Will the Arctic Cold Front Cause Severe Weather and Damage to Crops?

[Evo]

Wow, revised weather forecast, today's high only in the mid 60's F. Record breaking low temps. Sweater weather in what should be the dog days of summer.

LOVE IT!

 

[George Jones]

It is not really that cold yet, but I did walk (20 minutes) my seven-year-old daughter to school at -18 C (0 F) this morning.

 

[Evo]

It is not really that cold yet, but I did walk (20 minutes) my seven-year-old daughter to school at -18 C (0 F) this morning.

It was close to 60F here yesterday and today the high is supposed to be 38F, cold air predicted all week.

 

[marcusl]

Hmm, that's plenty cold enough. Here in Colorado it's snowing and 10F (-12C). Since the walks and roads were warm from a week of beautiful sunny weather, the first hours of light snow flakes yesterday afternoon melted upon contact. Now we have 8 inches of snow over a layer of slick ice. I'm telecommuting today!

 

[Enigman]

Positively freezing...25Cs...

 

[lisab]

We've had an unusual cold snap here, but we're through it now. Highs here today in the upper 30s (about 3 or 4 C)...and it actually feels warm!

 

[George Jones]

Getting warm here too; high of -2C = 28 F tomorrow. There is, however, a prediction of a 15 cm - 25cm (6 to 10 inches) snowfall over the next 36 hours.

 

[George Jones]

a prediction of a 15 cm - 25cm (6 to 10 inches) snowfall over the next 36 hours.

We are really getting dumped on. Now total expected snowfall is up to 40 cm = 16 inches. Lots of people getting stuck in parking lots, including the parking lots here at work. Hope the bus makes it up the hill, so I can go home in a couple of hours.

 

[Dr Transport]

Calling for 3 deg F tonight at my place... It'll be a cold ride into work in the morning...

 

[Gregsman]

Heavy fog in last few days. Pretty dangerous for driving, so bad !

 

[turbo]

7 deg F and snowing. It's going to be a white Christmas, unless some huge reversal shows up.

When I was a teen, I babysat for my aunt and uncle's kids, and had to keep an eye on my aunt's aunt. She was quite talkative, and told me that she didn't want a green Christmas because "old people die" when that happens.

 

[dlgoff]

It's going to be a white Christmas, ...

Got your roof rake out? Look like you're going to need it?

 

[Evo]

They've changed the snow forecast here to maybe some between 4-5 AM. I'm not complaining. dl, are you even predicted to get any?

 

[George Jones]

We are really getting dumped on. Now total expected snowfall is up to 40 cm = 16 inches. Lots of people getting stuck in parking lots, including the parking lots here at work. Hope the bus makes it up the hill, so I can go home in a couple of hours.

Ended up getting between 40 and 50 cm (between 16 and 20 inches).

http://ckpg.com/another-dump-of-snow-hits-city-video

Wife got stuck in the parking lot.

 

[Evo]

Ended up getting between 40 and 50 cm (between 16 and 20 inches).

http://ckpg.com/another-dump-of-snow-hits-city-video

Wife got stuck in the parking lot.

I hope you and your wife made it home ok. I've been in a couple of blizzards.

Most discouraging was when I had been out of town when a blizzard had hit at home. I flew back the next day, but due to delays, my flight didn't arrive until after midnight. It was a small airport, and they had basically already closed. I had to call security in order to get a lift out to the remote parking where my car was. When I got there and we figured out that a wall of snow was my car (the plows had formed that impenetrable WALL OF ICE behind it). It was below zero.

 

[Astronuc]

I hope you and your wife made it home ok. I've been in a couple of blizzards.

Most discouraging was when I had been out of town when a blizzard had hit at home. I flew back the next day, but due to delays, my flight didn't arrive until after midnight. It was a small airport, and they had basically already closed. I had to call security in order to get a lift out to the remote parking where my car was. When I got there and we figured out that a wall of snow was my car (the plows had formed that impenetrable WALL OF ICE behind it). It was below zero.

Have you thought about writing a travel book? You seem to have all the fun.

 

[George Jones]

It has been very warm here (0C = 32F right now) for more than a week. Where I used to live, Brandon Manitoba, was, however, very cold this morning, -38C = -36F with a windchill of -51C = -60C.

 

[dlgoff]

I'm thinking Maine might be a better place to be Sunday night. Turbo!

Sunday Night: Colder. Bitterly cold. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of flurries. Lows around 9 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Wind chill readings as cold as 30 below.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=KSZ026&zflg=1

 

[Astronuc]

It's a balmy 0°F (-18°C) now, according to the local weather service, but our backyard thermometer indicates -3°F (-19°C) and the low is supposed to be -8°F by 3 am.

It's also a bit breezy. We had about 6 to 8 inches of powdery snow, which packed into a crunchy layer.


Meanwhile - it's going to get a wee bit cooler for some.

http://news.yahoo.com/39-polar-vortex-39-blast-frigid-air-over-231228456.html

 

[Dr Transport]

Calling for negative double digits tonight, with a high of 0°F Monday. But of course, it will be at or near 32°F and raining by the end of the week...

 

[Evo]

Gah, we got about 4-5 inches of snow last night, which means I will have to dig my car out and it's COLD and WINDY. I have a garage, but I use it for storage.

I just checked the weather forecast, they're calling for more snow in a couple of hours, and the windchill right now is -10F. I just don't have the appropriate winter clothing for weather this cold. When I lived in upstate NY, I had a thick thermal coat, gloves, snow boots. I haven't even seen snow boots for sale here, just fashion boots and combat looking boots.

 

[klimatos]

Here in Northern California (Redding @ 40° 33’N), the temperature at 12:53 PM is 68° with clear sunny skies. On the other hand, we’re having our driest winter on record; and the farmers and ranchers are worried.

 

[Dr Transport]

Right now, we are sitting at ~12°F, with a windchill of ~5°F, dug out the truck at noon, about 7 inches snow. Took more time to shovel the neighbors driveway than mine, we squeeze everything in, leaving about 20 sq ft of area to clean up.

I feel for those fools in Green Bay, I am toasty warm and having a nice cup o joe and enjoying the game more than they are...

 

[KrisOhn]

It was -51c with the windchill here this morning, colder temperatures projected for the rest of the week. -.-

 

[Borek]

It was -51c with the windchill here this morning

If I remember correctly where you live, -51°C counts as a mild Spring.

 

[JorisL]

around 13°C over here, I'm waiting for winter. Will happen late I suppose. (To reference, I live in Belgium)

 

[KrisOhn]

If I remember correctly where you live, -51°C counts as a mild Spring.

Hahaha, sadly.

 

[collinsmark]

We had a high temperature of 75^o F today (that's 24^o C for the rest of you yahoos) today in Southern California. That's unseasonably warm. I made the mistake of wearing a jacket when I left my house. I had to carry it around for the rest of the day.

 

[Evo]

We had a high temperature of 75^o F today (that's 24^o C for the rest of you yahoos) today in Southern California. That's unseasonably warm. I made the mistake of wearing a jacket when I left my house. I had to carry it around for the rest of the day.

Ya scum!

 

[dlgoff]

We had a high temperature of 75^o F today (that's 24^o C for the rest of you yahoos) today in Southern California. That's unseasonably warm. I made the mistake of wearing a jacket when I left my house. I had to carry it around for the rest of the day.

Ya scum!

ditto

 

[lendav_rott]

hovering around 0'C for weeks now, by this time everything should be buried in snow, guess that means I can practice my snowshovelling in late April.

 

[Astronuc]

Yesterday morning, the temperature was about 20°F (-6.7°C). This morning, the temperature is 55°F (13°C), and last night we had rain and high winds. Tomorrow morning, the temperature is predicted to be around 10°F (-12°C).

Most of the snow melted last night, and with the rain, it usually means flooding in the vicinity of rivers and streams.

 

[turbo]

36F and raining here. The ground is frozen and branches and wires are very cold, so we're getting lots of ice.

I'd like to go out and get the newspaper, but I'm going to wait until it gets light out. There is no sense in trying to walk in the dark on wet ice.

 

[lendav_rott]

There's such a thick fog outside, I literally had to drive at the velocity of 12cm/year, traffic jams everywhere...panika! I'm staying home, screw that.

 

[Nikitin]

It's funny watching Americans complain about snow. Last year the winter began in October with a bang: We were hit with 3 days of blizzards and afterwards we got temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius here in Trondheim.

This year is really weird though. For the majority of Norwegians there wasn't any snow on christmas, and temperatures have rarely fallen below 5 degrees Celsius. I wish we got a decent snow-storm like the one going on at the east coast, so I could finally go skiing.. :(