Currently 17 with a calm wind from the NW, feels like 17 degrees. Dew Point 14, Barometer 30.35, Humidity 85%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:10 am, Sunset 5:10 pm.

Morning sun, afternoon mostly cloudy. High in the upper 20s. Light winds becoming E 10 mi. in the afternoon.

Cloudy tonight. Low in the lower 20s. SW winds 5-10 with gusts to 20.

Easy to look outside and see this bright sun shining and believe in a couple of days an entirely different picture will present itself. Hopefully if any of you have to be somewhere you’ll be traveling today or tomorrow morning. I wouldn’t be surprised if highway travel wasn’t stopped all together by authorities who need people to stay inside, stay safe and stay alive. And I’m fairly certain air travel is going to be out of the question for a couple of days. Feeling sorry for those with plans – and tickets – for those days.

I am expecting at least a foot of snow right here with strong winds creating blizzard conditions on Friday and Saturday doesn’t look like a picnic either.  With all of the power outages bound to happen, this is going to be a scary time for folks trying to keep warm as the temperature is going to plummet too. Trust me when I say this is a massive storm on the way. So much so that personally, my family has decided to put our Christmas celebration off until the following Sunday. Sort of a combination New Year’s and Christmas. Fingers crossed with enough power then to be able to cook and keep warm and enjoy our get together. The timing of this storm could not be worse, but it is going to happen.