DavisStraight

25 minutes ago, Patrick-02540 said:

They can go into thermal hibernation called brumation and actually survive in icy waters for quite extended periods of time.  They do need their noses above the water or ice to breathe. There are a bunch of photos online showing their little snouts protruding through ice-covered bodies of water. 

Snakes do the same thing so not too sure the cold will make a dent in the python problem.

Ponds should have thick ice before this cold snap ends and last into February. Once it gets pretty thick takes a lot to melt it.

13 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

A few clippers upcoming, including one late Saturday/Sunday. Sometimes these can blossom into something last minute, all they need is some extra moisture injection and boom. Looks like the Tuesday into Wednesday has some inverted trough potential. 

If not here will probably ignite PFs snow machine for a while.

23 minutes ago, dendrite said:

COCblock?

We have a block between the Davis and Trump Straits.

Looks you guys will get the snow machine turned on again in a few days.

It looks like we could scab and inch or two here and there before the possible storm in Feb, looks like the cold stays in some form for a while.

52 minutes ago, FlashFreeze said:

A friend sent me this from North Myrtle Beach SC 29° down there as of 11am and they got 5 inches of snow with a little crust of ice on top of it, everything is shut down, they have no way to deal with it and it’s not going anywhere for a couple of days.

My friend bought a place in that area too, he bought it to escape the cold and snow so he could golf year-round, no golf for a few days there.

We had -5 this morning, coldest in quite a while.

1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

My brother said snow has begun in Hilton Head.  
i’ll ask him to send me some pictures.

Started just north of Myrtle Beach too. Coming down pretty good.

15 minutes ago, #NoPoles said:

This mornings low at HIE was -23  or there abouts. Temp is dropping like a rock and headed towards the -20s again tonight. House is pooping away

Maybe get some frost quakes.

A friend of mine in North Carolina is expecting 6 inches tonight and its in the 20s, this is his winter place to get away from the cold weather and snow.

23 minutes ago, dendrite said:

I had -10° when I left here…went up to the top of the hill and the car thermo hit -6°. Went down to the bottom in the river valley and it quickly fell to -13°. A guy in town just a little higher than me only got to 0°.

When I drive down from Maine on cold mornings the temp jumps around like that, one day it was a 20 degree jump, from -12 to 8 in about one mile. It's near the ocean so I guess that's why the difference. On the good side, ponds should be safe, even the large ones.

7 hours ago, wxeyeNH said:

Do I understand?   Within 30 days all federal agencies must refer to the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America?

Yes, and we might own Greenland too.

17 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Yesterday’s 12z euro had -4° at 2m for here this morning. Today’s has -12° for tomorrow morning. Maybe some -20s in the sheltered valleys even in S NH tonight?

Already 7.1° here.

My wife said her car therm had -4 at about 7am when she backed out of the garage.

49 minutes ago, beavis1729 said:

Yeah...and the Midwest & northern Plains.  Shockingly low snowfall (and even worse on the SDD front) in so many areas so far this season.  

Anchorage has only had 4.1" of snow since Nov 17th, with an approx +12F departure over that period. 

That's usually good for us.

4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

With it staying cold this week down there.  Folks will be trapped in homes with no heat , no plows.. Wish we were there 

Yeah, that snows going to stay around a few days.

Earlier models had 12-19 inches, looks like they're a bit lower now, probably still records broken.

8 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Slant sticker

Looking at radar they should shatter the record.

29 minutes ago, tamarack said:

If we can dodge snow thru the 31st, this will be the least snowy January I've seen since 1969.  The next month brought the "Mayor Lindsey" storm that paralyzed NYC, in part because a forecast cold rain turned into 15" of paste.

It's great we got the cold, just need the precipitation.

Saw a report of 5.5 inches in Texas, someone might get 20

Looks like the jackpot areas will be northern Florida, southern Georgia

Something might pop up in the next few days, definitely cold air around,

9 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Jeezuz, how is there no ice?   People are walking on rivers around here.

You could almost walk on the Conn River in Springfield

On 1/18/2025 at 11:57 AM, dendrite said:

I’ve had some bad ones, but they’re usually caffeine related. When I get myself “clean” for a week they pretty much go away for good. Coffee and dark chocolate are my nemeses.

I used to drink caffeine to get rid of headaches, this espresso beans covered in chocolate are so good, probably not for you.

1 hour ago, Snowedin said:

Low enough to send the old family jewels back into hiding..yeah it’s that cold out!

better wear insulated undies or you'll end up like the prince who got his carrot frostbit.