Did the weather forecast really say SNOW?

10 years ago

Read the weather forecast for today and tomorrow and they said we should expect rain mixed with snow. hmmm, no rain or snow showed up so far today but it is COLD and the winds haven't let up since last night. Been sunny most of the day but those winds make it feel like 20's outside. Checked the weather channel online and they have a frost warning for us. Wish us luck we get through this round of crazy weather.

Julia

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booberry85
10 years ago
Yes! They mentioned the "s" word. I thought we were out of danger. I have a lot of plants in a little greenhouse on our deck, but not all of them would fit. I have the others up against the house. I hope the ones in the ground will be ok.
organic_kitten
10 years ago
Good grief! this is rediculous. It is supposed to be 40 tonight here in the deep south. Winter is supposed to be over. I think it is time for Barbqued groundhog. Some early end to winter this has been for everyone.

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Dorothy, How wonderful that Glenn is so close to retirement and that y'all will be able to have the greenhouse....what fun! I bet you'll be able to grow anything you want within reason...though probably not melons or southern peas and other heat lovers. You know, if you wanted to heat it, I know Randy has mentioned before that he heats his with a wood stove. The cats are big brats. When I first start seeds, they want to lay on top of the clear dome over the freshly-seeded flats. I just squirt them in the face with water in a little spray bottle and, if that doesn't work, I add a drop or two of TKO orange oil or Realemon lemon juice because they don't like it. After they are spritzed in the face a couple of times, they mostly stay off the plant shelf and away from the plants....as long as the plants are not catnip or catmint. When I transplant catnip and catmint into the ground, I put tomato cages over them so the cats can't squash the plants flat before they have a chance to grow. Once the plants are tall enough that they are branching out, I remove the cages and the cats occasionally find the catnip or catmint and roll on them or chew on them, but they really don't hurt them too badly. I try to keep the door to the guest room closed when the plant shelf has plants on it, but sometimes other people in this family leave that door open and then I have to scold the human being who left it open and the cats who seized the opportunity to go explore the plants on the seed-starting shelf. I have one cat who likes to bite seedlings off, especially while they are quite small. So, even though it is only one cat who usually misbehaves, they all are basically banned from the guest room from Feb.-May. Heaven help us when a guest actually comes to visit during that time, because they have to be reminded (nicely, of course) to close the door to the room when they leave it. LOL The cats are not a problem during the day because they spend their days outside, but they have to be inside the house or garage at night to stay safe from predators so sometimes they get into the plant room and have a little kitty cat wild party. I used to leave them on the screened-in porch all night and they liked that, but then a racoon tore a hole in one of the screens to come inside after the cats (Tim got the raccoon before it got a cat) and that was the end of them using the screen porch as a sleeping porch. Dawn
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I personally don't feel any guru can predict the future weather. They can predict patterns to an extent. They have enough trouble predicting 48-72 hours ahead. The NWS here gives a 7 day forecast, Intellicast a ten day and Accuweather a 15 day I believe. Yesterday Accuweather had every day in their forecast after today 50 or above. Just 24 hours later they have days 9-13 in the 30's and 40s'. And by the time those days get here they will probably be changed several more times. This time of year I look for trends and also let mother nature be my guide. I know the geese have continued to move south. They have wintered on the pond behind my house the last 3 winters. When I see them coming back then I will know that the temps will moderate. I saw a guru that hit last winter fairly close predict for us here a mild winter with no extremely cold spells. Look at how that turned out. We did have a mild winter early but have made up for it cold wise thew last few weeks. I'm hoping to see an end to the drought here. The feeling I have is we will see a more normal spring temp wise and maybe an earlier spring and the last freeze not as late as the last 3 years. That is why I'm planning on starting most plants at least 2-3 weeks earlier this year. Moisture wise I feel we may continue the drought at least to start the season. I will plan like that and if moisture comes I'll be fine. On some drought maps we don't show to be in severe to extreme drought conditions. I've seen one map and the local independent weather forecaster who lists us that way. It is such a small area that I guess they don't consider it when making their maps. Jay We hit 51 here today. I hope everyone had a better day and can thaw out and melt before anything else hits. Jay
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Here in the mitten state, our weather is so affected by the Great Lakes that a 30 minute drive can make a huge change in weather. The radio will say how bad the roads are etc . . . and where I am it will be totally clear! Sunday night was really strange! It warmed up all day Saturday to mid 40's then the wind picked up and it started to rain. by 3am Monday it was 50 and blowing and raining hard. By 7am it was in the mid 20's! And, I expected everything to be icy, but the wind dried everything up before the temp dropped. Now, it's snowing like crazy. (I'm a teacher and am always hoping for a snow day!)
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avedon_gw
10 years ago
Yes, we will probably be in the mid 40's at our house tonight, well below average, but at least there is no "s" word in the forecast and I feel for all of you that might be having this type of weather. Avedon
newyorkrita
10 years ago
I don't know whats with this weather. No snow on Long Island but cold night time temps for the next three nights.
darobi2459
10 years ago
its CRAZY! no snow here, but a low of 36 I believe tonight. At least Im lucky enough not to worry about a freeze :) Sorry to those that do and good luck!
swontgirl_z5a
10 years ago
We have snow on the ground right now. It is + .4 degrees.celsius which would be about 33 for those of you on Farhenheit.
It has been just the crappiest day ever with high winds and either blowing snow or rain all day. We sat eating our Mother's Day lunch looking at the snow blowing outside the restaurant!
Fortunately it hasn't cleared off yet like they said it would. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it stays cloudy and windy so no frost settles. I covered all of my hostas, some grasses, my tree peony and as many of my true lilies as I could. My daylilies are on their own I am afraid. Too many to even think about covering. Tomorrow night is supposed to be the same so I think I will just leave it all there.
Here's hoping none of us get any frost tonight or tomorrow night!
Debbie
jean_ar
10 years ago
They better find a new way to predict the witer being over, as that ground hog done got old and needs to be put out of its misery,since it cant predict it no more and even be half right.

jjean
Julia WV (6b)
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10 years ago
Kay and Jean: LOL about the groundhog.
No frost hit but we still have to get through tonight when another frost advisory is in effect. Today it will not get above low 50's today and the wind has calmed a bit but still feels so cold. Rest of the week we should be back up in the 60's/70's during the day and nighttime temps will remain above freezing. Keeping my fingers crossed we get through the next round.
Hope everyone else had some good luck too.

Julia
marricgardens
10 years ago
They're calling for frost here tonite, quite a change from the gorgeous weather we had last 2 weeks. One of my daylilies had a scape and was then hit by frost, it now looks like it was praying for no more frost (didn't work!). We're supposed to be up into the 20's by mid week.
swontgirl_z5a
10 years ago
We did okay last night but I am still worried about tonight.
Sorry you got hit Marg. I have a couple of scapes showing too. Must be left over from last year but I will be glad to see them if they survive tonight!
Debbie
silverkelt
10 years ago
Though typically its frost free here by around the tenth.. its not so far removed from that date that I had planted anything to tender.. Whatever is up has already tasted frosts..

But I have to say , its really nippy out right now, 50 degrees is great in March.. but Mid May , with blowing wind feels cool, air is still sort of damp here as well.
swontgirl_z5a
10 years ago
Hurray - no frost here. In fact it seemed warmer last evening than the 2 previous. Hope everyone else did okay too.

We are so ready for some daylily blooms!

Debbie

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