Kind Of Like Winter

The latest from the National Weather Service:

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523 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. INITIAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN ACROSS THE LOW ELEVATIONS. TOWARDS SATURDAY MORNING SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SATURDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL COOL TEMPERATURES AND ALLOW AREA PRECIPITATION TO TURN OVER TO SNOW. POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

I'm betting that there won't be any snow. Humbug.

Winter? I'd Be Happy With Fall.

The temperature has been in the mid 70's this week. Tomorrow there will be a drop of about 20 degrees. We even have a watch/warning from the National Weather Service.

645 AM MST WED NOV 21 2007...STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TONIGHT......WINTRY WEATHER AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH STRONG EAST WINDS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. A COOL AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO MEAN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANIED BY A CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWER-ELEVATION SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. INCREASING CHANCES FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE TOES OF A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES. YET ANOTHER COLD BLAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PUSHES OVER THE BORDERLAND. THE RESULT WILL BE CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THUS FAR IN THE SEASON...STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT INTO THE LOWER 40S IN THE LOWLANDS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...LOWLAND RAINSHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW BEFORE TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY EVENING.
OVERALL...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHERE ISOLATED 12 INCH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE SEEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AT THIS TIME.

Cool. Literally. I like cold weather. But snow? I'm not holding my breath.

Well, Well, Well

I'll be a monkey's uncle. It snowed last night. We woke up to about three inches of snow this morning. Some school districts canceled classes and some opened late due to the temperature staying below freezing during most of the morning. Of course it all melted away by noon but it sure was pretty while it lasted.

I Should Have Been...

A Meteorologist. Then I could get paid for guessing what the weather is going to be like. And I would have been right on the money the past couple of days. Some of you out there may see some ice and snow and some of you may not. But it will be cold and then warm up a little before tumbling down to cold again. You may see more sun than clouds depending on where you are. But this will all clear up soon and temperatures will be back to normal. Just remember to bundle up and layer your clothing. I could have been a contender.

Is It or Isn't It?

When will the freezing rain/sleet/snow begin? The weather people here have been instilling fear in everyone who watches their newscasts about the severe winter storm that is supposed to be upon us right now. Schools and County offices didn't open today based upon the forecast. It has been raining since yesterday evening but that's about it. Not that I don't doubt the accuracy of the forecast but I am anxious to see three to five inches of snow on the ground. I'm in this snowman building mood. I'll be very disappointed if it doesn't snow after all this.