Your Weather, 2026

[Dirtmechanic]

-40 both C & F when I got up this morning. Poor dog; I'm grateful at least I don't have to go potty out there.

My pooches occasionally veer left into my shop when it's bad out. I have learned to put down pads. These stinkers have short hair and no underlayer so they cannot stand a cold rain. Not spoiled at all either.

 

[Marie2020]

My pooches occasionally veer left into my shop when it's bad out. I have learned to put down pads. These stinkers have short hair and no underlayer so they cannot stand a cold rain. Not spoiled at all either.

"Not spoiled at all" .
Much

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Even the birds around here are bundled up for 20F temps.

 

[Dirtmechanic]

All good. For us 30f and rain starts a freak show because it is so rare and we do not know how to drive. The cities might come up with a road grader but certainly no snowplow. They can spread sand but I suspect golf course equipment gets borrowed too. We just take a snow day off. It's nothing like the negative numbers others are seeing. Is it possible to have a snow tornado? We get freezing rain that breaks the trees and knock down the power lines.

Yep. James Spann was tracking a tornado. A snow tornado would be crazy. The Alabama answer to the Yeti. I appear to be in some weather island of normal after the storms moved east.

 

[SPedigrees]

We just take a snow day off.

That's the wise course of action. Investing in snow tires and snow plows and truckloads of salt wouldn't make sense in a state that almost never sees snow.

 

[digitS']

I appear to be in some weather island of normal after the storms moved east.

DirtMechanic, it looks like you may be on the opposite side of Birmingham from Cullman County.

I should have a news source for that place. We now have a very dear and longtime friend who lives there. She grew up there and after the passing of her husband, returned to be near family. Elderly, I hope that she is within island.

 

[flowerbug]

cold, sunny, a little fresh snow. Mom wants potatoes (that she didn't put on her shopping list for when i was out Friday) for her veggie soup so i may be doing a little driving today - plus we have lasagna and fried rice to drop off for some people if they are in...