Little Cold Spell Coming

[jrsdws]

It's a balmy 43deg here this morning and very windy with showers. We even had some thunder boomers last night.

Rain and wind continues all day with temps starting to fall after noon. Snow to start around 3pm or so. Overnight low forecasted at 17deg with a windchill of -6deg.

The 17 degrees isn't so bad, but the wind tears us up It doesn't ever seem like you can do enough insulating, windows, etc., to battle the wind and win. I love the country life, but the wind sucks.

Old man Winter finally arriving to the Midwest.

I'll be firing up the Beast this afternoon with a corn/pellet mix and setting the Quad down on tstat for back up.

 

[woodsman23]

Winter Storm WatchNYZ012-019>021-085-201715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.121221T1400Z-121222T2100Z/
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
411 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING
COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...6 TO 10 INCHES FRIDAY
NIGHT...AND 7 TO 10 INCHES SATURDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF
13 TO 23 INCHES.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
STARTING ON FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A SMALL CHANGE IN
THE EXPECTED TRACK MAY ALTER EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

 

[will711]

I'm not a big fan of the wind either, I work outside cold windy days = no fun can't wait to get to my warm home. Stay warm and safe.

 

[smoke show]

Blizzard Warning Remains In Effect Until Midnight Cst
Tonight...

• Snow Will Continue Today Into This Evening. The Snow Will Be
Heavy At Times Through The Period.

• Winds Will Steadily Increase...With Gusts Of 40 To 50 Mph
Expected By This Afternoon And Evening. The Strong Winds Will
Produce Extensive Blowing And Drifting Snow...With Whiteout
Conditions Possible At Times.

• A Total Snow Accumulation Of 10 To 15 Inches Is Expected.

• The Combination Of Heavy Snow...Strong Winds...And Low
Visibilities Will Make Travel Dangerous...Especially In Open
Areas. The Heavy Snow And Strong Winds Will Likely Cause Damage
To Trees And Power Lines...Resulting In Some Power Outages.
Persons With Heart Problems Should Not Attempt To Shovel The
Dense...Moisture-Laden Snow

 

[TheMightyMoe]

Still better then -20 and windy!​

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Thursday​

Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

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Thursday Night​

Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Still better then -20 and windy!​

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Thursday​

Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

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Thursday Night​

Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

Yeah you folks have been getting hammered with the cold, some 30 to 45 degrees below average for both the high and low temperatures.

It has been warmer in Barrow.

 

[Danny Cathcart]

Still better then -20 and windy!​

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Thursday​

Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

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Thursday Night​

Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

You'll never hear me complain about the little bit of cold we get in Michigan.

 

[jrsdws]

New Still better then -20 and windy!




Thursday
Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.








Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Sooo looking forward to our upcoming "cold spell"........compared to THAT!

 

[JoeS]

Still better then -20 and windy!​

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Thursday​

Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

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Thursday Night​

Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

How can you have fog when it is that damn cold.

Wouldn't the air just freeze?

 

[sante fe]

mightymoe your living the dream. Man I only wish I could be in alaska.

 

[TheMightyMoe]

How can you have fog when it is that damn cold.

Wouldn't the air just freeze?

Well it does, all the moisture freezes to everything, but then you have all the car exhaust and house stacks, pumping out fresh moisture. The air is so cold and dense, it kind of just floats around at ground level.

 

[DexterDay]

Nice to have the options to use a Bio mass furnace or a stove.

If one was to not keep up, the other is set back just a little to keep up

That Quad seems to be doing a good job? No complaints so far... definitely looks prettier. Maybe heats better too

 

[subsailor]

Still better then -20 and windy!​

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Thursday​

Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of -38F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

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Thursday Night​

Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of -60F. Winds less than 5 mph.​

So what do the people of Fairbanks think about all this talk of glodal warming?

 

[jrsdws]

Nice to have the options to use a Bio mass furnace or a stove.

If one was to not keep up, the other is set back just a little to keep up

That Quad seems to be doing a good job? No complaints so far... definitely looks prettier. Maybe heats better too

The options are the bomb. I was very tempted to fire up the furnace with the wind we have. 25mph steady and gusts to 40 right now and temp still falling. Still supposed to see around 18deg temp.

The Quad is doing great. I'm going to put her to work tonight to see if she can handle it. I heat my house far better than with the old stove. The upstairs and the farthest ends away from the stove are way warmer. It just moves so much more heat.

 

[TheMightyMoe]

So what do the people of Fairbanks think about all this talk of glodal warming?

We live in Fairbanks...

The only fact that matters is, we only have one world, and we have A LOT of problems to figure on a global scale. Were still too busy blowing each other up to worry about global warming IMO.