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Snow finally stopped Tues pm and today they are predicating freezing rain!! Don't like that either!! Then KOLD thru the week-end!! John

-38*f here this morning.

ken98k wrote:-38*f here this morning.

WOW!! John

ken98k wrote:-38*f here this morning.

That's messed up!!!

today
I'm certainly looking forward to spring! Or at least the end of this cold snap.

Well.. We got another 3in last nite!! All cleared for now!! Temp dropping to -1 tonight.. I know Ken.. I aint -36!! Showed the wife and she wants to know.. Where in Alaska is that??? John

jmh58 wrote:Well.. We got another 3in last nite!! All cleared for now!! Temp dropping to -1 tonight.. I know Ken.. I aint -36!! Showed the wife and she wants to know.. Where in Alaska is that??? John

Fairbanks area. -41*f this morning.

ken98k wrote:Fairbanks area.

When is the best time to see the Northern Lights in the Fairbanks area. Is there any kind of predictability? Visit Alaska and see the Northern Lights is on my bucket list.

Visiting Alaska has been a dream of mine since I was 12yrs old.. A kid I used to hang out with went and brought all kinds of pics back.. After looking at those it was on.. BUT.. I may never get there.. Ya know how all other stuff (life) gets in the way!! I can dream!! John

jerryd6818 wrote:

ken98k wrote:Fairbanks area.

When is the best time to see the Northern Lights in the Fairbanks area. Is there any kind of predictability? Visit Alaska and see the Northern Lights is on my bucket list.

This is the best time, when it's clear and cold. Yes they do predict when the lights will be better.
I usually notice them when I get called out in the middle of the night to fix someone's boiler.

ken98k wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:

ken98k wrote:Fairbanks area.

When is the best time to see the Northern Lights in the Fairbanks area. Is there any kind of predictability? Visit Alaska and see the Northern Lights is on my bucket list.

This is the best time, when it's clear and cold. Yes they do predict when the lights will be better.
I usually notice them when I get called out in the middle of the night to fix someone's boiler.

And just when is the middle of the night at this time of year? Any time between 3PM and 9AM?

Almost 5pm EDT here and it is still snowing and the wind has picked up.Already plowed the driveway once and it doesn't look like it has ever been touched.Going to wait til the wind dies down before venturing out again.This is our first real snowfall of the year and we are supposed to get around a foot altogether.Could be worse;my son got 30 plus inches last week and they are expecting another foot or so this weekend.

HEY AL GORE!!! SHOVEL MY DRIVEWAY!

Snowed all night, snowed all day and still snowing. Not supposed to quit until 8 or 9 tonight. I have no place to go so I'm putting off cleaning up until tomorrow morning sometime when the wind dies down.

Pretty crappy here today. Drizzle yesterday afternoon and evening, just enough to make it muddy. 29 degrees now with weatherman saying light snow flurries between now and noon. Looks like I'll be in the shop replacing leaky PTO seal on a tractor. I've been putting that off but too wet to do much else. Supposed to be in the 70s by Saturday though. Typical Texas weather!

Ken

It was 42 and sunny yesterday.. 8 and sunny today!! Got an inch of snow over nite.. Just enough to have to clean!! John

Ken, you must live in the wrong part of Texas.

Thinking about the weather and Ground Hog Day, I remembered what the old folks used to say about one of the signs of an early spring here in the Florida Panhandle. When you see the bumble bees out, spring is not too far off. Well guess what showed up on a game camera a few days ago?
Treefarmer

Just snapped this photo a few minutes ago. Think I'll just stay home today.

LOL Ken, that is COLD!!

We got a bit of cold weather at about 10deg along with some Taku winds that gusted to about 90mph.
Had winds of 70mph here at the house, only lasted a couple days and has died down now.

IM

jerryd6818 wrote:Ken, you must live in the wrong part of Texas.

Jerry, you're right. Here lately a bottle cap would be more than adequate for a rain gauge. Reminds me of the story of the old-timer from West Texas being interviewed by a reporter. When asked how much rain they got last year he replied "Twelve inches. I remember the night it came."

Best perspective on Texas drought weather is Elmer Kelton's novel The Time It Never Rained. One of the best books I've ever read. Roundly criticized by today's leftists however because of its all-too-accurate description of government meddling, and its results.

Ken

IMBand wrote:LOL Ken, that is COLD!!

We got a bit of cold weather at about 10deg along with some Taku winds that gusted to about 90mph.
Had winds of 70mph here at the house, only lasted a couple days and has died down now.
IM

We rarely have much wind up here in the winter. The wind chill factor would be off the scale.
I recall a wind storm years ago when I lived in Kodiak and I saw several totes go flying past my window.
I'm sure IM knows what they are but, totes are 4'x4' heavy plastic crates with a built in pallet used to hold fish or ice or whatever. I sure would want to get hit by a flying one!

Snowed a bit here last night and is really blowing around now.Walked out to the end of the driveway to get the mail and the driveway went from bare to about 16 inches at the end due to the wind.Temp is about 10 degrees above right now.Tonight is supposed to be around 12 below with a high tomorrow of zero and more wind.
Could be worse:My son lives in Lowell Massachusetts;a city about 30 miles north of Boston and for the last month their official snowfall was 96.3 inches;and more is on the way.
Talked to an old classmate of mine who lives in Maine and he has 3 outbuildings housing his antique and classic cars that the roofs collapsed in on due to the heavy snowfall.He still hasn't been able to get out to assess the damage.

Hey Algore! Shovel my driveway!!!!!

Al gore doesnt have time to shovel snow.. hes too busy keeping the internet up and running!
Mark

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Hey Algore! Shovel my driveway!!!!![/quote]
Sorry, K7K but ol' Al doesn't have time. He's too busy flying around between his 5 houses in his private jet and riding around in his limo. But he wants YOU to ride a bicycle.

Ken

86 here today in Southern Cali with a low of 58 tonight.