BS: Is it snowing where you live?

Subject: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 03:55 PM

It snowed in Montana earlier this week. It melted in lower elevations today, but tonight we expect a snow storm that will last.
'sigh'
It has been known to snow any month of the year here, but...
Snow storms don't usually hit until Halloween night, when the kids have to wear parkas over their costumes, but it is coming early this year. I'm not happy about that!

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 04:12 PM

Not yet but it's nippy.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Cats
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 04:18 PM

No, a bit damp but otherwise a typical warm autumnal day in Cornwall, UK

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Peace
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 04:22 PM

Yes.

Humbug!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 04:23 PM

Rainy and cold here. I have a space heater in my bedroom and I'm in here watching Stargate Universe on Hulu on my laptop. Just too much excitement. (But at least I have power.)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 04:27 PM

sounds cozy, Jeri.
When I'm not working on the road, I tend to retreat to living just in my bedroom during the cold months, keeping the door closed with the laptop handy.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: maeve
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 05:50 PM

No snow yet in Midcoast Maine. It is raw, cold, and raining. I'm working on food dehydration and Truelove has been splitting wood all afternoon.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 06:45 PM

It has (Wednesday) and it's gonna -- tonight and tomorrow. The mountains are already crowned with feathery wreaths of the globby white stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 06:47 PM

cold and rainy.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 10:52 PM

A cold wind has been blowing all day, and now it is bending the aspens and shaking the windows, making neighborhood dogs howl. Brrrrrr.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 11:08 PM

Not in Alaska! At least, not in southeast Alaska. There is fresh snow on the mountain tops and in the mornings the wharf is slick and slippery with a light freeze but there has been no flying snow. The temperatures have dropped to the low 30s at night but after the fog burns off it is clear and warmish all day.

This time of year I always like to recall KT's line in Wondrous Gift of Love (revamped to be a wedding song): 'May you always see fog's promise of a bright new day.'

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Phot
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 06:37 AM

Warm and sunny in Hampshire(UK), but it was a bit chilly last night, so we lit the fire and watched the flames while enjoying a glass of wine.

Wassail!! Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 08:39 AM

Here in the Selkirks we've had snow on the Sawtooth Range and even on Elephant Mountain but none in town so far.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 12:09 PM

Well, it was forecast to snow in town last night, it felt like it would snow (we have lots of snow on the mountains around town) so I moved the potted plants inside yesterday. I put the snow shovel on the front steps and said goodbye to the green leaves still on all the trees.
I woke up expecting to see white.... and it is still green outside. The sky is grey, though, so the forecasted snow may come today. I'm not ready!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 12:26 PM

hmmm strange , I send a post in here yesterday and its gone ??

yes its snowin here , the winter has a arrived :)
its -2 now its clear sky and very cold . but tomorrow more snow coming .
and who was talking about world warming up ?? its not happening here .
Every 50 millions year s or so the earth it self make her own changes.
but we surely don´t help :>Þ

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 12:35 PM

Ah, now the flakes are coming down. Strange that the trees are all leafy green and suddenly we have snow, instead of the usual autumn cold snap that makes them turn and fall before the snow comes.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 01:51 PM

Alice... trees turn colour based on the length of the day. Ours are beautiful and snow is a fair way off... I hope... >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 02:20 PM

... and the cold causing the sugar in the leaves after photosynthesis stops to be the color of the leaves. Some of the trees have started turning, but it was still warm enough that for the most part, the chlorophyll was still there.

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 02:24 PM

"A late spring, or a severe summer drought, can delay the onset of fall color by a few weeks."

We had a cool, late spring this year. Maybe I can still see green for awhile longer.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 02:27 PM

Web Camera of real time views Flakes melting, not sticking.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 03:58 PM

"New camera installed! Canon VB-C50i. Should have a little better focus and will work with all versions of Java. "

Uhhhh... nope. Just installed it and it ain't workin.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 04:15 PM

It's starting again....

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 04:17 PM

The sky is falling?

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 04:21 PM

Calgary- those little pieces of white stuff ara sticking to the grass and trees. Spring is short, fall is short, and winter is long (no real summer this year- can't wait for global warming).

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: bubblyrat
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 04:57 PM

Nope ! In fact, this week I saw very young Coots on the river Thames ,a pair of Mallard copulating,and a Wood Pigeon collecting nesting materials.So I guess the snow is a long way off yet !!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Phot
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 05:14 PM

Any chance you could send a bit of the soft white fluffy stuff here?

Being holed up by the fire with Fiona, and a couple of cold glasses of Champange for a few days seem like a damm good idea!!

Wassail!! Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 05:23 PM

Hehehehe... hole away and pretend buddy!

Wassail.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 11:42 AM

Wish I could post a picture of what I see outside. Thick blanket of white on everything, and more coming down. The web cam shows it, if it works for you.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:34 AM

40 inches of snow at Coal Creek
Three to four inches in my town, enough to
bring down power lines and cut electricity
in some places.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Dave_
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:42 AM

South East Spain,lovely and warmm mid 20`s. We had a Gotta Fria last week which is loadsa rain, like a foot in 2 hours, snow...they would die of shock if they seen snow fall around here.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 01:32 PM

Here is a photo from the storm that is on cnn.com.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Amos
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 02:15 PM

What is this "snow" of which you write? I am not familiar with this. Is it a European thing?


A

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 02:43 PM

Alice.... thank goodness that here in Atlantic Canada the trees loose their leaves in advance of such wet snows. That is hardly enough snow to sniff at here, but the timing of it is horrendous! The damage caused by that combination is nasty! Hope peeps are okay.

Amos... you know... >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: CarolC
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 02:48 PM

It was cool enough here last night that I considered turning off the air conditioning.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Little Robyn
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 02:55 PM

Down here at the other end of the world we have been enjoying a lovely warm spring but last weekend a storm hit the country and snow cut off the middle of the North Island. People trying to drive between the north and the south were stuck while the Desert Road was closed and the Napier/Taupo road was closed and the Central plateau was covered in snow. You can see the snow on the ranges from here but it didn't reach sea level.
My niece was heading off for a week long family holiday, starting from Wellington last Sunday and ending with a visit to us in Hawke's Bay on Thursday but they only reached Taihape and were stopped. They considered a back route to Napier but driving on unsealed roads in the snow was not really an option. They tried to head for New Plymouth but were stopped again, so they bought McDonalds at Bulls and went back home. A 7 hour holiday!
But that was a lot warmer than some people who were stuck in cars in the snow. A workmate was due back yesterday but she has been stuck at Taupo since Sunday.
Roll on summer!
Roll on global warming!
Robyn

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 03:01 PM

Ah, yes, the beach... where I would like to be in Jan or Feb next year.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: mmm1a
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 05:54 PM

no snow just damp rain and wind

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 06:19 PM

where

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 07:05 PM

where?

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: mmm1a
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:01 PM

are you asking me where? If so Indiana about 40 or so miles south of Fort Wayne.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Tangledwood
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:18 PM

Is it snowing where you live?

Not yet. It's about +30C in Brisbane so not really expecting any either, but some rain would be nice if you can spare some.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:55 PM

We tend to get these damaging heavy snows when the trees have leafed out in SPRING. This is early for this deep and wet a snow storm, before the Autumn leaves have fallen.

Here are more photos.


Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 11:13 PM

Oh gosh we're a long way from snow here in central Virginia. The weather is just perfect, pleasantly cool - but not to the point where you'd need more than a light jacket. Feels so nice after the heat of summer. There was a light drizzle of rain this evening, but it's clear and temperate outside now.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 12:07 AM

The cold and snow will move down from us to Wyoming and Colorado later this week.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Janie
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 01:49 AM

Snow, if any, is a long way off here. Daytime temps starting to bounce around a bit with some days in the low to mid 80's and some in the low to mid 70's. We are getting some gentle rains which we need, and the nights are definitely cooling down.   

Thanks for reminding me of what I like about living in North Carolina!

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Little Robyn
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 02:20 AM

The snowstorm in NZ is in our papers here.
It has warmed up a little today but we can still see snow on the top of the ranges.
The Napier/Taupo Road has re-opened and most of the cars have been rescued. But now the forecasters are saying we face a wet weekend.
Robyn

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 10:57 AM

I don't think so, but I'm not alive at where I live right now. It's not snowing here where I'm alive but this is not where I usually live. I'm Somewhere Else.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: gnu
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 02:19 PM

Yes, Rap... it sounds like you are.

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 06:24 PM

You expect me to trick or treat in ThIS?

Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
From: Alice
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 11:37 AM

Studded snow tires going on the car today.

Be careful south and east of me in the US! Lots of winter driving conditions before people expect it.