The Weather

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:48 am

Really foggy, like can't see a block over foggy. Today's high temperature is right now, and we're dropping all day. Should be at 0 C tonight.

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:51 am

yeah.. can you take care of that by say 830a on saturday? i'm landing about 715a that morning and would rather not suffer such a shock to the system. I just spent the weekend at the beach, then playing golf, then at the pool last night until about 7.. Temp doesn't drop below 85.

i'd be ever so grateful.

Ashante sana rafiki.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:53 am

govmentchedda wrote:Really foggy, like can't see a block over foggy. Today's high temperature is right now, and we're dropping all day. Should be at 0 C tonight.

We feel for you and the hardships you're facing.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:30 am

I just read the forecast high for Chicago today (-9 F) is lower than Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost town in the United States (0 F).

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:37 am

crazy weather here, -25C yesterday +5C today, everyone's getting sick (me included).

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:39 am

Damn. Missed the coldest ever NFL game by one day!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:42 am

Interesting weather on the drive in this morning. I think it was fog, but it really looked like visible vapors coming off of the melted snow, kind of like steam coming off your head in the cold. My car temp reading said 53 degrees, and it was raining while the ground still had a fair amount of snow. At least they raised the predicted high for tomorrow from 8 to 11 degrees. Crazy to go from freezing and snowy on Friday, 50s today, and a high of 11 tomorrow with -18 wind chill.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:26 pm

Sabo wrote:I just read the forecast high for Chicago today (-9 F) is lower than Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost town in the United States (0 F).

Yeah, it's strangely warm in Alaska right now. I have weather alerts for Fairbanks since I spent a few weeks there for work and know some folks and it's usually around -10F this time of year and highs are actually around 20F. So it is basically 30 degrees colder in Indianapolis than it is in Fairbanks.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:40 pm

degenerasian wrote:crazy weather here, -25C yesterday +5C today, everyone's getting sick (me included).

There were several places on the Canadian Prairies late last week that were listed as colder than Mars. Really.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:45 pm

It was warm this morning, but the temperature is steadily dropping. It should be in single digits overnight. They've actually delayed school for two hours tomorrow! (yes, we're pussies).

I just noticed that it's currently 50 degrees colder in Boone (western part of state) than in Hatteras (outer banks).

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:02 pm

Shirley wrote:It was warm this morning, but the temperature is steadily dropping. It should be in single digits overnight. They've actually delayed school for two hours tomorrow! (yes, we're pussies).

I just noticed that it's currently 50 degrees colder in Boone (western part of state) than in Hatteras (outer banks).

Yeah, as the front moves in the temps are rapidly dropping. In Detroit, the low last night was 16 degrees and the temps are expected to drop for at least 24 consecutive hours.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:35 pm

Funny my college roommate was a meteorology major and he still geeks out about patterns and such even though he's been out of the weather game for 15 years. We traveled with him and his wife this fall and he had 3 different apps on his phone that he was tracking a large system on.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:56 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:crazy weather here, -25C yesterday +5C today, everyone's getting sick (me included).
There were several places on the Canadian Prairies late last week that were listed as colder than Mars. Really.

If the Grey Cup (or packers game) had been in Regina yesterday it would have been -50.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:43 am

Woke up to -25c and windy this morning. Wind chill is at that magical spot where celsius and fahrenheit meet.

Making matters worse is the fact that the temperature got up to +3 a couple of days ago which melted a lot of the snow and ice that fell just before christmas. Then we had a "flash freeze" so everything is coated with ice. Just finished dumping 30 pounds of ice melter between the door and the driveway.

On a happier note, only ten and a half weeks until spring.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:56 am

brian wrote:
Sabo wrote:I just read the forecast high for Chicago today (-9 F) is lower than Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost town in the United States (0 F).
Yeah, it's strangely warm in Alaska right now. I have weather alerts for Fairbanks since I spent a few weeks there for work and know some folks and it's usually around -10F this time of year and highs are actually around 20F. So it is basically 30 degrees colder in Indianapolis than it is in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks projected low next Monday is -44.

Holy f.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:57 am

Shirley wrote:It was warm this morning, but the temperature is steadily dropping. It should be in single digits overnight. They've actually delayed school for two hours tomorrow! (yes, we're pussies).

I just noticed that it's currently 50 degrees colder in Boone (western part of state) than in Hatteras (outer banks).

Last time I was in Boone it was 30 degrees colder than Charlotte.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:33 am

I actually get closing/postponing schools when temperatures are that low. Waiting for a school bus in that weather can be pretty hazardous to the extremities. My hair froze this morning when I went to warm my car up. I was outside for 45 seconds max.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:45 am

Working it's way back from single digits to hit 50 on Saturday. Then snow, wind, and colder just in time for the Broncos game. Though I think Peyton is probably praying hard to get the temp up.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:50 am

It's cold.

Post by **brian** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:35 pm

Gunpowder wrote:
brian wrote:
Sabo wrote:I just read the forecast high for Chicago today (-9 F) is lower than Barrow, Alaska, which is the northernmost town in the United States (0 F).
Yeah, it's strangely warm in Alaska right now. I have weather alerts for Fairbanks since I spent a few weeks there for work and know some folks and it's usually around -10F this time of year and highs are actually around 20F. So it is basically 30 degrees colder in Indianapolis than it is in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks projected low next Monday is -44.

Holy f.

Yeah, the AVERAGE high for December and January this time of year is about -5F. So like two straight months of what the midwest is dealing with right now for a day or two. You have to be crazy as fuck to live there.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:07 pm

Pruitt wrote:Woke up to -25c and windy this morning. Wind chill is at that magical spot where celsius and fahrenheit meet.

F or C, -40 is fucking cold

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:48 pm

Pruitt wrote:
brian wrote:It's 65 here today. And tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that.

But I'll be keeping y'all in my prayers while I walk the dogs in shirtsleeves.
My dog refuses to go more than five feet from the front steps before pissing and then running back inside.

(It's -2 fahrenheit and windy and icy. She's not as dumb as she looks)

If I hadn't groomed my mustache over the weekend I definitely would have Jeff Fisher'd myself during the dog walks this morning and this evening.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:17 pm

howard wrote:
Pruitt wrote:Woke up to -25c and windy this morning. Wind chill is at that magical spot where celsius and fahrenheit meet.
F or C, -40 is fucking cold

Only thing worse than the cold is the fact that every human you see asks a variation on "Cold enough for you?"

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:55 am

Heavy, really heavy, fog. It's also just barely above freezing, so there is nice thin layer of ice on some of the roads. Made for a dicey drive into work.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:57 pm

I made it home, you guys!

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:00 pm

rass wrote:I made it home, you guys!

It's coming down like a mother here. Not only do I still have to drive home but I have to go out to play tennis at 8:30. Dreading it.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:08 pm

rass wrote:I made it home, you guys!

what time did you leave?[/fuckyousyb]

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:10 pm

We're actually supposed to get snow here tonight. Swarm the grocery stores!!!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:12 pm

cerrano wrote:
rass wrote:I made it home, you guys!
what time did you leave?[/fuckyousyb]

For getting to work from home? I still had to drive out to Summit to pick up my daughter. Not a fun trip at all. Side streets were horrendous.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:17 pm

61 and sunny.

Shorts, skirts, short sleeves, and yoga pants seen on my stroll across campus.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:21 pm

The Sybian wrote:
cerrano wrote:
rass wrote:I made it home, you guys!
what time did you leave?[/fuckyousyb]

For getting to work from home? I still had to drive out to Summit to pick up my daughter. Not a fun trip at all. Side streets were horrendous.

not that. that was jokingly in your response to my discussion with rass in the lunch thread.

eta: but now that i think about it, fuck you for working from home, too.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:36 pm

cerrano wrote:
The Sybian wrote:
cerrano wrote:
what time did you leave?[/fuckyousyb]

For getting to work from home? I still had to drive out to Summit to pick up my daughter. Not a fun trip at all. Side streets were horrendous.
not that. that was jokingly in your response to my discussion with rass in the lunch thread.

eta: but now that i think about it, fuck you for working from home, too.

Now I see what you did there. You were having a private conversation. I was on hold with the fine people of Orbitz while Swamping, so I wasn't fully engaged. Good stuff. Aaaaaand fuck Orbitz and Delta. Need to change the date of a trip, and it costs almost as much as the damned trip cost in the first place. Cancelling is even more, as the hotel is not refundable. WTF? 2 months out, and the hotel and car rental are non-refundable? If you book a hotel, there is never a cancellation fee.

ETA: Fuck the travel insurance company, too! The only way they cover you is if you die, have a medical emergency or lose your job. I argued that my wife would lose her job if she didn't go in that week. The guy was completely flustered, but not going for it.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:43 pm

It's been beautiful, warm and sunny here most all of December and January. Great, right? No, actually.

It's a frickin' drought, and the outlook is dire.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:50 pm

I left at 3:15PM.

The one time I booked with Orbitz I subsequently had to cancel, and they couldn't have been better about it. Relevant: the flight I cancelled was to Dublin through Amsterdam, and less than a month after 9/11.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:52 am

rass wrote:I'm not sure that we got as much snow as they were calling for around here, but the road conditions were still pretty shitty due to the wind and the powdery snow. Even shittier was the fact that my local Starbucks was still not open by the time I finally rolled through.

same shit different day. for all of this.

but the kicker is, they called the snow day after i got to school. (last night they called the delay, but i come in same time and get shit done.) not really bitching, except for the fact that i had to drink dunkin.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:52 am

First time I can remember not being able o get to work because of slick roads. Can't even get out of the neighborhood.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:56 am

It is lung scorching cold! Don't make me go out there again.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:24 am

cerrano wrote:
rass wrote:I'm not sure that we got as much snow as they were calling for around here, but the road conditions were still pretty shitty due to the wind and the powdery snow. Even shittier was the fact that my local Starbucks was still not open by the time I finally rolled through.
same shit different day. for all of this.

but the kicker is, they called the snow day after i got to school. (last night they called the delay, but i come in same time and get shit done.) not really bitching, except for the fact that i had to drink dunkin.

Fuckers!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:25 am

It's pretty fun watching all these people slide trying to get up the hill by my house. Some people don't have a clue. Just totally gunning it on ice trying to get traction. It isn't working. One guy has been trying for 20 minutes. I guess I'ma have to go out and tell him to try an alterante route out. There are two options he is ignoring that should be easier.

Garbage truck went on a nice 500 foot slide going downhill.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:53 pm

Greendale-esque

h/t twitter via who knows