Perpetual Ruminations

Forecast or Forecurse?

We had a winter storm watch through the weekend for today and tomorrow. It started with one to three inches. Sunday it was two to four inches and yesterday increased up to four to eight inches. This morning we had gloomy skies but no precipitation. The watch had become a warning with  potential for significant snow fall. We were right on the norther edge and told to expect a coating to an inch, with heavier snowfalls south of us.

We had two inches by noon and a new storm prediction back up to six to eight inches for today with heavier snowfall expected tomorrow and possibly into Thursday. I heard on the radio while over at the neighbors, an updated forecast, it's now a severe winter storm with a potential of twelve inches of snow. Isolated areas could see snow fall of two-plus feet!

By Thursday we will be back into the forties with plenty of sun, or so they say. How much we'll get for sure, nobody knows. We've had about three inches, maybe four already, but a lot of it melted as it landed leaving us about two inches on the ground. It's still snowing, but the wind has lessened, and the sky is lighter.

April first, Fools Day, and Mom Nature pulled a good one. But then again, maybe not; March did come in like a lamb so it's only natural for it to end like a lion. Either way is the same. My wife works until five this afternoon, so she'll be home before the roads get bad. She also has tomorrow off so we will be home, safe and secure. As for the dogs, they love the snow! Like kids, they are running and frolicking and making the most of this storm. After all, it may be along time before it snows again.