Winter is here!

[Rardy]

Only about 4 - 5 inches of snow, and it's pretty much over with. The only thing that was interesting was the drastic change in temperature.

Getting bluer. Look at some of those temps in the pink areas. Yikes!

[ZachariahDaMan]

Looking out my window today:

[Snowguy716]

We had about that much snow on the ground yesterday here, but it was very fluffy and most of it actually blew away

[Cadeho]

No go and no show fo snow here!

[suburban george3]

Looking out my window today:

[GRDadof3]

This is about the heaviest it got earlier this week. No tunneling to the mailbox. It's now starting to warm up and melt.

[Snowguy716]

Temperatures in Bemidji are in the single digits right now with strong winds from the NNW.. wind chills are down near -20*F (keep in mind, this is the new wind chill chart)...

But the 6-10 day outlook from NOAA doesn't look promising to a winter enthusiast..

[dtown]

My yard looked about like ZachariaDaMan's , exept with a little more snow. Now, it all melted. I think its supposed to snow tomorrow and the day after that, i hope it will anyway.

[Rardy]

15 in Memphis this morning. coooooold (for us).

[davidals]

Temperatures in Bemidji are in the single digits right now with strong winds from the NNW.. wind chills are down near -20*F (keep in mind, this is the new wind chill chart)...

But the 6-10 day outlook from NOAA doesn't look promising to a winter enthusiast..

[FromCityToRural]

It was forecast to be 20 last night, but it wouldn't surprise me if it got colder. It's 32 right now and I doubt it's gonna get any warmer today. And here I thought that Texas was supposed to be hot!

[Rardy]

[sigh]...Why even bother dreaming?

[GRDadof3]

15 in Memphis this morning. coooooold (for us).

[Pillsbury]

It got down to 23 here last night. It was scary. It's supposed to get that cold again tonight. No kidding, it's like 40 degrees right now!!!!

[davidals]

[sigh]...Why even bother dreaming?

[Pillsbury]

It's 71 degrees here today, with 70s expected through Sunday or something. How am I supposed to get into my Mariah Carey "Come Home for Christmas" CD when it's 70 degrees outside???!!! Will someone please tell me it's going to cool off or something!!!! Snowguy??? Anybody???

[Snowguy716]

Unlikely. A pattern is setting up that will favor cold weather over the southwest and major warmth over the eastern half of the country. It will likely be much warmer than average in Ohio over the next week or so.

[Pillsbury]

^ Well that sucks (and just for the record I don't really own a Mariah Carey CD)

[Snowguy716]

lol, it's okay. Christmas CDs are typically more forgivable in that respect.

[Rardy]

well can somebody do a snow dance or something? i'll be roasting when it hits 70 tomorrow.

[Captain Worley]

Hey, its already 70 here! It is GREAT!!! I loath cold weather.

[Pillsbury]

^ Yeah, well Captain, it's supposed to be close to 80 in our neck of the woods on Tuesday. That is not Christmasy. How am I supposed to enjoy my new Barry Manilow "Bells of Christmas" CD wearing shorts and flips flops?????

[lammius]

What a difference a year makes.

Last year by this time we had 3 or 4 minor snowstorms. I remember going to my friend's performance of Handel's Messiah one Saturday afternoon, driving through NJ's historic old towns all covered in snow and decorated for the holidays. It was quite a holiday spirit lifting experience.

This year I'll be going to my friend's performance on Sunday afternoon. We have had no snow yet this season (aside from a flurry 2 weeks ago), and it will be 53 degrees and sunny on Sunday! The next time the low temp is expected to hit freezing is next Tuesday! It's absolutely unbelievable and as a result I have not done any holiday decorating or shopping yet!

And perhaps worst of all, there is now snow for the area ski resorts! I've gotten a new carry bag for my skis and I want to use it!

[GRDadof3]

Yeah, it's about 50 here, snow is all gone, raining, yuck! Miserable. Bring back the 30's and snow please.

[Charlotteman]

In the Seattle area we are bracing for a nasty winter storm tonite. Intermittent winds are projected to hit 60 MPH. On the Pacific Coast gusts reaching 90MPH are expected (I hope the rain forests don't sustain too much damage)

It's 11 PM PST as I'm writing, and so far it's been tolerable. But squalls, rare in this part of the country, are indeed striking. Keep your fingers crossed for us:)