I was out well before dawn clearing the driveway in the dark with the snowblower (which we’ve named Sparkles). It was -20 F but a good time to get it done because we were forecast to cool off a bit from just Crisp to Seriously Crisp and perhaps even Crisp Unto Brittle. In looking at the temperature now (-37 F), it was a good call. We’ve been sliding downwards all day, and we’ve now reached the point of “This is a test of the Emergency Long Underwear System.”
On a ride to the bottom
We’re forecast to hit a high tomorrow of about -40 and a low of -49, so it looks like this test will last for a couple more days. The sun today was spectacular with all the ice crystals in the air, showing not just elongated sun dogs, but a complete arc.
Sun over the Alaska Range 17 Jan 2017
Okay. We’ve found the long underwear. Honey, maybe we should close the windows and swap out the screens…
18 Jan 2017 update: Wheeeeeeee!
Heading for the bottom.
Oh, my! Hunker down weather.
Great sun photo!
We’ve bottomed out and are slowly climbing back up. It was -53 when I drove into work yesterday and -45 here at home when I returned in the evening. It’s up to -40 here this morning and headed slowly back up. We’re predicted to hit a balmy high of -9 tomorrow. That will feel positively tropical!