Winter 2023-2024

[casts_by_fly]

It’s upper 50’s here today. It rained all last night and will pick up again tonight. A local posted a picture of my ice out lake and there is ice, but there are also significant openings where water flows in. It’s above 40 for the next 48 hours and above freezing for the next 72. I might be fishing next week. 

[TnRiver46]

The weatherman had a rare perfect prediction, 65 and sunny today
 

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The fake winter of 2023-2024 marches on.

 

 

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

The fake winter of 2023-2024 marches on.

Ya - sunny and 45 (official) 49 at my place - with the normal average high being 21

[A-Jay]

Total slush fest over this way right now ~ 

Until it freezes again, I don't hate it.

A-Jay

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18 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Total slush fest over this way right now

Bet the dogs will be loving it.  Can you say "muddy paws?"

[TnRiver46]

Back to cold here after a one day taste of spring last week 

[A-Jay]

9 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Bet the dogs will be loving it.  Can you say "muddy paws?"

The snow/slush is still 6-8 inches deep so their feet aren't making it to the turf yet.

But it's coming . . 

The mud room is well stocked with 'brown' dog towels. 

We finally smartened up and got that color to start with. 

No doubt they end up that way eventually anyway.

A-Jay

[MN Fisher]

I can just imagine what Tank and Kya would look like brown instead of tan and cream. 😃

[A-Jay]

14 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

I can just imagine what Tank and Kya would look like brown instead of tan and cream. 😃

Tank's not too bad but KYA is a real dirt dawg and will totally wallow in the half frozen slush/mud.

It's ugly and we usually end up giving her a total wash down.

I'll post a pic after her next event.

It's all fun and games until it takes an hour to clean and dry the little darling.

A-Jay

[casts_by_fly]

We got more snow last night, but its the prettiest snow I've seen yet.  About 1-2" of the stickiest snow ever.  its clung to all of the tree branches and trunks.  Its covered the ground such that you can just barely see the grass tips above it.  But on sidewalks, driveways, and roads it just melted on contact.  I have to say, I thought i was done with snow for the year, but this one isn't so bad.

 

rick

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, casts_by_fly said:

We got more snow last night, but its the prettiest snow I've seen yet. 

Pics or it didn't happen.

[throttleplate]

my yard is clear of snow as we hit 42 for a high yesterday and forcast in the mid 40,s through sunday here in fargo.

[casts_by_fly]

3 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

Too late.  It melted over the past 2 hours and is gone now.  

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It reached a balmy 55 degrees here today. Shattered the old January record which was 46 degrees.

 

I saw people in shorts walking their dog, kids riding their bikes, my neighbors were on their deck grilling, teenagers playing tennis, and a bunch of motorcycles on the road. This is all happening during what is traditionally the coldest time of year here.

 

Thanks El Niño

[TnRiver46]

Dang it! Send it down here! 

[DitchPanda]

This is the craziest winter I've seen in the 22 years I've lived here. Had a week or so of super cold weather otherwise its been very warm. Also we've had like 30ish inches of snow but almost 25 of it came in a 9 day period. I haven't set foot on the ice yet this winter, and with the weather forecast we have I likely won't. Had a buddy who ice fishes religiously tell me he got on the ice the 1st time this winter on January 9th and it was still sketchy...he was out yesterday and it's sketchy again. If the weather holds I may be fishing the river next week for walleye. Gonna be 55 so I'm heading to a buddies this evening for grilled ribeyes and baked potatoes.

[gim]

37 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

This is the craziest winter I've seen in the 22 years I've lived here. Had a week or so of super cold weather otherwise its been very warm. Also we've had like 30ish inches of snow but almost 25 of it came in a 9 day period.

 

Same here.  I've lived here since 1991.

 

The only difference here is that we didn't get any snow.  Those snow falls you speak of missed us to the south.

 

We did have a massive storm on Christmas, but it was all rain.  Over 3 inches of it, which, if was snow, would have been approximately 3 feet of snow depending on moisture content.

 

The weirdest thing for me is that every time I check the forecast, nothing has changed.  Its just mild without any snow as far as they can predict.  You'd think at some point we'd at least return to more "seasonable" winter weather.  Apparently not.

[MN Fisher]

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I've lived here since 1991.

I'll double down on that - other than 4 years in Omaha courtesy of the USAF - I've lived in MN since 1974 and this is the wackiest winter I can remember.

[throttleplate]

47 in fargo now, this is our normal january thaw except its 10 degrees warmer than normal this year and snow is gone.

[gim]

This month is looking WARM in the northern tier.

 

 

[gim]

Happy Groundhog Day.  Apparently Phil the Groundhog did NOT see his shadow, so winter is over.

 

I think that may be the first time in my lifetime that he didn't see his shadow here in MN...

 

[A-Jay]

4 hours ago, gimruis said:

Happy Groundhog Day.  Apparently Phil the Groundhog did NOT see his shadow, so winter is over.

 

I think that may be the first time in my lifetime that he didn't see his shadow here in MN...

 

I never liked that nasty little rodent no matter what he thinks he sees or doesn't see. 

Just saying.

A-Jay

 

[TnRiver46]

Finally getting normal weather with afternoon highs in the 50s

[NorcalBassin]

Meanwhile, here in sunny CA it's raining and snowing like crazy. 😆