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Uh, it’s cold.
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Yah this season has been snowier down here in the western Catskills than last winter and some of it's actually from lake effect off Ontario, when the usual west-to-east winds up there shift to come more from northwest combined with moisture pickup over Cayuga lake en route downstate. We've been getting that sneaky Catskills snow that is forecast over and over as "approximately one inch" -- in the morning, afternoon, evening... lol so it's half a foot every couple days punctuated by snow squalls that dump three inches in an hour and bring out the plows. We also had near flood conditions back in December after that nor'easter was followed by a warm spell and rain.
In retrospect I think I enjoyed the 2019-20 winter more... it was really cold sometimes but no off-season worries about flooding from too rapidly melting snowdumps. Plus my snowplowing budget stayed in the black by hundreds of bucks last year since I only had the driveways plowed once! Not the case this winter... and right now another huge snowpack is coming off fairly slowly, thanks to some recently warm and breezy days (mid-30s ºF) but sub-freezing nights. I worry though about another nor'easter later in the season: the water table may already be pretty high around here and will be testing our cellars later on when the ground thaws.
Earlier today it was a pleasant 50 degrees, albeit overcast and cloudy, but now the temperature is starting to drop and we're supposed to have very gusty winds later this afternoon, which will clear out the clouds and stop the rain we had been having the last couple of days. March is coming in like a lion, as the saying goes....
Here our lion will postpone arrival until the wee hours when it drops off seriously cold. For now, almost looks like spring outside but we know that's "fake news" around here for sure!
We had teens yesterday with 21 MPH winds. Went to the gym - too cold for running outside. Today is above freezing so I went for a mid-morning run.
Central valley here, we can sure use the rain though, right? Wildflowers aren't popping up as full as they normally do and the hills are still brown.
Yea after injury in the Army I stopped skiing in my older age! In College I was skiing Champion on the Black trails at Lake Placid Olympic park! I eventually gave my skis to my young nephew sense he joined his High School Ski Team!
Just had the last (maybe) below-zero overnight... forecast was for 7ºF but altitude and being at the top of one hill and halfway down another one always means subtracting eight to twelve degrees on a clear night. Woke up to -4ºF and almost went back to bed when I noticed that out the kitchen window while filling the kettle for coffee. I like winter after the return of strong sunlight in early January, but by time mid-March rolls around, I'm ready to slog through mud season (April) and get on with real spring here (May, June). Of course that means I'm always surprised when March turns out not to be done with us early in the month. "To be continued...." and meanwhile I await discovery of which perennials did or didn't make it through the winter... always fun anticipating a trip to local plant nurseries later on. 🥰
We can never say that until June. I recall a huge snowstorm late May back in 1982.
Yah we had a huge blizzard April 11 one year, right after the guy plowing my drives back then had sent his bill for the season. We all blamed him for that one. I don't recall snow accumulating here in May but we get frosts well into June on a regular basis, think the mean frost dates here are June 12 and August 16 so the growing season is short for tender stuff unless you want to make a lot of work for yourself.
I got back from Afghanistan on Mother’s Day 2002 and there was still plowed snow banks higher than the C-141 that arrived on, since then I am the cold
Was in the high 40's this morning with lots of rain... and it looks like we might get some more rain today.
During these storms, something we usually don't get, is the thunder has been off the charts. House rattlers. The lightening has been pretty cool too. Again, we don't get a lot of storms here so it has been something that is kind of cool to see and hear. Of course that all goes out the window if you have to go out in it. Damn CA Rainy Drivers....
During these storms, something we usually don't get, is the thunder has been off the charts. House rattlers. The lightening has been pretty cool too. Again, we don't get a lot of storms here so it has been something that is kind of cool to see and hear. Of course that all goes out the window if you have to go out in it. Damn CA Rainy Drivers....
local fox news here said the incoming storm will be the "Mother of Snow Storms..."
The homeDepot was sold out of portable generators.
peeps are standing in line to get their little 5gal propane tanks filed
customer lines are also ever so long outside the pot shops.
kinda an update
its the weekend here and the storm got delayed. Kinda warmer than expected too. So maybe only rain and less snow than expected.
we need the moisture what ever forum it takes.
spring time?
The homeDepot was sold out of portable generators.
peeps are standing in line to get their little 5gal propane tanks filed
customer lines are also ever so long outside the pot shops.
kinda an update
its the weekend here and the storm got delayed. Kinda warmer than expected too. So maybe only rain and less snow than expected.
we need the moisture what ever forum it takes.
spring time?
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At least in my part of Upstate NYS Spring Weather of 50 degrees F was here two days ago! It’s been in 40s sense! I sure hope old Man Winter has finally kicked to bucket!
