Is It Still Winter In March?

SkykingC310

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Well, it is around here, in Southern Oregon. After some mild winter months, we're getting snow in March. It's been falling all day long and is forecast to continue for the next two or three days! Is it snowing where you are? Have you flown in snow? It's very serene.
 
SkykingC310 said:
Is it snowing where you are? Have you flown in snow? It's very serene.
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Current local METAR:
METAR KCHA 092053Z 19015G27KT 10SM FEW085 21/08 A2965

Warm, but windy. Was going to shoot some apps after work, but the wind and the sigmet oscar for severe turb below 080 convinced me otherwise!
 
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Yes it sure is here.:yes:

-30f as I type this at 0834 March 10, 2006 :hairraise:
 
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85 friggin degrees here this week. The wildflowers are starting to pop.
 
Bill Jennings said:
Current local METAR:
METAR KCHA 092053Z 19015G27KT 10SM FEW085 21/08 A2965

Warm, but windy. Was going to shoot some apps after work, but the wind and the sigmet oscar for severe turb below 080 convinced me otherwise!
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Hey! Don't be complaining about the turbulance when we're up here freezing our @$$es off! :p

[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KHPN 092356Z 17006KT 7SM BKN120 BKN250 07/M01 A2982 RMK AO2

7 degrees C / 44 degrees F isn't exactly my favorite temperature [range].

Spring! Spring! Where are you!?!
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Its been too bleeding cold around Baltimore. If I ask my wife, "Is it spring yet?" one more time, I swear she's gonna hit me with a frying pan.
 
well, the golf course is open here in Bahstan, so it must be spring.
 
Wow, +85. I miss it so....

Right now NOAA is calling us at 3. Yes, one, two, THREE, with "blowing snow" forecast for Saturday night.

Tim and Kath, how long does it take to stop missing warm spring days?

--Matt
 
Here in Vancouver, WA, we had snowflakes the size of frisbees much of the day today. It was +2C here at 50 MSL, so the flakes didn't survive the collision with the ground. But it was pretty. And pretty cold.

-- Pilawt
 
SkykingC310 said:
Well, it is around here, in Southern Oregon. After some mild winter months, we're getting snow in March. It's been falling all day long and is forecast to continue for the next two or three days! Is it snowing where you are? Have you flown in snow? It's very serene.
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IIRC March is our snowiest month on the average.
 
Just hang on a little longer guys. The first day of spring is March 20. Just remember that good old rat Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow so 6 more weeks of winter. One of the reasons I moved to Tennessee.
Ron
 
We're getting pounded with wind right now. Since Sat until yesterday morning we were getting puddles of poodles (+RA) but this aftn very cold air short wave moving through with gusts of 45--60kts with higher in the mtn passes. Tomorrow aftn is forecast to bring precip in cold air. FZ Lvl at 070 now but forecast to plunge to the surface by Fri nite. Snow to 1,000 msl. Lightning strikes already observed just north of S.F. Bay area with severe flood watches in effect (again)

Following the +RA period of Fri morning through Sat nite the wx guessers are having fits trying to predict precip amounts because the air is so cold. But another cold front is already barreling for the coast out of the Gulf of AK.
 
It's been a blistering 38 degrees TWO days in a row, here. I went to work in a T-shirt and drove with the windows of my truck wide open. I saw the surface of my parking lot today for the first time since December--and I think I saw some brown dead stuff along the edges of the road.

terry, crazy from the heat in Northeastern North Dakota
 
Snowed here this morning. Got about a half inch at the house. up the road in Leavenworth, my radio tech said his 'lower' house (1300' MSL) got about 8", and the upper house (2500' MSL) got about 15".
 
The chances for rain in AZ are FINALLY on the betting side!!! Looks like we're gonna get nailed this weekend. First time is almost five MONTHS (October 4th was the last recorded rain at PHX).
 
We had some downright CHILLY wind yesterday and tonight also. We had a bit of snow (it didn't stick) and a bit of rain finally after many many months of drought.

The cold sucks. Right now its +4C and has been all day. The last few days have been around 10-15C. This is a shocker
 
Brian Austin said:
Looks like we're gonna get nailed this weekend. First time is almost five MONTHS (October 4th was the last recorded rain at PHX).
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Probably don't need to tell you this, but watch the driving and the roads. All that oil will be very slippery, and most folks will have forgotten how to drive in the rain. I predict carnage. :(
 
Drove thru this an hour ago ... light snow my butt... unless they're refering to the color or weight!
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KBJC 101345Z 35008KT 2SM -SN BR BKN012 BKN021 OVC026 M03/M04 A2942 RMK VSBY HIR SE
Conditions at: KBJC (BROOMFIELD/JEFFC, CO, US) observed 1345 UTC 10 March 2006
Temperature: -3.0°C (27°F)
Dewpoint: -4.0°C (25°F) [RH = 93%]
Pressure (altimeter): 29.42 inches Hg (996.4 mb)
Winds: from the N (350 degrees) at 9 MPH (8 knots; 4.2 m/s)
Visibility: 2.00 miles (3.22 km)
Ceiling: 1200 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 1200 feet AGL
broken clouds at 2100 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 2600 feet AGL
Weather: -SN BR (light snow, mist)

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Forecast for: KBJC (BROOMFIELD/JEFFC, CO, US)
KBJC 101356Z 101412 35009KT 2SM -SN BR BKN012 OVC025
Forecast period: 1400 to 1500 UTC 10 March 2006
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the N (350 degrees) at 10 MPH (9 knots; 4.7 m/s)
Visibility: 2.00 miles (3.22 km)
Ceiling: 1200 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 1200 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 2500 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 2600 feet AGL
Weather: -SN BR (light snow, mist)
 
gkainz said:
Drove thru this an hour ago ... light snow my butt... unless they're refering to the color or weight!
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Ugh. Looks like I'll get some practice apps in tonight after work:

TAFs for kcha

KCHA101256Z 101312 20005KT P6SM SCT120 TEMPO 1314 5SM BR SCT002 FM1400 19010KT P6SM SKC FM0000 18005KT P6SM BKN100 FM0600 18005KT P6SM BKN050
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METAR PAIN 101836Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M29/M32 A3043 RMK AO1

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McKinley
 
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KHPN 102056Z 28013G23KT 10SM OVC085 22/04 A2965 RMK AO2 PK WND 29033/2038

Yes!! It's finally hit the 70's up here in CT! ...and the wx forcaster only predicted a high in the 50's....pffft :rolleyes::)
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Snowing here at my house in San Jose... Close enough to winter for me. :)
 
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