Murphy's Weather

Currently 31 with a S wind of 5.7 mph dropping it a degree so it feels like 30. Dew Point 28, Barometer 29.93, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:40am, Sunset 5:14 pm. Mostly sunny with a high in the upper 40s. SW winds 10 -20 mph with gusts to 30.

Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 30s. SW winds 15 – 20.

Hard to imagine but there was a time when families simply climbed into their cars and took off for holidays, virtually unaware of what the weather was they were heading in to. With today’s technology, they are already predicting, with what is probably pretty good accuracy, what the travel weather will be for the coming holiday. Amazing what a difference.

Lucky, in our area it seems as if the weather is going to be fairly decent. No major rain or snow on the way for us…so far. Many years in the past were much worse, so this is going to be all good. Hopefully the rest of the nation will fare as well.

Currently 30 with a WNW wind of 7.2 mph dropping that to feeling like 27. Dew Point 26, Humidity 83%, Barometer 29.51, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:39 am, Sunset 5:14 pm. 60% chance of snow showers today. High lower 30s. NW winds 10 – 15 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 20s. W winds 5 – 10 mph.

Woke to see my car covered with tiny snow pellets, which have since blown away with the gusting wind. It’s certainly chilly outside and I’m glad I got the heated bird bath going, the critters out there need it.

Our daytime temperatures for the coming week appear to be slightly above freezing during the daylight hours but not so during the night. We’re lucky. There have been years where we would have had measurable snow by now, so I’m content with what we’re getting. Had .41″ of rain in the gauge this morning, with only a small portion of that coming from snow showers. So far, so good.

Currently 41 with a NE wind of 2 mph ignoring that, so it feels like 42. Dew Point 41, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.48, Visibility 5 mi, Sunrise 7:38 am, Sunset 5:15 pm. 100% chance of rain showers. High in the lower 40s. N winds around 10 mph increasing to 15 with gusts to 25.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain/snow showers. Low lower 30s. NW winds 15 -20 with gusts to 30.

Had .62″ of rain overnight in the gauge and it’s sort of soggy air out there right now. Not really raining but full of moisture, anyway. Hoping that all of the precipitation coming our way will stay rain and not include snow. At least with the temperatures staying in the above freezing range for the most part, any that comes won’t be hanging around. And that’s nothing but good.

Currently 35 with a SE wind of 6.4 mph dragging that down to feeling like 30. Dew Point 32, Humidity 90%, Barometer 30.11, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:37 am, Sunset 5:16 pm. Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of afternoon rain. High mid 40s. S winds 10 -15 mph with gusts to 25.

100% chance of rain tonight with a low around 40. SW winds 5 – 15 mph with gusts to 30 decreasing to 20 overnight.

Watching the weather map, I see a good chance of lake effect snow moving in to the upper part of my state. Fingers crossed that it stays to the north. Lake effect snow can become much more than what’s forecast. It’s a tricky affair and the later it starts around here, the better. I’m thinking only rain for us over the weekend. Hope so, anyway.

Currently 36 with an average WNW wind of 3.5 mph dragging that down to feeling like 32. Dew Point 32, Humidity 87%, Barometer 30.09, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:35 am, Sunset 5:17 pm. Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain/snow showers until midday. High around 40. NW winds 10 – 20 mph with gusts to around 30.

Partly cloudy early becoming mostly cloudy with an overnight low in the upper 30s. Some patchy fog possible. Light winds.

Leonid Meteor Showers can be seen tonight – well, not here because we will have clouds pretty much blocking our view, but still…for those who can.

Watching the Jet Stream looking fairly goofy right now, trying to figure out approximately what the weather might be closer to Thanksgiving is a hoot. Curves and swirls galore up there. I wouldn’t bother to bet anything on what it’s going to be doing a week from now. Should be fun to watch it either straighten out and fly right or curl itself into a spiral. Always interesting watching something we have absolutely no control over, nor can we wish it to act one way or another.

Currently 40 with an average wind from the SSW of 3 mph making no difference to that number, so it feels like 40. Dew Point 40, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.9, Visibility 2 mi, Sunrise 7:34 am, Sunset 5:18 pm. 100% chance of rain today. High upper 40s. SW winds 5 – 10 with gusts to 25.

80% chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with snow, then becoming snow showers. Snow accumulation less than 1″. Low in the lower 30s. W winds 15 – 20 with gusts to around 30.

A rainy day for us, but it does like some of that could become snow overnight. Tomorrow looks to be a fairly decent day, so whatever snow we get will be gone then. Happy me. The less I see of the miserable stuff the better. Today, just need to grab a handle umbrella and off I go.

Currently 38 with an average wind from the SSW of 5.9 dropping that down so that it feels like 33. Dew Point 37, Humidity 93%, Barometer 30.34, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 7:33 am, Sunset 5:15 pm. Early patchy fog. Partly sunny becoming mostly sunny with a high in the upper 40s. S winds 5 -20 mph.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain. Low in the upper 3j0s. S winds 10 – 15 mph.

While my little corner of the world is relatively calm and quiet for the moment, and I’m able to do little but watch the remaining leaves do their season wardrobe change, looking at the national weather map is mind-boggling. What a variety! Severe wind out to the west, snow to the north, rain in the east and sunshine to the south. Never a dull weather moment if you look at the big picture – which I do every morning.

It really IS amazing out there.

Currently 38 with an average wind of 1.3 mph from the south making no difference so it feels like 38. Dew Point 38, Humidity 100%, Barometer 30.34, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 7:31 am, Sunset 5:20 pm. Cloudy today with areas of fog and a 20% chance of patchy morning drizzle. High around 40. Light winds becoming W 5 – 10 mph.

Cloudy tonight with areas of overnight fog. Low in the lower 30s. Light winds.

Color certainly makes me happy. And that happiness is, by reason of the season approaching us, soon to come to a screeching halt. That’s one of the worst parts of Winter for me – well, among many to be honest – the sheer lack of color. White, black, gray…big Whoop…not much of a color pallet. Not to me, it isn’t.

Okay, so we get the occasional flash of red – faces getting angry having to be exposed to frigid weather while scraping windshields or shoveling sidewalks. Hands bitterly cold, right before they sink into the dead white of severe frostbite – but other than that? Not much to speak of.

Do I sound as if I have a rather harsh view of winter? Hmmmm….so it does. And so I do.

Currently 35 with a calm NNW wind. Feels like 35. Dew Point 35, Humidity 100%, Barometer 30.22, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 7:30 am, Sunset 5:21 pm. 70% chance of rain/snow mix. High upper 30s. Light winds.

Cloudy with a low around 30. Light winds.

Not so much rain today as a bit of snow, a little hail, a brief sleet….it’s not a pleasant day. Could be much worse, but it’s cold and ugly feeling out there. We were, because that was the forecast, expecting to wake up to icy roads as a freezing rain was supposed to be coming in. Didn’t. It was dry this morning until this mix started to visit. And it’s light. Very off and on. Not expecting any accumulation of anything beyond discomfort. And that can be cured by simply staying inside. Which I’m happy to do.

Currently 24 with a SE wind of 3 mph making no difference so it feels like 24. Dew Point 19, Humidity 79%, Barometer 30.38, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:29 am, Sunset 5:22 pm. Cloudy with a high in the mid 30s. S wind 5 – 10 mph with gusts to around 20.

Cloudy tonight with a 50% chance of snow showers or freezing rain. Low upper 20s. S wind 5 – 10 mph.

It’s good to get the details of coming weather, even if they make us nervous. Possible icy roads do tend to make me very nervous. Seems as if tonight and maybe tomorrow night just might bring us exactly the wrong thing. Ice.

It’s interesting how many weather details are out there for our information. For instance this morning I am informed that, for my little backyard, the nearest lightening strike is 1,525.5 miles away. That’s encouraging, comforting. Now if they could find some way to move that ice potential about a thousand miles away, that would be helpful. I don’t really see any sign of movement in that direction. Drat!