DU weather check in

[Texasgal]

How's it going?

Are you safe and warm?

[Agschmid]

1. Mass.

Kind of meh so far, but it's eary yet...

[Texasgal]

2. When is it supposed to hit?

Are you ready?

[Agschmid]

4. 11 is when it gets serious.

And yes we are quite prepared, generator ready to go and lots of food!

Hope everyone got a chance to get ready!

[NutmegYankee]

65. WTF?

A generator is a basic need for a homeowner.

[LiberalElite]

3. Waiting for another "snow band" in NYC -

light snow now. Wind is picking up. It's supposed to be really bad between 10 p.m. - 10 a.m.

[Texasgal]

5. BRRR! Stay safe!

I'm thinking about you guys!

[NutmegYankee]

6. SE Conn. 22 degrees, snowfall of 1 inch/hr

Light winds so far.

[hlthe2b]

7. No gloating, but it is rare the western Rockies can cite a warm record: mid-70s today!

winter comes back this weekend, but until then, balmy weather prevails up the front range of CO!

Stay warm and safe on the east coast though...

[calimary]

35. Here in SoCal our weather doesn't seem to have figured out what it wants to do.

Rainy off 'n' on all day today (which for us is a rarity), but it's oddly kinda warm. Windy yesterday (Sunday), and last week it was cold sometimes and warm sometimes. I wore both sleeveless tops and thermal tops last week.

[brewens]

41. 70 on the Palouse Prairie eastern border about 70 miles south of Spokane. Unbelievable.

I was up there yesterday and today and there were robins everywhere. We never even see those south of there in the valley where I live for another month usually. We will probably see winter come back and slam us though. I've driven in driving snow storms in the middle of April. Those usually just come down and it melts though. That late it never amounts to snow packed roads.

[beveeheart]

48. Saw sandals, shorts, tank tops today.

I almost feel bad that we're having such great weather and the NE is expecting all that snow. Our turn will come though. We might even have flurries later this week.

Be safe and warm, NE DUers.

[Laffy Kat]

52. I know. I feel guilty.

I walked the dog all over town this morning, wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt (me, not the dog). It was 74 and not a cloud in the sky. The warm sun felt so good. Colorado: ya never know.

[fishwax]

8. the snow appears to have paused here in NE NJ

expecting it to start again before long and get pretty bad after midnight ...

[bpositive]

9. So far pretty calm in Bristol Connecticut

Snowing - pretty light, no heavy winds yet. Have generator ready to go if necessary. Watching Young Frankenstein and enjoying a glass of wine

[Texasgal]

16. That sounds lovely!

I hope your power stays and you stay warm!

[bpositive]

66. Fortunately did not have to use

The generator- got about a foot and a half of snow- very manageable. But prepared nonetheless!

[Control-Z]

10. So Cal - and its been raining for hours!

A good steady rain too. This is always welcome.

I hope everyone in the path of the snowstorm is safe and warm.

[calimary]

36. Yes, thank goodness it's a gentle rain. Less of a chance of mudslides this way!

We need that moisture to soak down in, deep, so the dirt doesn't get washed away!

[Control-Z]

50. Those first big giant drops

every 5 minutes or so were quite the teaser. I was so happy to see it develop into some real rain. I hope we get a lot more days like this. We so need them.

[zappaman]

49. We need it, but this barely makes a dent. n/t

[Control-Z]

53. I had almost given up hope

for any more - until this rain. Now, I'm back to hoping for many days like today.

[In_The_Wind]

11. It's been snowing steadily for 10 hours in the Hudson Valley.

We're home. The parrots are all tucked in for a warm uneventful night.
The dog (silly woobie) is barking to go out and play in the snow (not gonna happen).

[Texasgal]

15. Stay warm!

BRRR! As Central Texan I have NO idea!

[In_The_Wind]

23. We'll be fine as long as the power doesn't go out. The worst is yet to come.

The storm will strengthen after midnight. Dumping up to 4 inches of snow per hour until tomorrow. In short ... we're getting hammered! This could be a record breaker storm.

Advanced Observations For:

Poughkeepsie, NY
Elevation: 135ft


Data as of: 9:44 PM 1/26/2015
Current Conditions
Temperature: 16.0°F Pressure: 29.89"
Average Wind: 6mph N Sunrise: 7:13 AM
Humidity: 100% Sunset: 5:03 PM
Dew Point: 16°F Moonphase: -40

Wind Chill: 6°F Monthly Rain: 2.46"

So Far Today
High: 18°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Low: 12°F Gusts: 21mph N


http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/01/25/winter-storm-regents-juno/22317351/

[rgbecker]

12. Heavy snow, 35-45 mph winds, power still on....Cape Cod.

We're up to about 8-10 inches so far. Expecting quite a bit more. Will miss the internet when we lose the power, but I've got a stack of books from Christmas.

Actually more like 30 with gusts to 40 MPH. Pressure still falling.

[meow2u3]

13. It's been snowing all day in Eastern PA

Now, there's a lull in the snowfall. But the wind has been picking up and I see blowing snow.

18 degrees with a wind chill of 6. Power is still on, BTA, where I am, power outages are unlikely but possible.

Round 2 is expected to hit us overnight into all day tomorrow.

[Texasgal]

18. Are you prepared?

Enough booze and food?

[meow2u3]

29. Full pantry, got bread and milk earlier today

In fact, I have to step away from the computer to get some booze.

[Avalux]

21. Are you close to Bethlehem or further east?

I have a colleague flying out there tomorrow. Maybe. Or maybe not!

[meow2u3]

30. I'm 25 miles NE of Bethlehem

In little Pen Argyl, Pennsyltucky, in fact.

[Avalux]

31. I doubt she'll get in. Not sure of the airport.

I grew up in Altoona, Pennsyltucky.

[PADemD]

60. Hi Neighbor

[Half-Century Man]

14. Meh winter in south central Wisconsin

Currently just above 1" of snow, 30-25 degrees all day, overcast skies, and freezing drizzle. More like late November/early December.

[HeiressofBickworth]

17. Seattle area

Beautiful sunny day today about 55 degrees. Supposed to be 60 tomorrow. Warmest January on record.

It appears that the climate change definitions are upon us -- warmer where warm and colder were cold. Moving the boundaries of the extremes.

All of you hit by the cold weather -- stay warm, take care of yourselves AND your pets.

[Texasgal]

19. We were inthe 70's today.

Weird but welcome!

[bluedigger]

20. Saw a sweet Ford Model A pickup when I walked my dog to the PO this afternoon.

It was sunny and 56* in the Four corners.

[immoderate]

22. Cold wave in Fort Lauderdale...

We'll be below 70 for the next two days. Lows may plummet into the 50s! Brr.

--imm

[trumad]

28. LOL

[brooklynite]

24. The blizzard phase in NYC has shifted to 3 AM...pretty light now.

[longship]

25. Storm passed us by to the south.

So far it's been a mild winter, and I recently took advantage of cheap $2.17 a gallon heating oil to put 250 gallons into my then near empty tank. I don't know if that's enough to get me through the winter.

But it remains relatively mild here in rural west Michigan, with lots of sun and very little snow. Yup! It's still cold, but we've only been below zero (F) a couple of nights. That's unusual here in January.

Stay warm DUers. Keep the fires lit and find somebody to cuddle with.

[fizzgig]

26. 75 in northern colorado today

50s and 60s for the foreseeable future. strange winter this year.

[MrMickeysMom]

27. Southwest PA isn't as bad, but snow was 5 -6 inches today, and will have more overnight...

I'm well aware of the few feet we had a bout 5 years ago, and another big one reported in 1994, but for the most part, we seem to be in more of a sweet spot than further East, certainly upstate (above I-80).

Still… Mr. Mickey's sawing logs inside a warm house while the trees are covered like a Christmas post card out there.

[rogerashton]

32. Mighty nice in McAllan, TX!

Where we are as tourists. But home, SE Pa, looks like dodging the bullet this time.

[world wide wally]

33. 60's all week here in Colorado.

We had our blizzard last week. All sunny and nice now.

[bigwillq]

34. Safe and warm in CT.

Only have an inch or two so far but the bulk of the storm is expected overnight and into most of Tuesday.

[closeupready]

37. New York City, 10:36, what blizzard?

It's windy, but not abnormally, and we've gotten a moderate snowfall which at this point has stopped accumulating and is simply drifting a bit. A very, very normal winter snow. WTF?

But, they always do this - "the worst snowstorm/blizzard/snowmageddon in the entire history of this universe and every other!!!!!!111!!!" And then it rains.

[Blue_In_AK]

38. Finally cold in Alaska

We got seven or eight inches of snow here in Anchorage over the weekend and now it's around zero, much more normal than the 30s and 40s we've been having. I like it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. 75

[elias49]

40. Not a single flake yet where I am in New Hampshire.

[ballabosh]

42. Getting more snow than I expected in Chicago

But surely not what they're getting out east. Stay safe everyone.

[Sedona]

43. Up to a half inch of rain expected in LA tonight.

[TorchTheWitch]

44. Philly 'burbs here

Once again the weather idiot lied to me and told me Sunday evening that the nasty would start in a few hours. Until just recently we only had about and 1/8 of an inch but the winds have started up though they certainly aren't gusting, and it seems to be snowing ever so lightly now. I was out with the dog a couple of hours ago and noticed that the sky had huge clear breaks in the clouds. Supposedly we're to be getting 8-12 inches from now until tomorrow morning. I really don't know what to think though since until the afternoon on Sunday they'd been saying only 2-4 inches starting Monday night, then they suddenly changed it to 8-12 and starting Sunday night. We did get an every so light dusting last night, but that was it. Then today we got this 1/8 inch, and nothing much is happening at the moment.

Yoshi had a great time tasting everyone's snow though. He likes to trot along the sidewalk and drag his tongue through the snow. I wonder what people think his tongue prints are.

[Renew Deal]

45. The heaviest stuff just hit in NY

Very heavy snow and wind from the north.

[KittyWampus]

46. Eastern LI NY-still have electricity/internet but cable is out. Wind has picked up a lot.

it's a blizzard.

[nruthie]

47. Daffodils blooming here on the Oregon coast.

[magical thyme]

51. nothing happening yet here in Maine...we'll get it last before Nova Scotia

and after everybody has moved on to the latest breaking news.

Debating taking a shower while I can.

The storm in November left us without power for 5 days. I hadn't prepped ahead of time, in particular no shower...boy did I regret that! This time I'm hunkered down, have made extra pot of coffee in case power is out in the morning, etc.

[KMOD]

54. Capital region of NY has downgraded their predictions

originally 8-14, now 4-8.

Hope of the coasters fair ok. They're going to take the brunt.

[KittyWampus]

56. winds out east are now gusting to around 60mph. It's gotten loud

[NutmegYankee]

57. Yep. Even inland SE Conn. has a good deal of wind noise now.

[applegrove]

55. vibes to you all.

[closeupready]

58. Well, almost 1:00 here in NYC and it seems to actually be snowing now

rather than just drifting, but still seems kind of light, in contrast to the predictions. Not much wind now.

[marlakay]

59. Mountains in WA sunny and warmer than it should be high 40's. nt

[oldandhappy]

61. Cloudy and a little rain in southern CA.

Cat curled up in my lap. Have stopped watching the wall to wall snow coverage on T.V. Reading my book and checking for new toons on DU, smile.

[murielm99]

62. We had freezing rain in Northern Illinois.

It has passed.

I don't envy anyone in the Northeast. Stay safe.

Is there anyone here from around Burlington, VT? How is it there?

[Rhiannon12866]

63. Northeastern New York - unbelievably, nothing yet, though it's already snowing just to the south.

The local TV affiliates (Albany) are already posting the crawl at the bottom of the screen and it looks like everything's closed tomorrow, not just schools, but colleges, child care centers, church activities and even weekly bingo...