For anyone following the weather down here — I’m thinking particularly of a couple of NYC correspondents reporting 60-some degrees in the Big Apple (!) — it seems the Great Howling Snowstorm from Hell of ’06 is just taking its time. We awoke this morning to widespread fog in the valley [note: not quite the same as what you see below], exceedingly rare in these parts, the thermometer right around freezing, and a reported 90 percent chance of still getting a foot or more of the white stuff before the day is out.
Right behind the house at the time of this post
There’s not even a breath of wind right now. Predictions are for a steady 25-35 mph blow with 50 mph gusts with temperatures in the mid-teens. Eek. Oh, and it’s supposed to last for two whole days. We shall see.
Incidentally, in the photo above, the snow you see is both residual — left over from the Nov. 30th blast — and accumulated daily from the clouds when they brush over the peaks. It’s like God’s spray paint! That may look like “fog,” but if you were up on top, you’d probably see snowflakes falling.
UPDATE: While I’m going about my business and wondering whether I’ll be able to make it to the Horse Fly party tonight, I thought you’d like to see what a real blizzard looks like coming at you sideways. (Amazing that one can see that here.) I captured the image below in San Cristobal back in February, 2000 about half an hour before the horizontal snow hit. It wasn’t all that awful, but it sure looked hairy rolling in…
Snow storms, as opposed to showers, look mean & nasty
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