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I'm outside before dawn every morning, and spend most of my weekend free time outdoors too. I'm sick of cold in the mornings and tired of trying to work on stuff with cold numb hands. And it seems like it's been an especially cold winter this year... When I built my shop in 2015, I was outside almost all weekend for hours, even in the worst of the summer heat. As long as I have sunscreen, water, and a shower at the end of the day I'm much happier when it's warm.

If it's still looking like that when we're up there next week it's going to be a tough go/stay decision. I'm already annoyed that I probably won't be able to do much flying (if any) up there (and I really need to get current), and I don't want to be dealing with snow again... but I don't think I'd have the heart to take my son away from snow and his cousins. I'm hoping the first week of April is nice and warm...

Ffuuuuuuuuu..... We were planning to be in the Atlanta area for the week of my son's break from school and we were really counting on some good (dry/sunny) weather for outdoor activities. Not going to be happy if it's just days of rain...

I know we're done for a few years down here. I'd say I'm looking forward to 70 on Wednesday but I'll be stuck in a windowless office all day

Still plenty of white stuff on the ground here, especially in shades and lightly trafficked areas. Neighborhood roads seem mostly clear and we're going to venture out in the old car today. All the neighborhood kids have been outside all day long and coming in exhausted every evening. I shoveled snow for the first time in my life. Unfortunately I think the capacitor in our heat pump went out Wednesday night (of course, during the coldest nights of the year, just like when the AC died in the middle of summer years ago). We'll see if the local appliance part place has one today...

Gotta sleep sometime... at least till the eight year old comes bounding down the stairs dressed and ready to go at 0445 It's mostly sleet here (on top of ice) so we'll see how long it sticks around...

Sleet has started west of Savannah

Ok, sorry for the dumb question... can someone please explain what suppression is in this context? I'm generally pretty good at picking up the general meaning from context but this one eludes me somehow... (I don't have meteorology training; I'm just an engineer with a VFR pilot's understanding of weather)

Yeah disaster would be an understatement on that. I'd welcome a good "snow day" break from work (and laugh darkly at upper management's pleading to work from home if we have power) but that's no bueno. We somehow kept power through the whole hurricane late last year, but I have a feeling an ice storm may hit us worse and be more damaging/have worse people impact (since so many people are dependent on heat pumps/resistive heat vs. gas or oil furnaces)...

I know, two weeks out... but as this'll hopefully be our last winter in Savannah, that would be a great way to finish...

I'm not really a cold fan but appreciate the novelty of snow. But of course that's right in the middle of our trip to Atlanta. It needs to wait a day or two, or shift a little west...

Yeah it's dry enough already, don't need it drier... not complaining about the warmth though, except that I'm stuck indoors at work and can't enjoy it

Things suddenly got chilly here... saw 48 on the thermometer this morning. Later this week looks even colder Sure feels like fall now, but I wish it had been a more gradual transition. Unlike most of the board though, I'm not a winter fan. I just see this as a harbinger of being cold and miserable at my morning workouts...

"Florida" Yep, checks out...

We're off to the east so the worst winds and rain aren't as big a concern here (though we just hit 2.50 at the house), but what effect would a slower and/or weaker storm have on the coastal tornado threat this evening? Anything noticeable? The impact to my parents and in laws (both real close to KFFC) is obviously quite affected by track, too...