Our Morning Coffee and Weather

[graywolf]

27 degrees this morning. Got to 57 for a short time after lunch. Back to 27 predicted again for in morning.

[cooperhawk]

Fair, 37°F, Humidity 81%
Wind Speed W 13 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.60 in
Dewpoint 32°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Increasing clouds, with a high near 42.
West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
I got the tractor out and tried to blade some ice off the driveway, but it's like
concrete. (That's water ice, not ICE.)

[Hatchdog]

36 heading to the low 40’s later. Huh? Checked the calendar and yep, it’s January 13th. Maybe some sun breaks today but then for the next several days we are expecting freezing fog. While the temps may be above freezing it will feel cold. Overnights back into the 20’s too.

Today…. Back to burning limbs. Enjoyed my day off.

[Mags]

35' and foggy. Overhead, bright. So expect the fog to burn off and be sunny. Maybe 52' later.

[JEBar]

53 at noon under "brilliant sunshine" .... they say our high for today will get up to 58 before dropping back to an overnight low of 33 .... we've already been out and about .... first up hauling trash, second a stop at Kohls (I sat in the truck while we were there), third filling our in preparation for a 500+ mile round trip to Asheville and back .... as of this second and yes sometimes change that quickly around her, we have no plans to leave home again today

[cooperhawk]

Fair, 14°F, Humidity 67%
Wind Speed N 17 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 5°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Sunny, with a high near 18.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
The weather roller coaster is back.

[Sir Henry]

It’s 8F with 35 mph winds. With the recent snow it’s a ground blizzard. Up to 6 inches forecast for tomorrow. Just another typical winter day in Wisconsin.

[Hatchdog]

29 now with widespread fog thru out the area. But for me I’m is a little pocket with no fog. More typical tempatures today and for the foreseeable future. Lows in the lower 20’s and highs in the lower 30’s. No snow in the forecast.

Today should be my last day of outdoor burning with only two large piles of limbs remaining. Nice to have that done. My plan for the weekend is to stay indoors and watch the playoff football games and keep the fire in the stove tended. That is unless Seattle gets beat Saturday night which will cause me to lose interest. (Yeah, I’m such a homer).

[cooperhawk]

It’s 8F with 35 mph winds. With the recent snow it’s a ground blizzard. Up to 6 inches forecast for tomorrow. Just another typical winter day in Wisconsin.

I always heard that SD blows and Wisconsin sucks so the wind is worse in Minnesnowda, but you always seem to have colder nastier weather than we do just a couple hundred miles west of you. Lucky you I guess.

[Mags]

36' and foggy this morning. Maybe 48' later with afternoon sun.

[Sir Henry]

It’s 8F with 35 mph winds. With the recent snow it’s a ground blizzard. Up to 6 inches forecast for tomorrow. Just another typical winter day in Wisconsin.

I always heard that SD blows and Wisconsin sucks so the wind is worse in Minnesnowda, but you always seem to have colder nastier weather than we do just a couple hundred miles west of you. Lucky you I guess.

I think it’s because of the elevation. There is about a ten square mile plateau that is 400 feet higher than the other areas. Even five miles away and lower the weather is different. It’s much windier and we receive more snow here. Although cold sinks and if the wind isn’t blowing it’s colder lower.

[cooperhawk]

I think it’s because of the elevation. There is about a ten square mile plateau that is 400 feet higher than the other areas. Even five miles away and lower the weather is different. It’s much windier and we receive more snow here. Although cold sinks and if the wind isn’t blowing it’s colder lower.

Yes, I think that's probably why. Our elevation is around 1100 feet. You must live in the area that the glaciers missed and didn't get flattened.
We live on a hill about 100 feet above the lake. In front of the house is usually warmer that out back and down by the lake is even colder. That's when the wind is not blowing. Cold does sink.

[cooperhawk]

Mostly Cloudy, 12°F, Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 7°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Cloudy, with a high near 30.
South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Snow and freezing rain likely before 3pm.
Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Slow day so I think I'll make a pot of my Mother's Vegetable Beef Soup. I start with a beef
soup bone and gradually add veggies. Lots of tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peppers, and cabbage.
I love it!

[Hatchdog]

29 and a pea soup fog out there according to the weather guy. Too dark to know for sure. Maybe the mid 30’s later but the fog will keep the temp on the cool side. I’m driving my wife into Spokane for a dentist appt and then back again this afternoon for a doc appt. So we will be able to enjoy the fog all day.

Finished my outdoor burning yesterday. It took me five days to get it done. It’s amazing how the dozen or more large piles of limbs reduced down into this pile of ash. The pile will shrink (settle) even more in the next few days. Between me and Ma nature we sure put a dent in the snow.

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[Ernie]

We got 8 - 10 inches of snow yesterday and last night. I was out al 6:00am blowing clear my drive way and the street out to the intersection. Made my 7:45 doctors appointment to find the office closed. They had sent me texts and email for the last 3 days to confirm my appointment and make sure I would be there but did not notify me or the other 2 people that were there that the office would not be open. They did send a recorded message at 9:00 that my appointment was canceled and they were opening at 9:30 and would reschedule me within 2 days for another appointment.

[Mags]

38' with wisps of sunrise fog. Maybe 56' with full sun later.

[JEBar]

1:30PM on Jan 15 .... 38 very windy degrees under a clear Carolina Blue Sky .... they predict that it will get up to 40 for a high today before dropping back to an overnight low of 20 .... yesterday we spent most of the day riding from home to Asheville in western NC and back .... today, no plans to so much as crank a vehicle ....

[Sir Henry]

We got 8 - 10 inches of snow yesterday and last night. I was out al 6:00am blowing clear my drive way and the street out to the intersection. Made my 7:45 doctors appointment to find the office closed. They had sent me texts and email for the last 3 days to confirm my appointment and make sure I would be there but did not notify me or the other 2 people that were there that the office would not be open. They did send a recorded message at 9:00 that my appointment was canceled and they were opening at 9:30 and would reschedule me within 2 days for another appointment.

I would love that much new snow.

[Sir Henry]

I think it’s because of the elevation. There is about a ten square mile plateau that is 400 feet higher than the other areas. Even five miles away and lower the weather is different. It’s much windier and we receive more snow here. Although cold sinks and if the wind isn’t blowing it’s colder lower.

Yes, I think that's probably why. Our elevation is around 1100 feet. You must live in the area that the glaciers missed and didn't get flattened.
We live on a hill about 100 feet above the lake. In front of the house is usually warmer that out back and down by the lake is even colder. That's when the wind is not blowing. Cold does sink.

The Driftless Area is further south. The ground here is layered clay and sand/gravel with big boulders mixed in. Most of what is here was brought here from Canada by glaciers.

[Sir Henry]

Currently 22F after a low of 12 and an inch of new snow. Brandy is ready to go play in the snow.

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In three days the low will be -14F and the high will be -6. I love the annual ice age.