Winter is officially here at Coyote Ridge. The weather prognosticators are calling for a blizzard warning through Wednesday night.
Blizzard Warning in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night...
Tonight
Colder...windy...snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Lows around 5 above. North winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Windy. Snow in the morning...then a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Areas of blowing and drifting snow through the day. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Storm total snow accumulation of 8 to 10 inches. Highs 5 to 10. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
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Wednesday Night
Colder...breezy. Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the evening. Lows around 10 below. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Wind chill readings 17 below to 27 below zero.
We are hunkered in with the fireplace roaring and plenty of provisions to get us through the blizzard.
Eight to ten inches of snow is fairly easy to deal with...but...when you add winds of 30-35 mph, that is a different story. We will be drifted in for sure as I can blow out our country lane and it will be drifted in again within an hour.
I speak from experience, wait till the winds calm down, then hit the drifts with the tractor-blower combination.
Aahh....a day off in the middle of the week.
Stay tuned for pictures!
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Please....Make It Stop!
Enough is enough!
We have had a real winter this year as opposed to the "fake" ones of recent years.
It has been just nuts....cold, wind and snow. In moderation it would not be so bad.
Here is the latest weather forecast:
Forecast for Mankato:
Updated: 12:04 PM CST on January 14, 2009
Wind chill warning in effect until 12 PM CST Thursday...
Rest of Today
Sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
Tonight
Colder...clear. Lows around 25 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 35 below to 45 below zero.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs 5 below to 10 below zero. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
It is getting so cold that certain body parts are disappearing. That worries me!
But, being the hardy (some call it foolish) Minnesotans that we are, we complain about it for a few seconds then move on.
I guess it is finally time to break out the winter coat and gloves and toss them in the back of the truck just in case we stall out somewhere in the middle of the boonies.
Tune in again real soon for another chilling edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
We have had a real winter this year as opposed to the "fake" ones of recent years.
It has been just nuts....cold, wind and snow. In moderation it would not be so bad.
Here is the latest weather forecast:
Forecast for Mankato:
Updated: 12:04 PM CST on January 14, 2009
Wind chill warning in effect until 12 PM CST Thursday...
Rest of Today
Sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow. Highs around 5 below. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
Tonight
Colder...clear. Lows around 25 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 35 below to 45 below zero.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs 5 below to 10 below zero. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
It is getting so cold that certain body parts are disappearing. That worries me!
But, being the hardy (some call it foolish) Minnesotans that we are, we complain about it for a few seconds then move on.
I guess it is finally time to break out the winter coat and gloves and toss them in the back of the truck just in case we stall out somewhere in the middle of the boonies.
Tune in again real soon for another chilling edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Sunday, January 4, 2009
A Little Ice
Just like the weather prognosticators predicted, we received some freezing rain last night. I tried to capture it this morning as the sun was hitting the ice covered trees out here at Coyote Ridge.
If you look real close you can see the shine, or maybe not.
The ice should last a while as it is still below zero as I peck away on the keyboard.
We have opted for a lazy day today in hopes of recharging our batteries after a very busy few weeks. We will see if that really happens.
Tune in again real soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
If you look real close you can see the shine, or maybe not.
The ice should last a while as it is still below zero as I peck away on the keyboard.
We have opted for a lazy day today in hopes of recharging our batteries after a very busy few weeks. We will see if that really happens.
Tune in again real soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
It Is Over!
Finally, the elections are over....and none too soon. If this would have gone on any longer I think I would have gone stark raving mad...or at least more so.
Whatever your political leanings are, it is time for all of us to rally around our leaders and let them know that we are behind them, just so long as they remember who they are working for.
Enough of that. With the fall weather comes the annual task of "puttin up the produce". While we have slowed that down over the past few years, we still put up pumpkins for baking, berries for jam and squash for baking.
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I do think we are about ready for winter. The freezers are full and I think we have enough provisions to last about three months should we get snowed in!
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
Whatever your political leanings are, it is time for all of us to rally around our leaders and let them know that we are behind them, just so long as they remember who they are working for.
Enough of that. With the fall weather comes the annual task of "puttin up the produce". While we have slowed that down over the past few years, we still put up pumpkins for baking, berries for jam and squash for baking.
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I do think we are about ready for winter. The freezers are full and I think we have enough provisions to last about three months should we get snowed in!
Tune in again soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"
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