With the exception of name we haven’t seen much winter this month. No howling winds with heavy snow and bone chilling cold have set upon us yet. With the exception of a few sunny days the month of December has been depressing. The Arctic Oscillation still remains neutral as it has most of the month…
Looking across most of the U.S. the weather patterns have been fairly stagnant as of late however there is a hint of the ‘s’ word in the short term forecast. The only snow we have in Otsego is at Bittersweet which has been making snow during the cold nights and has remained open. We will…
It is sad to see all the Christmas lights and decorations shining on a dead landscape. There is something to be said of the beauty of snow with the lights reflecting and glittering off of it. Whether we rejoice or are saddened by the lack of snow it is what it is and no amount…
Comet 46P/Wirtanen also known as the Christmas comet begins making its appearance today. Wirtanen is about 3/4 of a mile in circumference and belongs to the Jupiter family of comets. The comet will pass 7,190,000 miles from Earth, reaching an estimated magnitude of 4.2 making this pass the brightest one predicted, and the brightest close…
The freezing fog advisory is in place until 9am this morning – that said we will continue with our bland weather pattern through mid week with above normal temps and daytime highs in the low 40s – end of story. As we move into the Christmas season we focus on giving and receiving and should…
As I was raising my kids I was an avid story teller, both from kids books and from my imagination and those of the kids. My favorite character I created which I have passed to the grandchildren is Peter Pooterpotamus. Mr. Pooterpotamus is cross between a mammoth and a hippo, a rather largish harry critter…
This is not weather consistent with a snow lovers dream. A cold wet and miserable night has passed and the rain is slowly moving out this morning. The temperature is currently 37° here in Otsego with .66 of an inch of rain fallen thus far. As I said in yesterdays post we will see more…
I often wonder if forecasting is doomed to failure due to the fact of opposition of the forces of nature itself. We depend on our own small minds against the vast currents of the atmosphere and the guesses of the machinery we have created with our own mathematical formulas. Our weather can start in the…
Believe it or not we still have snow on the ground here in Otsego, there are some bare patches poking through which should be re-covered later today. There are winter weather advisories in Wisconsin, none here though. They are expected to get much of the same as we are today with up to an inch…
Perhaps I can get back on track with the weather today which is running hither and thither but mostly going nowhere in a disorganized fashion of bland unremarkable systems. The sun has managed to make an appearance which is something to celebrate in December but the celebrations are few and far between. On a positive…