Crazy weather

[rScotty]

Nice day today. Still warm this evening and it's raining. This is ski country, but no snow and now it's raining. I doubt it will get cold enough to freeze.
Instead of pushing snow, maybe it is time to take the boat over to Steamboat Lake for some fishing.

Well, that rain only lasted for minutes. not even a tenth of an inch. But today we finally have overcast skies and cooler temperatures. Not freezing, but cooler.

We've had nothing but blue sky and warm sunny days for months now. That's nice, but we do need some snow as well.

Hoping for snow, lots of wet slushy snow.
rScotty

 

[Hay Dude]

Here in SEPA, it’s usually relatively mild winters 30-40 degrees with an occasional heavy snow, but it never hangs around much more than a week. It is rare to see temps drop in the 0-10 degree range for sustained periods.
This year has been different.

1. I have never seen a continuous snowpack that we have. It started with a 15” snowfall followed by 1+ inches of ice. This has gone from ~ January 7th until February 17th. 40+ days with a continuous snowpack is something I have never seen in my lifetime and even with some recent days in the mid 40’s, it’s still here.

2. ~2 weeks ago, it got so cold, my DEF tank froze and took out my DEF pump. It actually started working again, now that it’s warmed a bit, but being replaced under warranty.

I can’t remember the last time it got that cold.

 

[rScotty]

Well, that rain only lasted for minutes. not even a tenth of an inch. But today we finally have overcast skies and cooler temperatures. Not freezing, but cooler.

We've had nothing but blue sky and warm sunny days for months now. That's nice, but we do need some snow as well.

Hoping for snow, lots of wet slushy snow.
rScotty

Here it is nearly the end of Feb. and we haven't had winter in the Colorado Rockies yet. Still sunny and warm. It's 64 degrees this morning...in the shade. No clouds, no snow. The creeks aren't even frozen.
Nothing about it on the news, either.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Here it is nearly the end of Feb. and we haven't had winter in the Colorado Rockies yet. Still sunny and warm. It's 64 degrees this morning...in the shade. No clouds, no snow. The creeks aren't even frozen.
Nothing about it on the news, either.

It will only make the news if it helps someone's narrative. It's been crazy in VT as well. More snow than normal, temps below 30 for far longer than normal, below 0 temps for weeks instead of days. We had below -20 for almost a week, with some mighty chilly wind chills with it. All part of a normal cycle in my opinion.