What does it look like where you live?

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

To answer what it looks like here...........  

The white pelicans were here for about two or three weeks this fall. They migrate each year and we see them in the Spring as well as the fall. The sunset photo was before the leaves dropped this fall.

Today the weather is sunny, windy, and cool.

[wctransfer]

Yesterday after getting about 2 more inches, Minneapolis/St Anthony/ and New Brighton look something like this.

http://wctransfer.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=992864

Alec

[PASMITH]

What's the weather like up around Sandarne this time of the year? Last time I was up there I saw a lot of flowers but all those engine block heaters in the parking lot of our tall oil plant had me wondering.

Peter Smith, Memphis

[Lillen]

By the way Lillen, my wife's grandparents came to America from Sweden around 1900.

 

Interesting, from which part of Sweden?  For those who do not know, Sweden have a small population but is a very large country, among the largest in Europe.  The northern parts of Sweden have very cold weather this time of year(normally) while it is quite unusual with a lot of snow in the the south. Still, that south, is north of all the Canadian large city's!

 

Magnus

[grayfox1119]

Here in the central hills of Massachusetts, we now have about 30" of snow on the ground. We are 1" away from setting the record for the most snow in December. January and February are our snowiest months, so this could be one wild winter.

I just spent the morning and part of the afternoon using the snow rake to remove as much snow as I could from our roof. We have a LOW pressure ssytem moving to our west late tomorrow with possibly 1" of rain. That is bad news for roofs when you have that much snow up there, the weight load is tremendous. We also have some ice dams along the eaves, so I will need to break them with a hammer tomorrow.

This is NOT a recurring problem, I have not had to break ice dams or use the snow rake for over 15 years.

For those who have never lived in a snow area, a snow rake is a flat blade that measures about 24" wide, about 8 to 10" high, with rollers on the bottom so that you don't damage the roof shingles. Then there are extension aluminum poles that snap into each other giving you a reach of over 20 feet. I have a split entry ranch, so I don't have to use a ladder.

By the way Lillen, my wife's grandparents came to America from Sweden around 1900.

[andrechapelon]

I'm surrounded by turkeys:

Things are getting loonie:

Everything's for the birds:

And someone let loose the dogs of war:

Andre

 

 

[njtaxland]

here in NJ  where I live, northwest Jersey iwe have some snow on the ground but by tomorrow night I think it will be gone as the temps are to be in the 50"s and rain. Doesn't look like a white Christmas this year, oh well, but hey

 

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

[SteamFreak]

Some ice covered trees from last week. We got about another inch of snow on top of this a few days later.

I'm actually jealous of all of these gorgeous snow pics. It's Christmas- it's supposed to snow! I think I'll move to Sweden.

[Great Western Rwy fan]

Here in New Hampshire Lot's and lot's of snow!!

And here's My 1965 Chevy C-10 pickup,Waiting for spring so I can continue working on her,I plan on getting it on the road by july!!

 

[New Haven I-5]

 Oh nothing much here in Ventrua County. Stopped raining on Thursday. All you other guys have snow. All this rain & cold weather has me sick, Unhappily sick.

[colvinbackshop]

Good morning:

Here in the Northwoods of MN it warmed a bit with temps. in the low 30's yesterday. That created a thick fog by around midnight. Then it cooled off and snowed some.  At present it's just at freezing (32) and is again snowing.

This is looking out to my back yard at 1000 this morning. And even though it looks like a B&W photo, it really is in color! It's a very gray, overcast day with snow hanging thickly on everything. It truly is beautiful sight, that a photo does NO Justus.

[zgardner18]

Now I don't blame you guys that hate the cold and snow that live up in the Great Lakes area.  Man, I've heard things about those areas and how cold and windy it can get.  I am not a big fan of wind chill.  I've lived in Oregon, Utah, and Montana and those places had wonderful winters.  It also helps when you are in a dry area.  Now I also lived in Philadelphia for 2  years and those winters with the humidity were tough.  I grew up in San Diego where the weather is perfect all year around, but it just ins't what it used to be anymore.  I love San Diego, I just don't love what comes with it if you know what I mean.  Like I said, it is nice going golfing and surfing in the winter and wearing shorts year round.

[ArtOfRuin]

Still snowing hard up here in MA. It's got me somewhat worried since my Saab and I know firsthand the lousy plowing/sanding job they do in northern MA/southern NH. My wipers just died on me (which could run about another $200-300, so that will mean so far I've sunk $1100 into a $1350 beater with a large chunk of the left bumper missing). It sucks because my new work hours are 3am-11:30am M-F at Job #1 and whenever on Sundays at job #2.

[MisterBeasley]

The "possible inch of accumulation" they forecast yesterday now looks like 4-6, and we're getting our third plowable storm in a week here in Massachusetts.  (Mustanggt's photo of a dry, clear parking lot wasn't taken recently in Mass...uh, Taxachusetts.)  There's a good foot and a half of snow on the ground now, and it's going to be with us for a while.

My daughter's on the ski team, and they've already had one practice cancelled because of snow.  (They're paranoid about sending out the team bus to the ski area.  Considering that it took me 3 hours to drive 15 miles home that day, it was a good call.)  They had another practice cancelled because the coaches went skiing.

[mobilman44]

Hi,

I was born/raised in Chicago and definitely know snow/ice/cold.  But I've been in the Houston area for almost 30 years and saw snow (that covered the landscape - not just fluttering flakes) only once in 1990 when we had about 1 inch here. 

Not having the 4 seasons is something I still miss - although I can't say that about sub-zero cold and multi inches of snow.  Here in the Houston area we have only two seasons.....Hot and humid from May thru November and cool and humid from December to April.   Of course the "hot and Humid" season often rears its head for a few days during the "cool and humid" season.

Often wondered where I would live if I had no committments here, but I haven't determined where that would be or if an ideal place even exists.

Hey, where ever you are,

ENJOY,

Mobilman44 

[on30francisco]

It has cooled off some here but otherwise it looks like summer.   Orlando, Florida.  Snow is fun to look at and it is even fun to visit places where there is snow but I'd never live there.

I SECOND THAT!!! I grew up in Cleveland, OH but moved to the SF Bay Area over 20 years ago. Do I miss living with the snow? Absolutely not. 

[Ted Marshall]

Here in Southwest Florida:

Current conditions:

Reported from Naples 12/19/2007 2:53 PM EST

Temperature:	75°F 24°C
Conditions:	Partly Cloudy
Winds:	W 10 MPH W 16 KPH
Relative Humidity:	51%
Barometer:	30.11 Falling
Visibility:	10.00 Miles 16.09 Kilometers
Feels Like:	75°F n/a

A strong cold front passed through our latitude late Sunday afternoon resulting in bone-chilling Monday morning low temperatures in the lower 40's here near the gulf coast and upper 30's inland It was even colder with frost warnings near Lake Okeechobee. Since Monday it has warmed up considerably.

Here's our local forcast, courtest of AOL:

Seven-Day Forecast

WED

77°F 25°C
57°F 13°C THU

80°F 26°C
63°F 17°C FRI

80°F 26°C
61°F 16°C SAT

80°F 26°C
61°F 16°C SUN

80°F 26°C
61°F 16°C MON

74°F 23°C
60°F 15°C TUE

78°F 25°C
58°F 14°C

Detailed Forecast

Wednesday night: Mainly clear. Low 57F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Generally sunny. High around 80F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday night: A few clouds from time to time. Low 63F. Winds light and variable.
Friday: Mainly sunny. High around 80F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday (24 hours): Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
Saturday (24 hours): Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
Sunday (24 hours): Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
Monday (24 hours): Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.
Tuesday (24 hours): Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and

I leave for work at 4:15 am and let me tell you that the heater in my car couldn't warm up fast enough Monday morning.

Here are some photos I took a few moments ago from outside of our condo.

Enjoy, try not to drool  

 

 

[Bdewoody]

It has cooled off some here but otherwise it looks like summer.   Orlando, Florida.  Snow is fun to look at and it is even fun to visit places where there is snow but I'd never live there.  My living in central Florida is no accident.

[bpickering]

They don't call this the wet coast for nothing.  Low 40s and drizzle.  That is basically the weather report for December, January and February!  The good news is lots of snow up higher.  Going to Whistler on Saturday for the first ski day of the season!

David

Can I come up and ski, too?

Puget Sound (East Side) is wet & rainy, too.

Why Not!?  The rest of Seattle does!

 David

Got a place I can stay? 

Until my 6-year-old graduates from the bunny hill, I think I have to stay close to home.

[DavidH]

They don't call this the wet coast for nothing.  Low 40s and drizzle.  That is basically the weather report for December, January and February!  The good news is lots of snow up higher.  Going to Whistler on Saturday for the first ski day of the season!

David

Can I come up and ski, too?

Puget Sound (East Side) is wet & rainy, too.

Why Not!?  The rest of Seattle does!

 David

[Lillen]

This is a really fun thread !  I wish we had a big snowfall here in southeast Ohio. Hardly ever see any really big snow. Lillen , it sure is beautiful in Sweden. I've never been to Sweden, but your photos remind me of central West Virginia.

Nice pics, everyone!

 

Thanks for the compliments of my home country and thanks everyone who contributed to this thread, it's fun to see how varied we all live.

 

In southern Sweden the grass is green right now but up here in the northern parts of Sweden(Norrland) we can be rather sure to get snow this time of year. The coldest yet this year have been around -20 Celsius I think but the temperature can easily go down from that. A couple of years ago we had around -30 for more then a month.

 

Magnus

[Annonymous]

A view from my terrace about 2PM today.

 

Not much snow here yet, mostly frost. Christmas just isn't the same without snow...

Svein

 

[bpickering]

They don't call this the wet coast for nothing.  Low 40s and drizzle.  That is basically the weather report for December, January and February!  The good news is lots of snow up higher.  Going to Whistler on Saturday for the first ski day of the season!

David

Can I come up and ski, too?

Puget Sound (East Side) is wet & rainy, too.

[mustanggt]

Urban (see the big dig barriers in the background?)

Dave

[PASMITH]

Since Thanksgiving, I have traveled to visit family from Memphis to Chicago, Chicago to Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach to New Jersey and New Jersey back to Memphis for a total of 3650 miles by car. The weather ranged from the low 20's to over 80 F. There was snow, sleet and rain along the way. The temperature always was the warmest when I crossed into Tennessee. I guess this might have something to do with Al Gore and global warming. I am currently looking out of my daughters window at the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean in San Diego where I flew in yesterday. It was in the upper 50's today but the forecast is for some rain tonight. I a looking forward to Christmas here and to visit the San Diego Model RR Museum where I plan to do some research at their library.

Peter Smith, Memphis


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[DavidH]

They don't call this the wet coast for nothing.  Low 40s and drizzle.  That is basically the weather report for December, January and February!  The good news is lots of snow up higher.  Going to Whistler on Saturday for the first ski day of the season!

David

[SilverSpike]

"...it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....."

Actually, North Carolina grows more Christmas trees in the US than any other state.

 

[zgardner18]

Zak,

Dah, of coarse, how dumb of me..... What the heck I lived in Walnut/ Diamond Bar and forgot where LA was!!

Man, that's funny.

Sometimes I'd like to forget too

[bogp40]

Zak,

Dah, of coarse, how dumb of me..... What the heck I lived in Walnut/ Diamond Bar and forgot where LA was!!