Heads up winter is coming (hard)

[devonian]

I was on the youtube the other day and this video randomly popped up for me a s suggestion to watch
it could be bs but it says North America is in for a big rough winter due to a special el nino event, any way just thought I'd pass it on.

 

[Silver]

El Niño makes for a very mild winter. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Dave]

I am looking forward to winter. Although fall and spring are my favorites. I prefer winter much more than summer. Temperatures in the teens is so much more comfortable than in the 90s and over 100.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Some winters will be colder than others, and some snowier than others, but one thing is for sure it will always be cold and snowy UP here. I've heard all the predictions over the years and for around here they are a toss up.

 

[Silver]

I like winter too. It means settling into a routine of feeding cows, the odd job tinkering in the shop, reading books and strumming the guitar.
Of course sometimes it involves thawing things out or sorting out a water issue but for the most part it's pretty laid back.

 

[greybeard]

Looks ok for me. We could use some rain.
The rest of ya? sorry 'bout that

 

[1982vett]

Looks ok for me. We could use some rain.
The rest of ya? sorry 'bout that

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Any guess as to when to start counting and how long till it's over…. I mean, we had almost 4 inches a few days ago. Was that it? Or were we supposed to count that towards the "wetter than normal" summer that was predicted earlier in the year?

Just asking….

 

[BFE]

Looks ok for me. We could use some rain.
The rest of ya? sorry 'bout that

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I'll take a dry winter here. Colder than normal is fine too. Beats fighting mud.

 

[Dave]

Looks ok for me. We could use some rain.
The rest of ya? sorry 'bout that

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I am somewhere close to that hot and wet line. Are those lines exact?

 

[1982vett]

It's a weather forecast. How accurate do you need it to be?

I'll give it a 50/50 chance it's going to be moderately useful information.

 

[greybeard]

It's a weather forecast. How accurate do you need it to be?

I'll give it a 50/50 chance it's going to be moderately useful information.

It came a pretty good rain here yesterday afternoon late and hrs later I could still see reflection of lightning off to the ENE and to the southeast. Had a little hail in it. 1/2-3/4" big but not much of it. You get any of it?

 

[Logan52]

The dryness of Texas seems to have moved northeast into Kentucky. We were only running a little behind until September. It has now been over a month with no rain and lots of sun and low humidity. There is very little moisture in the ground. There is not going to be much grass going into the winter.

 

[devonian]

This long term weather report turned out relatively useful it would appear then have things settled down over the pond now? Its been positively balmy over here 12C during the day and almost the same at night. A threat of snow for the midlands mid week otherwise a relatively normal winter for us wet n windy!

 

[ClinchValley86]

Not sure how credible but all of a sudden EVERYONE is talking about how rough the end of February is going to be here in the Southeast. Cold and snow.

 

[greybeard]

Not sure how credible but all of a sudden EVERYONE is talking about how rough the end of February is going to be here in the Southeast. Cold and snow.

Not here in Central Texas at 31.1241° N, 97.9031° W.

 

[ClinchValley86]

Not here in Central Texas at 31.1241° N, 97.9031° W.

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I really don't want anymore cold or snow.

 

[MurraysMutts]

We got hit pretty hard in January. February has been a breeze this year!!

 

[TCRanch]

We got hit pretty hard in January. February has been a breeze this year!!

So far!!! I don't care what they forecast. Calving theoretically starts on the 27th, which means any time after the 20th is game on. Which means, we'll probably get spanked with another round of hard-core Jan. weather.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I hope winter returns. Snow is mostly melted here.

We need a lot of snow to replenish our ground water and so far we've only had like 70" of snow. Businesses are struggling without skiers and snowmobilers. Hospital is struggling without the injured skiers and snowmobilers arriving in the ER. I would be happy with another 100+ inches of snowfall and another 8-10 weeks of below freezing.

 

[MurraysMutts]

So far!!! I don't care what they forecast. Calving theoretically starts on the 27th, which means any time after the 20th is game on. Which means, we'll probably get spanked with another round of hard-core Jan. weather.

No no. And no!

The moisture has sure been wonderful tho!
My buddy is still hauling hay to Missouri. Guess drought is still hitting them pretty hard in spots. Some of Kansas too I hear.

I'll be perfectly content with nothing below freezing until next year!!!

Edited to add...
I've got bought cows calving already!


I swore off February calving for good and here I am....