How's the weather?

[Dan Gould]

2 hours ago, Pim said:

Yeah and on the Dutch news as well as the place hit worst. But those temperatures aren’t very exceptional for that area are they? I have taught geography for a while and I am pretty sure Buffalo has a continental climate where it could become pretty cold during winter time.

Was thinking about Chuck and the city of Buffalo - the Times mostly covered how bad it is in their wrap up.

Pim, I think Buffalo is most famous for "lake-effect snow" in winter as weather systems move west to east, they are situated at the eastern end of Lake Erie, and the water feeds the system producing sometimes shocking accumulations.  This storm though is really off the charts.

Here outside of Tampa, we got the same low temperature as last night but the pipes have frozen, no doubt because the cold sank deeper, and partly, perhaps, aided by the lack of much of a warm up (high of 45 yesterday).

Mostly though my wife didn't run the faucets at all before she went to bed, so I hope that was not an extremely costly mistake.

[Pim]

23 minutes ago, Dan Gould said:

Was thinking about Chuck and the city of Buffalo - the Times mostly covered how bad it is in their wrap up.

Pim, I think Buffalo is most famous for "lake-effect snow" in winter as weather systems move west to east, they are situated at the eastern end of Lake Erie, and the water feeds the system producing sometimes shocking accumulations.  This storm though is really off the charts.

Here outside of Tampa, we got the same low temperature as last night but the pipes have frozen, no doubt because the cold sank deeper, and partly, perhaps, aided by the lack of much of a warm up (high of 45 yesterday).

Mostly though my wife didn't run the faucets at all before she went to bed, so I hope that was not an extremely costly mistake.

Ah I see thanks Dan. My geographical knowledge didn’t reach that far (I am teaching social studies and philosophy after all  ) anyway hope everyone is going to be okay over there! It’s getting warmer coming days right?

 

here it’s the typical dull grey 7 degrees Celsius Dutch winter weather…. I’m dreaming of a white….

[Chuck Nessa]

Walking the dogs this morning

[Dan Gould]

6 hours ago, Pim said:

It’s getting warmer coming days right?

 

Oh yes it will be 80 before New Year's Day.

[northwood]

A South Korean tour group was stuck outside a house near Buffalo, so they spent the weekend with the homeowners.

[mikeweil]

I wish all of you get over this without harm. We had a week of freezing here in mid-December but this was nothing compared to what you experience. Now it has 10 degrees centigrade day and night and the rain washed away what liittle snow there was.

[Chuck Nessa]

We are prohibited from driving and the emergency vehicles can't get through. Streets might be cleared in 2 days.

Just watched some silly citizen with a vehicle w/blade try to go down our street. Big FAIL. He backed out and went home.

[BFrank]

2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

We are prohibited from driving and the emergency vehicles can't get through. Streets might be cleared in 2 days.

Just watched some silly citizen with a vehicle w/blade try to go down our street. Big FAIL. He backed out and went home.

Hopefully you stocked the fridge to last a few days

[T.D.]

W. Seneca, NY (near Buffalo):

[ghost of miles]

It is very, very hot, pretty much everywhere.  The heat index hit 152 degrees in Iran today.

[Bill Nelson]

When I walked the driveway at 8:15 to get the paper it was 16-degrees and I Phrygian my ass.  When it gets up to 32, I'll celebrate with a gin and pentatonic. 

[jazzbo]

It was 1 F this morning. Now it's 7 F. At least the high wind of last week and the start of the week seems to have ceased.

[sidewinder]

Local lake frozen over here - quite unusual.

[jlhoots]

High today should be 45 & sunny.

[Pim]

SO how are you guys doing out there in the States? Was in the news over here that temperatures are getting pretty low this weekend?

Edited January 20, 2024 by Pim

[sidewinder]

After a bitingly cold start yesterday at -7C with my garden clearance work (I must be a wimp these days) with Arctic chill, we are back to a mild Atlantic weather system. 50mph winds due overnight and tomorrow though !

Edited January 20, 2024 by sidewinder

[jlhoots]

1 hour ago, Pim said:

SO how are you guys doing out there in the States? Was in the news over here that temperatures are getting pretty low this weekend?

Not bad in the desert southwest.

[JSngry]

Pretty chilly here for the next week or so. Below freezing at night, slightly over during the day.

Seasonally appropriate, more or less. 

[Chuck Nessa]

Gettin' ready to play the Chiefs.

[GA Russell]

I hope everyone is California is safe tonight!

https://x.com/ranbir_kapoor7/status/1821060579773034915

Perhaps this is more realistic.

https://x.com/FSalazarBoxing/status/1821038522427699323

Edited August 7, 2024 by GA Russell

[GA Russell]

It has begun to snow.  Still light flurries.  The forecast calls for three inches.

This is our third snowfall of the year.  I think this is the first time we've had three since I moved here in the autumn of 2001.

The first was an inch that was gone in 24 hours.  The second was maybe two inches that lasted a couple of days.

The temp will rise to the 50s in a few days, so I expect today's to be gone quickly.  There is no traffic at all.  The Publix was somewhat crowded, but no apparent bread-and-milk panic buying.

[jlhoots]

Nice today. Mid-60's by Monday.

[Dan Gould]

Heavy rain on the way and cold by Friday morning (possibly under 40 meaning I have to help blanket all the horses when I'd rather be in bed). After that though long-term forecast is pretty mild, with overnight lows no worse than 50 thru all of March. Hoping Accuwether is wrong on that but with the last stormy day we had, I remembered that their long-range forecast in January had the day nailed.