Whats the Weather like?

**cessna152towser** · 10th January 16, 09:21 AM

At last getting the usual winter temperatures here in Scotland with overnight frosts and temperatures only a degree or two above freezing by day. On Friday, after a morning start with black ice on the roads, the snow began to fall thickly around lunchtime and it was chaos on the roads. I drive a school bus and I managed with considerable difficulty to get all the children safely home over the hills and down into their home village in an adjacent river valley, and then I had to enlist the help of a local farmer to tow the school bus back up the hill out of the village with his tractor.

**The Q** · 10th January 16, 11:42 AM

After a damp and drizzly start the sun came out with winds of 20 mph it was a perfect day for sailing. We had two races we won the second but sadly had to retire from the first due to equipment failure.
The sky is still clear and so we are expecting frost in the morning.

**James Hood** · 10th January 16, 02:05 PM

Metro Chicago has become truly "January" in the past 24+ hours.

4 inches of snow, overnight (first it was freezing rain, Saturday afternoon) and temps dropped steadily since.

Currently overcast and about +9 degrees F with a west wind, making it feel like -5 F on exposed skin.

Flannel-lined trousers, insulated boots, parka, shearling hat, heated gloves are this writer's "prudent" if intent is being outside for any period of time beyond about 10 minutes.

**GrainReaper** · 10th January 16, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by James Hood

Metro Chicago has become truly "January" in the past 24+ hours.

4 inches of snow, overnight (first it was freezing rain, Saturday afternoon) and temps dropped steadily since.

Currently overcast and about +9 degrees F with a west wind, making it feel like -5 F on exposed skin.

Flannel-lined trousers, insulated boots, parka, shearling hat, heated gloves are this writer's "prudent" if intent is being outside for any period of time beyond about 10 minutes.

Up in my neck of the suburbs we only got 3 inches of snow, but that wind makes being outside shoveling a real bear! Our current temp is also +9f but we have some biting winds dropping temps to -9f. I'm in heavy wool socks, flannel lined carhart pants, and thermal underwear, I have a heated jacket though so I stay toasty warm as long as I keep my face out of the wind and nestled in my scarf and fur hat

**cck** · 10th January 16, 05:52 PM

I live fairly far south in the US and at this time of year our daily high should be in the low 60's (F). Which means it could be 40 to 80. This year it has been more in the 40's and 50's with only a rare high to 60 or 70. The severe weather problems which have occurred in Texas have all be in other areas.

**Pleater** · 10th January 16, 07:02 PM

I have a functional drain - and an awful lot of cleaning up to do.

The rain is hammering down again., and it is a bit chilly outside.
Inside, I am glad to say all is warm and dry. Even the conservatory is drying out.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**James Hood** · 10th January 16, 09:34 PM

Just returned home from band practice, 1015PM (2215) Central Standard USA.

Colder than a 3 day old penguin turd.

-1 F (-18C) and northwest wind, wind chill is -13 F (-24C)

Weather not fit for man, beast or any combination of their mixed marriages.

**The Q** · 11th January 16, 04:14 AM

we didn't get the frost it's been hammering down with rail all morning

**kilted firefighter** · 11th January 16, 02:54 PM

Cold enough to freeze my hydration pack 5 1/2 miles into an 11 mile run despite wearing it inside my outermost layer. 10 degrees F. 0 degrees wind chill.

**GrainReaper** · 11th January 16, 05:53 PM

I had a right terrible morning, thanks to an electrical quirk in my power locks caused by frozen solid mechanical parts, the door locks on my car started locking over and over again as my car warmed up I was locked out of my frozen car for an hour and a half before a flimsy metal coat hanger and a hockey stick allowed me to gain entry to the car, I was an hour late for work, and so numb I couldn't function, it was -4 degrees Fahrenheit without windchill, add that in and it was -14 degrees Fahrenheit... For those who are accustomed to Celsius, that's -20 degrees Celsius without wind and -25.4 with windchill. Because I was using primitive tools gloves weren't helping so I was gloveless for nearly an hour... My feet went numb, my hands were in pain from the cold, and my nose was running like a faucet. I was still chilled 8 hours later but as least I've avoided frostbite by using hand warmers in my pockets