We survived the 'Valentine Vortex.'
Now brace yourself for the Presidents Day Punch.
Winter continues unabated.
My wife and I are dedicated walkers. Every Saturday and Sunday morning, we start our day with a long walk on the trail that runs through our development.
Saturday morning, as the Polar Vortex blew into the region, I think both of us were hoping the other would decided to skip our walk. Instead, we both bundled up and headed out into the elements.
Sunday morning was another story.
Apparently, we did not break the record of 2 degrees set back in 1979. Could have fooled me. That was about as cold as I can remember being in a long time. Not even a bright sun could ease the brutal cold, although I did manage to set up a director's chair directly in front of one of the windows in our bedroom and exult in the Sunday paper with the sun on my face.
This morning we warmed all the way up to 19 degrees when I got into the car for the morning commute. The ride into the office was a breeze, but it sounds like the ride home might be an adventure.
We are expecting a new coating of snow today. It's supposed to start sometime this morning. But the real problem could be a changeover to rain. All of this depends on just how fast we warm up. If the rain moves in before temperatures rise above freezing, it could result in a travel nightmare.
Eventually it is going to change over to all rain, and then we are in line for a day-long rain tomorrow, with temperatures zooming into the 50s.
And don't look now, but they are saying we have a chance of hitting 60 on Saturday.
But at least for now, brace yourself for what could be a messy Presidents Day.
Here is the full forecast.
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