Here’s a fun little fact (or depressing) about our West Michigan winter.

 

January 21-31: 6 minutes of sunlight 

Feb 1-5: 1721 minutes of sunlight 

 

😡

@12poundbass same here in NJ this year.  Did you pull that data from a website?  I'd love to do the same for us.  We had a solid 2 weeks of 'grey'.  sometimes wet, sometimes foggy, never sunny.  

 

Rick

2 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Here’s a fun little fact (or depressing) about our West Michigan winter.

 

January 21-31: 6 minutes of sunlight 

Feb 1-5: 1721 minutes of sunlight 

 

😡

 

Generally, when we get colder, high pressure, there is more sunshine in the winter.  When its warmer in the winter, there's more fog and clouds.  It usually means milder, Pacific air.  Which is exactly what has occurred this winter in the upper tier of the country (El Nino).

48 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

@12poundbass same here in NJ this year.  Did you pull that data from a website?  I'd love to do the same for us.  We had a solid 2 weeks of 'grey'.  sometimes wet, sometimes foggy, never sunny.  

 

Rick

The local weather lady had it on the news this morning.

^”ill take things old people say for $400, Alex “ 

You know, I thought this sunshine and slight warming was going to be amazing.  My wife is traveling this week and my work week is really light.  We're iced off so I could go anywhere.  Yesterday I decided to make a quick run to a local pond to try out the new spinning rod setup (it was great).  It was 40 and sunny.  That's perfect fishing conditions this time of year, right?  The steady 3-6 mph wind said a big fat "go home".  I thought I was bundled up well enough.  A couple layers, fleece lined pants, etc.  Didn't matter.  I made 2 dozen throws and decided it wasn't worth being out there in that.  I swung past another pond on the way home that is a little more sheltered and made a few more casts but its still too cold for me.  Both ponds still had skim ice on them (from the night before) so its not as if the water is suddenly warming up.  I think I'm going to use today to 'honey do' a few things instead of pulling the boat out.  I can clean the boat up, check all of the wiring and batteries, etc before the season kicks off properly.

We are finally getting some of that warmth the northerners wouldn’t share in January. It’s very nice thank you 

The many seasons of northern Michigan.

The Spring of Deception started on Monday, but it really cranks today and Friday (2/8-2/9/24).

We'll be Enjoying record warmth!

 

A-Jay

Here are some of the snow deficits around the state here this winter.  Pretty remarkable considering that many of these locations set snow records (or were close to them) just last winter.

 

I was afraid I was going to have to siphon the gas out of the snow blower to store it for the summer.  I don't think I have to worry about that now.  We're in the 8-10 swatch and not far from the 10-15 swatch.  Like the last time, a little change to the south and we could see a lot.  As it is its going to be a lot to sort out first thing in the morning tomorrow.

 

@casts_by_fly, you could go sledding in your sit on top ! 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

@casts_by_fly, you could go sledding in your sit on top ! 

that would be alright once.  I'm not dragging it back up the hill though!

i just finished here a little bit ago.  I've cleared twice and it was 6-8" each time, so 12-14" all in.  Its warmed up a little bit here so the snow's falling off the trees now and the snow on the ground is wet and compressing.  Its going to be around a while as we've got nothing in the forecast to melt it anytime soon.  Good luck to anyone who didn't already clear their driveways.  This melting is making it super heavy snow and 14" of wetness is a rough shoveling day.

Reasonable chance of measurable snow here tonight in the Twin Cities.  If we are able to eclipse 2.5 inches by morning, it will be the biggest snowfall of the winter.  Right now they are saying anywhere from an inch to 4 inches.  Maybe I'll be using my snow blower this season after all.

We may get a little snow as well.

A-Jay

@A-Jay- do you still have snow on the ground or did it melt off with the not so wintry temps you've had?  You certainly had a lot of it to start with.

1 hour ago, casts_by_fly said:

@A-Jay- do you still have snow on the ground or did it melt off with the not so wintry temps you've had?  You certainly had a lot of it to start with.

Still have 1-2 inches in the woods, on the grass and on the lake ice.

Nothing on the roads

A-Jay 

Fargo nd, no snow or rain through the weekend.

Well, we got about 4" total...more than they originally predicted

3 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

we got about 4" total

I got about 5-6 inches.  Quite a bit more than was expected.

 

Gonna be gone soon too.  Near 50 again next week.

We got around 5” in three hours. It started at 6. My son was on the bus for a total of 15 minutes and they cancelled school. My normal drive of 35 minutes to the office took my just under two hours. The snow has stopped and the roads are pretty much clear again. 
 

Wild weather to start the day!

Spring is coming.  Start your engines.

 

 

We've got 7 or 8 inches down now with a Winter Weather Advisory running. 

Expect snow on & off all day today & overnight, so we'll be looking at a foot or so.

I'm waiting until most of it's over before commencing clean up operations.

Extended forecast is all over the place next week with cold, warm, rain and then more cold.

A-Jay

 

 

 

Gonna be cold here this weekend but there rest is decent/normal. 

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Spring is coming.  Start your engines.

 

 

Not so fast…😂

 

AlertFauquier!

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 16 at 3:24AM EST until February 17 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4
inches, with localized totals up to 5 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northern Maryland, The
District of Columbia and northern and northwest Virginia.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 8 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour
are possible for a few hours tonight under the heaviest snow
bands. Visibility may be reduced to less than one half mile at
times.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.