Transcriber Weather

[ggordon]

Across Puget Sound here in Kent 3 - 7 inches of snow is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Last night the first real snow of the season fell, but it was just a very light dusting. A couple months ago there was a little snow mixed with mostly rain.

[Randi]

There was so much ice on my steps (from runoff above) that salt was not very helpful.
So I poured several buckets of warm (not hot - afraid of doing damage with too violent a temperature change) water on the ice.
That worked quite well. Then I swept the steps to get rid of as much of the water and remaining ice as possible and put some salt on the problem areas.

[ggordon]

Here is the warning issued this morning by the National Weather Service for the Seattle area.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7
inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Seattle, Everett, Bremerton, Bellevue and vicinity.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

[Michael]

I like that warning: clear, concise and easy to understand.

[AvastMH]

Randi - great idea - I guess it worked well?

Gordon - snorkel up - with a wind like that, and that much snow, you'll get some fun drifting I guess?

Bitterly cold here tonight. Heading down to -8C apparently. just grateful not to be in Braemar which enjoyed -22C on Wednesday night.

[Michael]

I think you need to re-define your temperature of -8. Bitterly cold does not do it.

https://www.yukon-news.com/sports/yukon ... y-plunges/

[AvastMH]

I think you need to re-define your temperature of -8. Bitterly cold does not do it.

https://www.yukon-news.com/sports/yukon ... y-plunges/

'Boone said a knee injury that had ailed him for six months ceased to be painful after plunging.' If I plunged into that lot I wouldn't feel pain either. I wouldn't feel anything at all except the cold burn that would set in an hour later
Good for Mr Boone - I'm glad to hear how well he's doing

[Randi]

I feel better already!

[Morgan]

Michael, I like the warning that new swimmers should have someone (spotter) with them. Yep, seem like a good idea to me.
I do believe it would change my mood. Oh, and I am not a good swimmer in good conditions.
Morgan

[AvastMH]

I've been watching CNN live and just saw the very early morning national weather report. OUCH! It would up with a screen saying that, over the weekend, they expect to have over 100 record low temperatures for this time of year. Somewhere (I think Sioux Falls?) was at -48C. 6 inches of snow for Dallas, Texas etc. Thermals on, all of you across the Pond

[Randi]

I can't take hot weather, so I am doing my best not to complain too much.

[Michael]

We got 19 cm of snow overnight (as of 7: AM) and it's still snowing. It's windy with a temperature now, 8:45, of -1.4. More snow to come, changing to rain later on Sunday. It will be very sloppy.

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The extended ECMWF weather forecast for Victoria
YYYY/MM/DD/ Hour Day       Weather          TT DDD/FFF       Pcp Max/Min
2021/02/13/12:00 Saturday  Heavy snow       -1  NE/022G035   4.8 Min  -4
2021/02/13/18:00 Saturday  Snow              0  NE/007       0.6
2021/02/14/00:00 Sunday    Cloudy            1 ESE/011       0.0 Max   3
2021/02/14/06:00 Sunday    Cloudy            1   E/014G022   0.0
2021/02/14/12:00 Sunday    Light sleet       2   E/011       1.4 Min  -3
2021/02/14/18:00 Sunday    Sleet             3   E/018G028   3.4
2021/02/15/00:00 Monday    Heavy rain        2 ESE/018G028   8.8 Max   5
2021/02/15/06:00 Monday    Rain              3 ESE/011       2.5
2021/02/15/12:00 Monday    Light rain        5 ESE/007       0.9 Min   0
2021/02/15/16:00 Monday    Rain              4 WSW/007       1.1
2021/02/15/22:00 Monday    Partly Cloudy     3  NE/004       0.0 Max   7

[ggordon]

It snowed all night and by the time this is over it looks like it will be the heaviest snowfall since I've lived at this house (23 years). As of 10 AM there was 178 mm (7 inches) of snow on the ground with another 2 to 5 inches forecast yet today. The low last night was -3.9 C and the peak wind was 30 km/h. That's the lowest temperature and strongest wind recorded since I installed my weather station a few years ago.

Currently there is heavy snow with a slight breeze and the temperature is up to 0 C.

[studentforever]

Looks lovely, but for me best viewed from a warm room through double (or triple) glazing. We've got the trampled after effects of a couple of inches in the village. Thaw sets in tomorow.

[AvastMH]

The outside chairs speak to an un-dentable optimism in the depths of winter

[ggordon]

A couple more inches fell since the photo. It is supposed to transition to a mix of rain and snow later today or tomorrow with freezing the next two nights. So conditions will quite slippery.

It's nice sitting by a fire looking out. I've only been outside long enough to measure the snow depth, take photos and let the dog out. The dog thoroughly enjoyed it; for about three minutes.

[Michael]

This is what one of the computer models says is in store for you...

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Extended CMC Regional forecast for Kirkland
Date        Hour Wx                        TT Dir/Spd  RH   Pcp Max/Min
Sat Feb 13  3 PM Mainly Cloudy             31 ESE/009  87     0
Sat Feb 13  4 PM Mainly Cloudy             31  SE/007  85     0
Sat Feb 13  5 PM Mainly Cloudy             31 ESE/007  88     0
Sat Feb 13  6 PM Mainly Cloudy             31 ESE/007  90     0
Sat Feb 13  7 PM Cloudy                    31 ESE/006  87     0
Sat Feb 13  8 PM Cloudy                    31 ESE/006  83     0
Sat Feb 13  9 PM Cloudy                    31 ESE/007  82     0
Sat Feb 13 10 PM Cloudy                    31 ESE/007  82     0 Max  33
Sat Feb 13 11 PM Cloudy                    31 ESE/005  83     0
Sun Feb 14 12 AM Mainly Cloudy             31   E/005  84     0
Sun Feb 14  1 AM A Few Clouds              31   E/006  85     0
Sun Feb 14  2 AM Mainly Cloudy             31 ESE/005  84     0
Sun Feb 14  3 AM Mainly Cloudy             31 ESE/005  85     0
Sun Feb 14  4 AM Cloudy                    31 ESE/005  85     0
Sun Feb 14  5 AM Cloudy                    31 ESE/005  86     0
Sun Feb 14  6 AM Overcast                  31 ESE/005  87     0 Min  28
Sun Feb 14  7 AM Overcast                  32 ESE/005  87     0
Sun Feb 14  8 AM Overcast                  32 ESE/006  87     0
Sun Feb 14  9 AM Overcast                  32 ESE/005  89     0
Sun Feb 14 10 AM Overcast                  32 ESE/006  87     0
Sun Feb 14 11 AM Overcast                  32 ESE/007  87     0
Sun Feb 14 12 PM Overcast                  32 ESE/006  89     0
Sun Feb 14  1 PM Very Light Rain           32 ESE/007  93     T
Sun Feb 14  2 PM Overcast                  32 ESE/006  92     0
Sun Feb 14  3 PM Overcast                  33 ESE/005  90     0
Sun Feb 14  4 PM Overcast                  33   E/006  89     0
Maximum:        34.6 degs F
Minimum:        28.6 degs F
Precipitation:  0.03 inches

[AvastMH]

This is what one of the computer models says is in store for you...

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Extended CMC Regional forecast for Kirkland
Maximum:        34.6 degs F  :o Brrrrr!
Minimum:        28.6 degs F   :o Brrrrrrrr!

Gordon - stay by the fire!

[Randi]

Went to a friend's this morning for my usual Sunday brunch.
The steps were great! They were, largely, dry and ice free.
Unfortunately much of the route was black ice (also called clear ice). The street and sidewalk looked as if they were wet, but it was a thin layer of ice! Even with Yaktrax I went very slowly and carefully! In retrospect, I should have promptly turned around and will the next time. However, by the time I realized how bad it was I was almost half way.
I stayed for a late lunch and by then fortunately the ice had melted.

Note: If you get any sort of pull-on spikes/chains, be sure that front part of the foot has good traction for the push off

[studentforever]

Ah, one of the tricks I have developed is the 'penguin waddle'. Short steps with minimum push off, slow, inelegant and only suitable for short distances but reduced slippage. I came to the conclusion that I don't have the reflexes for coping with skids so for the essential short trips down the garden etc the 'waddle', while frustrating, definitely makes me feel safer.