LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

It feels more like summer here today than it felt like summer all summer.

You can go now, Miss Pollyanna . . . sheesh . . .

While we were out walking, the little girl dog found a patch of snow in the shade which hadn't melted, so she laid down and just smiled.

We're supposed to get a dusting of snow and high winds here in ABQ tomorrow night or Friday morning. We sure could use the moisture in the landscape. What isn't already dead from lack of water will probably die from the hard freeze that is coming along with the snow.

We're freezing in Florida, must be 68 today.

oh that's right, BC Canajun.

I just got back from Bay Pines up in St. Petersburg. Like a nut job I went up there dressed in shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. It was brisk..maybe 58 deg with lots of clouds at 2-3 pm. A cold front is moving in and over night they're predicting a low of 45 deg for some of lucky souls.

How's about frosted mini-tweaks?

I must remember this the next time I'm down at my buddy's place off Parsons...

What, Parsons Avenue in Columbus ? ! ? ! ? Your buddy lives in a bad part of town, Home Slice.

Holy crap 45 tonight? I'm turning the heat up now!

That's the one. He lives in an apartment above some sort of business, across the street from a bustling liquor store. It's great fun to take a couple of drinks up to his roof, catch up and watch the baseheads and pros meander about.

Yeah..be aware that those low temps are for those who reside more inland but it's going to be breezy. If you are nearer to the shore (like me), you'll see upper 40s-50. Feel better now?

hehehe, after reading your post I ran out and bought a space heater lol.

High Wind Warning
Statement as of 3:50 PM MST on November 30, 2011

... High Wind Warning in effect from 11 am Thursday to 5 am MST
Friday...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a High
Wind Warning... which is in effect from 11 am Thursday to 5 am MST
Friday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect.

* Location... crest area of the Sandia/Manzano Mountains as well as
portions of the lower and middle Rio Grande Valley especially
along and to the east of the valley. This includes the Northeast
Heights and Four Hills area within Albuquerque... The Meadow
lake subdivision east of Los Lunas and rural areas east of Belen.
* Winds... sustained between 40 to 50 mph with gusts to 70 mph.
Possibility of locally higher gusts exists east of Tramway
within the Albuquerque Metro area.

Statement as of 4:00 PM MST on November 30, 2011

... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through
Saturday afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Winter
Storm Watch... which is in effect from Friday afternoon through
Saturday afternoon.

* Snow accumulations... significant snow accumulations are possible
across much of central and eastern New Mexico. High terrain
areas may receive over a foot of snow... while accumulations
across portions of eastern New Mexico may exceed 6 inches.

* Timing... snow will move into central New Mexico during the day
on Friday. By Friday night... a heavy band of snow stretching
from south central New Mexico northeast across the plains may
develop and slowly shift eastward during the morning hours on
Saturday.
* Snow levels... temperatures will be cold enough for snow at all
locations.

* Local impacts... hazardous driving conditions can be expected...
and some roads may become impassible. Visibilities will be
reduced... potentially under one half mile at times within the
heavy bands of snow.

I don't know wherever you are,but I believe I can see the first snow of this winter when my eyes up tomorrow.I like snow,but it is less and less snow recent years in my field.

Yeah, I saw that too. May I point out this is warm, sunny, dry New Mexico?

Snow at Los Alamos would not be a surprise. Snow in Albequerque, though . . .

Of course we never got snow where I lived in CA but I do miss spending a weekend up in Big Bear during ski season. Nice cabin with a fire in the fire place, I do miss that.

We have had some mild snow, I think each year since I've been here, abq west side. Not like the Chicago area of my childhood.
I have to watch it re slipping potential on driveway (I'm a clutz) and I don't have experience driving on black ice. Never lived with snow as an adult. So, so far I don't drive those rare days. There was a fine early a.m. that Diane took me to a surgery in a freaky snow thing. Even she, ms. bravada, was a bit freaked. And besides that, we had to find the place..

When I was seven, we had a light snow in Santa Monica, so it's possible at low elevation. That probably lasted fifteen minutes.

light snow has started falling in brief patches.

got 3 days of wood in the shop. and all my chores done...