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6:00AM: 47F, light rain.
When the light snow turned to rain, the precipitation got serious. We had 1.34" in about 12 hours and it's going to rain straight through the next few days.
There's so much ice that the water is just lying on top of it, which makes for incredibly dangerous driving. We're staying in today. No reason to go out unless it's an emergency!
5:45AM: 29F, light snow.
The storm is HERE. Over the day/night, we could get anywhere from 2-5" of snow. Then the blessed rains will come (not down in Africa) and melt the @#%$ ice!
BUT..so happy I don't live in Juneau (for many reasons - haha) because they may get close to 3 FEET of snow over the next couple of days.
We are surrounded by winter storm warnings, while Baranof, Kupreanof and Kulu Islands have mere advisories. Our special weather bubble holds.
5:45AM: 21F, fair.
Our last night of freezing will be tonight...then early Sat morning the snow will start....then by afternoon a mix....then Sat evening we'll have heavy rain.
Which will continue for days, with temps in the 40's.
Imagine me cackling like the Wicked Witch of the West while all the ice in Sitka melts just like she did!
5:45AM Christmas Day: 25F, mostly cloudy.
We're under a winter storm watch - the big one will be coming this weekend. We may get a few flakes from this mini-low moving through today.
Switching gears: Wishing everyone peace today and every day. Things can be bleak right now, but the Wheel keeps turning.
4:00PM: Weather update.
We're under a Cold weather advisory and a winter storm watch. We also have a special weather statement and a hydrologic outlook.
We have an atmospheric river headed our way.
Gosh, I hope Santa makes it!
5:45AM: 21F, fair.
We have some nutso weather (yes, that's a scientific term) for the next 4-5 days.
It's the first time I've seen a split in the weather graphic: snow in the northern panhandle, snow/rain in the south.
It looks like we might get several inches on Christmas Day, then the temp goes up & it turns to rain. Like the temp will be in the mid-40s!
All I care about is the ice from hell (I'm aware of the oxymoron) will melt away.
6:00AM: 13F, fair.
Our turn for an extreme cold warning. (Lots of red on the map this morning.)
We are also expecting a "long duration rain/snow event" from Christmas Day onward.
And yes...freezing temps at night to go along with it. Sigh.
In other news, just to show being a hermit is the way to go, I managed to pick up my first cold in years.
My penance for going to the Holiday Brass concert.
Yes, I would like cheese with my whine.
6:00AM: 15F, fair.
We're still under a cold weather advisory, as is the entire panhandle. Well, most of the rest of the SE is under an "extreme cold" warning.
For instance, Juneau is at 6F this AM. Yakutat is weighing in at 1F.
Cold for the next few days and then, on Christmas Day, snow!
If snow comes to pass, John and I have vowed to go walk in Totem Park and take pics of the wonder.
6:15AM: 17F, fair.
It was pretty much 17F all day & all night.
We ventured out to the Holiday Brass concert at the Sitka Performing Arts Center (the PAC.) Saw great performances and great friends.
I also clapped. A lot. Something they really don't tell you about NOT doing after a shoulder replacement.
I'm telling you now: NO repeated percussive movement 2 months after surgery. It didn't hurt at the time, but now...OUCH!
6:00AM: 16F, fair.
Well....brrrr!
Lots of clear, sunny skies which = low temps. Plus that pesky arctic blast.
Looks like Monday night will be the coldest at around 8F.
So...brrrr!
6:00AM: 21F, overcast.
We have 2 weather warnings: A special weather statement regarding exceptionally cold weather over the next 4 to 5 days and a cold weather advisory for Sat night into Sunday.
We're getting an unusual arctic blast in the SE.
So of course we have plans to go out Saturday night to the annual Holiday Brass concert.
I will be fashion forward in heavy coat, hat, gloves and cleats. All hail winter!
6:00AM: 29F, fair.
I'm seeing stars when I get up in the morning and it's not because I conked my head. Been a while since we've had clear skies.
The forecast for the panhandle is cold, cold, cold...and more cold.
All 4 of my replacement joints could've told you that!
5:45AM: 35F, overcast.
Our snow event is over, leaving a foot in some places, while in town I'd say we ended up with 4-5". Enough to really mess things up for the foreseeable future.
COLD is coming along with sun. 20's in the daytime, hitting the teens at night with a possibility of single digits Sunday night.
I'll believe it when I see it, but regardless, all the slush will be frozen by tonight and stay that way a while.
6:00AM: 36F, extremely light snow/fog/mist.
The weather absolutely could NOT make up its mind yesterday. We got snow, we got rain, we got sleet, we got thunder.
There ended up to be around 3-4" of snow in town. Someone "out the road" says they got 15" but I swear they be trippin'.
What we WILL get is cold. So all the mix of crap out there will melt a bit, just in time to freeze and become treacherous for days.
Ugh.
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5:45AM: 35F, windy, overcast.
I'm sorely disappointed that the promised snow did not materialize. It hit 40+ for temps yesterday, so at least I could have had rain!
Quite windy right now with gusts to 43mph. The weather service has extended the winter storm advisory through today, so we'll see what transpires.
If we're going to get 6-12" of snow, it better get a move on.
Nothing all day!
And here I was going to enjoy sipping tea and watching it fall...
I pivoted and made pumpkin bread instead.
One must be flexible during the winter.
On our walk today. We had 20+ come back to Sitka for the winter. A real bonanza for us. Usually there are about a dozen. About 1/3 are juveniles.
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