4/08/2013

Where's the Global Warming When You Need It?

I took this Saturday evening. It had snowed hard all day. But it was close to freezing. I figured it was winter's last hurrah and would melt away in a day or two. Boy was I wrong.


Sunday was cold & cloudy but with some sun, now today, it's been snowing most of the day and as I write this, it's coming down very hard. This morning when I went out for a 4 mile jog, our thermometer was reading around 10F.

To wit...



Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
410 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013

AKZ101-091330-
/X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-130409T2000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
410 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...ANCHORAGE BOWL AND HILLSIDE.

* SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE HILLSIDE AND ACROSS EAST ANCHORAGE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

                          ..............

It's April, the days are getting pretty long again. We're little more than two months from the summer solstice and shortening days again. A week ago, I had the bike out and was doing 10 mile rides after work. I figured I might get lucky and get some substantial mileage in during April. No such luck.

You always have to assume that there's 'one more' coming. Until about mid-May anyway.
Oh well enough whining, I guess I better head to Wal-Mart, buy my self some straws & suck it the f**k up. 

(Taken Monday evening around 8PM)