Springtime? Or still winter

[steelyd]

Hows everyone's weather this winter? Extremely mild over here in north east oregon

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[SE Scrounger]

Not bad at all here in the south Puget Sound. Actually mowed the yards in the sunshine this afternoon, was 50 degrees.

 

[oremike]

Just wait, we are far from the end of winter. It's not unusual to get a false spring towards the end of January but then we go back to regular wet, cold and gray winter.

 

[Nosferatu]

 

[Xaevian]

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Yeah, we finally got some snow in the valleys that stuck around last week, and I am already over it. Lol.

But I do enjoy fishing in it.

 

[Nosferatu]

Yeah, we finally got some snow in the valleys that stuck around last week, and I am already over it. Lol.

But I do enjoy fishing in it.

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I'm going to have to employ your guide services one of these days!

 

[The Heretic]

Hows everyone's weather this winter? Extremely mild over here in north east oregon

Mild but rainy.

It is supposed to turn cold in a couple three weeks or so, and we may get more than the usual amount of snow.

 

[Mikej]

Hows everyone's weather this winter? Extremely mild over here in north east oregon

Juussst Fine. I don't mind some cold, or some snow, but the 40 mph winds, 13 degree temps, snow and freezing rain from last you makes me wat to move back to Utah. It's a "DRY" cold there, and no freezing rain. "Freezing Rain", a sick, sick joke.

 

[WAYNO]

Hows everyone's weather this winter? Extremely mild over here in north east oregon

I just drove to Boise last weekend. There was snow on the side of the road, and it tried snowing, but we were above freezing most of the drove. Drove the speed limit, or better, the whole way. Coming home, the rain was heavy and blinding.

The last two times I drove to Boise, I-84 was shut down due to ice and snow, so we had to pick our way around different routes.

This year, although I do miss the snow, was uneventful over there.

And in the Valley, it's weather as usual. 40-degrees and lots of rain. I am going on a cruise next week just to escape this gloom.

 

[Capn Jack]

They've gotten theirs fixed and I've got my 4X4 back from the kids. I'm ready
My, "Baby Truck" stays in the garage and the Equinox gets squirrely in the snow.

 

[Alexx1401]

Over in the Puget Sound area its common for us to have no "real winter". Lots of rain, often very little ice. Every winter I do prep for it. Put snow tires on 2 of the vehicles since I work in health care. Many winters never need them. I do the prep because every so often we actually get hit. Lot of snow and many have no clue how to function if it happens. Worst is every now and then we get a good snow, then a hard freeze. Can take a week or longer for many roads to ever get cleared as we don't have the equipment to deal with it since it happens seldom. So far this winter has been another of the nothing ones. It is fun to watch when we do get a real hit.

 

[monks]

Snow predicted for the blues tomorrow. Of course that's when I have to go over and my wife needs to drive because I'm an invalid right now. She's got a new untested truck to, what could go wrong?

 

[The Heretic]

Over in the Puget Sound area its common for us to have no "real winter". Lots of rain, often very little ice. Every winter I do prep for it. Put snow tires on 2 of the vehicles since I work in health care. Many winters never need them. I do the prep because every so often we actually get hit. Lot of snow and many have no clue how to function if it happens. Worst is every now and then we get a good snow, then a hard freeze. Can take a week or longer for many roads to ever get cleared as we don't have the equipment to deal with it since it happens seldom. So far this winter has been another of the nothing ones. It is fun to watch when we do get a real hit.

When I lived in the Seattle area I got snow dumped on the area 3-4 times. Once in the early 90s, then there was the time, I think it was about 2005 it took me 6 hours to get home from Kirkland to Everett because everything was backed up. Both of those times the snow hit just as everybody was getting off work.

Then there was the big snow about XMas time - I think it was 2008-09(?) - across much of the PNW and I was trying to get to Oregon to be with family. That was bad because the snow/ice created huge potholes where the snow had melted near Wilsonville/Woodburn, and my 2WD car was very low to the ground.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I find it interesting that after every newspiece about the California fires they are going on and on about how cold it is nationwide. And it's not.

 

[Alexx1401]

When I lived in the Seattle area I got snow dumped on the area 3-4 times. Once in the early 90s, then there was the time, I think it was about 2005 it took me 6 hours to get home from Kirkland to Everett because everything was backed up. Both of those times the snow hit just as everybody was getting off work.

Then there was the big snow about XMas time - I think it was 2008-09(?) - across much of the PNW and I was trying to get to Oregon to be with family. That was bad because the snow/ice created huge potholes where the snow had melted near Wilsonville/Woodburn, and my 2WD car was very low to the ground.

Yep when we get hit everything comes to a stop. Last good one we got here several years ago I was living in the far east part of the county and working in the west. Going home hit I 5 and people had made one lane right in the middle of the 4 lane road. I got behind a semi who was going about 30 and settled in with music playing. Long line of cars and no one wanted to venture to either side to try to go faster

 

[CountryGent]

Cold and rained buckets for weeks here. Rain stopped for the moment and warmed up a tad. So, yah, winter.

 

[CamoDeafie]

It's been in the mid 40s to high 50s highs down here in the Valley for a while. Coldest of this season was first week of December/last week of November I think. But otherwise been pretty much.. "wet spring weather" IMO. Now that the rain stopped for a couple days with some showers here and there... The days are getting colder again.. we'll see how the rest of the month goes. Thinking it is likely shaping up for a hot, fiery summertime with a relative lack of snow pack

 

[Jay Walk]

Mid 50's and sunny the last couple of days

 

[Ruger Rich]

So far, seems to be warmer than usual. Not a complaint

 

[OutwardHound]

This is my first winter in my new Montana home. Taking it as it comes. This area apparently a little more protected. Pretty mild comparatively: temps hover around freezing at night, mid to upper 30;s during the day. Not much snow so far. Three inches overnight into Wednesday morning. Last year, they had already plowed the driveway 3 times by now.