#MEwx Cold, windy and sunny, and "Blizzard" defined.
This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 20s. Winds are northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with colder temps. Lows will be around 5°F. Northwest winds will be around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph in the evening. Wind chill values can drop as low as 6 below zero after midnight.
The readings from my weather instruments are:
Our outdoor temperature is 24.4°F, the humidity is 34% the Dew point is 0.1°F with a wind chill of 15.8°F.
The wind direction is North Northwest between 9.3 MPH and 13.5 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.88, the Absolute pressure is 29.68 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.
If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and cold skies.
The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is 1.0% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing crescent, Sunrise is 7:08 am↑ 123° Southeast, sunset is 4:00 pm↑ 237° Southwest, Moonrise is 8:14 am↑ 126° Southeast, Moonset is 4:59 pm↑ 234° Southwest and we'll have 8 hours 52 minutes of daylight today.
We haven't had any additional rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.
Since we're in the snow storm part of the year, let's know what the weather man means when he says "blizzard."
What exactly is a "Blizzard?"
By Jeff Smith and Mike Bencivenga, Jamie Nguyen
NEW YORK (WABC) –
A blizzard is a snowstorm on steroids. The term blizzard may be tossed around casually, but to officially qualify as a blizzard, a storm
has to meet the following three criteria:
1. Sustained wind or frequent gusts of 35mph or greater.
2. Considerable falling and/or blowing snow reducing visibility to under a quarter mile.
3. These conditions have to continue for at least three consecutive hours!
IF it's that bad outside I'm not going out there until it's all over with.
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