Where's the Snow?
Sunday, February 12, 2006, 8:00 am: Wow it’s cold this morning! When we woke up this morning it was -18.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Currently it is -14 degrees. It seems the much awaited snowstorm is hitting far southern Maine. I was watching The Weather Channel a few minutes ago and according to their presenter, Portland Maine is about where most of the bad weather ends, at least for now. There is still a possibility we could get hit later today, but any sizable amount is unlikely. In any case, we are well-supplied for the next several days.
At night when it is this cold we open the doors to the cabinets under the kitchen sink which is situated on an outside wall. This keeps the pipes that are underneath the sink from freezing and causing us major headaches when they burst.
After I am finished writing my weather blog, I will bring in firewood. On days like today, it is a major event. I have to put on multiple layers of clothing and my ski mask so I don’t get my nose or cheeks frostbitten. For 20 minutes of work it takes me 25 minutes to get dressed. Also today’s visits to our birdfeeder have been limited to a Downy Woodpecker and a lone Chickadee. The irascible Blue Jays are probably huddled together in some trees. Please click here to view my current weather information.
Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:
Temperature: -14 degrees (F.)
Barometer: 30.08 and steady
Humidity: 61%
Winds: Calm
Visibility: > 5 miles with scattered high clouds
Precipitation: None
Since midnight:
Low temp: -18.4 degrees (F.) at 6:06 am
High wind: 1 mph at 2:17 am
Sounds like the calm before the storm. Over 2 feet today in Central Park, NY. So did you guys get buried?
Meanwhile, your former hometown of Phoenix hasn't had a drop of rain in over 4 months now. Bone dry.
Where I live in the Sedona area, last week we hit the lowest humidity reading I've ever seen anywhere -- 2%. The dew point was like -25 and the air temp was up in the high 60s. It is so dry and ultra clear that the surreal color of the deep blue sky doesn't really change much from horizon to zenith.
Quite a bit different from Northern Maine, eh?
Posted by Ziggy
February 12, 2006 07:49 PM
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