Rant; Winter 2013/14

[jim]

Tomorrow will be a balmy 32. AFter that, highs for the next N days are predicted to be:

1
2
18
19 (snow)
23
23 (snow)
22 (snow)
17
18
16
17 (snow)
19
21 (snow)

[expletive] the guy that wrote that.

[stlouie_lipp]

Even the weathermen are tired of this [expletive].

This is quite possibly the worst winter weather I have ever had to forecast. There are Winter Storm Watches, Winter Weather Advisories, and Wind Chill Watches all posted for parts of the area. Temperatures will fall into the single digits by the afternoon with wind chills around -15°. Blowing snow is likely on area roads with a NW wind gusting to 45 at times. Snow will develop overnight with 2-5 inches expected through midday Sunday. Significant blowing snow is expected to cause near blizzard conditions beginning late afternoon Sunday, lasting into Monday morning. Wind chills will at least dip to -30° Monday morning. Below zero high temperatures are likely for both Monday and Tuesday. Who else has had it with winter? -Eric S.

[Freed Roger]

It was warmer temps than expected, and peeks of the sun, but man was it WiiINNDDY!

[jim]

We had to drive down to Bourbonnais this morning for a track meet, and it was absolutly treacherous in parts. Around Chicago it was fine, but once we got out on the 2 lane roads the blowing snow created snow packed and icy roads. One stretch we were on had 3 cars in the ditch within 50 yards of each other.

[jim]

Huh. It's snowing. That's weird. I'll have to shovel today. Haven't done that since yesterday.

[stlouie_lipp]

jim, seeing your shoveling rants makes me glad I bought a townhouse. The best sound in the world is hearing those Bobcats plowing my driveway.

[jim]

Townhouse is the way to go. I just got in, the polar ice caps have made their way to my driveway. I spent 30 minutes shoveling, 30 minutes trying to chip away what I think is part of Greenland.

I'm going out to my hot tub, I've cleaned off the patio so [expletive] it I'm getting a beer and going.

[IMADreamer]

56 degrees right now. By midnight it will be 1. 1 [expletive] degree.

[jim]

56 now?

Above 0 at midnight?

Sorry, you are banned from this thread. Call a Whaambulance.

[Freed Roger]

I took a 2 hour snooze this afternoon and thought I missed an opportunity to do some outside stuff before it got cold-, like spray the salt off the vehicles. Hell, I still have time, and I'm going to barbecue first. What a great sunset we had earlier.