Your Weather, 2022

[Zeedman]

when you feel the nosehairs freeze on the first breath...

... and then you blink, and your eye lashes freeze together.

 

[heirloomgal]

I can't believe it but the temp right now is -10C/14F. What a drastic change from yesterday. This winter has had the most extreme temp swings I can recall. Some farmers down South have commented on this too. It's strange, but hey, I'll take it if it's a reprieve from -40!

 

[Zeedman]

Historically, we have our coldest days from mid-January to mid-February. Based upon the long-term forecast, we will be flirting with 0 (and below) the entire time. If its that cold here, @heirloomgal , it is a safe bet that you're going to catch some of that as well.

 

[flowerbug]

... and then you blink, and your eye lashes freeze together.

if they can make heated windsheild wipers they can make heated eyelashes...

i have in the past had to use my fingers to thaw and unstick eyelashes so i'm not at all doubting this happens.

when you see those shows where the people are really far north and they wear coats that have those telescope edges around the face you know those are there for a reason...

 

[Zeedman]

when you see those shows where the people are really far north and they wear coats that have those telescope edges around the face you know those are there for a reason...

I just assumed that those hoods were to prevent frost bite of the eyeballs... something IMO too terrible to imagine.

 

[flowerbug]

I just assumed that those hoods were to prevent frost bite of the eyeballs... something IMO too terrible to imagine.

a version of a heat exchanger.

 

[heirloomgal]

My son's last winter jacket had one of those kinds of hoods, he loved it. Ironically, my parents bought it for him when they were in Texas that winter, probably in a market across the border. I always wondered what a jacket like that would be doing in Mexico?

Yes, frostbite really sucks. I had the tips of my toes all frozen up during one bad winter years ago. Even now, on a blazing hot summer day my toes are like ice. For fun I use them to torment my kids sometimes, comes in quite handy (or foot-y maybe) for that.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

It’s still pretty cold here. Lows in the lower 20s and highs in the 30s-40s. Not anywhere near record breaking but still quite a shock after how mild the last few winter have been here. Normally I have lettuce up, early daffodils blooming and am considering whether or not to risk planting peas in the first week of February. Not this year!

 

[digitS']

Doesn't the information on this map of the US seem strange? I guess that I have just lived in one place for too long.

Steve

 

[flowerbug]

5F out the coldest earlier this morning 8F now, wind chill down to -10F. sunny, a little snow on the driveway to move.

deer have been all over the yard seeing what they can find to eat and trimming the trees.