What's the temperature where you are???

[5Australorpasaures]

Trade you!

I'm with ya! 3 F @ 4 AM now at 8:30 AM 6 F. High of 18 predicted. Whoopdee damn doo dah.

 

[Snowbelt]

It was -11F (-24C) this morning when I brought warm water out to the coop. The coop temperature was 0F (-18C) which is the lowest this winter. One of the hens had laid a late egg yesterday and it was frozen solid and split overnight. Our high this afternoon will be 6F (-15C).

 

[Ponypoor]

It’s 8 degrees and feels -7 but we are fine View attachment 4294893

Oh I would love geese!

 

[Ponypoor]

It was -11F (-24C) this morning when I brought warm water out to the coop. The coop temperature was 0F (-18C) which is the lowest this winter. One of the hens had laid a late egg yesterday and it was frozen solid and split overnight. Our high this afternoon will be 6F (-15C).

I cannot believe this weather, yes we get these evil cold temps but then it moderates, it usually never last longer than a few days to a week. Then warms up, rinse and repeat all winter.

And now the Great Lakes have froze over to a large extent which means that the ‘warmer’ waters which help to moderate the temperatures here is no longer effective at ‘warming’ up that arctic air as it flies south ward.

Of course on the upside it also means that the lake effect snow squalls are also cut off.

But with all the snow AND the lakes froze over this means that any solar loading that normally occurs to warm things up will be mostly ineffective - all that snow will just reflect that solar radiation back into the atmosphere.

Now we will have to wait for ‘warm’ air from the west and south to move in and help displace the cold air. A nice strong warm wind, known as a snow eater out west (chinook winds), is what we need here in the eastern part of the continent.

I fear that the eastern part of this continent will be cold well into March.

Should have gone to Spain…..

 

[Ponypoor]

Painfully cold on the cheeks and fingers this morning doing chores. Even with my scarf and gloves and mittens on. Thankfully I have awesome winter boots good to -70C! Best $275 I ever spent!

-25C (-13F) and sunny. Forecast high of -13C (9F). There was absolutely no wind when I went to the barn this morning, checked for northern lights - nope none on display. Just as well, way too cold to sit and watch them!

 

[sourland]

6F with a high of 18 predicted

 

[Ponypoor]

6F with a high of 18 predicted

That’s had got to be very cold for you, not normal at all from what I know of your weather down/over there

 

[Echelontheory101]

-11°F right now and the chickens are not fans

 

[Snowbelt]

I cannot believe this weather, yes we get these evil cold temps but then it moderates, it usually never last longer than a few days to a week. Then warms up, rinse and repeat all winter.

And now the Great Lakes have froze over to a large extent which means that the ‘warmer’ waters which help to moderate the temperatures here is no longer effective at ‘warming’ up that arctic air as it flies south ward.

Of course on the upside it also means that the lake effect snow squalls are also cut off.

But with all the snow AND the lakes froze over this means that any solar loading that normally occurs to warm things up will be mostly ineffective - all that snow will just reflect that solar radiation back into the atmosphere.

Now we will have to wait for ‘warm’ air from the west and south to move in and help displace the cold air. A nice strong warm wind, known as a snow eater out west (chinook winds), is what we need here in the eastern part of the continent.

I fear that the eastern part of this continent will be cold well into March.

Should have gone to Spain…..

The changes in our climate are disrupting the natural blocking forces that have moderated the polar vortex over the past few hundred years. Fifty years ago, we would get cold spells in the winter and warm spells in the summer, but they would get pushed out in 3-5 days for more moderate weather. Prolonged spells of extreme weather were rare. Now they are much more common. We see winter cold go on and on and on in the northern part of the US, and summer heat extremes persist for months in the South. It doesn't happen every year, but it does happen much more often than it used to.

I expect the cold to moderate only slightly for February. We've been below freezing since January 22, and if Tuesday of this week doesn't get above that mark, it may be February 18 before it happens. The normal high is 32-33 to put that in perspective. And only one day in February is projected to hit 40. March is unknown at this point, but it would not be surprising to see below average temperatures again. It is likely that the shift to warmer weather will be like a light switch--we will be cold until temperatures shoot above normal and stay there for a while.

Spain would be nice to feel some dry heat for a bit.

 

[Snowbelt]

-11°F right now and the chickens are not fans

You have some very pretty girls. Cold but pretty!