Your Weather, 2022

[Zeedman]

Not much here so far, light rain, and a dusting of snow... but that snow is over a layer of ice. Very slippery even going out for the mail, so we are not planning on driving anywhere for awhile.

 

[Marie2020]

Not much here so far, light rain, and a dusting of snow... but that snow is over a layer of ice. Very slippery even going out for the mail, so we are not planning on driving anywhere for awhile.

It's good that you are just staying safe

 

[digitS']

It's 3°f (-16C) at 5AM. The wind died away overnight with no strong gusts by late afternoon, yesterday. It's still a little breezy and a regional airport has it as -7°f (-22C) windchill.

Of course, we had decided to make a run to the supermarket during the windiest part of yesterday. The -2 windchill was mitigated by the bright sunshine that was shining all through the daylight hours. Arterials were mostly bare and the supermarket parking lot had been carefully cleared of snow and salted.

Have you noticed how when streets have been cleared there is ice immediately before intersections where cars stop and then snow slides off the cars as they start again with the green light? The next group of cars pack the snow into ice and departing, leave their own contributions wheee!

Steve

 

[digitS']

I see that Venus continues to BE ..

. DAZZLING,

in the early morning sky !

 

[flowerbug]

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Have you noticed how when streets have been cleared there is ice immediately before intersections where cars stop and then snow slides off the cars as they start again with the green light? The next group of cars pack the snow into ice and departing, leave their own contributions wheee!

speaking of arterials being clear. where i used to live the side roads were often covered a foot or more deep by a conglomerate of packed snow/ice mixed with sand and small bits of gravel. when the spring thaws would come along it would take a few weeks for them to scrape all of that up and get it back to the pavement so you would sometimes be faced with trying to drive down a road which was more like the old wagon trails of mud up to the axels. it really was much better to just leave the car parked and walk to work for me. i could get there faster by walking than by having to dig the car out of the snow and then having to drive and find a spot to park.

the main roads were usually kept fairly clear if there was enough time between the snows to do that. but by mid-winter there was no place left to plow snow so they had to get the big snow blowers out and the dump trucks and they would come along and lift all the snow from along the roads and haul it off to a place where they could dump it.

in my many years of being up there i had plenty of times where i would be out for walks and i'd hear the snow plows in the distance and i'd try to get off the road far enough to not get hit by flying snow and whatever else that was in there. sometimes i didn't get far enough.

a good friend of mine was driving in his car and somehow managed to get hit full on by a county snow plow. unfortunately beyond that he had a lot of brain damage and i don't know that he ever fully recovered. circumstances changed for us both and we didn't keep in contact but he was also a much different person.

i guess i'm in a rambly mood this morning.

 

[Marie2020]

speaking of arterials being clear. where i used to live the side roads were often covered a foot or more deep by a conglomerate of packed snow/ice mixed with sand and small bits of gravel. when the spring thaws would come along it would take a few weeks for them to scrape all of that up and get it back to the pavement so you would sometimes be faced with trying to drive down a road which was more like the old wagon trails of mud up to the axels. it really was much better to just leave the car parked and walk to work for me. i could get there faster by walking than by having to dig the car out of the snow and then having to drive and find a spot to park.

the main roads were usually kept fairly clear if there was enough time between the snows to do that. but by mid-winter there was no place left to plow snow so they had to get the big snow blowers out and the dump trucks and they would come along and lift all the snow from along the roads and haul it off to a place where they could dump it.

in my many years of being up there i had plenty of times where i would be out for walks and i'd hear the snow plows in the distance and i'd try to get off the road far enough to not get hit by flying snow and whatever else that was in there. sometimes i didn't get far enough.

a good friend of mine was driving in his car and somehow managed to get hit full on by a county snow plow. unfortunately beyond that he had a lot of brain damage and i don't know that he ever fully recovered. circumstances changed for us both and we didn't keep in contact but he was also a much different person.

i guess i'm in a rambly mood this morning.

It's harsh losing touch and never knowing especially when it's people we cared about

 

[Marie2020]

We have had a lot of chilly wind a snow hit us this morning. I don't know what this weather is going to do. Inbetween this snow we've had sun, nothing has stuck thanks goodness

 

[digitS']

It warmed up to 19°f (-17°C) and stayed close to that, overnight.

Surprising how some snow/ice melted in the bright sunlight. Of course, the salt aided that process on the arterials and tires carried some salt into residential streets for a ways. But, there was even some melting on the lawn. The asphalt and ground must no longer be frozen in open areas. Shaded is another story and the roads are like skating rinks where shade keeps out the sunlight.

It's snowing again now but it's the slightest amount. Early morning errands so I will soon be out there. Up and down hills but the streets should be okay . No thawing, today -- no sun, overcast we are told with dreary sameness. There have been winters when November snow lingers until March. It's December 16 snow under some of the white hills in my yard. I bet the ground is frozen under that.

Steve

 

[Ridgerunner]

Surprising how some snow/ice melted in the bright sunlight.

I've been known to scatter something dark, like dirt or ashes, on snow to help it melt when I lived in colder climates. I'd use the black rubber bowls to water chickens. If the sun were shining it would keep the water thawed well below freezing. Solar heat can be quite effective, did that factor in?

 

[flowerbug]

I've been known to scatter something dark, like dirt or ashes, on snow to help it melt when I lived in colder climates. I'd use the black rubber bowls to water chickens. If the sun were shining it would keep the water thawed well below freezing. Solar heat can be quite effective, did that factor in?

it does for me. i try to get out and shovel the snow off the driveway before we walk on it or drive on it and that makes it much easier when there isn't ice or compacted snow to deal with. once it is shovelled then the sun and cold air can do the rest to get rid of the small amount of snow left. today it is sunny and 15F and the driveway is clear.

tonight we have snow in the forecast so we'll be out there shovelling again tomorrow and i'm usually pretty happy with that kind of exercise and fresh air. i really need it.

in the meantime i'm enjoying the sun while i can.