#MEwx Mild temps, sun and how to get rid of ice on sidewalks/driveways
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This morning we have sunny skies with highs in the upper 30s. Winds will be northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with lows around 19°F. Northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
The wind direction is Northeast between 7.2 MPH and 9.5 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 30.17, the Absolute pressure is 29.97 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.
We didn't receive any measurable rain or snow melt here over the past 24 hours.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly sunny skies
The UV rating is 1 out of 16, the moon is 81.9% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing gibbous, sunrise is 7:07 am↑ 122° Southeast, Sunset is 4:00 pm↑ 237° Southwest, Moonrise is 1:36 pm↑ 75° East, Moonset is 2:34 am↑ 282° West and we'll have 8 hours 53
Minutes of daylight today.
It's time to refresh your memory on getting rid of ice on your sidewalk and driveway.
With my undying thanks to the Diamond Crystal Salt web site, I now know what temperatures salt is most effective at for melting ice.
AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES SALT MELT ICE?
At a temperature of 30 degrees (F), one pound of salt (sodium chloride) will melt 46 pounds of ice. But, as the temperature drops, salt's effectiveness slows to the point that when you get down near 10 degrees (F) and below, salt is barely working.
Commercially available ice melt materials include salt (sodium chloride), calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. Each ingredient has its advantages
and disadvantages but salt remains the best choice for use at temperatures above 15 degrees Fahrenheit (-9.4 degrees Celsius).
Sustained bitterly cold temperatures are fairly rare for much of the country, so in case that happens to you and all you have is salt to melt ice, what can you do?
Magnesium chloride and calcium chloride remain effective at melting ice even with bitterly cold temperatures. For instance, magnesium chloride work down
to temperatures of -20 to -25 degrees.
The Diamond Crystal® product line offers several ice melt products that are effective at bitterly cold temperatures. Jiffy Melt® Ice Melt Salt contains
a specially formulated blend of magnesium chloride and sodium chloride for quick-melting action at temperatures of -10 °F / -23 °C. Flash Melt® Ice and
Snow Melt is the easy choice when temperatures get down to -25 °F / -31 °C as it contains calcium chloride that gives off heat as it dissolves, liquefying
ice.
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