Winter 2023-2024

[12poundbass]

A tad bit chilly this morning, one of my tires thought so too.

 

 

[Jar11591]

We’re getting more winter this week than we have in a month and a half. A dusting last night and another dusting coming tomorrow night, but next week is back up to the 50s. I’ll take it. 

[Way north bass guy]

On 3/20/2024 at 5:56 PM, MN Fisher said:

That's what you get for living 'way up North'.

 

FWIW: You're not that much further north in latitude than we are here. (44.97N for Minneapolis, 45.21N for you - that works out to about 27 klicks - which is way less than the distance N to S of our metro area)

Well, actually I’m totally taking the blame for this one. I took the blower off the back of the tractor last week, greased it all up and put it away. Told my neighbour “ that should make for a foot or two of snow next week”, guess I was right 😏. 

[J Francho]

We're getting a half foot or so tomorrow night. 

[NorcalBassin]

Been very spring-like the past few days and now we're headed right back into a winter pattern for the next week or so. 

[gim]

2 inches of snow here over night.

 

The "big" one is coming on Sunday & Monday.

 

[casts_by_fly]

We got enough of a chill to drop water temps 2-3 degrees over 2 days and its cold enough to make it unpleasant to get out.  All exactly what I wanted since I was away for this current week and I'm away next week.  At the rate we were going 2 weeks ago, we'd have had 60 degree water by the end of March.

 

Our forsythia are blooming everywhere around here, daffodils are popping through, and all of the trees are budding.  We're right on the cusp of spring and this cold is going to hold it back just a bit, but the next warm spell is going to explode it all out.

[MN Fisher]

8 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

Our forsythia are blooming everywhere around here, daffodils are popping through, and all of the trees are budding.  We're right on the cusp of spring and this cold is going to hold it back just a bit, but the next warm spell is going to explode it all out.

Ya, trees were getting 'fuzzy' here and the day-lilies were starting to pop up...now with the cold and snow, we might have some die-back.

[TOXIC]

Predicted heavy rains for us tonight into tomorrow.  We’ve lost a good amount of temp and it has caused the cherry blossoms on the mall in DC to bloom ahead of schedule and then get ripped by the massive winds we’ve had.  I enjoyed the blooms when I worked in DC but quit going down to see them when the tourons would hold their kids up to strip the blooms.  One good thing about the upcoming rain is that it will end the fires that have sprung up all across our part of the state.  It’s been bad.  

[throttleplate]

got a dusting, wife wont get her exercise today.

[gim]

I got about 6 inches of heavy, wet concrete style snow in the past 24 hours.  I tried shoveling my sidewalk and its like syrup.  Mother nature is gonna have to take care of the rest.

 

There is a transition to rain coming from the south.  At least its good for the drought.

[MN Fisher]

29 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I got about 6 inches of heavy, wet concrete style snow in the past 24 hours.  I tried shoveling my sidewalk and its like syrup. 

Unfortunately, I've gotta shovel the truck out - the neighbor who normally snow-blows my yard is off with his family this week...and I gotta get out to run needed errands.

[J Francho]

With temps in the high 50s next couple of days, I'm not bothering with the shoveling. 

[gim]

23 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Unfortunately, I've gotta shovel the truck out - the neighbor who normally snow-blows my yard is off with his family this week...and I gotta get out to run needed errands.

 

Honestly I'm not sure a snow blower would really do any good with this wet heavy stuff.  You would need one like @A-Jay has with tracks and raw power to move it.

[MN Fisher]

27 minutes ago, J Francho said:

With temps in the high 50s next couple of days, I'm not bothering with the shoveling. 

We're dropping below freezing tonight and not climbing above it until Thursday - I don't wanna have to chip ice to get out of the house.

[TnRiver46]

Normally, I wouldn’t know what chipping means but this year I do. I turned my spade shovel into a flat nose.

 

[12poundbass]

@TnRiver46 has to shovel a little bit of snow and ice for once and all of a sudden he’s a northerner like us.

 

He even has Eh as his signature.

 

[gim]

Rained most of the night here and turned to more heavy wet snow about an hour ago.  Its a full white out right now.  Spring is on hold here.

 

[TnRiver46]

Your fake winter has become a reality 

[J Francho]

[gim]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Your fake winter has become a reality 

 

I know it seems like so long ago when it was in the 60's with zero white stuff on the ground.  The good news is that this time of year it can melt very quickly.  And we did need some moisture, whether it was rain, snow, or both.  Here is the liquid equivalent map from the last few days of rain/snow here.  Making a dent in the drought now.

 

[gim]

Spring is on the way for some.

 

[casts_by_fly]

I know it says 'likely above' for NJ, that doesn't indicate how far above.  In our case, we're only looking at 60 degrees as the highest high over the next 10 days.  The 'realistic' highs/lows for us are low 50's and high 30's for most of the next 10 days.  And windy as anything during the days.  As much as I love to fish April around here, that forecast isn't making it look nice.

[throttleplate]

rivers and dams hurtin in north dakota, the latest snow did nothing to raise the reservoirs. Even the mighty Devils lake is going to be low this year as the hills and mountains in north central ND got no moisture this winter.

[Jigfishn10]

This has to be the rainiest winter in the Bay State I can remember. Can't imagine if it were a chillier winter what the snow totals would be like. Guessing @A-Jay like snow totals.