Winter Weather 23/24

[Harvey]

First time I've ever driven in lake effect snow. Have driven in blowing snow on the Interstate highways in Idaho.

The drive from our place near Gore to McCauley is 65 miles, but 85 minutes.

In lake effect —which happens a lot because it's often the reason you are going — it can take a lot longer.

 

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[sibhusky]

We've had a couple of feet this week.
Wednesday

Today

 

[jasonwx]

why can't we just have normal winter weather?
these's F en extremes are horrible....sub zero to close to 50+ by weeks end...

 

[saratogahalfday]

why can't we just have normal winter weather?
these's F en extremes are horrible....sub zero to close to 50+ by weeks end...

I believe the common term used for this is "climate change."

It only becomes worse from here.

 

[Peter Minde]

First time I've ever driven in lake effect snow. Have driven in blowing snow on the Interstate highways in Idaho.

Years ago, before the interwebz, I went to Tug Hill for a ski race. It was f'n nuking snow. 300 of us standing around in the start area for 30 minutes, then the organizers postponed the race. Snowing so hard that the groomers couldn't keep up with it.

Driving south on I-81, the lake effect was off the hook. I had a white car at the time, I literally couldn't tell the hood of my car from, the sky or the horizon.

What saved my a$$: I came up behind a NY DOT truck. Dude was in the middle lane with both auxiliary blades down, as if he was giving the weather gods the finger.

 

[Campgottagopee]

I believe the common term used for this is "climate change."

Or a cycle

 

[Campgottagopee]

It only becomes worse from here.

Until it turns around, yes.

 

[Temp6]

I feel like intense air pressure differences have become quite a bit more common in part because of warmer oceans, leading to these extreme swings and crazy winds etc. Any meteorologists out there have any thoughts on that?

 

[jasonwx]

I feel like intense air pressure differences have become quite a bit more common in part because of warmer oceans, leading to these extreme swings and crazy winds etc. Any meteorologists out there have any thoughts on that?

Oddly enough I find the storms weaker
We had some doozies in the 70’s and 90’s
Super storm of 93
The winter of 94
The winter of 96.
Hurricanes have been the same.