Itstrainingtime

People in North Carolina seem bewildered that they lost so much of their snowpack on a 30 degree day. Full sun + powder snow = no chance of lasting. So grateful for all of the ice in our pack. That's what's maintaining our landscape.

Yeah I think so. And with the breeze and some clouds my temp is off to the races. I was 7.3 at 7pm. Currently it's 13.6.

74,575 at Beaver Stadium this afternoon. Not too shabby for a college hockey game in 15 degree weather.

@Blizzard of 93 it's going to snow again and probably sooner than later. Maybe a small event or two over the next couple of weeks before a window for something bigger opens around mid February.

I actually think tonight is my best chance of getting close to 0. I'm already down to 15.4 after a high of 20.7. Give me several hours of clear skies this evening and that might do the trick.

Good point! The only (and final) thing I'll had to this week's temps - I was sitting in Key West this past Sunday looking at highs of 16, 14 and 12 for Thursday through today here. I've actually hit at least 20 on all 3 of those days. 20 just doesn't seem nearly as extreme as a high of 12.

Have to keep an eye on the river. If we were to get a big warmup and/or a lot of rain we're going to look out for ice jams.

My low was 6.6. As I mentioned yesterday morning, I was concerned about cloud over overnight. It's been a very cold week. Sub-freezing temps wall to wall. And yet despite the fresh snow cover from last Sunday's storm this week fell quite short of modeled low temps here. My temp never fell below 5 degrees. That's at least a double digit departure about what at least some models indicated. I think it was @CarlislePaWx who shared an image last week showing MDT getting down to -19 this morning.

Not sure I've seen this before. NWS Morhead City has issued a Shelter In Place Warning for the Outer Banks.

Did a little quick research on low temps, with the obvious caveat that these are my numbers at my house, subject to wild variations for the rest of you. Since 1993-94 I've recorded 61 instances of my temp falling to 0 or below. 3 of those occurrences happened last winter. 28 out of the past 32 winters has had at least one occurrence of my temp falling to 5 or below. There was one winter when my temp failed to fall below 15 the entire season. My lowest temp so far this winter is 5.7. Will I finally break the schneid tonight? There is a veil of high clouds on my southern horizon - if the deck stays south and winds subside, I'd think I'll drop lower tonight.

My lowest temp all week here at home has been 5.7. Low this morning was 6.4. I honestly feel sort of underwhelmed compared to what models and forecasted lows were. I know, it's a weenie comment but there were several nights that were to be below zero and at least here, it hasn't been close to that once.

Well they will most certainly have the winds - everything I've seen points to somewhere between 50-65 mph along with the snow.

Part of me wants to go see it. I can't since I just was away for 2 weeks, but I love OBX and have spent a lot of time there. I think it would be awesome to experience a snowstorm in such a beautiful place.

I wasn't going to say this but since you sort of baited me, I will - I'm being completely honest...it "felt" colder in Florida both when I arrived back on the 18th and when I left on the 27th. The combination of temps in the 30s with sustained 20+mph winds and the cold down there is different...it's not as dry down there so it actually feels colder than it does up here. When I was in Jacksonville on Tuesday morning the real feel was 12. It was really, really cold. On the flip side, there were several days last week when it was hot. Mid to high 80s temps with low 70s dewpoints. So I really had a chance to experience the best and worst of Florida's climate in one single trip. Really fascinating how it all went down. I'll add that I'm happy to be home. My trip was an entirely solo trip. (my wife and I are perfectly fine ) I was doing some scouting/research for some opportunities I'm investing in as I transition into retirement in the next several years. I'll share more when it's appropriate.

Back home sweet home. 12 degrees. Ran into a wintry landscape in southern VA. Only difference is down that way the entire pack IS a glacier. It is about 4-5" of ice. Incredible.