Rant; Winter 2013/14

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They have changed our forecast high to -14 on Monday.
Areas of blowing snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -14. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight Areas of blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 19 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -6. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow before noon, then snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18.
Monday Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -14.
Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19.
Tuesday Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4.
Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.
Wednesday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.
It's bull [expletive].

Of course it's way too far out to put any stock in it, but it's kind of fun. The forecast for the day I arrive in Cancun:
Mostly sunny skies. High 81F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

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Yeah, -11 in St. Louis is pretty rare and that's the low for Sunday & Monday.

And I hear ya jim, our vacation to Mexico in Feb can't get here soon enough.

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If we hit -25, it will be the first time in like 20 years for a low that low. We appear to have 2 shots at it.

My van's battery has been acting up. Gotta get it replaced tomorrow if we want it to start next week.

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cardinalkarp wrote:Yeah, -11 in St. Louis is pretty rare and that's the low for Sunday & Monday.

And I hear ya jim, our vacation to Mexico in Feb can't get here soon enough.
Where are you going?

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jim wrote:
cardinalkarp wrote:Yeah, -11 in St. Louis is pretty rare and that's the low for Sunday & Monday.

And I hear ya jim, our vacation to Mexico in Feb can't get here soon enough.
Where are you going?
Cabo.....have you ever been?

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Is St. Louis really supposed to get 9 to 10 inches of snow on Sun.? That'd just be weird.

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planet p wrote:Is St. Louis really supposed to get 9 to 10 inches of snow on Sun.? That'd just be weird.
It'll probably be 40 and rainy in the city and everyone will walk around in parkas.

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planet p wrote:Is St. Louis really supposed to get 9 to 10 inches of snow on Sun.? That'd just be weird.
Yes, some areas probably just south of St. Louis will get a foot of snow. Next week is going to be miserable because it's going to be so cold that snow is going no where and a lot of the treatment solutions for roads don't work well at those temps.

If you are under about 25 you will have never seen cold like this in your life.

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cardinalkarp wrote:
jim wrote:
cardinalkarp wrote:Yeah, -11 in St. Louis is pretty rare and that's the low for Sunday & Monday.

And I hear ya jim, our vacation to Mexico in Feb can't get here soon enough.
Where are you going?
Cabo.....have you ever been?
Never been to Cabo. Feb. is a great time, once you get back spring will be right around the corner. We are doing the 1/2 way point. We have just stopped taking trips in the summer for the most part, small weekend deals. Plenty of fun things to do close by in the summer, we now take our trip trips in the winter to get out of this nonsense.

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Seeing cold like this doesn't bother me in the least. It's the feeling part that gets me.

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