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We are losing snow pretty fast and that's concerning. I'd like to see it cool off and snow a foot or so. Not all in one day mind, but a foot would look pretty good over a week or so.
I was north of Prince George buying calves yesterday. 2 feet on the Salmon River. We don't have 4 inches at home.
 
It was knee deep out in the open here, but not anymore.
Assuming by north you mean Vanderhoof area? Or just a ways up 97?
1/2 hour up 97 and a bit west. Will have to take photos when I go back for the rest, was quite the facility for loading. 😂
A bit too far to drop by your place for coffee.
 
A few pictures from after some lake effect a few weeks ago. Believe it or not, some people still take pictures on film!

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We are supposed to get snow tomorrow, and next week is going to brutal cold. Out highs are supposed to be in the single digits. I seen a post I made on Facebook on January 16 2024 where it was -37 at 5am on that day. I'm glad we are not that cold.
 
We are supposed to get snow tomorrow, and next week is going to brutal cold. Out highs are supposed to be in the single digits. I seen a post I made on Facebook on January 16 2024 where it was -37 at 5am on that day. I'm glad we are not that cold.
We are looking at lows in negative teens and highs at zero. I can handle that for a couple days. Then cold again next weekend. Last year was really miserable at -30. I fed cows extra, but it was washy hay and they looked like crap by mid-February right before calving. I have better hay this year.
 
The weather guessers are talking about the polar vortex next week bring all this cold air (below zero high temps) in but looking at the forecast it was equally as cold last week (-6 and -7 high temps with windchills of -20 to -30) then it's supposed to be during the "arctic blast"... they hype things up so much for the headlines now.
 
Last week was the polar vortex thing here. Next week is called Canadian Air.
Back when I was young, both would have just been called a Norther. If it came blowing in any way other than clear, it would have been a blue norther (with clouds).
 
I never heard of a "polar vortex" or anything until a few years ago. The weatherman used to just say something like "next weeks going to be cold". Now it's hyped up with crazy names and colorful graphics.
 
I also remember the terms Alberta Clipper and Yukon Express from my youth. I guess Polar Vortex has replaced them, like Sizzlean replaced bacon in the '70s….."Move over, bacon, now there's something meatier!"
 
We have a weatherman in the Lexington Ky area that starts jumping up and down when any sort of weather approaches. He constantly uses the most extreme computer model in his forecasts, and we go from one "RED LETTER WEATHER DAY" to another. He especially loves wind chill and winds over 50 mph.
The competing weathermen can't stand him but are forced to gravitate toward his approach. His forecast is the talk of the town and is occasionally close enough to correct that he claims it validates him.
People love to be scared and over the top forecasting has become the norm. It reminds me of our response to Covid a few years ago.
 
Ky hills, you probably know who I am talking about.
I am a little excited this morning. My first two calves of this season came last night. Two shiny black heifers out of two half sister Sim-Angus cows, their 3rd calves. We still have a heavy snow pack but they left the herd for another field where I had fed some johnsongrass rolls. Each found their own well bedded old hay bed and the calves jumped up walking when I went over there to find them.
 
Ky hills, you probably know who I am talking about.
I am a little excited this morning. My first two calves of this season came last night. Two shiny black heifers out of two half sister Sim-Angus cows, their 3rd calves. We still have a heavy snow pack but they left the herd for another field where I had fed some johnsongrass rolls. Each found their own well bedded old hay bed and the calves jumped up walking when I went over there to find them.
Yes, as soon as I read your post I knew.
I have a friend that works for the national weather service, and shares the same thought you posted.
Glad those calves are ok, great that they had that hay to lay on.
 
We have a weatherman in the Lexington Ky area that starts jumping up and down when any sort of weather approaches. He constantly uses the most extreme computer model in his forecasts, and we go from one "RED LETTER WEATHER DAY" to another. He especially loves wind chill and winds over 50 mph.
There's an FM radio station over in Waco, that the weatherman is completely opposite the above quote. He's been around, maybe/probably even nationwide. Bill Hecke (pronounced hecky)
Very soft voice, very detailed but simple weather forecast for every area of Texas and explains (and disallows) what if any effect global warming has. Goes in to this great calm explanation that wind chill is not what people think it is.
 

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