The weather 2024

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah, like beenthere said about some weather stations. There definitely is an hysteria element with all the drama. This winter I've noticed about 90% of the predictions fall short. Often diminished to nothing within 24 hrs of the event. :D There are a lot of people who simply have no experience at forecasting at all. I bet they couldn't even read a tephigram.


29°F this morning.

[Magicman]

We have already had our high temperature for today so it is downhill from now.  The forecast is for 32º tomorrow morning.

We got about 10 minutes of golf ball size hail last night 1:30 but I forgot to take a picture.  I have not assessed damage yet.

[Texas Ranger]

Magic, east Texas had rain, hail, and tornados, which is what came your way, closest tornado to us was about 6 miles.  Nasty stuff, some hail as big as a baseball.

[SwampDonkey]

That's some size hail. We can see hail here in May or even July, any time of the year really. But winter hail is not as bad as summer hail for us. It's not that frequent for us, but might hear about it every year within 50 miles of us. We never had many thunder storms here last year, never had the heat for very long.

[Magicman]

We got about 10 minutes of golf ball size hail last night 1:30 but I forgot to take a picture.  I have not assessed damage yet.

The insurance adjuster has been here.  Yup, much damage and I will need a new roof.

[SwampDonkey]

Ouch!! That was some storm. 

[firefighter ontheside]

Dang Lynn, truck damage too or do you park inside?

We were supposed to have rain and snow all day today.  Snow was supposed to be 2-4".  Instead what we got was nothing.  Not a drop of rain or a single flake of snow.  Plus it is 10 deg warmer than they said it would be.  They haven't gotten a forecast right this winter.  Like terribly wrong.

[SwampDonkey]

Got to 36F here, but temps are going down colder the rest of the week. Like they say, 'we'll see'. :D One thing that happens in any given winter since I've been around is that it is quite a bit warmer here on the ridge over night then places near rivers or creeks. Cold air flows like water.

[Magicman]

The car and truck were under the carport but the RAV4 picked up a ding.  I did not opt to have anything done with it.

The front yard is littered with green fresh Pine straw, but it should not be enough to cause any damage to the trees. 

I have loaded the fireplace insert with three logs so we will have a flicker in the morning.  I should be able to load one log every couple of hours to keep a nice glow. 

[thecfarm]

Looks like Maine may not get nothing. Might be just a little on the bottom edge.
Sorry Greenhorn, looks like you will get it. Looks like a wet snow. 

[SwampDonkey]

Looks like a couple snow squalls is all we'll get here.

[Old Greenhorn]

They dropped our forecast from 12" down to 1-6" or maybe less, probably less.

 Lynn, really sorry to hear about your hail and the house damage. I got caught in one of those summer hail storms and my 2500 had the pock marks in it until I sold it. Hail was big enough that is blew right through the tonno cover on the bed. Looked like somebody hit it with buuckshot. I thought the windshield was gonna break. I got off the highway and drove under the nearest group of trees for some protection. Nasty stuff that.

[SwampDonkey]

20°F here, calm and stars. Not going to get above freezing today.

1° difference between here and the weather station this morning.

[thecfarm]

I have just about 30 and the wind is blowing. No really above freezing temps for a week, then the mid 30's.

[cutterboy]

Yesterday afternoon they were saying 8-12". Last night 3-5" and this morning 1-2". Yesterday they canceled school for today.
It started snowing a few minutes ago, temp at 31 degrees.

[Magicman]

37° and clear blue sky here.  We missed the forecast 32° and I am happy.  Looks like we will be drying out until the weekend. 

[Old Greenhorn]

24 hours ago the forecast was calling for 8-12" here with up to 14" or more up at Barge's place. Yesterday afternoon I went through the motions and put the Mule on the charger, (battery is on it's last legs) parked it in front of the shop door and set the plow angle so it was ready to go. Doing that first blank pass in 12" snow can be challenging for that little machine, but after that it's good.
 So I overslept this morning and woke up during the height of the storm. I tell you, it is snowing so hard you can almost see it! In fact it's accumulating at such a rate that it is already covering the roots of most of the grass and soon will be reaching a nearly measurable amount! There is such a pile of snow on the Mule windows that one almost can't see through them!
 Man when these folks ( and computers) blow a forecast, they don't mess around. The storm is way south of the forecast and no doubt the folks in the city will get some decent stuff, but it's much warmer there. In Hartford they are saying it may completely cover the grass!
 It just got up to 32 here, exactly what they forecast over a week ago.
 Funny when I first saw the projected conditions on Friday I looked at the temps and figured it would be one of those storms where it snowed all day but melted  as it hit the ground. The experts were all getting excited and ringing the bell. Guess I was wrong too but the result I predicted was the same. Barely white ground. Nothing to plow. Sheesh!

[SwampDonkey]

The guessers say there is a threat of snow for the weekend. We'll see. ;D

[doc henderson]

nothing like preparation to throw off a weather forecast!

[thecfarm]

We missed it too. Storm went the way they said it would. Last week it was going to hit us.
Don't mind the snow, but hate the wet snow. That's what causes the problems.

[SwampDonkey]

12°F this morning. A little overcast. About 82°F in here on aspen BTU's. ;D

Won the lottery, received paperwork on money I inherited from my aunt. When divided up among a dozen nieces and nephews and several organizations and charities it's not huge money but still significant 5 figures. I'm not celebrating until I see the cheque, but.........

[thecfarm]

I have 20° and the wind is really busy out there. That will make it feel cold. 
Maybe Friday for some white stuff.
At least it will be all snow this time.

[SwampDonkey]

Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are getting slammed with this one.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-transit-suspends-service-as-winter-storm-arrives-1.7114551

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/storm-closures-1.7114690

[Magicman]

We are back to 37° this morning and I did light another flicker which will probably be the last one this week.  Blue sky and we should get into the low 60°'s this afternoon.

[SwampDonkey]

Been a couple passing squalls this morning and still only 14°F here.