
Down here in sunny Flarda it were right pleasant today. Blue sky’s and temps in the high seventies. Beautiful young women in bathing suits at the beach. At my age ALL young women are beautiful (Heck, at my age all WOMEN are beautiful). :D
I ran errands all morning and closed the park at the end of the day.
Yeah, I love reading descriptions of our readers' wide variety of weather. Sometimes wish I were there (bathing suit weather...sigh), and sometimes I am extra glad NOT to be in subzero or blizzardy places.
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I just read back over the last page. Man we are a diverse group! I love you guys!
Down here in sunny Flarda it were right pleasant today. Blue sky’s and temps in the high seventies. Beautiful young women in bathing suits at the beach. At my age ALL young women are beautiful (Heck, at my age all WOMEN are beautiful). :D
I ran errands all morning and closed the park at the end of the day.
Sounds just like here ;)
https://specialolympicswisconsin.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Polar-Plunge-25_V1_Are-You-In-16x9_1.mp4
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Down here in sunny Flarda it were right pleasant today. Blue sky’s and temps in the high seventies. Beautiful young women in bathing suits at the beach. At my age ALL young women are beautiful (Heck, at my age all WOMEN are beautiful). :D
We got "Snow Bunnies"
(https://w0.peakpx.com/wallpaper/484/852/HD-wallpaper-bikini-girls-girls-snow-bikini-cold.jpg)
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Down here in sunny Flarda it were right pleasant today. Blue sky’s and temps in the high seventies. Beautiful young women in bathing suits at the beach. At my age ALL young women are beautiful (Heck, at my age all WOMEN are beautiful). :D
We got "Snow Bunnies"
(https://w0.peakpx.com/wallpaper/484/852/HD-wallpaper-bikini-girls-girls-snow-bikini-cold.jpg)
Those things will melt your snowmen.
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Their nibbles will cut glass.
;)
But.. I must be getting old, I was drawn the gas powered ice auger on the right.
I can bore holes with that without getting hurt. ::)
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Well... cold, wet, and nasty out here in central VA.
Just had 11 inches of snow early this week but it is mostly gone now. Purportedly the 3-5 inches expected early next week is (depending on who ask) 2 feet (what on earth?) now, but that's fine. We got our CR-V ready do whatever it needs to do. I figure if I can use it as a logging truck for skidding trees UPHILL, it can handle a teeny wittle bit 'a snow. Sure handled the 11 inches of the last storm like it was just some wet roads.
If somebody told me twenty years ago one of my favorite automobiles would end up being an '02 CR-V automatic, I'd have punched them in the nuggets before drop-kicking their skull clean out of their head. Now? I consider myself INFORMED. When "Chucky" eventual fails an inspection due to rust, I'll be finding another 2nd-gen CR-V, preferably a manual, to fill the void and shifting Chucky to go play at the local offroading club. Word has it a couple folks already are sporting early model RAV-4s and CR-Vs out there already.
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Hunkering down for the coming storm. Nor'easter on the way tonight and 3 of the towns 7 plow trucks are down.
Salt for town more than 1/2 depleted.
Expect snow/ sleet /freezing rain and possible high winds. ::)
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Gloomy overcast and hovering 60.
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Rain earlier in week.
Now: Weeds,.... scads of them popping up.
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A good bit of the Daffodils are in full bloom.
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23°F and a 12-17 mph north wind today.
Not too bad out with all things considered.
I cleared yesterday's & last nights snow from my place and my daughters.
The 2 stage snow blower started making noise and vibrating while in drive so I parked it.
Fortunately I have a Honda single stage blower too.
I finished my place with the Honda.
I have got the garage furnace going to heat the garage up.
I'll be pulling the inspection plates on the two stage as soon as I get back from a drug store run.
I want to get it checked out, fixed or replaced before the Big Cold sets in tomorrow.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Mid seventies again with the sun trying to burn through a ten tenths overcast. The gators and the manatee can both sense the heat through the clouds and they congregate at warm spots along the river. At the first hint of sunshine the gators are up on the banks to sunbath. The manatee congregate in coves and eddies where the sun warms the still waters. Beaucoup wildlife along the river today! Because the Wakulla is fed by a warm spring the wildlife flocks here in the winter.
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A little bit of new snow overnight. Hate the shoveling, love the fresh critter tracks!
Rabbit, fox, mouse, Big Kitty not right here but not far away (who was also recorded on a neighbor's game cam), some kind of small bird.
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The sounds of strong winds and rain woke me up at 3am and the power was off. I laid there talking to Betty Lou for a few minutes making a plan to get up with a flash light and get the propane lanterns lit.
It was a bit unnerving because we live in a mobile home under the trees... large trees. :-\
Just when I decided to get up the power came on and the wind began to die down.
I looked up the weather radar and it appears the band of storms are on their way out of the area.
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Woke up to more snow falling... on top of existing snow.
Tuesday and Wednesday's forecast... snow.
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Woke up at 3am. Big winds, heavy rain and no power. Within 30 minutes the wind and rain stopped and the power came back on.
Got my coffee and checked the radar.. it's pretty much out of here now.
I came out to access any damages and fired up the castin' shack for todays lead pouring.
Lots of small branches down and targets blown over.. and ALOT of standing water... enough that the toilet is slow to flush but that usually recovers in short time. This sandy area drinks it up quite well.
Welcome to lower Alabama in mid February.
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Rain here with high winds and lightning. More freezing weather on the way this coming week. Spend today and tomorrow covering up the tender stuff. I have a lot plants that have busted out new growth and blooming that will get popped. Yep, second winter is here.
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Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded :)
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HA HA HA!
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I am done blowing snow for a while.
Now the Big Cold sets in.
Today it is 2°F with a -13°F wind chill.
Tonight it will drop down to -18 F
Monday the high is predicted to be -3 F with wind chill values as low as -34 or lower.
The wind will be blowing out of the northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night night the temp will drop down to -25 F
More of the same for Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Continued Cold thru Thursday.
Friday we should be coming out of the cold snap with a high of + 17 F.
Saturday it warms up to + 23 F ;D
Best Wishes - Tom
P.S.
I have the heat on in the garage today.
I'll be out there today replacing the friction wheel on my two stage snow blower.
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Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded :)
That's better than blowing a seal.. :o
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Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded :)
That's better than blowing a seal.. :o
and the penguin said..."it's just Ice cream"
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It looks like that last rain we had will be the only rain for at least the next 10 days. Man is it dry around here. My trees are dieing! Temp high are in 50s to 60s with lows just barely below freezing.
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Let It Snow ! The snow blower repair is all done !
After I had drained gas and tipped it up... I thought about things for a bit.
I was able to pull out the friction wheel without pulling the tires too.
I put the speed selector to the fastest setting.
That positioned the friction wheel to the far right.
I then tapped the shaft bearings out from the inside, then I slid the friction wheel shaft to the far left.
That gave me a lot of play with the shaft to cock it down.
The friction wheel came off easy after that.
Replacing the rubber ring on the friction was easy too.
I resurfaced the friction disk to restore the original finish.
I then re-assembled the parts in reverse order.
I after the crank case oil had re-settled, I fueled it up and gave it a test run.
I wanted to get this done TODAY.... before the Intense Cold sets in tonight.
Best Wishes - Tom,
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The front blew through here between 0800 and 1100. High winds and some short heavy downpours. It was gone by noon and now we’re experiencing blue sky’s and temps in the sixties.
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The lingering winds will help dry things out.
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Hurray......+26°F predicted for Saturday and.. +37°F ...for Sunday.
Right now it is Cold in my part of east central Minnesota. (Polar Vortex)
Outside it is -18°F with a 12 mph west wind resulting in a -40°F Wind Chill.
The high for today is predicted to be -2°F
Tuesday will be cold like this too.
We will start to come out of this cold snap on Thursday & Friday.
Best Wishes - Tom
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11 inches of snow last week in one storm. Then we had more than 36 hours of torrential downpour. Then the sun came out yesterday afternoon to stop the rain. The temperature almost got to 60. But then the wind kicked up and we had 40-60 MPH winds from mid-day on into the evening. Heard and saw a number of widowmakers in the woods come down- all tulip poplars. I lost 6 sumac trees and won't miss them. Also lost some pine branches. As did the cedars, the locust, and the osage trees- which all dropped some deadfall. Down at the river (northern edge of our property is the south bank of the James river) we lost a black walnut to add to the grand poobah snag of multiple black walnuts. That section of river is one of the sweetest honey-holes in a couple miles either direction for smallmouth. Gar, Smallmouth, and catfish aplenty- all thanks to some trees that got undercut and fell on the riverbank.
The wind is relatively mild today; 5-10 mph gusts and I'm not hearing the cracks and pops of limbs breaking. Luckily, I think we've been downgraded from 2 feet of snow in this next round of weather down to 5-7 inches. Still chilly out- currently 38.
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-8, won’t get much above today. The dogs get right to business and at the door in moments.
We will hide out together today.
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Cold... -25°F this morning
Wind Chill -41°F
-19°F tonight.
Two more days of Cold then a warm up begins. ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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;D Sunny and -15, I got most of the last weather pushed up, ready for more weather ;)
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Winter storm warning issued today…🤷🏼♂️….it is what it is….
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Yep, the cold is here and the snow will get here eventually.
We lost about 200 yards of our "backyard"- the James River is up about 17 feet; our riverbank sits ~ 13 feet up. We have a culvert on an access road to our neighbor's boatramp; the ramp itself has mounds on either side that sit ~ 5 feet up and only the extreme tops of those mounds was visible. The culvert was underwater and it sits 15 feet above the river, so yeah, we got some water flow.
After checking it out yesterday. I spent an hour at dusk redirecting excess flow from a mini-ravine that drains our upper fields. Instead of going down the access road, it should just cross it into the fields' ditch-line. Mother Nature is definitely in charge, though.
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Still dry as a popcorn fart with temps in the 60s and suppose to be in the mid 70s next week. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER!!!!🤔
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Poured rain all day. Temps on the low forties. I piloted four river boat tours today. Three in a downpour. The cold has drawn the manatee back up river to the spring and it was "challenging" spotting them in the dark water in time to avoid them. The touridiots were ecstatic. I was soaked through my foul weather gear by the end of the second tour and I flirted with hypothermia for the rest of the shift. Home now with a toddy made off thick cocoa, coffee, and rum. :D
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Still dry as a popcorn fart with temps in the 60s and suppose to be in the mid 70s next week. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF WINTER!!!!🤔
Your weather often matches mine, with a little more warmth. Earlier forecasts had predicted cool wind and precip for Thursday. All precip has been dropped from the 5-day outlook. Today was awfully mild for February, a bad omen for water supplies.
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This morning it's 25° with a 14 mph wind giving us a windchill of 15°.
Forcast for tomorrow morning is the same.
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7:00 am 11 degrees with wind chill 0 degrees..balmy high of 23….but hey I got up and the sun is shining …not a bad start…stay toasty…
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+7 this am, weather people warning us to wear sunscreen :)
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Dang, that wind is cold..
I went out to bring the bag of dogfood in from the truck as well as a few other tool related stuff that needed to be unloaded. I rounded the corner past the ramp and blast of frigid air hit me right in the face. I had a hoodie on but it felt like I was shirtless. By the time I got the stuff unloaded my fingers were numb.
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Wet air sure bites huh Bill. I am sitting here thawing out my feet and hands, wind chill doesn't help either. It's probably in the mid 30's right now. My outside activities might be limited today.
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Wet air sure bites huh Bill. I am sitting here thawing out my feet and hands, wind chill doesn't help either. It's probably in the mid 30's right now. My outside activities might be limited today.
Yep... definitely the wind. When I took some of the stuff I unloaded into the shop it felt like it was 20 degrees warmer in there just out of the wind.
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Negative 9 yesterday and negative 4 today. Getting warmer every day.
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Ten tenths overcast here. Even the birds was walking. Temps fell from the high forties to the mid thirties during the day and it got downright cold out on the river. After I piloted one boat tour I imitated the gators and found myself a sunny spot sheltered from the breeze. :D
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Been snowing...
I don't get it, The Misses gets the van high centered at the end of the driveway (trying to drive through the snow plows pileup) and six passers by stop to help/watch get the van unstuck. If it were just me people seem to avoid the situation at all costs >:( ::) :P
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-1 I need to stop being so negative ;)
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Glad I live here in the Friendliest City in the South (as the sign says). Folks around here would stop and help even if it was their mean and ugly step mother in law.
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26 F on the boat dock this a.m. about 01100 it warmed up to around 40 F and Paul took the first boat out. Blue skies in the afternoon but the temps never topped 45.
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The warm up is coming Carter.
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15f and dead calm this morning... actually feels pretty nice out.
Rumor has it we are getting a warm up.... supposed to be in the 40's here Monday.
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15f and dead calm this morning... actually feels pretty nice out.
Rumor has it we are getting a warm up.... supposed to be in the 40's here Monday.
8 degrees here, another dusting of snow last night.
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Yep, the warm will begin at the end of the weekend. Back to the mid 70's with mosquitoes, yes those have cranked up already around here.
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Yep, the warm will begin at the end of the weekend. Back to the mid 70's with mosquitoes, yes those have cranked up already around here.
What she said. :P
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Warmer today but windy so a trip to the deep woods and play with power tools and airguns ;D
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Suppose to get up to 64 today and in the 70s starting tomorrow for a few days. Got a slight chance of rain next Saturday and Monday 🤞. I've got a feeling this is going to be a very dry year and our monsoons will not show up.😡😡
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34 °F today. ;)
Temps in the 40's all next week, starting on Sunday.
Best Wishes - Tom
P.S.
I spotted a male Northern Flicker in my backyard yesterday.
I had not seen one since last October.
I was pleased to see one.
They generally migrate out of my area during the coldest part of winter.
Hopefully this is a sign of warmer temps.
Tom
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It's almost warm now and NOT windy. 😃
The question is which of the four outdoors tasks for this afternoon should I do first? Yup, shooting airguns is one of them.
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The Redbud is blooming along with the Camelias. The Azaelea are just starting and a lot of other trees and shrubs are budding. Temps in the low seventies and I had to take my coat off when I was raking leaves! :D
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Yep, here comes the first of my 2 favorite times of the year here in lower Alabama, Spring and Fall. Other than the rain that is expected over night tonight, there are some great days coming weather wise. Let the clean up begin.
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It is 23 F this morning. 43 F later on.
Cloudy and snow flurries forecasted early am then sunny.
It is supposed to be in the Forty's all week long.
Hopefully most of the snow will be gone by next Sunday.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Yup the snow is getting thinner here too
:)
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Overcast and high sixties all day. The alligators make a pretty good thermometer. The river is spring fed so it's 69 F all year long. When the temps are below 68 the gators will stay in the river with perhaps their heads and the scutes along their backs exposed. Much below 60 F and they expose only their heads. Below 50 F the only expose their eyes and nostrils. Below 40 F they get real sluggish and they will lie on the bottom for ten to fifteen minutes at a time only surfacing for a quick breath.
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They were predicting a low of 28 but when I got up at dawn it was 44f. Could they have been more wrong 😕 Well, I guess they could have but come on!
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We've got 4 fixed wing water tankers flying across us this afternoon.
It seems that Camp Pendelton Marine Base has started a fire today, and all hands are on deck.
It is closer than I thought.
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/north-county/crews-respond-to-vegetation-fire-near-santa-margarita-river-trail/
There is a hiking trail that comes up a canyon/river bottom. Part of it is at the end of our street. It is a very steep canyon area with lots of chaparral brush to burn.
We've also had quite a few wildland fire fighting trucks (really large all-wheel drive trucks) rolling past us this morning.
One of the fixed wing tankers turning back away from the fire zone:
(https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=217231.0;attach=472920;image)
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Good luck, Moke. Any air traffic besides commercial jets always makes me a little anxious.
It's been windy and warmer than normal most days here. Nice for some outdoor activities, but we--and you, as in most of the SW US--need snow or rain.
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Well it's looking like we're going to get snow Thursday and Friday 😁. Of course the wife has an appointment on Thursday.😕 I love this, we go through almost all of winter with nothing and now we are going to get some winter weather.
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Well it's looking like we're going to get snow Thursday and Friday 😁. Of course the wife has an appointment on Thursday.😕 I love this, we go through almost all of winter with nothing and now we are going to get some winter weather.
I hear ya.
My husband had minor surgery scheduled on a day when a big snowstorm was forecast. It didn't pose trouble on our way TO the appointment but the storm had hit with full force by the time we came back up the steep dirt road to our even steeper driveway. The county had plowed once already, creating a nice tall wall at the entrance. After I started one time to pass through, I immediately decided to BACK down onto the main plowed road, continue uphill past our driveway to a wide turnaround spot, and use gravity to assist getting over the hump. My husband was literally yelling at me to just gun the engine and ram the vehicle through, risking a high-center "stuck" on what might be icy hardpack under the top layer.
I yelled back that ramming would be stupid. Did it my way, successfully and harmlessly. The only reason I restrained myself from saying, "Told ya so!" was because he had just had surgery. That was two homes ago. Here, the county does not plow our road at all, and that's actually a good thing.
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The county doesn't do squat with our dirt roads.
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Windy and warm here today.
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This picture says it all. ;D
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A snow storm headed my way for tonight.
This will be the wet heavy type of snow.
I am glad I am not in the Blizzard area.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Mainly rain, may get wet white stuff overnight ??? Geese are back in the marsh in full force, still waiting to hear the Sandhill Cranes to make their return, Robbins arrive about the same day :)
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Predicted to be sun, wind and 78 here today. They say some strong storms will move through overnight. I'll want to batten down the hatches.
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Ended up getting soft hail yesterday. Not anything to measure just a little moisture. The trees probably appreciated the little thimble the water they got.
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Already tying stuff down around here. I have one snag that needs to come down but has one heck of a widow maker in the top and really don't want to mess with it until some more of the top breaks off or the wind finally brings the whole tree down. All I can do is keep stuff out of fall range. Already have 30 mph winds gusting to 40 mph right now.
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Near Blizzard conditions in my area.
It has been snowing and blowing hard since 7 pm last night.
The blizzard area is seeing winds from 55 mph to 65 mph.
I am not in the Blizzard area but with the 45 mph North wind it is almost a blizzard in my area.
The snow is coming down sideways and I have some drifts in excess of 2 feet right now.
1. The first picture was taken at 8pm pm last night.
2. The second picture is from this morning, it shows interstate 35 that runs past my area up to Duluth.
Best Wishes - Tom
This morning's forecast:
28°F
Heavy snow.
Snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches
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Thunderstorms came through overnight. One big boomer jerked me right out of a dead sleep. It shook the whole place. I'm bout to get my shower and head out to assess any damage. I can see lots of water in the puddles on the cameras.
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I'm thinking about playing hookie from work today, rainyish now, but turning to snow/ice mid dayish,. Last time we had similar weather my 45 minute drive home was 2 hours long. Thanks for the heads up Tom ! ;)
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I'm thinking about playing hookie from work today, rainyish now, but turning to snow/ice mid dayish,. Last time we had similar weather my 45 minute drive home was 2 hours long. Thanks for the heads up Tom ! ;)
Hi James.
Northern and West Central Wisconsin... really got hit hard last night.
Hopefully it won't be as bad in Collins.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Storm damage assessment is done. Just the usual branches and pine cones everywhere. Got about 3/4 inch of rain in the rain gauge. Slept right this mess. With the ground wet I will be able to get the rest of the fruit trees down today.
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Plow Cameras in my area this morning.
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I just finished blowing the snow.
A lot of drifting went on last night.
Some spots were only 4 inches deep and other spots were past my knees at 24 inches.
It is all done snowing now and the wind has dropped to around 20 mph.
The sun is supposed to break out this afternoon.
This snow will be short lived as we are supposed to see 55F or 60F by Monday and Tuesday.
Best Wishes - Tom
Right now
28°F
-2°C
Humidity 74%
Wind Speed N 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.58 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill 14°F (-10°C)
Last update 5 Mar 10:51 am CST
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I was up early this morning before that storm bowled through. I decided to take one more walk around the property as the front edge was approaching. I shot an Armadillo that was tearing up my neighbor's pasture. They usually come out after a rain so I'll be waiting for its relatives this evening. ;D
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38 degrees and rain.
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So now the big snow melt-off begins. (again)
The temps are predicted to reach the 40 F range today and continue on through this week.
I'm back to the drawing board so to speak...before this early March snow storm hit I was close to being snow free.
I am keeping my fingers crossed and hopefully this will be the last major winter snow storm for March this year.
If we can get through the rest of March without any more major snow storms then we should be home free.
I have only seen one big snow storm in April .... but that one..... was a real doozy.
A blizzard hit on April 13 thru 16 in 2018 and dropped 18 inches of snow.
That year the lakes stayed frozen over until mid May.
Ice out that year was May 16th.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Tom, our worlds are so different.
When I was a child, our property was divided by a drainage canal. A few times over the years, before I left home, I remember that canal freezing over. Once it stayed frozen for about three days. That was a big WOW for us. The ice was not thick enough to walk on though. Guess how I discover that fact! :o
I hope you are soon able to see your grass sprouting.
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Woke up to a dusting of snow. Windy and cold with a high in the 40s. Snow will be gone by noon. Suppose to get another dusting tonight. If they're predicting right it could be a few inches. We need it badly.
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Well I was wrong! The dusting didn't even last until 9am.🤣
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Winter slammed back with a vengeance this morning, after yesterday's mild respite from cold wind.
It's still kind of warm now...with roaring gusts up to 50 mph. Forecasts differ tremendously about whether precip will fall.
Weather in CO was always volatile but it feels like the pendulum swings wider now.
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Now it's really snowing but not much is sticking.
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Most of the snow melted and I found an air rifle by my front door ;) LOL
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Most of the snow melted and I found an air rifle by my front door ;) LOL
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Wow..I want to move to Collins....it snows Air Rifles There ! ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Most of the snow melted and I found an air rifle by my front door ;) LOL
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Nope, you ain't gonna trick me into shoveling your snow.
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Most of the snow melted and I found an air rifle by my front door ;) LOL
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Santa????
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I bet it is a SNOWPEAK air gun. ;)
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Well winter finally hit last night. We probably have around 3-4 inches of snow and it's still snowing. Temp is hovering around 32f so we'll see how long it sticks around. Suppose to warming over the next few days so it'll probably be gone by Sunday. This is the first real snow in close to a year.
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Absolutely beautiful day here today. The sun was out all day, 72 degrees and 0 wind. What I wouldn't give for everyday to be like today.
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Stupid snow... Nearly a white out here.
Started at 13:00 has lasted for hours... still coming down!
This pic was when I got home at 16:00
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I am so over this.... ::)
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Yebbut Daylight Savings Time occurs this weekend!!!
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I sure wish they would get rid of DST
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A-MEN BILL!
All's calm this morning at 05:00... looks like we got about 4" total of heavy stuff.
Forecast is a warm up.
That is a double edge sword, snow will melt but then turns to a muddy mess.
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15f but will turn to muddy mess by afternoon.
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This morning in my part of Minnesota, it is 30°F outside.
The wind is from the south at 7 mph. The wind chill = 23°F
It is supposed to be sunny today with a high of 50°F. ;D
We will be doing some serious snow melting today from the March 4th to 5th Blizzard.
Best Wishes - Tom
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I guess I’m probably the only person that doesn’t mind DST. I like having some daylight left when I get home from work!
Raining today. Right on schedule for the garden.
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No DST for me!!! We don't need it anyway. We got around a foot of snow yesterday. 🎊🎉🎊 It was 23f when I got up and clear and sunny as can be. It'll be a muddy mess today 😕 but we need the water so I have no problems with it.
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I guess I’m probably the only person that doesn’t mind DST. I like having some daylight left when I get home from work!
Raining today. Right on schedule for the garden.
James, I don't mind DST either. ;D
Best Wishes - Tom
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currently 18 degrees and high wind/wind chill :o
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LOL... as far as what time it gets dark or light, that don't bother me. Being retired I can get up and go to bed whatever time I want. I don't like resetting every clock in the house 2 times a years plus after power outages. But if I had my choice we would Spring ahead and stay there.
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Robert.
Are you north of Flagstaff?
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Nope. I'm directly west about 60 miles. I'm around 2500 feet lower also.
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But if I had my choice we would Spring ahead and stay there.
Bill, "spring ahead" IS DLST.
Not me... I get up at 5:00am and go to bed around 9:00pm... why do I need it to be daylight unto 10:00?
Leave it alone right where it is now.
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But if I had my choice we would Spring ahead and stay there.
Bill, "spring ahead" IS DLST.
Not me... I get up at 5:00am and go to bed around 9:00pm... why do I need it to be daylight unto 10:00?
Leave it alone right where it is now.
Yep... I knew not everyone would agree. That's likely why they only talk about it and don't do it.
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Rained all day. That means that after midnight the Armadillos are gonna party in the pasture! A soaking rain brings the worms, grubs, and crawfish up near the surface. The Dillas’ will dine tonight!
Probably unmolested by me. >:(
I’ve got a good, covered shooting station under one of the neighbor’s open tractor sheds. I’ve already got a chair and a tripod set up there. My right arm is in a sling but I’m a lefty. I’m pretty sure I can handle the Beeman Raider even with the NVD on it.
The problem is the memsahib is riding me like a rented mule. She won’t hardly let me out of this chair. I know she ain’t gonna let me go Armadillo hunting at 0200 in the rain. :(
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Rained all day. That means that after midnight the Armadillos are gonna party in the pasture! A soaking rain brings the worms, grubs, and crawfish up near the surface. The Dillas’ will dine tonight!
Probably unmolested by me. >:(
I’ve got a good, covered shooting station under one of the neighbor’s open tractor sheds. I’ve already got a chair and a tripod set up there. My right arm is in a sling but I’m a lefty. I’m pretty sure I can handle the Beeman Raider even with the NVD on it.
The problem is the memsahib is riding me like a rented mule. She won’t hardly let me out of this chair. I know she ain’t gonna let me go Armadillo hunting at 0200 in the rain. :(
I'm kinda on her side on this one. Might want to save that for PT... that stuff hurts like heck.
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I gotta agree too Bill. It just chaps my butt that we get ideal conditions the day after I have surgery! >:(
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I shot alot of C02 during my recovery.
Take the wife to one of your PT sessions with you. Let her see what they make you do. Betty Lou actually got mad at them. That was the last time she went.
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Hoosier Momma got another 8 week extension on her PT but now outpatient instead of at home.
The new therapist listened to the whole story... massaged her foot.. then gave her what to most would be a simple task.
"Pick up a marble with your toes"
Really rattled Momma because she couldn't do it. :'(
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Did she tell her "I'm not a monkey"! 😂🤣 That actually sounds like good advice.
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Weather?
Well it seems like it was 11 degrees F only about 3 weeks ago.
Three or four days ago we had 50 plus mph winds here.
Then this morning,
( spoiler alert everyone is okay 👍.)
This morning at 5:03 AM a strong hailstorm came over, the sound was thundering loud. The wind was crazy strong. I opened the front door to the shop, then closed it because ice and rain was blowing in. Then I heard a extremely loud sound like a freight train.
I tried to open the door again and I couldn’t pull it open. Then two windows blew out. The freight train noise was so loud that I didn’t even hear the windows breaking, and exploding.
It was a tornado that passed directly over us.
When I got to the house everyone was okay.
Six windows blown out in the house and two in the shop.
Every house in the area lost all windows on the west side of their house.
This happened so fast, like one minute.
I hope that everyone is okay there too.
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Scott I don't think I can do that either, anymore :-[ :) Tell Hoosermama when she gets good at that she can load pellets in the mags for you :)
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Weather?
Well it seems like it was 11 degrees F only about 3 weeks ago.
Three or four days ago we had 50 plus mph winds here.
Then this morning,
( spoiler alert everyone is okay 👍.)
This morning at 5:03 AM a strong hailstorm came over, the sound was thundering loud. The wind was crazy strong. I opened the front door to the shop, then closed it because ice and rain was blowing in. Then I heard a extremely loud sound like a freight train.
I tried to open the door again and I couldn’t pull it open. Then two windows blew out. The freight train noise was so loud that I didn’t even hear the windows breaking, and exploding.
It was a tornado that passed directly over us.
When I got to the house everyone was okay.
Six windows blown out in the house and two in the shop.
Every house in the area lost all windows on the west side of their house.
This happened so fast, like one minute.
I hope that everyone is okay there too.
Whoa Hunter... Glad everyone is safe and sound!
I been though one decades ago. "It's crazy" is an understatement.
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Looks like rain for the next couple days... I suppose I'll survive. :-\
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Thanks Scott!
Oh yeah, yesterday the high temperature was 79°F, now it's 41°F. Expected low is 35°F tonight.
Roller coaster weather.
Hunter
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Weather?
Well it seems like it was 11 degrees F only about 3 weeks ago.
Three or four days ago we had 50 plus mph winds here.
Then this morning,
( spoiler alert everyone is okay 👍.)
This morning at 5:03 AM a strong hailstorm came over, the sound was thundering loud. The wind was crazy strong. I opened the front door to the shop, then closed it because ice and rain was blowing in. Then I heard a extremely loud sound like a freight train.
I tried to open the door again and I couldn’t pull it open. Then two windows blew out. The freight train noise was so loud that I didn’t even hear the windows breaking, and exploding.
It was a tornado that passed directly over us.
When I got to the house everyone was okay.
Six windows blown out in the house and two in the shop.
Every house in the area lost all windows on the west side of their house.
This happened so fast, like one minute.
I hope that everyone is okay there too.
Wow Hunter !
I am glad that everyone is OK and you did not loose your house to that Tornado.
I have had a tornado pass over my house too... only I did not get any house damage.
It took down a couple of trees. I had a tree branch go through the garage roof and a shed got crushed.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Found out the NWS said we got 16 inches of snow Friday. Most is melted now and the mud is really supy!
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Thanks Scott!
Oh yeah, yesterday the high temperature was 79°F, now it's 41°F. Expected low is 35°F tonight.
Roller coaster weather.
Hunter
Of all the severe weather phenomena I've experienced, hail has been the worst. Tornadoes have been nearby a few times in the region where I used to live but never passed right over. While driving somewhere, I have literally changed course en route or picked a place to wait out a tornado before driving through a high risk zone. This happened both on the way to and on the way back from FL and GA.
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Try being on a motorcycle in the hale. Dang but that's painful!
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54f ATM be it a bit gusty, maybe I should go out and remember how to try and shoot in the wind ???
This AfternoonSunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
TonightMostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
MondaySunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Nigh Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
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Try being on a motorcycle in the hale. Dang but that's painful!
Oh hail no !!
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I was laying over the tank trying to protect it from the hail so when I finally got home I looked like I had been beat with a stick. I mean I already look like I was beat with a ugly stick....
😫
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This back and forth cold, wet, sunny and humid is the stuff that gets folks sick. 2 days ago I broke a sweat in the shop just tinkering with an airgun. Today is sloppy wet and cold... we even have the heat on in the house.
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Wow...it is a Really NICE day today, especially for early March in east central Minnesota.
It is sunny and 61°F. There is s 5mph west wind and... NO Wind Chill today.
Unfortunately ...I highly doubt that we have seen the last of Winter just yet.
The long range forecast says we will get rain for sure and or more Snow this weekend.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Wow I just looked it is 60f ATM may have been higher when I was goofing around in the basement LOL is 65 or better down there too :)
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We're not even out of the upper 40s.
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Felt like spring here with a 55 degree high and just light wind, lots of sunshine. Plus DST's long bright afternoons add to the effect.
It will not last. Before the week ends there is at least one night predicted to dip down to 13 degrees, with snow coming on its heels.
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Rained all night. The river will be up. I need to see how the new gangplank for the floating dock fared. If it’s foggy later I want to sit under the gazebo and just watch the river flow. 8)
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Another day in the shop expected today. Forecast has it wet and temps just barely breaking 60.
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Snowed again overnight. Now a temp of 30 degrees and dark clouds
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Suppose to get into the lower 60s today. Yeh! That means all of the snow will melt really fast and the swampy area of the dirt road will be flooded 😡. I have to go renew my DL and see the vampires tomorrow. I'll make it out but my FJ will look like one of those mud boggers trucks.🤬🤬 I will be going out on the freeze so it shouldn't be too bad but coming home......
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It's really snowing again!!😡
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Predicted 75 this afternoon, highest temp this year so far.
BUT "high wind advisory" is in effect through Saturday with gust up to 50mph tomorrow afternoon. ::)
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We're suppose to get another 2.5 inches of snow this afternoon. I'm sure the 2" we got yesterday will be gone before that.
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Snowed a little last night, stopped for a while, and is predicted to resume later. The suspense is killing me, a.k.a. volatile seasonal fluctuations.
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Yep, it's that time of the year. Severe weather that brings destruction and wrecked nerves. They are predicting a rough ride for this area on Saturday. 83° here now with southerly winds. The last front brought high winds, hail, and lightning. The high winds stayed around for a few days. Not fun doing yard work and dodging flying branches and pine cones.
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Sunny, here, and now in the 50's! Woo Hoo!
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Kris, does all of FL suffer from so-called lovebugs? I heard they make April a real smearfest.
We get the equally misnamed cedar gnats, mostly in late May and June, but sometimes for longer than that. But they are much smaller bugs (inflicting intensely itchy bites).
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Kris, does all of FL suffer from so-called lovebugs? I heard they make April a real smearfest.
We get the equally misnamed cedar gnats, mostly in late May and June, but sometimes for longer than that. But they are much smaller bugs (inflicting intensely itchy bites).
We get them here badly...
Not only do they make a mess on the front of our vehicles but they also think our persons are a good place to hang out and do what they do. :o
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Thunder storms rolled in at 03:45... How do I know?
I got a 65# Dawg who is terrified of thunder and woke me up crying for me to make it stop.
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I get up early, hard rain and 42F at about 2 a.m.. Expected high of 48 today.
Time to break out the bikini!
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I rarely check ...but today the old "Storm Glass" agreed.
"Crystals at the top : thunderstorms"
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Nice Soring day here today.. sunny and temps to go to upper 70s with rain coming this evening.
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Kris, does all of FL suffer from so-called lovebugs? I heard they make April a real smearfest.
We get the equally misnamed cedar gnats, mostly in late May and June, but sometimes for longer than that. But they are much smaller bugs (inflicting intensely itchy bites).
Actually they occur twice a year just depends on the weather. First wave is usually April to June, the second wave occurs around late August to October. Some years they go stupid, other years it's just a light dusting. You don't wash your windshield in the middle of a bug blizzard you won't be able to see where you are going. Best thing to get them off is using those Mr. Clean or similar magic erasers. It won't damage the clear coat and completely remove the greasy, acidic bug guts off. Nothing eats them they taste so bad. You don't ride a motorcycle in them either , I will leave the rest to your imagination.
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So what do you plan for Monday's dinner, Hoosier Paddy? CB & C or green eggs and Spam?
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Pat... I got a head of cabbage, and potatoes to fry... only unknown was the meat.
Now you got me thinking corned beef instead of sausage!
num,num,num
And... I need to find the illusive Guinness Extra Stout... not the every day stuff. :-*
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Wait... are we morphing onto the wrong thread?! ;D
Be gosh... 'tis warm here today don'tchya know
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Must be the weather....
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Must be the weather....
I blame Luna.. big and full and all.
Lunacy...
Lunatics...
right? ::)
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Nice day yesterday, it was 78°F sunny all day.
Last night it was thunderstorms and rain.
Today it is 31°F, cloudy, windy, and snow is in the forecast for this afternoon.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Nice day yesterday, it was 78°F sunny all day.
Last night it was thunderstorms and rain.
Today it is 31°F, cloudy, windy, and snow is in the forecast for this afternoon.
Best Wishes - Tom
Throw in a few tornadoes and a hurricane and you would have Florida weather without moving.
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4th day above freezing and the "Spring Peepers" are chirping like crazy tonight.
That is always a good sign winter is over here. 8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_peeper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_peeper)
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No frogs out yet, here in east central Mn.
I did hear Sandhill Cranes yesterday though.
I am starting to see Chipmunks now, 1 yesterday and 1 today.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Haven't seen the annual mating pair of Sandhill Cranes yet here either.
Hope nothing bad happened... they always have raised 1-2 chicks in my field every year.
Love to see them noisy "Prime Rib of the sky".
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Must be the weather....
I blame Luna.. big and full and all.
Lunacy...
Lunatics...
right? ::)
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie...
Oh, no, there's the food angle again. Moon pies?
Husband snapped a photo of a chipster on his truck tire yesterday. No cranes, but very soon the Monte Vista Crane Festival happens a few hours' drive east of us.
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45F and steady rain projected all day.
Good day for some airgun projects!!!
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Big thunderstorms rolled through overnight... woke me up a couple times. Lots of standing water on the property. I'll get out after my shower and check for fallen branches and any damages.
63 and the sun is coming up. Headed for low 70s and 0 rain expected with wind 5mph or less.
Looks like a great day other than the standing water. This sandy ground will soak it up pretty quickly.
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This storm kind of fizzled out around here. Did get the rain but not the vegetative fallout that usually comes with these fronts. I did get the old snag down with help of the wind yesterday without trouble so now that part of the yard is safe again. I have one more to take down but it's in a place that won't do any damage for now. The tree is pine and the heart of it is full of fat lighter so it will be cut up for kindling.
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Here in East Central Mn, it is sunny and 17°F this morning.
The high today is forecasted to be around 33°F
There is a 12 mph NW wind, The wind chill is 5°F.
The forecast says we will be back to a warm 60°F Monday.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Storm blew through here about two hours ago and now it’s right pleasant outside. Very green! A good day to work in the garden.
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There is a gas station directly across from the Walmart we go to in Troy, Al.... well I should say there used to be a gas station there. The storms last night brought a tornado that leveled it to the ground. Crazy because just a couple years ago a tornado took the roof off of that same Walmart. 3 confirmed deaths so far.
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The strong warm winds have subsided, and it is 27f and snowing again ;D
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Dang Bill... Dang.
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There is a gas station directly across from the Walmart we go to in Troy, Al.... well I should say there used to be a gas station there. The storms last night brought a tornado that leveled it to the ground. Crazy because just a couple years ago a tornado took the roof off of that same Walmart. 3 confirmed deaths so far.
Wow I missed this post before :O
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There is a gas station directly across from the Walmart we go to in Troy, Al.... well I should say there used to be a gas station there. The storms last night brought a tornado that leveled it to the ground. Crazy because just a couple years ago a tornado took the roof off of that same Walmart. 3 confirmed deaths so far.
Yikes :o
Best Wishes - Tom
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Prayers sent.
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Sad indeed... one of the victims was a 71 year old man that didn't get out of his house. A couple semi trucks were rolled off the road like matchbox cars.
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Just some high winds here in SAXNC last night. But we've had high winds for weeks, last nights didn't even knock any branches out of the trees because they were all knocked out already.
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This happened Friday.
https://hoodline.com/2025/03/three-dead-in-fiery-multi-vehicle-crash-on-snow-laden-i-40-near-williams-arizona/
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All you folks in the line of
fire hurricanes, good luck and stay safe.
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On the bright side it stopped snowing and the sun came out right as the guy I sold my GMMC Jimmy to pulled out on the road with his truck and trailer LOL :)
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It is cloudy and 30°F outside right now.
There is a 13 mph South East wind.
The wind chill is 20°F
I am looking for a daytime high of 60°F
Best Wishes - Tom
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26f ATM windy with a high in the low 50's Perhaps snow on Wednesday ??? LOL
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Gonna be a great sunny day in the upper 60s. I consider that perfect weather.
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39 and cloudy, some rain today, less than over the weekend! ;D
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Partly cloudy and expected high in the 60s. No rain but around 18 mph wind. Hope it dries out the road as I'm heading down to the dump and then the vampires tomorrow. Wife is heading up to Flagstaff to the mvd to renew her license this morning.
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There must be some problem with the weather in general. Because the weather forecasts here are more often than not off by a mile, it doesn't make any sense.
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I pay no attention to the weather forecasts and I have no idea what the actual temperature is but it’s cool and clear outside with blue skies and march breezes.
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Beautiful day here. There is a strange stink in the air though. Smells like cheap fake spray tan, adult diapers and human feces. I hope my American friends are OK.
"It's the winds of sh!t Randy" -Mr. Leahy inTrailer Park Boys.
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It was 40ºf this morning.
Kitty was howling at the rear patio slider door, wanting to go out at first safe-light (we're in coyote land). I opened the door, and she bolted.
While I was getting her kibble and water together, she went for the available water. This is where it gets a bit chilly.
She has three ceramic/glass water bowls out on the patio, all within 5' of each other. Two of those are right immediately next to each other.
Does she go for those water bowls?
Nope.
We've had rain this week, and, I've been placing water vessels in various locations drip points, to capture water to use on plants behind the roofs drip line, one of which is an antique large copper pot, a "cowboy cook pot" (sarges descriptive title). That large copper pot likely holds five gallons of water.
Kitty loves that copper water bowl. And she has her way of drinking from it.
remember,.... its a 40º morning that she is dipping her foot into,....
dips foot into water - licks water from foot:
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Moke, the aquamarine depths in that pot looks like a small pond. Maybe it reminds your mizkit of fishing in clear holes.
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Typical WI spring here. Up and down yet no snow in sight. Cold enough to limit me to 10 yards indoors. Calling for a bunch of snow up north this week. May have to make a trip to MI this weekend for a snowmobile ride.
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It was 40ºf this morning.
Kitty was howling at the rear patio slider door, wanting to go out at first safe-light (we're in coyote land). I opened the door, and she bolted.
While I was getting her kibble and water together, she went for the available water. This is where it gets a bit chilly.
She has three ceramic/glass water bowls out on the patio, all within 5' of each other. Two of those are right immediately next to each other.
Does she go for those water bowls?
Nope.
We've had rain this week, and, I've been placing water vessels in various locations drip points, to capture water to use on plants behind the roofs drip line, one of which is an antique large copper pot, a "cowboy cook pot" (sarges descriptive title). That large copper pot likely holds five gallons of water.
Kitty loves that copper water bowl. And she has her way of drinking from it.
remember,.... its a 40º morning that she is dipping her foot into,....
dips foot into water - licks water from foot:
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(http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=217231.0;attach=473814;image)
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I had a similar container that had a fountain pump in it I had set up for the cat's water. Our Tortie would stirr it with her paw up to her elbow, if cats have them ??? LOL thn drink, after drinking she would hop up in the picture window and paw the window, and it made squeaky clean glass sounds with her wet paws.
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Quote: I had a similar container that had a fountain pump in it I had set up for the cat's water. Our Tortie would stirr it with her paw up to her elbow, if cats have them ??? LOL thn drink, after drinking she would hop up in the picture window and paw the window, and it made squeaky clean glass sounds with her wet paws.
She was probably pawing at her reflection.
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41 and cloudy, rain projected for the remainder of the week.
Some days I fantasize about moving to a sunnier state...
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It was 40ºf this morning.
Kitty was howling at the rear patio slider door, wanting to go out at first safe-light (we're in coyote land). I opened the door, and she bolted.
While I was getting her kibble and water together, she went for the available water. This is where it gets a bit chilly.
She has three ceramic/glass water bowls out on the patio, all within 5' of each other. Two of those are right immediately next to each other.
Does she go for those water bowls?
Nope.
We've had rain this week, and, I've been placing water vessels in various locations drip points, to capture water to use on plants behind the roofs drip line, one of which is an antique large copper pot, a "cowboy cook pot" (sarges descriptive title). That large copper pot likely holds five gallons of water.
Kitty loves that copper water bowl. And she has her way of drinking from it.
remember,.... its a 40º morning that she is dipping her foot into,....
dips foot into water - licks water from foot:
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I had a boy kitty who drank like that, it was cute. He lived 18 years, I lost him in 2020.
His replacement just showed up about two months ago!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aozvYyQPYGg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aozvYyQPYGg)
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Cold and windy but clear. I think there won't be any more rain until monsoon season.
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Sunny and 55 F today.
Major winter storm tomorrow.
Best wishes - Tom
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Sunny and 55 F today.
Major winter storm tomorrow.
Best wishes - Tom
Luckily for me, the Winter Storm went WAY south.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Sunny and 55 F today.
Major winter storm tomorrow.
Best wishes - Tom
Luckily for me, the Winter Storm went WAY south.
Best Wishes - Tom
Good deal! I love it when the weatherman gets it wrong, to my advantage..
42F and partly cloudy with a high of 46 and rain expected.
It's been a teaser this week semi-dry and cloudy in the a.m. and then it starts raining shortly after I get home.
I've decided to take it personally. >:(
Cheers,
G
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25f when I got up with a expected high of 55f. Clear with no rain in the forecast for the next 10 days. Next Tuesday and Wednesday have a high of 80f. Spring has sprung?
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. . . and it's winter again :)
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. . . and it's winter again :)
(https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/gallery/17377-200325074023.jpeg)
Surprise!!! :D
Every few years we get a bonus spring snow storm, I kinda like it.
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Cool, foggy, and overcast.
A perfect day to just mess with airguns.
Or boats! :D
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44 and rain forecast all day with a high of 47. It's rattling the metal roof in the warehouse as I type.
I could use a little sun.. 8)
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. . . and it's winter again :)
Hi James.
I got lucky, that storm passed Way south of me.
It is the first day of Spring and I am finally free of any snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
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The rain just arrived. Forecast says blue skies this afternoon!
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The rain just arrived. Forecast says blue skies this afternoon!
Looks like you're getting the tail of what we got earlier this morning. Once it passed the sun came out brightly but the wind has really kicked up.
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I had to go into PC for a donation appt. and left the house early before the rain started, I still don't have wipers fixed on the truck yet and it's a pain in the rain to drive. Made it safely, donation done and the weather has been nice the rest of the day. Didn't get much rain here I had water everything this afternoon. Temps are going to be in the upper 30's for tonight so it's back to heating the house again. So much for the power bill this month.
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Back to winter here... snow flurries all day. :-\
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It's looking like spring will be springing starting around Sunday around here. We do get some surprise snow and freezing temperatures up until early may. Suppose to be in the 80s Tuesday and Wednesday.
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After a great day yesterday, we currently have a rain/snow mix and 37 degrees here this morning. ::)
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Today
A chance of sprinkles between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday ... TBD ;D
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39° here this morning and luckily no frost. The cold will be here for a day or so and then warm up with rain.
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46-50 all day with rain. C'mon sun!
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It is cloudy this morning and the temp is 35°F
Today's high is forecasted to be 51°F
Best Wishes - Tom
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Sunny and near 70 predicted for the day and the wind is supposed to blow much less.
If this holds true I may be able to get some numbers and accuracy tests in.
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Clear and cool. Temps in the lower forties right now but warming.
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Perforated Bovine!
We were colder here than Tom! :o
25 when I went to work this morning... and it's only 35 now at 11:00.
Todays high forecasted to be 53 and windy
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Less wind and slightly warmer today before the wind fires up again, and THEN supposedly we get temps in the 70s by Wednesday and Thursday.
I'll believe it when it happens.
Perforated bovine or divine bovine?
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It is sunny and 25°F this morning.
The wind is coming from the west at 10 mph.
The wind chill is 15°F
We got a little snow last night.
The yard looks like it is back to winter....sorta.
The snow will soon melt, as the hight today is predicted to reach 48 °F.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Rain.... 'nuff said.
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When I got up it was in the mid 40s and suppose to go to the upper 70s. Tomorrow is suppose to be 81 then it slowly cools back down to the 60s with NO rain in sight.😡
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55 and cloudy, no rain!
I'll believe it when I see it... ;)
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.... and more rain.
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We had some rain, but this was my 35 mile drive to work today :)
https://youtube.com/shorts/MvMVQjbb500
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51 and foggy right now. 73 and partly cloudy forecast this afternoon!!! Might have to belly flop in the big puddle by the fire pit! ;D
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Had a high of 81f but suppose to cool down a little at least through the 2nd of April.
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High of 73 forecast for today, but it's going to cool off and resume raining for a week. >:(
I better order some airgun parts quick!
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Here in east central Mn. it is partly cloudy and 24°F
The wind chill is around 13°F
The high today is forecasted to be around 50°F
We have snow forecasted for Saturday night and Sunday.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Going to be mostly cloudy and in the mid 70s. When I got up it was in the high 40s. I don't think it cooled off much last night as I had the window open with the fan blowing in until 0230 and it just wasn't that cold.
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Its warm enough that I can no longer put off irrigation repairs (new valve needed). So, I get to dig in, and, start fixin'.
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Early warm temps and continued high wind are bringing the yellowjackets out early. Very bad omen for this year. YJs looooove hot, droughty conditions.
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High of 55 with rain today, ::)
Yesterday afternoon we had severe weather warnings: large hail, damaging winds, possible tornado!
Woke up this morning and the place is still standing, looks like it just rained a lot....
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I whacked the first bore bee and the first wasp with the bugmitton racket yesterday. I've officially declared war for this season.
Today is predicted to be sunny and dry with a high temp of 81. It's pollen season and that really sux.
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I whacked the first bore bee and the first wasp with the bugmitton racket yesterday. I've officially declared war for this season.
Today is predicted to be sunny and dry with a high temp of 81. It's pollen season and that really sux.
Pollen and dust have been kicking my husband's and my own butt eyes and nose for almost a week now. The high winds keep stirring it up again, too.
He put up the first two YJ scent traps of the year. More to come.
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Looks like spring is sliding back towards winter for at least next week
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I thought that spring was beginning to show, as the hard blowing winds were getting less and less per day, last week I had several days of slightly warmer weather, 60+ and even got up into the low 70's,
then up popped an 80* then 78* days.
Yep, spring has awoken, even seen a couple of Robins around the place and taking a spring bath in the guzzler, then for the last 4 days it has been blowing winds up to a steady 40/50 mph and then it really decided to get with it yesterday, clocked over a 120 mph on top the hill at Palacedes with a steady winds of over 50 mph for most of the day, threw the valley.
Now, I wake up to low hanging clouds that are showing that the winds are not finished yet, and it looks like some more wet weather is blowing in, which we really need....
I guess I'll curl up with a good L'more and read some more, and I have the coffee pot on,
ymmv
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We've had a couple of humming birds around. Their not going to be happy over the next week. It's over cast and only going to get into the low 60s. It's suppose to get cooler over the next week with rain 🎉🎉🎊. Not that I want the rain but we NEED the rain.
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big storm coming tonight and through the weekend.
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Beautiful day. I actually put a fan in the window of the Red Shed to pull the cool air from inside out on me at the shooting deck.
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Thunder Boomers here all day.. serious ones.
Took out power at the Plant twice (mad scramble for us Maintenance guys).
But it was a nice light show... with serious chest thumping bass. ;)
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the snowstorm is here 4"-8" + was predicted. :o
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Mainly rain, Ice a bit further up nort :)
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High of 57 mostly cloudy with some rain.
Good thing I've got some springer projects to do!
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Here in East Central Minnesota it is 30°F and cloudy with light snow falling.
There is a North wind blowing at 12 mph. The wind chill is around 20°F
We are under a winter weather advisory and it is supposed to snow all day.
More snow is forecasted for Tuesday & Wednesday nights.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Was really overcast when got up but it's getting sunnier and sunnier as the day goes on. Really windy and 55f right now with a high of 64f expected. There's a 10% chance of rain so that means there won't be any.
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Overcast and drizzly all day. Temps in the seventies.
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Surprise! more rain :o .
44 with a high of 52 forecast..
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Spent part of the night in the storm shelter [aka the walk-in closet]. The weather folks on TV were tracking a tornado about 15 miles from us. Lucky for all that it didn't touch down. There was plenty of light and sound show that accompanied the heavy rains. The rain is still falling; and the retention pond behind my home has standing water. This rain should continue all morning, as a cold front is working its way through Middle Tennessee.
Side note: NOAA radio is off line because there is some problem with the tower that serves our area. Supposedly, the problem will not be repaired anytime in the near future! >:(
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Well...it is back to winter here.
We got around 2 1/2 inches of snow yesterday.
Tomorrow a winter storm will arrive.
4 inches to 6 inches of snow is predicted.
There is a 30% chance we could get 12 + inches of snow. ( That would be quite an April Fool's joke )
I have the snowblowers all gassed up and ready to go.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Severe thunderstorms are supposed to come roaring through here early this afternoon. Normally they come through during the night. Those are the ones I don't like.
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vvv
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during the night. Those are the ones I don't like. <--- Yep, those a not much fun! And those that come in the daytime aren't much fun either. :P
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Yep but if I'm going to get punched in the face I'd rather see it coming. ;)
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Saying a prayer of thanks for your safety Mike.
Today is a repeat of yesterday with heavy rain expected.
It rains on the just and it rains on the unjust.
And it rains on my garden! ;D
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In West Texas, it has been so windy and blowing dust that visibility is sometimes down to 150 Yards. And so far, there has been no rain or snow this past winter.
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The rain and thunder has begun. :-\
It's VERY loud on the tin roof in our bar.
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Here was out the window this morning, a few hours before I was to make the 100 mile trip to pick up SWMBO from the hospital in Milwaukee, roads were clear when I got the come get me text :)
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42 high of 55, RAIN! :o
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It's snowing, it's about time, might get to ride in some snow... ;D
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Aye Man.
I have been stuck here in Bethel since Saturday due to weather being foggy with on off snow, weather that has been cancelling flights. One of the shuttle drivers said people have been stuck in town since Friday.
Pic taken on Sunday
Auger cut hole in a low spot on the ice created a spout which turned into a lake on the Kuskokwim River.
NVak
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I lucked out with the snow storm yesterday.
I only got about 2 1/2 to 3 inches of snow.
Some areas north of me got a lot more snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
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High 52 and rain again.
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Clear and warm. Highs in the low eighties. Gardening weather!
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I lucked out with the snow storm yesterday.
I only got about 2 1/2 to 3 inches of snow.
Some areas north of me got a lot more snow.
Best Wishes - Tom
That stuff looks like COOL WHIP.
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It just started to snow really lightly. Hey weather, it's spring time not winter ❄️!!!!😡
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That polar vortex thing is supposed to extend winter over the eastern U.S.
Bundle up!
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It can't decide what it wants to do, it's 50 50 right now, 50% sun and 50% clouds and blowing with snow mixed in.
I knocked out a lens in the sunglasses, that way I can see what's going on....lol ymmv
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Cool, breezy, and overcast.
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It snowed last night but of course it was all melted by this morning. Suppose to get more snow/rain this afternoon but it's saying just a dusting.
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High 55 cloudy all day, better. :D
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Humidity is back on the rise... soon it will be 2 showers a day weather. :o Nope, not talking about rain.
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We haven't really been getting snow. We've been getting soft hail .
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It snowed again and more is expected. The weather word for this season is unsettled.
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Might get up to 66 today with mixed clouds!! Starts raining tomorrow, all weekend, figures... :P
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High temp, high humidity, strong winds for today... looks like we might skip Spring again this year. Only thing Springtime like is the high pollen count. :o :-\
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Cold and damp. High of 50f but not a lot of wind. Next week we're going to be in the 70s and 1 day it'll be 80f.
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We didn't get anything last night but my daughter got around 5" of snow.
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It has been a beautiful day in SO CAL Inland Empire today. It is currently 73°F, 41% humidity, wind gust up to 7mph.
The wind was 2-4mph most of the day, and we had mostly clear blue skies today with some occasional passing clouds. 8) 8) 8)
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Thunder and lightning.
I’m still a bit spooked from the last storm that blew out windows and damaged buildings and cars for miles around. That storm damaged roofs and blew out every west facing window in the neighborhood and totaled four cars within a hundred yards.
Hunter
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Back to raining :(
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The winds are finally calm with a expected high of 66f. 😁😁😁
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Ten tenths overcast. Doesn’t smell like rain though. Temps in the low seventies. A good day to hang out in the man cave.
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Clear and abundant sunshine, high 82F with 11% humidity, 8) winds W at 10 to 15 mph in the late afternoon.
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Mid 50s and rain today... :P
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Just might need to put pontoons on our home and out buildings today. :o Rained all night and expected to continue all day. I just took a walkabout and there is ALOT of standing water out there.
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Forecast says rain but I doubt it. I’m putting sprinklers out.
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Predicting 72f, clear and very little wind.😁
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Today's temperature is forecast to be cooler than yesterday.
Sunny, high of 84°F with 13% humidity, late afternoon winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
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Here in East Central Minnesota it is sunny and 28°F and the wind chill is 17°F.
The high today is predicted to be around 39°F
Warmer weather is on the way at the end of this week.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Yep. Got the sprinklers out and the drip feed irritation system running.
I can hear thunder about ten mile away!
Works every time! :D
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Carter if you get the rain we got you can pack those sprinklers away with the Christmas decorations.
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Bill
It was necessary to put out the sprinklers to insure that it rains! The last couple of storms have slid north of us and our garden is dry.
I could do my (in)famous “Park Ranger rain dance” but we try to save the big mojo for Labor Day or July Fourth.
Mustn’t annoy the sky spirits. ;D
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Bill
It was necessary to put out the sprinklers to insure that it rains! The last couple of storms have slid north of us and our garden is dry.
I could do my (in)famous “Park Ranger rain dance” but we try to save the big mojo for Labor Day or July Fourth.
Mustn’t annoy the sky spirits. ;D
Hmmm... maybe that stumble and near fall I had yesterday was mistaken by those spirits as "the dance". :o
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Naw, they were just laughing so hard it brought tears (rain) to their eyes 😭. 😁
Another thing that works every time is washing the car/truck or cleaning the windows on the house.
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Got cold out today.
Stepped out to the PO and to grab some lunch and I wish I had worn more than shorts and a t shirt.
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Sometimes it is necessary to make a sacrifice to the sky spirits. Usually they can be appeased by leaving hand tools on the garden bench but if they are feeling surly I've resorted to leaving power tools out.
Don't believe it? Leave an expensive tool out and see if it don't pour! >:(
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I got them fooled in some cases... I leave the ATVs out when they need a bath. ;)
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Carter if you get the rain we got you can pack those sprinklers away with the Christmas decorations.
I know that's right I just bought several soaker hoses. Guess what?
80 yesterday40 this morning
Bob
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Mid 50s and rain, again?!?!
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Sunny, high around 85°F with winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Prediction is for a high of 77f. Clear with a little wind.
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Low 60s and cloudy today.
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Clear with a high of 80f and little wind.
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Sometimes it is necessary to make a sacrifice to the sky spirits. Usually they can be appeased by leaving hand tools on the garden bench but if they are feeling surly I've resorted to leaving power tools out.
Don't believe it? Leave an expensive tool out and see if it don't pour! >:(
The shy spirits must be really stubborn around these skies, I left the moon roof open on the car and a bunch of power tools spread all over the yard. Not even a hint of a rain drop in sight!
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Chilli today and hot tamale ::)
They say no rain for the next 10 days. We'll see. Very unusual.
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Looking good here too.. only problem is the high pollen count is wreaking havoc on Betty Lou and I.
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Snowing today when I got off work.
So over this. :(
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Gorgeous! Just another day in paradise! ;D
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Yep same here.
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Sunny to partly cloudy, high of 92°F with 15% humidity, late afternoon winds W at 10 to 15 mph
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Mid 60s cloudy, rain this afternoon.
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Warm and dry.🥵
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Mid 50s, clouds, rain..
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Warmer and dry.
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Sun is coming out! Mid 70s, perfecto! :D
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Here we are supposed to get areas of fog early, then partly cloudy this afternoon, a high of 78°F with winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph in the late afternoon.
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78f and clear. Winds out of the south at 14 mph. Looking like a tiny,tiny,tiny amount of rain. Just enough to mess up the windows.
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Unseasonably warm, windy, dry, pollenacious. The junipers are shedding copious yellow "dust" that the wind keeps circulating.
I've had itchy eyes, sneezing fits, exhaustion, alternating runny nose and stuffiness for 3 weeks. The last week has been especially bad.
And there doesn't appear to be anything ahead except drought.
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Beautiful day here in lower Alabama.
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Mid sixties and windy, Gov Flintstone must be talking LOLOL
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I can say it must be earthquake weather ??? , we were shook pretty well at a little after 10:00 AM today. My phone (late) warning said it was 5.2 centered 45 miles away. I am not sure how a warning right after it was over helps? ::)
No damage at my place, but that felt like the strongest, longest quake I have felt in years.
I just felt the 3.9 at 11:23 too.
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Mid sixties and windy, Gov Flintstone must be talking LOLOL
Better watch out Avator will get you for political posting ;D ::)
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Mid sixties and windy, Gov Flintstone must be talking LOLOL
Better watch out Avator will get you for political posting ;D ::)
Grown men shouldn't need to be watched after to follow rules.. ;D
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My sentiment exactly Bill.
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Mid sixties and windy, Gov Flintstone must be talking LOLOL
Better watch out Avator will get you for political posting ;D ::)
Grown men shouldn't need to be watched after to follow rules.. ;D
Now that's funny Bill. ;)
BTW 89 here today and sunny/windy. Tomorrow 78 degrees. Texas weather.
Bob
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70s and partly cloudy for today. I'll take it!
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We need rain.
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Here it is 48°F with 100% humidity at 7AM. We are supposed to have cloudy skies this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon with a high near 75°F with humidity dropping to 36% at 3 PM and winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph in the late afternoon.
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Yep, need the rain around here.
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A followup to Earthquake Weather in San Diego county
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raq3zbeGK-Y&ab_channel=ABC7
today: foggy, misty, gray
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Hank and Patches were both freaked out with yesterdays 5.2 earthquake. They both jumped up, Hank ran to the front door and Patches just ran around the house scared.
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Hank and Patches were both freaked out with yesterdays 5.2 earthquake. They both jumped up, Hank ran to the front door and Patches just ran around the house scared.
I have tried both methods, it doesn’t help.
Hunter
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Hank and Patches were both freaked out with yesterdays 5.2 earthquake. They both jumped up, Hank ran to the front door and Patches just ran around the house scared.
I have tried both methods, it doesn’t help.
Hunter
I usually just stay still where I am until it stops shaking. I was looking at the book shelves around me and listening for my wife's reaction at the other end of the house. She stayed calm too and did say anything until we talked about the animals reaction afterwards. The cat actually spent about 45 minutes looking under everything in the house after it was over, like she was looking for what ever THAT was! LOL.
One good thing about Mobile Home construction is they are made to move.
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Ma Nature hasn't been a very happy girl lately.
At least with the females of the human species you can kinda predict mood swings.... kinda.
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Lytris, the Ur goddess of weather is also the goddess of chance and gambling.
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It's really windy and overcast but in the high 70s.
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Sunny, upper 60s! ;D
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Even windier today but clear so far. High of mid 70s expected.
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The weather here is great and has been for a couple of weeks now.
And that's bad.
Out in the swamp huge hordes of crawling, flying, biting, insects are hatching. The better the weather the worse the bugs. The sand nats and mosquitos have already started. And the yellow flies have arrived. Bottles of insect repellent have appeared and the memsahib rooted out our "bug suits". When the flies are bad we go around bundled up like bee keepers. Head veils and gloves are a necessity.
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The overnight low was 58°F. Today is overcast, with a forecast high near 65°F, with late afternoon winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
We have a 45% chance of rain showers this evening with only .04" total forecasted.
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We've just been really windy- more so than normal. We had 20-45 knot winds yesterday, and 15-30 knots today.
Coming back from DMV in Appomattox yesterday to register my new-to-me OBS Chevy- a tree came down a couple hundred yards in front of us- might have been really bad for us but it hung up in a tree across the road. Anybody in a lifted truck coming from the opposite direction might have problems, but I really don't like driving under hangers regardless. VA Route 604 in Buckingham County is a pretty drive but... No ditches to speak of, no shoulder along most sections, no painted lines, and barely wide enough for 2 normal width cars. Such is life in middle-of-nowhere, VA. But the heavy rains we had a couple weeks ago followed by more a few days ago combined with the incessant winds have made us hyper-vigilant when it comes to trees. We've lost several on our property but they were dead trees we were reluctant to take down due to conditions. Now that Ma Nature has pitched in and brought them down, easy-peasy.
We already cut the field once; I salvaged a 27hp Craftsman mower abandoned a few lots down after the lot owner asked if we wanted it. It's been handy for pulling some of the hung trees down. Interesting mower- no deck, dual range 3 speed for 6 gears forward and 1 reverse, implement tires in the back, and a 27hp engine. All it took was a new battery and cleaning the carb and fuel system, then replacing a rotten section of line coming off the tank.
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Last night the low was around 27°F
Today it is cloudy and 55°F
The warmer spring weather has finally arrived.
Best Wishes - Tom
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We already cut the field once; I salvaged a 27hp Craftsman mower abandoned a few lots down after the lot owner asked if we wanted it. It's been handy for pulling some of the hung trees down. Interesting mower- no deck, dual range 3 speed for 6 gears forward and 1 reverse, implement tires in the back, and a 27hp engine. All it took was a new battery and cleaning the carb and fuel system, then replacing a rotten section of line coming off the tank.
Take the sears number on it and see what all came with it. If it's the one I am thinking it is, it's the heavy duty garden tractor that came with a 54" deck mower and various implements for garden work.
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Upper 60s and sun again. 8)
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Kinda hazy and very windy. Suppose to get rain tomorrow. They're predicting around.2 inches of rain. We need every drop. Predicting a high of 63.
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The forecast here is considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers with a high of 61°F, winds WSW increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 40% with a predicted total of just 0.05".
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Breaking into the 70s and sun today. 8)
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The weather here is gorgeous with a chance of mosquitos, nats, biting flies, and ticks!
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Spring temps of 42°F today and 30 °F tonight.
Finally no snow, as we had a little rain yesterday. ;)
Best Wishes - Tom
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Warm and sunny, but the winds only die down after dark. The winds have been persistent and unusual for some time now.
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Just had a bunch of soft hail come down 😁😁😁!! Cold damp and windy. Definitely a day to stay in side
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The weather here was cloudy with occasional sprinkles with a high of 60°F, and a very sleight breeze.
There was not enough sprinkles to ever get anything completely wet.
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The word is spring like, I did see the return of our state bird, no not the Robin, but the mosquito ;)
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Fog advisory here this morning.
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Beautiful. Clear skies and temps in the low seventies!
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Sunny and 36°F this morning.
High today should be around 50°F.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Today's forecast is sunny with a high of 78°F with 14% humidity and WNW winds at 5 to 10 mph from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM. 8)
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Cloudy and high 50s, good shoveling weather. :D
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76° here with a hint of lovebug in the air. Yep, it's that time of the year again. In a few weeks the elimination will begin.
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What she said! :D
I’m sitting on my new deck enjoying a pleasant, breezy morning and listening to the song birds.
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Beautiful here today 🌞. Slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky.
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Mostly Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. A high of 82°F, 17% humidity, afternoon winds W at 5 to 10 mph. 8)
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Back down into the 50s, cloudy. Had a little rain last night.
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Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon with a high of 79°F and winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
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Predicted high of 73f clear and less than 10 mph winds.
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Mid 60s and sun! 8)
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Like Buffet sang. The weather is here. . . . .
It raining wooly caterpillars. It’s not a joke. There are some nasty insects in this part of the world but the wooly caterpillars are the worst! Very toxic with long term neurological damage. They fall from the oak trees and if I sit in one spot long enough I’ll find one crawling on me.
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Yep, it's time of the year for the white tussock moth caterpillar to start raining down. I have seen some nasty allergic reactions to them. You will get blistered from them.
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Going to be 70 and sunny today!
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Going to be 70 and sunny today!
Well, happy birthday. lol :o
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Going to be 70 and sunny today!
Well, happy birthday. lol :o
Woohoo! lol
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Partly cloudy skies, the high will be 74°F, late afternoon winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. 8)
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5/5 high of 65°F sleight chance of rain
5/6 high of 71°F AM clouds
5/7 high of 81°F and partly cloudy
5/8 high of 89°F and Sunny
5/9 high of 93°F and Mostly Sunny
5/10 high of 95°F and Sunny
5/11 high of 87°F and Mostly Sunny
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Pleasant temperature but too dry! The two inches of rain we got two days ago percolated straight down in about an hour. Fortunately it filled all of our cisterns and now we have about five hundred gallons of rain water we can release over the next few days and augment the well water.
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It's sprinkling lightly right now. Temperature is in the high 40s. Not sure if the rain is going to keep going 🙏 but here's hoping.
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Looks like it could be relatively cool and dry for the next few days. It rained all but one day of our 5 day trip to Ohio and I managed to get my forehead and neck sunburned. I didn't even realize it was happening until it was too late. My BIL has a deck on the cabin near his pond on his property. We set up targets across the pond and shot airguns all day Friday.. the only sunny day.
I think we may be getting a new member and shooter here on the GTA soon.
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I looks like I can play with CO2 outside a couple hours a day this week. :)
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I hope our local weatherman is upside down as usual. He just said 50% and higher chance of rain throughout the week.
Just in case, I should probably get the mowing done today. I mowed before we went out of town last Wednesday but the grass went crazy while we were gone.
I can find plenty to do in the shop and Castin' Shack for the week so that part don't really bother me if by chance, he is correct.
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Sunny and 78 today (temp not age, yet).
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Currently 54°F with 95% humidity
13% chance of Precipitation / 0.00 in, Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy, a high of 72°F with 51% humidity, afternoon winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
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We actually got a little over a tenth of an inch of rain last night.🎊🎉
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Pouring cold rain again. We got 0.4" each day on Sunday and Monday, and today will exceed that. Got pelted by small hail on a very short walk yesterday. That prompted me to shoot indoors.
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Pouring cold rain again. We got 0.4" each day on Sunday and Monday, and today will exceed that. Got pelted by small hail on a very short walk yesterday. That prompted me to shoot indoors.
Our forecast today was 72°F but I was watching and the warmest I saw was 62°F at my place.
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Any luck it will be raining BBs on a Tom Turkey :) My spring turkey hunt is on.
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Rain
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Partly cloudy with a high of 69 °F
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We got around.2 of an inch last night and more expected today. Almost no wind👍👍👍.
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Today's forecast here is partly cloudy with a high of 81°F. We will see if it is off as much as yesterday's was or if it warms up 19° over yesterday's actual high of 62°F.
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Currently sux.............
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I think it probably did hit 82°F today, I wasn't watching it too close but it is 79.7°F right now at 4:55 PM and likely has cooled down a bit from the high.
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It’s raining! Thank the sky spirits! ;D
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Clear with a prediction of 74f with a peak wind speed of 11mph.
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It is going to be warmer here today! 90°F with 22% humidity.
The pic is today's Hemet forecast currently it is 61°F on my back deck so, we are currently 6° cooler than in town.
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We are having some wild swings in our high temps. Here is what 5 days looks like currently.
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Here in NC. the wind has become a constant. I don't know how agriculture will do this year. We've had so many overcast days this spring, my fruit trees didn't make many buds. Even when it's not cloudy there's a haze in the sky. Well see how the garden does.
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It precipitates!
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Yep, it got Hot. At the place in town it was 105°F in the Carport.
The hottest I saw here at home was 98°F with 19% humidity. It has cooled down to 93°F at 6:22 PM, it will get down to about 63°F overnight.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a little bit hotter.
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Raining right now and looks like it's set in for the long haul.
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67°F and cloudy today. Looks like rain tomorrow.
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Temps in the seventies this a.m. with rain! Yeah! It’s overcast and dripping out there.
It rains on the just, and it rains on the unjust.
And it rains on my garden! ;D
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Temps in the seventies this a.m. with rain! Yeah! It’s overcast and dripping out there.
It rains on the just, and it rains on the unjust.
And it rains on my garden! ;D
Looks like a great day to be paid for sitting in the penalty box. Crank out some steampunk.
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HOT and Dry, A forecast high of 102° with 10% humidity. At 7:00 AM it is currently 69°F with 43% humidity in the shade on my back deck.
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Suppose to be the same as yesterday. 82f with scattered clouds and not much wind.