AMD64Brunette
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Currently 34 degrees F and clear.
Time to crank up the heat.
Time to crank up the heat.
How's The Weather There ?
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32 F at 10 a.m. Today was our first frost of the season. Shouldn't complain, but hey, that's what we Washingtonians do - complain about the weather. 😀
We're expecting 5-8 inches of snow tomorrow, but of course it may be as little as 2-3 inches. Fortunately it will fall on a Sunday, and during the day, so there won't be much commuter traffic blocking the snow plows.
The streets have already been brined, and pre-salted, but Monday, we'll see a high of 23F and a low of 11F. Therefore anything that is wet will become ice. With temps that low, salting will lose its effectiveness.
The streets have already been brined, and pre-salted, but Monday, we'll see a high of 23F and a low of 11F. Therefore anything that is wet will become ice. With temps that low, salting will lose its effectiveness.
If you ever saw grandma make ice cream, she used salt to help freeze at a lower temperature so the mixture can still be stirred at what would ordinarily be turning it into a solid.
Why Salt Makes Ice Colder - How Cold Ice Gets
Learn why salt makes ice colder and how cold the ice gets. Here's a simple explanation of freezing point depression, used to melt ice and make ice cream.
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When I drove a municipal plow I always preferred it to snow Saturday night or Sunday because less traffic made it easier to clean roads since traffic didn't pack the snow. That was back at a time when 4wd vehicles were rare. Jeeps and pickup trucks would be about all there were on our roads. Nowdays nearly every grocery getter has AWD, 4WD or front wheel drive, which is a boon for safety but a bane for snow removal since nearly every idiot can go out and pack the snow.
We'd toss a 1% salt/99% sand mixture out on asphalt pavements and 90% salt/10% sand on bridges and over passes.
PhotonWrangler
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Lake effect: If Lake Erie was a bowling alley, Buffalo would be the pins.
AMD64Brunette
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Another somewhat chilly morning over in Portland, OR.
34 degrees F at the moment.
34 degrees F at the moment.
5 degrees here in Cleveland at the moment. Cars are all hard starting. Wind chill values well below zero.
The dog's paws get iced up and she comes back in quickly; anything above 10 and she'll stay out for a half hour or so like it's a spring day.
The dog's paws get iced up and she comes back in quickly; anything above 10 and she'll stay out for a half hour or so like it's a spring day.
AMD64Brunette
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33 degrees F right now over in Portland,OR.
Thankfully, it's clear.
Thankfully, it's clear.
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Currently negative -9F actual temp,, that's not the wind chill number
Currently negative -9F actual temp,, that's not the wind chill number
- NOW until 12:00pm Tue
Extreme Cold Warning - Today
High: -2 °F
Factoring in the wind chill right now, it feels 80F colder, right now, than last Friday
yes my math is correct.
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bluflaam777
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Currently 10:07am: Sunny 62F
Low: 45F
High: 68F
Low: 45F
High: 68F
I'm a mile or so North of the Gulf of Mexico, and it started snowing around 7:15 this morning. It is projected to continue until around 7:00pm tonight, then a hard overnight freeze sets in. It hasn't snowed like this in the swamp since 1963. the alligators are wearing parkas. Expecting six to seven inches before its over.
Soon to be The Gulf of America. 😀
This far south, we don't bother much with the whims of those rich, ivory tower types. Much less politicians.
It's always been the Gulf of Mexico, and as far as I'm concerned that's what it will remain.
Me and those waters could care less what's decided by whatever empty suit happens to be behind the camera this week.
