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poohbear_nc · 01-23-2026, 01:17 PM

Same situation here - just dug out the hand crank radio and lantern - not looking forward to existence in the cold dark.

DNSB · 01-23-2026, 05:40 PM

5° and sunny. A nice day for a morning walk and the afternoon looks good as well.

cromag · 01-23-2026, 06:34 PM

I went to the local grocery store last night to pick up some items for the upcoming snowmageddon. I should have taken some pictures -- I've never seen the shelves so empty. I thought I might pick up some salad, but the only items left in the produce section were bags of kale. It was the same story throughout the store -- the pasta and sauces were almost gone, canned tuna and other goods very picked over, etc.

Anyway, I was able to find enough to give us a comfortable margin. We're not supposed to get very much ice this far north, so the chances of long term power outages are a bit lower (I hope). On the other hand, the latest forecasts are for about 16 inches of snow, and we're not expected to climb above the freezing mark until the first week of February, so it's still going to be rough sledding (in a manner of speaking).

Today's high was 35°F and it was very sunny. It was a bit windy, but tolerable. The cold front should move in tonight so tomorrow will be much colder, setting the stage for Sunday's snow. Stay warm and safe out there!

issybird · 01-23-2026, 07:45 PM

Here in northern New England we're way above the ice belt, but oh, my! The predicted cold and snow. The cold worries me more; if it takes me a few days to dig out from a couple of feet of snow, there's no place I need to go. But there's always potential disaster lurking in protracted sub-zero temps and two feet of snow in the driveway would mean I couldn't get out.

I'm channeling Pa Ingalls hunkering down in a snow bank for days and hoping it doesn't come to that.

Fbone · 01-24-2026, 03:57 PM

A bit of good news, in Central NJ, the forecast has changed dramatically. We went from 8-12 inches of snow followed by 0.25 inch of freezing rain to just 5-7 inches of snow with a trace of freezing rain.

Of course, anything can happen. The forecaster sometimes gets it wrong.

cromag · 01-24-2026, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

A bit of good news, in Central NJ, the forecast has changed dramatically. We went from 8-12 inches of snow followed by 0.25 inch of freezing rain to just 5-7 inches of snow with a trace of freezing rain.

Of course, anything can happen. The forecaster sometimes gets it wrong.

I may be a little north of you in Central NJ. The most recent forecast for my town from the National Weather Service is 7 to 12 inches of snow. Of course, that's down from a max of 18. It does look like some of the private services have revised their estimates even lower and added in some sleet and freezing rain. I'd be happy with lower snow accumulations, but I don't like ice at all.

Meanwhile, our high temperature for the day was 17°F under clear, sunny skies with moderate breezes from the northwest.

Stay warm and safe out there!

Fbone · Yesterday, 03:18 AM

Yes, the ice is something to worry about as temps will remain below freezing for several days. The snow is expected to start around 6am Sunday.

poohbear_nc · Yesterday, 03:11 PM

Saw this online:

Southern weather forecast: Life threatening conditions. Stay in your home. Don't drive.

Northern weather forecast: You'll need your big coat.

DNSB · Yesterday, 03:55 PM

Bunch of southron wimps.

Deskisamess · Yesterday, 04:37 PM

8" of snow and counting, the snow will continue in our area until 8:00pm or so. Temps in the low 20's. Pretty much everything is cancelled, schools have already cancelled tomorrow as well. We've got nowhere to be, except to walk across the street later to visit with our neighbors. He just cleared out driveway...hubby is still recovering from back surgery so he can't so anything like that yet.

This is a huge storm, I feel for the folks dealing with ice and power outages.

Rumpelteazer · Today, 01:18 AM

A chilly start to the week. It's just below 0℃ (6am) and this afternoon it'll go up to 3℃. It'll be a cloudy, but dry, day.

Tomorrow afternoon we're in for a rainy afternoon and evening, with similar temperatures. After that it'll get a little bit warmer during the day, but there's a chance of rain every day.

At least the days are getting longer and when I get out of work (where I can't see any daylight) it's still light for a little while.

cromag · Today, 02:16 AM

The National Weather Service called it just about perfectly for my neighborhood. We got a total of 10 inches of light, powdery snow. It snowed for most of the day but we never really got any sleet or freezing rain. As the snow tapered off we had an icy mist -- no real ice build up on any surfaces. The high temperature for the day was 20°F but that's misleading. The temperature was rising throughout the day and we hit 20 at midnight. Our afternoon temperatures were in the low to mid teens.

We'll have someone out to clear the driveway tomorrow.

poohbear_nc · Today, 11:53 AM

Temps rose over night above freezing - only to plummet tonight into single digits - with gusty winds. Sun is starting to emerge - it will be a race between how much ice will melt/sublimate today versus falling temps & wind gusts tonight.

Just hacked an inch of compressed snow/sleet under an ice sheet off my back steps - to let them dry off today. Driveway is a lost cause. Streets ditto. NC is totally iced in and about to freeze solid.

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01-23-2026, 01:17 PM	#18331
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,143 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Same situation here - just dug out the hand crank radio and lantern - not looking forward to existence in the cold dark.

01-23-2026, 05:40 PM	#18332
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 49,826 Karma: 176799834 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	5° and sunny. A nice day for a morning walk and the afternoon looks good as well.

01-23-2026, 06:34 PM	#18333
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 27,153 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I went to the local grocery store last night to pick up some items for the upcoming snowmageddon. I should have taken some pictures -- I've never seen the shelves so empty. I thought I might pick up some salad, but the only items left in the produce section were bags of kale. It was the same story throughout the store -- the pasta and sauces were almost gone, canned tuna and other goods very picked over, etc. Anyway, I was able to find enough to give us a comfortable margin. We're not supposed to get very much ice this far north, so the chances of long term power outages are a bit lower (I hope). On the other hand, the latest forecasts are for about 16 inches of snow, and we're not expected to climb above the freezing mark until the first week of February, so it's still going to be rough sledding (in a manner of speaking). Today's high was 35°F and it was very sunny. It was a bit windy, but tolerable. The cold front should move in tonight so tomorrow will be much colder, setting the stage for Sunday's snow. Stay warm and safe out there!

01-23-2026, 07:45 PM	#18334
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,678 Karma: 237135455 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Here in northern New England we're way above the ice belt, but oh, my! The predicted cold and snow. The cold worries me more; if it takes me a few days to dig out from a couple of feet of snow, there's no place I need to go. But there's always potential disaster lurking in protracted sub-zero temps and two feet of snow in the driveway would mean I couldn't get out. I'm channeling Pa Ingalls hunkering down in a snow bank for days and hoping it doesn't come to that.

01-24-2026, 03:57 PM	#18335
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,335 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	A bit of good news, in Central NJ, the forecast has changed dramatically. We went from 8-12 inches of snow followed by 0.25 inch of freezing rain to just 5-7 inches of snow with a trace of freezing rain. Of course, anything can happen. The forecaster sometimes gets it wrong.

Yesterday, 03:18 AM	#18337
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,335 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Yes, the ice is something to worry about as temps will remain below freezing for several days. The snow is expected to start around 6am Sunday.

Yesterday, 03:11 PM	#18338
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,143 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Saw this online: Southern weather forecast: Life threatening conditions. Stay in your home. Don't drive. Northern weather forecast: You'll need your big coat.

Yesterday, 03:55 PM	#18339
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 49,826 Karma: 176799834 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Bunch of southron wimps.

Yesterday, 04:37 PM	#18340
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,792 Karma: 45843871 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	8" of snow and counting, the snow will continue in our area until 8:00pm or so. Temps in the low 20's. Pretty much everything is cancelled, schools have already cancelled tomorrow as well. We've got nowhere to be, except to walk across the street later to visit with our neighbors. He just cleared out driveway...hubby is still recovering from back surgery so he can't so anything like that yet. This is a huge storm, I feel for the folks dealing with ice and power outages.

Today, 01:18 AM	#18341
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,480 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	A chilly start to the week. It's just below 0℃ (6am) and this afternoon it'll go up to 3℃. It'll be a cloudy, but dry, day. Tomorrow afternoon we're in for a rainy afternoon and evening, with similar temperatures. After that it'll get a little bit warmer during the day, but there's a chance of rain every day. At least the days are getting longer and when I get out of work (where I can't see any daylight) it's still light for a little while.

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Today, 02:16 AM	#18342
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 27,153 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	The National Weather Service called it just about perfectly for my neighborhood. We got a total of 10 inches of light, powdery snow. It snowed for most of the day but we never really got any sleet or freezing rain. As the snow tapered off we had an icy mist -- no real ice build up on any surfaces. The high temperature for the day was 20°F but that's misleading. The temperature was rising throughout the day and we hit 20 at midnight. Our afternoon temperatures were in the low to mid teens. We'll have someone out to clear the driveway tomorrow.

Today, 11:53 AM	#18343
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,143 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Temps rose over night above freezing - only to plummet tonight into single digits - with gusty winds. Sun is starting to emerge - it will be a race between how much ice will melt/sublimate today versus falling temps & wind gusts tonight. Just hacked an inch of compressed snow/sleet under an ice sheet off my back steps - to let them dry off today. Driveway is a lost cause. Streets ditto. NC is totally iced in and about to freeze solid.