flowerbug
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that's a bit cold for sure there!
our day is at 20F and heading down to 2F overnight.
our day is at 20F and heading down to 2F overnight.
Your Weather, 2024
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Dahlia
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We are up in the low 50s today with lots of wind and rain.
Shades-of-Oregon
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It’s warm today for December H-44F , L- 40F marine layer and fog has settled in can’t see down the driveway.
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digitS'
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Seems fairly certain that we will have a Brown Christmas in 2024. Rain every day except one, next week. Maybe ~ if'n we open presents before daylight ~ there will be a little snow outside at that time on Wednesday.
The thermometer in this neighborhood only hit 29°f (2°C) this morning – the same as yesterday. It was above freezing by 9:30. It's 39°f (4°C) now at 2PM and has just started to rain.
We may have to look for other entertainment beyond shoveling ourselves out of the white stuff. Oh well, it happens.
digitS'
The thermometer in this neighborhood only hit 29°f (2°C) this morning – the same as yesterday. It was above freezing by 9:30. It's 39°f (4°C) now at 2PM and has just started to rain.
We may have to look for other entertainment beyond shoveling ourselves out of the white stuff. Oh well, it happens.
digitS'
Shades-of-Oregon
Deeply Rooted
@digitS’ no worries snow is a coming …eventually . The mountains are loaded here , ski season opened early for the first time in years. I know a White Christmas for the holidays is always much more romantic . Not having to deal with crazy drivers is a blessing . Seems like the eastern part of the country has a lot of snow and cold weather. Holiday travel is always busy.
I’m hoping you get your White Christmas . Seasons greetings DigitS’ and Holiday blessings sent your way .
I’m hoping you get your White Christmas . Seasons greetings DigitS’ and Holiday blessings sent your way .
Zeedman
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We just had a good snow storm, it dropped about 6 inches. Fluffy though... which is a good thing, because through a perfect storm of bad circumstances, I had to shovel 4 other homes besides my own. My daughter's (which is up for sale), my Mother's two properties (also up for sale) and the home my Granddaughter rents from her mother. That last one was the toughest, a corner lot; my brother helped me with that one. Then helped an elderly neighbor with her corner lot. I'm still tired from that. 
It felt good though to find that I can still work that hard, and not wake up sore the next day. Got my cardio in for the week too.
4 F degrees as I type this, but warming into the low 30's tomorrow.
It felt good though to find that I can still work that hard, and not wake up sore the next day. Got my cardio in for the week too.
4 F degrees as I type this, but warming into the low 30's tomorrow.
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digitS'
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It's raining!
Just checked the nearest snotel. The southern Oregon Cascades and the NE Oregon Blue Mountains are quite a lot above normal for snow.
Locally, the daily average temperature at 4700 ft has been above freezing over the most recent 7 days. Looks good for normal "snow water equivalent." Of course, the snow depth is decreasing. I will guess that, with light rain, the moisture is likely to stay up at higher elevations and lower, bare ground is still able to absorb it.
With so many Fall days at and below freezing, it was fairly obvious that the soil in my 2000 ft neighborhood was frozen but I'm sure that it was only to a few inches. That defrosted ground is absorbing the moisture. I think that this might all be okay for the natural environment. It's quite a ways from normal with about 12⁰f above average, daily temperatures.
Steve
Just checked the nearest snotel. The southern Oregon Cascades and the NE Oregon Blue Mountains are quite a lot above normal for snow.
Locally, the daily average temperature at 4700 ft has been above freezing over the most recent 7 days. Looks good for normal "snow water equivalent." Of course, the snow depth is decreasing. I will guess that, with light rain, the moisture is likely to stay up at higher elevations and lower, bare ground is still able to absorb it.
With so many Fall days at and below freezing, it was fairly obvious that the soil in my 2000 ft neighborhood was frozen but I'm sure that it was only to a few inches. That defrosted ground is absorbing the moisture. I think that this might all be okay for the natural environment. It's quite a ways from normal with about 12⁰f above average, daily temperatures.
Steve
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I keep the house at 68 during the day. Its been so warm that I've taking off my sweatshirt and only left on the tee shirt. Right now its 50 degrees on Xmas Eve at 8 a.m.
flowerbug
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there was a few inches of somewhat heavy snow this morning but i was glad to get out for some fresh air and exercise.
the driveway did not come out very clean though as there was some ice/snow still stuck on it. so i got out the 2nd and 3rd string shovels. 2nd string is a metal one that will get some snow scraped off and then the 3rd string is my own trenching shovel that i don't mind wearing out scraping snow/ice right down to the concrete if it is soft enough. which means i got at least something of a path scraped enough that i hoped it would all melt and be non-slippery by the time our friend showed up for a late lunch or early dinner. it wasn't quite melted off but it was better than nothing.
i bet tomorrow morning the part of the driveway i did not get scraped off is going to look like a skating rink until the sun and temperature are enough to melt it off. i sure won't be walking on it and i hope Mom doesn't try it either (she's got no reason to that i know of)...
the driveway did not come out very clean though as there was some ice/snow still stuck on it. so i got out the 2nd and 3rd string shovels. 2nd string is a metal one that will get some snow scraped off and then the 3rd string is my own trenching shovel that i don't mind wearing out scraping snow/ice right down to the concrete if it is soft enough. which means i got at least something of a path scraped enough that i hoped it would all melt and be non-slippery by the time our friend showed up for a late lunch or early dinner. it wasn't quite melted off but it was better than nothing.
i bet tomorrow morning the part of the driveway i did not get scraped off is going to look like a skating rink until the sun and temperature are enough to melt it off. i sure won't be walking on it and i hope Mom doesn't try it either (she's got no reason to that i know of)...
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