No Snow

 Tomorrow will be our last chance at snow from this "event" and if we get any it isn't likely to be over an inch, if any at all. Not extremely cold at night but the darned cloud cover keeps us below freezing much of the day. I'd like to see that change soon. Has it been worse? Oh yes, it has been much worse. I really detest that polar vortex garbage, the cliched bomb cyclone drek, and the rest of that winter crap. By this time, more daylight is evident. More time in the sun if the clouds would ever clear. 

I'm filling bird feeders two to three times per day. By the way, I was delighted to learn that vasectomies and tubal ligations are way up, in the wake of anti-abortion fanaticism. Way to go! Those procedures should be offered free of charge in every state with restrictive abortion laws. Let's have more and better and cheaper and more widely available contraception. Fuck paternalism, fuck male dominance. Fuck "gods" with male genitalia. Piss on the Big Three. Of course, I refer to the Big Three automakers! Hahahah.

Cold Wind Blowing Dust

 The ten day forecasts are all over the map. National Weather Service does not agree with the local forecasts. Lots of uncertainty about snow. Par for the course. Moderately sunny but the wind makes it uncomfortable. The wind should be diminishing and we aren't looking at any record lows. Maybe a little below average for the date, and the dewpoints are quite low. I'll just have to see what develops. 

Cold Week Ahead

 No single digits and high temps well above freezing and only small chances of snow flurries, so it won't really be that bad. I feel like we are dodging a bullet here. Has it been worse? You bet. In any case my pantry is well stocked and everything is winterized. I hope this cold spell will be the worst we see this winter. 

January dust storms wouldn't bother me at all. Better dust and dirt than snow and ice. 

Some Cold

 Next week will be on the cold side, but nothing very extreme. Highs above freezing during this cold spell will make it endurable. Snow flurries possible but not likely. No accumulations. The worst of this winter event will be well east of us, it seems. 

It has been far worse, in prior years. This weather event would be consistent with a location four hundred miles south. 2024 was the hottest year on record and 2025 will top that. 

Warmer, Colder

 After a few warm days, then the coldest weather so far. No precipitations is likely and highs will remain above freezing. Noises are being made about a polar vortex and I hope that remains nothing but noise.