Thursday, January 8, 2009

Wind Warning

Yesterday was pretty messy here.The snow began around noon and quickly became mixed with ice pellets.That changed to freezing rain in the late afternoon as temps rose to the freezing point.Temps continued to rise and the precip had changed over to just rain in the evening.
The rain washed away the snow we got yesterday plus some that was still left from the storm on New Year's Eve.
The freezing rain was much worse in some areas with the usual power failures,flight delays,poor road conditions,etc. throughout the day and evening.
The rain has ended and we are now under the following warning:
'Queens County
4:43 AM AST Thursday 8 January 2009
Wind warning for
Queens County continued
Wind gusts up to 100 km/h expected today.'

Temps are expected to drop below freezing as the day progresses and flurries are possible later today.

The high on my thermometer yesterday was +2°C.
Currently(8AM):
+6°C
Overcast
Wind is brisk to strong SW.

The forecast:
Wind warning in effect.
Today
Day: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers changing to flurries this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 increasing to 60 gusting to 100 this morning then diminishing to 40 gusting to 70 late this afternoon. Temperature falling to plus 1 this afternoon.
Night: A few flurries ending overnight then clearing. Local amount 2 cm. Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 becoming light near midnight. Wind becoming northwest 20 overnight. Low minus 6.
Friday
A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light in the morning. Wind becoming northwest 30 in the afternoon. Temperature steady near minus 5.

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