The lull before the storm
It's hard to judge the magnitude of the snow storm to come.
CBC announcers (on Radio 1, a English-language feed) are telling people in Montreal to stay home tomorrow if they can; they're expecting 30-40 cm (12-16 inches) there overnight.
That seems like a lot of snow.
The forecast here is for snow to start about 4 am tomorrow and continue throughout the day, with accumulations of between 1-2 inches overnight, 5-8 inches during the day, with snow continuing overnight (another couple of inches) and through Thursday morning (a inch or so more) -- a lot of snow.
Right now, here, in Bas St. Laurent, our roads are largely clear, with parking lots sheet ice. Ick. We walked today along the river on an unusual still afternoon. The snow was crunchy. Much better walking than skiing conditions, but it was still more challenging than walking on "flat" surfaces.
A kerfluffle with a balky tire pressure valve this morning was alarming, but the tire fellow said it happens in cold weather. Who knew? At least not us winter weather newbies.
So I've gathered up provisions, pre-prepared our Valentine's Day dinner, so we're ready for snow (and will be prepared to venture forth to ski, even if it just means crossing the possibly closed highway into the national park).
CBC announcers (on Radio 1, a English-language feed) are telling people in Montreal to stay home tomorrow if they can; they're expecting 30-40 cm (12-16 inches) there overnight.
That seems like a lot of snow.
The forecast here is for snow to start about 4 am tomorrow and continue throughout the day, with accumulations of between 1-2 inches overnight, 5-8 inches during the day, with snow continuing overnight (another couple of inches) and through Thursday morning (a inch or so more) -- a lot of snow.
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A kerfluffle with a balky tire pressure valve this morning was alarming, but the tire fellow said it happens in cold weather. Who knew? At least not us winter weather newbies.
So I've gathered up provisions, pre-prepared our Valentine's Day dinner, so we're ready for snow (and will be prepared to venture forth to ski, even if it just means crossing the possibly closed highway into the national park).
We're expecting some more of the liquid version down here, starting tomorrow and going till at least Friday. They haven't put out any alerts to build your own ark, yet.
ReplyDeletePrecipitation (in excess) in whatever form is always notable! It seems like you're getting a lot more rain in Southern California than "normal" whatever the heck that is, nowadays.
DeleteHopefully, it'll continue to help mitigate the severe droughty conditions of the last few years.