gravitylover

It's ugly out there today, cold with light mist. I was hoping for a nicer day than this.

1 hour ago, Hitman said:

.25” in the bucket and 60f, 60dp.  Lovely day for ....I don’t know what.

Yard cleanup and garden prep.

I can't remember the last time it stayed so muggy that the streets stayed wet all day and never even tried to dry. 

32 minutes ago, Hitman said:

It was weird out.  Felt good to get a ride in though.  

It was a little muddy. Funny how I still like playing in the mud like I did 50 years ago... 

Yup I'm a fan of riding in 65* weather in January  so that's what I did.

Yup, I grilled last night and probably will again tomorrow. 

It's kinda nice out there right now and looking like it's just gonna get better. What should today's outdoor activity be? 

That's a crazy bright full moon tonight. 

It's definitely not what it's supposed to be like around here. Ah well, enjoy the low heating bills.

I think I'm still at or under 10". It almost felt like winter for a few weeks there, a few days sure did, but it really doesn't feel any different than November or March.

I got a dusting! Yay 

Well that was the shortest winter in a while. The forest is starting to wake up with new greenery and even some flowers popping.

Here's an odd observation - When the early month cold snapped last month most of the ponds and reservoirs had little to no ice other than in shallow coves but over the last 2 weeks that ice has expanded and in a lot of cases is nearly complete on the more sheltered ponds. This ice growth happened while we stayed above freezing for 8 days! I'll be curious to see how the warmth and rain today and tomorrow affects it but the last one had no effect at all, the ice kept growing.

Pretty cool vis sat loop this afternoon. That SW>NE boundary is fun to watch. 

It kinda feels like it wants to snow some more, the clouds have lowered and thickened and it just has that feel to it.

Who wants to go for a mt bike ride tomorrow?

It did. Nice to start the month/year/decade with flakes flying. 

I'm wondering if that blob of light snow moving through the Catskills is going to hold together long enough to make it here. 

One thing that really stands out to me is how few times there were more than one such storms in any particular year. It happened more in the last 18 years than the previous hundred.

I could almost see it if the bay was frozen and the ocean slushed over like last year. A sand bar that holds no heat at all would actually become a heat sink a few feet above sea level.

Check this out 

I'm just about 8 miles from where that Shrub Oak ob was taken and I got 2.6".

Well, shoot. My wife and I have been debating whether or not to commit to a 2 day outdoor event (in the hills of Dutchess County) on 11/3-4 to kick off holiday sales for her new small business. I'm not comfortable pre-paying for a spot that may be cold and wet if this end of the month scenario plays out to the cold side which appears to be the consensus at the moment.

39 minutes ago, Rjay said:

Historic heat wave

Take that back  No more, just no more...

Halloween will get snowed out again for the third time this decade. 

15 minutes ago, Rainforrest said:

Definitely not good. We’ve already had 103 inches so far this year. I don’t know how much more we can handle. 

103"? WOW. 

3 minutes ago, Isotherm said:

 

They're not supposed to as per official guidelines. They should be taking intermediate depth measurements to capture maximum depth. Unfortunately, there is a ton of miscommunication on this issue.

Yeah there can be significant differences in max depth and regular clearing amounts. Like was mentioned in that writeup, 30" was out of line. 

1 hour ago, Snowshack said:

BN D, J, and F is just too much to ask for!  For now I'll take December evolving as modeled and no one mountain biking in shorts at Christmas.

 

Hahaha 

2 hours ago, Paragon said:

I'm not a cold and dry kind of guy- that's a killer on heating bills with no joy.  Give me snow and teens/20s, or give me 60-70 degrees with sunshine in the winter!  Actually, if it's not snowing, today is perfect!

 

 

 

 

That 65 degree Xmas Eve a few years ago was wonderful. Mountain biking in shorts and t-shirts that night was something I'll never forget. There was a whole bunch of riders out hootin' and hollerin' and just having a big old time like it was mid summer. I wouldn't mind another one like that