Sunny and cold
This morning it is partly cloudy with a chance of snow, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. High of 30F with a windchill as low as 12F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20%.
Tonight it will remain partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 9F. Winds less than 5 mph.
The readings from my own weather instruments are:
The humidity is 77% with a dew point of 19.8ºF and a wind chill of 20.3ºF.
The temperature is 26.1ºF. ºF.
Presently we have Northwest winds between 8.3 MPH and 12.5 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 29.66/HPA 1004.4 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.
The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:07 PM with Moon Rise at 4:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.
For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –
METAR KAUG 281153Z AUTO 31010G21KT 10SM BKN040 OVC090 M03/M08 A2970 RMK AO2 UPE1057 SLP062 P0000 60000 70005 T10331083 11028 21039 51029
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers and is mostly cloudy to 4,000 ft / 1,219 m., and is overcast down to 9,000 ft / 2,743 m.
We have had just over 12 inches of snow in the past 24 hours.
Snow Art from the Farmer's Almanac
By Beth Herman
On wintry afternoons when thoughts of yet another snowball fight, or adding to the army of snowmen already bivouacked off the back porch, have your brain stuck in the ice, creating a vibrant backyard gallery with snow arts and crafts may be just what blustery Old Man Winter ordered!
Fun activities like snow painting, using plants and fruit for an icy sun catcher, experimenting with rainbow-colored snowprints, colored ice architecture or creating snow diamonds will fill your child's afternoon with fun and creativity. They might even turn your backyard into an outdoor art studio and dynamic winter wonderland!
For budding winter Picassos, snow painting begins indoors by adding about 10 drops of food coloring to one-half cup of water in a bowl or spray bottle. Do this for every color you want. Take the bowls and some paintbrushes outside, and using firmly packed snow as your canvas, paint away to create multicolored mosaics! If using spray bottles in place of brushes, this will cover a larger area. Note: Snow painting can be messy and food coloring can stain, so be sure to wear old clothing and use disposable bowls and bottles.
To make snowprints, make footprints from one end of the yard to the other (and maybe back again!). Use spray bottles or paper cups with food coloring in water, as above, to fill in each print for rainbow-hued backyard fun!
A dazzling icy sun catcher begins by filling an aluminum pie plate or cake pan with leaves, a little greenery, orange, lemon or lime slices, cranberries, etc. Be sure to run a long piece of heavy string, twine or yarn around the inside edge, with long ends hanging over. Fill with water and freeze outdoors for a few hours. Remove pie plate (a little warm water can help) and tie to a tree branch to watch from the window when you go back indoors.
If you love watching "Bob the Builder," snow architecture lets you build a snow city. Gather neighborhood kids together and fill as many pales, storage containers, etc. as everyone has with water and food coloring (use 20 drops of food coloring per one cup of water). Freeze outside overnight. Remove colored ice from containers by allowing it to stand at room temperature for a little while or briefly running sides under warm water to loosen. Carry back outside and build your dream house, fortress, or palace. Note: If slippery and unstackable, use snow as mortar to hold molds together. Your colorful castle will freeze as one unit.
For sparkling snow diamonds, tie a string around a paper cup and prick a tiny hole in the bottom. Fill with water (blocking the hole) and suspend from a tree branch. Overnight, the water will trickle down through the hole as it begins to freeze and create a beautiful "diamond."
Beth Herman is a freelance writer and frequent Farmers' Almanac contributor
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