The Weather Thread

[FZR1KG]

Don't panic. I'm fine.
You know I'm indestructible right?
Just checking.
It's true. look it up in the dictionary, you'll see my picture.
Along with a link to exponential pain.
A theory I'm working on that's for comedic value.

[pumpkinpi]

What a storm. We got about 10" of snow and schools actually closed! It was around freezing when it started, but then got frigid cold so everything is slick ice. Very windy, too. State Patrols advised no travel today, and are recommending we stay off the roads all weekend. It's going to take that long to chip away!

We have some Massive snow drifts in our yard- one as high as my waist. And its going to stick around. Minus double digits again next week!

[cid]

Last week...


...this week...

[FZR1KG]

The weather has turned to crap again.
Expecting -1F to -8F here tonight. That's -18DegC to -22DegC for all you metric people.
Perfect sailing weather if you're an Eskimo living on Pluto apparently.
Coldest night of this winter so far.

Expecting snow every day and night from Wed till Sunday.
Supposedly getting 8 inches today. I can say the roads are completely iced up.
The snow plows just take the top loose layer off and leave the ice on the road.

[pumpkinpi]

The weather has turned to crap again.
Expecting -1F to -8F here tonight. That's -18DegC to -22DegC for all you metric people.
Perfect sailing weather if you're an Eskimo living on Pluto apparently.
Coldest night of this winter so far.

Expecting snow every day and night from Wed till Sunday.
Supposedly getting 8 inches today. I can say the roads are completely iced up.
The snow plows just take the top loose layer off and leave the ice on the road.

That's ridiculous. Virginia in March should not be subject to Minnesota January temperatures. I mean, below zero at this time of year is uncommon here, but not surprising when it happens (we just reached 0 at noon.) But for you?? I'm so, so sorry.

[FZR1KG]

Thanks pumpkin, you know it's decided to be this bad only because I'm trying to get the boat fixed.
If we didn't have that to do the weather would be sunny and warm. lol

[SciFi Chick]

Umm tornado watch? Shelter? Now? Fucking hello?

FYI - you only have to seek shelter if it's a warning. A watch is just a notification that the conditions are right for a tornado. I've lived in tornado land my whole life and only been in one tornado. A watch is definitely nothing to be afraid of.

[FZR1KG]

Umm tornado watch? Shelter? Now? Fucking hello?

FYI - you only have to seek shelter if it's a warning. A watch is just a notification that the conditions are right for a tornado. I've lived in tornado land my whole life and only been in one tornado. A watch is definitely nothing to be afraid of.

On that day they actually said "tornado warning" as well as watch.
It got pretty wild but no tornado. At least where I was.
The Marina was hit by one last year though, before our time.

[FZR1KG]

Well, it got cold last night but no more snow so not 8innches all up. Probably about 4.
Next week however they are forecasting the snow from Wed thru Sunday.
I'll be at the boat trying to finish it since we depart on the Monday after. Typical.

[cid]

...'nuff said...

[FZR1KG]

Yeah, getting pretty tired of this.
I still don't know if I'll be starting the trip in snow.

[FZR1KG]

According to Weatherunderground :http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2641
On March 4th we experienced about -27 to -36F (-15 to -20C) below average.
We've had about two weeks of this sort of trend and it's going to keep staying cold till the 17th of March.
Looks like snow on the boat for our departure. Sure wasn't expecting that.

[Rommie]

Damn, wish I could send some nice weather over your way after reading that. We're having a really nice early spring right now here, the sort where you'd be happy if it was this kind of weather at the end of the month.

[pumpkinpi]

Damn, wish I could send some nice weather over your way after reading that. We're having a really nice early spring right now here, the sort where you'd be happy if it was this kind of weather at the end of the month.

We had nice weather yesterday! It was 8 degrees with no wind, so I took my hat off for the first time in months to give my head some fresh air! It was so liberating.

And yes, I am still reporting in Fahrenheit....

We had your kind of weather two years ago...an early thaw around this time of year or earlier. Nice to have warm weather early, but it froze again and continued an extended freeze/thaw cycle. Bad for crops.

We haven't had a "normal" winter/spring in three years. Last year, the final big snowstorm was in May, and we didn't reach the 60s until mid-June.

So now I'm just going to expect every year to have an anomalous trend, and just dig in and deal with it.

[Rommie]

Yeah, two years ago here it got so cold the canals froze for the first time in Amsterdam since 1997. So it all comes around I guess.

I'm similar in that I've noticed it's unusual to just have a "normal" season these days, and find it crazy that so many people don't seem to pick up on these extremes. The unusually warm weather these past few months make me wonder what kinda weather the rest of the year has in store for us... I guess it rained a lot, but short of just being annoying it's not like this country floods unlike the UK.

Btw, I read an article today on how the moose in Minnesota are all dying out- used to be they had a few thousand, but now they're down to a few hundred and they don't reproduce at a fast enough rate to replace the dying ones. Apparently it's because it's warmer in Minnesota these past few years than usual which stresses them, and then white tailed deer which carry parasites that kill moose are going further and further north.

[pumpkinpi]

Yeah, two years ago here it got so cold the canals froze for the first time in Amsterdam since 1997. So it all comes around I guess.

I'm similar in that I've noticed it's unusual to just have a "normal" season these days, and find it crazy that so many people don't seem to pick up on these extremes. The unusually warm weather these past few months make me wonder what kinda weather the rest of the year has in store for us... I guess it rained a lot, but short of just being annoying it's not like this country floods unlike the UK.

Btw, I read an article today on how the moose in Minnesota are all dying out- used to be they had a few thousand, but now they're down to a few hundred and they don't reproduce at a fast enough rate to replace the dying ones. Apparently it's because it's warmer in Minnesota these past few years than usual which stresses them, and then white tailed deer which carry parasites that kill moose are going further and further north.

Yes, that is a serious issue. My museum has an exhibit about it, with help from one of the researchers at the University of Minnesota who is working on this problem. It's not crystal-clear that it's solely due to warming and disease.

The wolf has been a protected species for a while here in MN, and their population is doing well so that could be a major factor. MN lifted the ban on wolf hunting last year, not just for this reason, but because they are becoming a nuisance all over the state. That issue itself is very controversial in the state.

All three combined, this is a serious problem. But it is very hard to pin down which is the primary factor. Researchers tag the moose--both adults and the young--so they can track those that die. With all of the wolves, the moose are reduced to carcasses by the time the researchers get to them so there is very little chance of determining the cause of death.

[FZR1KG]

Sad about the moose.
I didn't know anything about it.

[Rommie]

Yeah, it's starting to creep into NH as well is how I heard of it (tho there there are no wolves to eat the moose). People are now starting to draw up estimates on how many more years it will be until there are no more moose in the continental US.

I had no idea there were that many wolves in Minnesota btw.

[Rommie]

Wow oh wow, it's warm out here- popped up into the 60s, and I walked around in a t-shirt today!

Sorry, I know you all really wanted to hear that.

[pumpkinpi]

Hey, I'll take my 40s. 60s just wouldn't seem right with over a foot of snow still on the ground!

[cid]

Wow oh wow, it's warm out here- popped up into the 60s, and I walked around in a t-shirt today!

Sorry, I know you all really wanted to hear that.

This thread is worthless without pictures...

[SciFiFisher]

Hey, I'll take my 40s. 60s just wouldn't seem right with over a foot of snow still on the ground!

It wouldn't be not right for long.

[Rommie]

67F and sunny today!

Funny thing, one of the phrases I learned when I moved here was "Skirt Day," defined as the day when all the women of the country simultaneously decide to wear a skirt for the first time (and if you're a girl might as well be called "Catcall Day" based on my morning bicycle commute). Pretty early this year!

[geonuc]

Why would anyone call a cat? They never come when you do.

[cid]

Why would anyone call a cat? They never come when you do.

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.