![]() And third, our plants, even covered in plastic and burlap, might not survive. They have a good enclosed shelter, but even that can get too cold. Second, while our ducks are good in sub-freezing temperatures, I don't know how they'll do in single-digits. Given that we're almost always colder than their forecasts out here, it makes me wonder if we might see single digits tonight.įor us, that means several potential disasters: First, what's melting now will definitely freeze again, which means virtually everything is going to be a sheet of ice tomorrow morning. I saw KOMO's website predicting a low of 15 degrees IN SEATTLE tonight. We're having a little bit of melt on the relatively low accumulation here. It's been around 36-37 degrees all morning and into this afternoon, just now starting to cool down to 33-34. My concern now is the freeze predicted for tonight. I, for one, am not eager to see a bunch of lowland snow, but whatever it is that I or anyone else wants, makes little difference. I am always surprised to see so many expressions of hopes, wishes, and desires for snow (the TV newscaster "White Christmas Syndrome"). Temperatures to the north which is the source of the cold air do not appear as low as previously. I am also wondering how intense the cold will be with the latest Fraser River outflow. We have not lost power, but there was a 1 second flicker around 9 am that caused clocks to reset. These are the most intense winds this season for my immediate locality near the airport, which seems to be the most concentrated funnel point for northeast outflows. Barometer has been rising since about 6 am. I cannot quite tell if the winds are easing slightly. Ferndale CW3375, which is a few miles north of the airport, seems to get it the worst with a couple of peak gusts at 71 mph at 9 am. But also as predicted, the winds have been very intense. I'm sure have plenty of food for us and our critters in storage.Īs predicted, there was very little snow here in Bellingham near the airport. We should have everything set for the coming storms, and enjoying the pristine white views outside our windows, only emerging as needed to feed our small band of cows, visit neighbors, clean up wind-thrown branches. If we want even more warmth and sunshine, we can drive 5 miles west (out of the foothills and dropping several 100 ft in elevation). New location was significantly warmer with only 60" - 80" of precipitation. We moved 6 miles west about 25 years ago. We lived in an area that used to regularly get over 100" annually. until we were too exhausted to continue, only to start up again the next day. I can remember bracing the ceiling/roof beams of an older mobile home when we got thigh-deep snow, shoveling snow off the roof while it was doing its best to accumulate, clearing critical access paths outside etc. We have lived northeast of Everett in the foothills between Arlington and Darrington for over 30 years. Amazing how the brain is set up to have no real memory of pain.
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