Yesterday a flurry of snow,temps 39. To day rain and cold But not as bad as this place. The sun will set today in Barrow, Alaska (now #Utqiaġvik) and won't rise again until January 22nd. That's 64 days with NO SUN!
Sometimes I think that would be preferable than too much Sunshine I love the seasons, because I'm always ready for the next one after a super hot Summer, or really cold Winter. Not as cold here in Oregon as Alaska though
How did you fare with the cyclone weather event, @Denise Evans ? It looked like the main part was out from Washington, but was reaching clear down into Oregon as well. I am seeing reports of lots of people in the Seattle area with no power, and that might be happening in the Portland area, too, but I haven’t seen reports from there yet. We are going into colder weather here today, but so far, the banana plant is still out there, looking great and has not been hit by frost. I even found a tiny pepper plant with a blossom on it growing in a pot out in the yard. I don’t remember planting a pepper in there, and it should have been much larger by now if I had, so why we have that 3 inch baby plant out there in that pot in November is beyond me.
All we had was a light rain that did go all day, and all last night I haven't heard from anyone on the coast, and didn't look into any of their weather reports yet. I only have one, indoor plant but it sure loves my Bay-window. I have a shot of first planting, after I let it root good in a large vase. Then I took another a little later. I'll have to look at the dates to remember how long after I took the second shot Ok, Oct. 1, I first potted the starts, and November 14, took 2 nd pic. I may have them added backwards. Had to save to Google photos, then copy and paste link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ufn7ZogvyVw1RBbJ6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Eq9bsh4MGEncp9NTA
Well that was weird, been watching the 24/7 weather from Ryan Hall Ya'll and it just said there was a Tornado warning yesterday up in Gray's Harbor WA State! I guess on a rare occasion we've had them before in PNW.
@Tom Galty is right on with the North Slope weather and darkness. Good for you, Tom. You got the names right. I think even many of the Natives wish they had left the name alone. Above zero F., but not by much and supposed to be this way into next week.
Storm Bart hits today Snow in the North. Heavy rain later there so floods to come I think. Im in the SE will miss the snow but will have high winds and heavy rain, temps to rise to 60F Have had some minor power cuts in London.
Getting colder here, supposed to be below freezing tonight, so possibly this will be the end for the banana tree this season. I think that it is actually doing pretty well this year to last almost up until Thanksgiving. If it does not get down to 31, it might just frost the tips, and the banana plant will keep on groing from the top, but either way, it won’t be around much longer this year.
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Just above zero F. this morning. It is supposed to start snowing again tomorrow night, so it will probably be warmer then.
24 F. this morning and the light snow is over. We got 3"-4" of new stuff on top of what was still on the ground, but it is not enough to rally worry about. I may clear the driveway for something to do later. The bottom is supposed to fall out of the thermometer tomorrow. -20 F. or lower is expected here, so we'll see. We have to pay more attention to our hens, but they usually do okay with a heat lamp and bedding.