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How COLD is it... (Original Post) warrprayer Feb 2016 OP
24 in my part of Long Island, NY, but... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #1
Expecting wind chill warrprayer Feb 2016 #3
72 here in NORCAL...... ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #2
O K., we hear warrprayer Feb 2016 #4
Thneeds! Everybody needs a thneed. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2016 #47
I WISH warrprayer Feb 2016 #52
Right now 22.5° In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #5
Remember warrprayer Feb 2016 #6
... 17 ... In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #45
8 degrees warrprayer Feb 2016 #49
... 13 and dropping In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #50
I can smell... warrprayer Feb 2016 #51
That's happened more than once ... In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #54
Wind gusts warrprayer Feb 2016 #55
... 4° an hour before sundown In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #60
Getting hit hard now warrprayer Feb 2016 #69
... 0.7° ... In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #74
Stuck apple pie in oven warrprayer Feb 2016 #78
Have you always been a sadist? In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #81
Come on over warrprayer Feb 2016 #82
If I were a real sadist warrprayer Feb 2016 #85
71. Might get to 54 tonight. Brrrr Lochloosa Feb 2016 #7
Just turned on all faucets warrprayer Feb 2016 #9
I'm unfamiliar with faucet concept. Lochloosa Feb 2016 #42
27 now, declining overnight to 18, elleng Feb 2016 #8
Just had to use windshield scraper warrprayer Feb 2016 #10
HAHAHA! elleng Feb 2016 #12
About 10... Wounded Bear Feb 2016 #11
I suppose warrprayer Feb 2016 #14
15F right now sarge43 Feb 2016 #13
Same here warrprayer Feb 2016 #15
19 in Butler, PA liberaltrucker Feb 2016 #16
Keep that diesel runnin', trucker! warrprayer Feb 2016 #17
82 here in Los Angeles! n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2016 #18
... warrprayer Feb 2016 #19
Approaching 5 on the way to -11. Thor_MN Feb 2016 #20
Can't bear that. warrprayer Feb 2016 #21
24 IrishEyes Feb 2016 #22
Best advice I've heard all day! warrprayer Feb 2016 #25
It was so cold, cloudbase Feb 2016 #23
It's cold warrprayer Feb 2016 #26
18 here now. Windchill 9 redwitch Feb 2016 #24
Smart plan! warrprayer Feb 2016 #28
water is not wet. dont touch the fence. mopinko Feb 2016 #27
Our rooster warrprayer Feb 2016 #29
That's awful! redwitch Feb 2016 #30
He was perfectly safe warrprayer Feb 2016 #32
Roosters feel the need to patrol. redwitch Feb 2016 #33
Perhaps warrprayer Feb 2016 #35
I loved those cartoons! redwitch Feb 2016 #38
Foghorn warrprayer Feb 2016 #39
Foghorn Leghorn 2naSalit Feb 2016 #152
ooo000ooo. bad. mopinko Feb 2016 #31
We are warrprayer Feb 2016 #36
Yes it's cold enough for me. 47of74 Feb 2016 #34
Some people warrprayer Feb 2016 #37
80 today in Houston ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #40
Sure, sure warrprayer Feb 2016 #44
I think I need to move to Houston bigwillq Feb 2016 #48
If you want weird warrprayer Feb 2016 #107
on its way below 0 tonight rurallib Feb 2016 #41
Looking on the bright side warrprayer Feb 2016 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #46
21 degrees, wind chill 3 - LiberalElite Feb 2016 #53
8 degrees here with wind rattling windows n/t warrprayer Feb 2016 #56
Yikes where are you? nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #57
South of Erie Pa n/t warrprayer Feb 2016 #63
"Lucky" you. LiberalElite Feb 2016 #65
Lake effect just started warrprayer Feb 2016 #67
Oh boy - If I had to LiberalElite Feb 2016 #71
Please... warrprayer Feb 2016 #73
Here in New York, with the wind chill, it was reported as minus 4. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2016 #58
I hope your windows aren't drafty. In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #59
Down to 6 now warrprayer Feb 2016 #64
Inside is fine, but I made the mistake of going out today and got stuck trying to drive up a hill Rhiannon12866 Feb 2016 #70
I'm glad you made it back home safe. In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #76
That's the thing, I'm out of town at the moment Rhiannon12866 Feb 2016 #77
Had that happen a week ago warrprayer Feb 2016 #112
Yikes! I have AAA, not that it was much use when I was in the middle of traffic Rhiannon12866 Feb 2016 #121
I put warrprayer Feb 2016 #124
So cold here (9 degrees F.) that I saw a lawyer.... lastlib Feb 2016 #61
... In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #66
here in Toronto Tripper11 Feb 2016 #62
SoCal. Been pushing 90 all week and should be the same next week. (n/t) Iggo Feb 2016 #68
Balmy in Houston. I love watching winter from Texas. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2016 #72
56 on the Humboldt Coast. nt Jamaal510 Feb 2016 #75
It was SO COLD... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #79
That Finch warrprayer Feb 2016 #84
She (?) SURE was! MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #89
Wind chills of minus 20 just north of NYC. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2016 #80
Sounds great warrprayer Feb 2016 #83
-8 F in Maine. The Feels Like temp is -26 F. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #86
You're in Maine warrprayer Feb 2016 #87
I know. It's not really a big deal for us. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #88
Right around 0° here in the Rheinland DFW Feb 2016 #90
In Germany? warrprayer Feb 2016 #108
Right outside of Düsseldorf DFW Feb 2016 #137
No alc here either actually warrprayer Feb 2016 #138
I always thought so.......... DFW Feb 2016 #140
I'll drink warrprayer Feb 2016 #141
10 degrees F in southern MD, 60 miles south of DC, elleng Feb 2016 #91
16 degrees here this morning mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #92
This cold Tab Feb 2016 #93
Got me beat warrprayer Feb 2016 #116
82 right now in Mumbai, about 90 earlier. I went swimming. Recursion Feb 2016 #94
-8 where I am in Connecticut NewJeffCT Feb 2016 #95
Your State warrprayer Feb 2016 #115
minus 13 here, wind chill minus 35. North of Boston Paper Roses Feb 2016 #96
-11 NutmegYankee Feb 2016 #97
Cool! warrprayer Feb 2016 #118
Just a wee bit nippy! NutmegYankee Feb 2016 #120
-1.3, wind chill is -21 nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #98
now 3.2, wind chill -7 It's getting warmer!! nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #99
It's gonna get better warrprayer Feb 2016 #110
It is! UPDATE: NOW 14.9, windchill 15!!!!!! with a nice cloud cover developing... LiberalElite Feb 2016 #122
Get one warrprayer Feb 2016 #123
I'll look it up. Thanks! LiberalElite Feb 2016 #125
Cold enough that I stand in front of an open refridgerator to get warm sarge43 Feb 2016 #100
Went down warrprayer Feb 2016 #109
That minus 30 was during the day. sarge43 Feb 2016 #111
Fortunately for us warrprayer Feb 2016 #113
Same here sarge43 Feb 2016 #114
14F, feels like 2F in Grand Rapids, MI. catbyte Feb 2016 #101
Up to 27 in Erie warrprayer Feb 2016 #106
Currently 58 degrees sakabatou Feb 2016 #102
You could spare warrprayer Feb 2016 #105
NW OH- high of 17 on Sat, 3 overnight. Mendocino Feb 2016 #103
Cedar Point warrprayer Feb 2016 #104
I worked at Cedar Point Mendocino Feb 2016 #128
Only the bold! warrprayer Feb 2016 #129
It's so cold ok_cpu Feb 2016 #117
Yes warrprayer Feb 2016 #119
It's warmed up to 2. It was -11 last night when I went to bed. valerief Feb 2016 #126
Back down to 5 warrprayer Feb 2016 #127
Sunday, wind chill -35. greymouse Feb 2016 #130
12 in Erie Pa. warrprayer Feb 2016 #133
75 in Vegas. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #131
Send us some of that please warrprayer Feb 2016 #132
Weird to get hit with warm weather as the East is clobbered by a killing cold snap. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #134
We will reach warrprayer Feb 2016 #135
That's sweater weather in Michigan. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #136
No doubt! warrprayer Feb 2016 #139
Phoenix Pakhet Feb 2016 #142
Trade ya! warrprayer Feb 2016 #144
Yes! I'll take it Pakhet Feb 2016 #150
87 today in L.A...... IcyPeas Feb 2016 #143
I will PM you warrprayer Feb 2016 #145
We sure could use some a that there Global Warmin' around these here parts. Fo' Sho'. nt clarice Feb 2016 #146
At the rate the climate is warming warrprayer Feb 2016 #148
true but it will STILL be Erie. nt clarice Feb 2016 #155
Pierogies warrprayer Feb 2016 #156
YUM !!!! nt clarice Feb 2016 #160
Smith's hot dogs warrprayer Feb 2016 #161
Wish we could get them in Houston. lol clarice Feb 2016 #162
75 in Norcal mackerel Feb 2016 #147
That is really.. warrprayer Feb 2016 #149
It's suppose to rain Wed & Thurs so we might be back to mackerel Feb 2016 #151
Same here warrprayer Feb 2016 #157
Up here it's unseasonably warm 2naSalit Feb 2016 #153
Hopefully warrprayer Feb 2016 #158
A pleasant 20 degrees here in lovely Anchorage Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #154
Warmer warrprayer Feb 2016 #159
Got up to 48F here in Fargo. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #163
HEAT WAVE! warrprayer Feb 2016 #165
Minneapolis, February 19 dflprincess Feb 2016 #164
46 now but mid week coming warrprayer Feb 2016 #166
Saw some green moss by my apartment building here in the Fargo area this morning. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #167

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
1. 24 in my part of Long Island, NY, but...
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 07:00 PM
Feb 2016

it's a piece of cake until the wind blows-- last nite it was gusting over 35 mph and that was COLD!

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
2. 72 here in NORCAL......
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 07:01 PM
Feb 2016

Good thing the chemtrailers have been working over time the past few days, or we would be in the 80's....

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
50. ... 13 and dropping
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:08 PM
Feb 2016
Obviously, we've already experienced our high for today. It's all downhill from here for the foreseeable future.


Important Message
Wind chill warning in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 PM est Sunday.

Today
Partly sunny with isolated snow showers. Cold with highs around 18. Temperature falling to around 7 above this afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 13 below this afternoon.

Tonight
Partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Much colder with lows around 7 below. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.



The crock pot is simmering.



Sunday
Sunny. Cold with highs around 12. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 24 below.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 2 above. North winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.

Washington's Birthday
Partly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as cold with highs in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.

Monday Night
Snow likely in the evening...then snow or sleet after midnight. Heavy snow accumulation. Not as cold with lows in the mid 20s. Temperature rising into the lower 30s after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.


I'm not even going out the door for anything for until my cold goes away.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018839033

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
54. That's happened more than once ...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:14 PM
Feb 2016

nothing beats a midnight snack of something warm and yummy.

... down to 11
and the sun is shining brightly.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
74. ... 0.7° ...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:07 PM
Feb 2016

Gusts: 32 mph W

Data as of: 6:03 PM 2/13/2016

Current Conditions
Temperature: 0.7°F
Pressure: 30.26"
Average Wind: 11mph W








warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
10. Just had to use windshield scraper
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 07:47 PM
Feb 2016

On the t.v. when weather report came on!
The arctic air is going to dip way down!

elleng

(130,974 posts)
12. HAHAHA!
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 07:59 PM
Feb 2016

I've left my scraper hidden somewhere, but as not planning to go out until things improve, that's OK.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
13. 15F right now
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 07:59 PM
Feb 2016

Down to 8F later. Tomorrow night we'll have bring in the brass monkeys. Prediction: wind chill of minus 35F. O joy.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
20. Approaching 5 on the way to -11.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:03 PM
Feb 2016

Wind chills much lower, of course.

But supposed to be above freezing by late next week during the day.

redwitch

(14,944 posts)
24. 18 here now. Windchill 9
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:19 PM
Feb 2016

tomorrow afternoon through Sunday afternoon windchill of -25 to -50. I plan to stay in.

mopinko

(70,127 posts)
27. water is not wet. dont touch the fence.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:24 PM
Feb 2016

that's about as much as i notice the actual weather. either i have to haul water for the chickens or not. and i have to wear some mittens or not touch the wire fence is the next notch.

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
32. He was perfectly safe
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:31 PM
Feb 2016

In the loft, and got it in his head to go for a stroll.
Never made it back.
New one is doing o.k.,though!

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
39. Foghorn
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:51 PM
Feb 2016

Is a cult hero!
There are some really funny memes for him most of which I can not post here!

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
152. Foghorn Leghorn
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 01:44 AM
Feb 2016

Made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe sometimes... as did many of the Loonie Toons and Warner Bros. cartoons.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
34. Yes it's cold enough for me.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 09:34 PM
Feb 2016

Currently 9 degrees in eastern Iowa.

Supposed to get down to about -5 tonight. And the windchill is supposed to be -25 to -30.

Ugh

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
48. I think I need to move to Houston
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 11:28 AM
Feb 2016

80 sounds great right about now. Weird thing is: I am always warm but I like when it is warm. Is that weird?

Response to warrprayer (Original post)

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
53. 21 degrees, wind chill 3 -
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:49 PM
Feb 2016

tonight forecast is for 4 degrees, wind chill -16

BUT by Tuesday it'll be 50.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
71. Oh boy - If I had to
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:44 PM
Feb 2016

spend jsut one winter dealing with that lake effect stuff I think I'd kill myself.

Rhiannon12866

(205,526 posts)
58. Here in New York, with the wind chill, it was reported as minus 4.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 03:19 PM
Feb 2016

And today isn't looking any warmer...

Rhiannon12866

(205,526 posts)
70. Inside is fine, but I made the mistake of going out today and got stuck trying to drive up a hill
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:42 PM
Feb 2016

Did anyone stop and offer to give me a push? Nope. It took a young woman who said the same thing happened to her and she had to back up and turn around, advised me to do the same, so that's what I did. Where are the snow plows when you need them? It's not like when I worked nights and got out at 4 am, but it was in the middle of the afternoon... Stay warm, my friend!

Rhiannon12866

(205,526 posts)
77. That's the thing, I'm out of town at the moment
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:36 PM
Feb 2016

Helping a friend move. Apparently, folks around here aren't as friendly as they are back home. But no worries, I'm safe inside and have no intention of going anywhere else today since it's snowing here. My dog and my cat are with me, so all is - relatively - right with the world. Hope all is right in your world, too...

warrprayer

(4,734 posts)
112. Had that happen a week ago
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 03:59 PM
Feb 2016

100 bucks for tow truck, plus being scared pitless of getting hit by oncoming cars

Rhiannon12866

(205,526 posts)
121. Yikes! I have AAA, not that it was much use when I was in the middle of traffic
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 06:48 PM
Feb 2016

I tried again today and the same damn thing happened, had to stop at the light and the number of cars ahead of me meant that I was only part way up the hill. My friend suggested that I need new tires, but I'm pretty diligent about keeping up with anything my car needs. I still go to the dealership, though I bought my car in 2004, and nothing like that's ever happened to me before. I just think they're not good about plowing in this burg, and it's been so cold that nothing's melting. I hate winter.

lastlib

(23,248 posts)
61. So cold here (9 degrees F.) that I saw a lawyer....
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 05:54 PM
Feb 2016

....with his hands in HIS OWN pockets...!

Seriously, I stepped outside this morning to get the newspaper; when I opened the door, there was a GIANT there, and it SLAPPED me!Repeatedly!

Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
62. here in Toronto
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:07 PM
Feb 2016

-17 C - supposed to get down to a frosty -24C during the night.

Extreme Cold Warning
Southern Ontario
6 hours ago – Environment Canada
A period of very cold wind chills is expected. The coldest air of the season has settled across Southern Ontario for the weekend ...


Good news! It's supposed to warm back up starting Monday, 0C(32F) and above!
We've actually been very lucky this winter, hardly any snow, a couple mediocre storms and quick melts.
I'll take it!

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
79. It was SO COLD...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:32 PM
Feb 2016

I actually snuck up on a finch feeding on some black oil sunflower seeds, must have been famished, so I gave her some slack, all clad in my snow boots, sweat pants, snow jacket, mittens and hat... waiting for a few minutes and ....


FREEZING MY ASS OFF!

DinahMoeHum

(21,794 posts)
80. Wind chills of minus 20 just north of NYC. . .
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:47 PM
Feb 2016

. . .cooked up a turkey dinner to pass the time.
During the winter, I save a turkey breast in the freezer for occasions like this, when I'm essentially housebound due to the weather.


Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
88. I know. It's not really a big deal for us.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:00 PM
Feb 2016

The whole rest of this winter has been above normal temperatures for us. Not very much snow too. It has been bad for the ski industry in this state.

DFW

(54,408 posts)
137. Right outside of Düsseldorf
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 05:18 AM
Feb 2016

I'm afraid I don't do alcohol (perverse, living in Germany, right?).

However, I do have a tall, blonde friendly native to keep me warm at night, and she is more than an adequate substitute.

mnhtnbb

(31,392 posts)
92. 16 degrees here this morning
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 06:50 AM
Feb 2016

which is slightly warmer than the 13 degrees that was predicted.

We left the faucets dripping in our master bath last night. A year ago we had a frozen pipe in there when the temp was in the low teens. Fortunately,
it didn't burst.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
93. This cold
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:03 AM
Feb 2016

-11°F

-24°C
Humidity 46%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1027.7 mb)
Dewpoint -26°F (-32°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill -31°F (-35°C) <=== THIS
Last update 14 Feb 5:53 am EST

Paper Roses

(7,473 posts)
96. minus 13 here, wind chill minus 35. North of Boston
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 08:00 AM
Feb 2016

Oil filled radiators going in addition to furnace. Poor kitty curled up on a chair deep in a blanket. My feet are freezing. Will go up to about 10 degrees today. Bitter cold over by tomorrow.
Yikes!

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)
120. Just a wee bit nippy!
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 05:56 PM
Feb 2016

It might get close again tonight. What made last night unique was the wind - I've had lows below zero before, but only on calm nights where there was strong radiational cooling. Winds normally stir up the air and keep it from cooling as much at the ground level because the warmer air can't rise and leave the coldest air at the ground.

That wind just penetrated any crack and created drafts all throughout my old house. It also had the furnace busting ass to keep up.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
122. It is! UPDATE: NOW 14.9, windchill 15!!!!!! with a nice cloud cover developing...
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:03 PM
Feb 2016
(not that I'm obsessing... NAH, not ME... )

This is a reading from WeatherUnderground, my "new" fave weather website. The 14.9 comes from about half mile away. I guess I could put a thermometer outside - but then I wouldn't want to have to go out to read it.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
125. I'll look it up. Thanks!
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:31 PM
Feb 2016

Let's be honest here YEAH I OBSESS ABOUT THE WEATHER. It's just worse when the weather's bad.
I have friends who go out without knowing it's going to rain. Imagine that.

Mendocino

(7,495 posts)
103. NW OH- high of 17 on Sat, 3 overnight.
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 02:23 PM
Feb 2016

About 20 at the moment, CF of 8.

By Friday: 54 in the forecast. Weird winter this, have had about 8 inches of snow total.

valerief

(53,235 posts)
126. It's warmed up to 2. It was -11 last night when I went to bed.
Sun Feb 14, 2016, 07:35 PM
Feb 2016

Supposed to be colder tonight.

Massachusetts.

Pakhet

(520 posts)
150. Yes! I'll take it
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 11:52 PM
Feb 2016

It's positively unnatural to be this hot in February. I hate this place and am trying to move somewhere that has seasons and stuff

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
153. Up here it's unseasonably warm
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 01:50 AM
Feb 2016

have some snow at night but only getting into low +20s F and into the 40s during the day. Also high winds so that just brings it back to cold. I like having dry roads for a change instead of snowpack and ice making me use 4WD all winter. At least the sun came out for a few days.

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
164. Minneapolis, February 19
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 11:16 PM
Feb 2016

Temp in the 40's most the day. Rain (yes, rain. Not freezing rain, not sleet, rain) took care of a lot of the snow (not that we've had much).

Green grass poking through holes in the snow in the yard of the complex I live in.

Very weird. -- More like late March.


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