Our house during the current snowstorm

Thursday, 4:45 pm: Weather update; it’s snowing a lot. I hope that’s not too vague. I had to be out driving in this mess for a few hours today for a doctor’s appointment. Even with studded snow tires and all-wheel drive I could feel our car frequently slipping over the pavement. My top speed was about 35 mph, mostly much less.

Our unplowed road during the same storm

Today’s snow is a little slushy with a temperature of 34° (F.). By the time the sun drops below the horizon this evening, and the temperature falls, we will have some very slick roads to contend with. I am not looking forward to driving into Madawaska at 7:00 pm to pick up my wife. Although I don’t have blue hair, own a golf cart or white shoes, my days of reckless adventure are behind me. Driving in bad weather generally falls into this category.

This is the condensed version of my weather blog this afternoon. There are just too many things to do.

Current values from our wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 33.8° (F.)

Barometer: 29.403 & falling rapidly

Humidity: 90%

Visibility: < 1 mile

Skies: 100% low overcast -- snowing heavily

Precipitation: ca. 9 inches wet snow

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 27.5° (F.) at 7:40 am

High wind: 11 mph at 12:26 am