White Christmas

[Basil]

Looks like we're going to have one:

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Event:

Special Weather Statement

Alert:

...WINTER STORM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Widespread hazardous travel conditions are possible across parts of northern and central New Mexico starting Christmas night and continuing through late Wednesday night. A storm system will dive into the Desert Southwest Tuesday, and a band of rain and snow will move into western New Mexico Tuesday evening. As the storm system shifts eastward during the overnight hours, the band of precipitation will become disorganized, but areas of snow favoring the high terrain will persist through Wednesday night. Snow levels will fall as low as 6000 feet. There is still some uncertainty on how quickly this system will depart the state, and this may have an impact on snow accumulations across northeast New Mexico. Snowfall in excess of 4 inches remains possible along the northern and western mountains, with the potential for 2 or more inches along the Interstate 25 corridor in northeast New Mexico and Interstate 40 in western New Mexico. Difficult to severe travel conditions are possible. Those with travel or outdoor plans across northern and central New Mexico Christmas night through late Wednesday night should monitor the latest forecasts at weather.gov/abq or your preferred media outlet. For the latest travel conditions visit nmroads.com or dial 5-1-1.

 

[LarryK]

They keep changing it here. Rover clean, fueled and ready.

 

[pdplot]

Woke up yesterday with a covering of white - about 1/2 inch. It was gone by 12 noon. Today is clear and temp in high 30s.

 

[Basil]

We have about an inch on the ground now and just got this advisory:

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations from around
4 inches to well over 1 foot. Winds could gust as high as 35
mph.

* WHERE...The northwest, west central, southwest and central
mountains, and their adjacent highlands, valleys and plateaus,
including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Gallup and Farmington.

* WHEN...From this evening through late Friday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be very difficult to
impossible. Wind chill temperatures will drop roughly from 10
degrees above zero to 10 degrees below zero late tonight and
Friday night. Very strong east canyon wind gusts from 50 to 60
mph in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas will cause the snow to
blow and drift with near whiteout conditions at times late
tonight through Friday morning.

 

[mikephillips]

Move north where it's warm. Southern Ohio is supposed to touch 60 the next couple days according to the forecast.

 

[JPSmit]

Move north where it's warm. Southern Ohio is supposed to touch 60 the next couple days according to the forecast.

Indeed calling for 50 deg in Toronto today.

(I rationalize winter in that if we can get to January 1 without snow, that means, realistically, a maximum of 75 days of winter)

 

[DrEntropy]

For the next five days, we're s'posed to see 80°F as the high, nothing below 70° as the overnight low. We're likely to see one more week of "winter" in the next month or two, where the low temp's get to under 50°F. The socks and long pants are at th' ready.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Been a really mild season here so far. With the exception of wind and rain. Had reported 80+ mph gusts nearby, and while I don't have an anemometer, I'm pretty sure we had winds around 70. Four pine trees on our property met their demise, one almost clipping the garage.

 

[DrEntropy]

"Almost" being the operative word here. You live a charmed life, bro. Told ya I lost an Alfa GT Junior to one of the oaks here in th' backyard jungle. Crushed the roof. No buffin' that out.