Your weather

[tennx]

Reportedly Snow coming ….??….groceried up.,dogs and me….gas for the gennie…u .folks stay toasty….good luck

[Back_Roads]

 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

[anti-squirrel]

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. 

[Frank in Fairfield]

Here in Fairfield, CA…65..
A bit warmer in Malibu.🔥

[Bicycleman]

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!

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

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,

[Moke]

hurricane force winds, with fire in them.
(category-2 force winds)

[airgunaut]

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.

[avator]

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.

[Moke]

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.



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.

[airgunaut]

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.

[rsterne]

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

[tennx]

 We are getting a little…

[Bicycleman]

Phil. it's coming down hard here too - (Murfreesboro), and has been since a little after 6 a.m.

[avator]

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.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Brrrrrr.  It's a frosty 52 F here in Florabama!

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!

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

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

[avator]

Crazy weather.

[Madd Hatter]

Well, it was 9degrees but now it's 8! At least there's no wind.👍 Clear and dry as a popcorn fart!

[Blowpipe Sam]

Fer Flarda it's colder than a titches whitty!