I stepped out to measure. Just under 5" inches on my porch area landscape stone wall. Grass is like a bit more but in my PJs and didn't want to scare the neighbors and walk out there.
Guessing 4" here- or a touch more - and still snowing. 32F. Will get out in a bit to assess but a nice hit. Looks like a winter wonderland. Took the cat on the porch and looked confused by it all. LOL.
By us, we usually get leaf drop this time of year. My weeping cherry is usually the first and there is some type of tree leading into our development that always has significant leaf drop. I think the typical dry spells and heat cause it. It is not leaves changing...it the trees shedding to conserve energy and water, as I understand it.
We were down in Philly today and it was gorgeous in the early afternoon. I am guessing around 60F and sunny. By the time we got back to CNJ this evening, around 5:30, it was 48F and blustery. Now, 37F.
I ride motorcycles with a group of guys and we usually have few days with that January thaw to ride. Not this year. Some of them got out, but those days were only 40-43 degrees with risk of road salt, so I opted out.
Need a 'nothingburger' emoji. Got a coating and then changed to rain. Non-event. Roads were slightly slippery when snow started sticking but quickly disappeared as they salted or we had the changeover.
I just went to see if I could scrape the driveway. No bueno. Frozen 1" crust. I will wait until it warms a bit more.
Last night, I stepped out on the porch around 11pm. It was pretty much straight freezing rain at that time. Earlier it was a very hard sleet hitting the window. For the times that I did look out the window, it was never snow. Just sleet.
3 degrees out and of course I wake at 5am to a house that is 58 degrees and a 'System Malfunction' message in the thermostat display. Luckily, I was able to reset but now have holiday guests with a possible heat problem, water that we don't know whether it is safe to drink...
At least there are holiday spirits to drink and a gas stove to help heat. Ugh.