…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY… A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY.
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…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST |
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My cat Midnight teases my dog Penny through the window. Penny loves the snow, but doesn’t love being teased. |
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The calendar says today is the last day of winter. We’re over the bitter cold of February, but not close enough to spring to feel that first warm breeze. When we step out, we “sense” the weather. We look toward the sky and we sniff the breeze, feel how damp the air is. We probe for any sign of spring. It will be here any day. Temperatures are unremarkable, hovering a little above freezing. About all you can say is that it’s not really cold. The sun is gone, and we hover between rain and snow and sleet. Waiting. The rain and wind attack the receding piles of dirty snow and ice. The piles are ugly now, riddled with gravel and debris. We don’t like to look at them. They surrender their moisture, their essence. It floats skyward, like the dying spirit of Winter, returning to its beginning. Any day now, it’ll be Spring.
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Nothing but more winter is in the immediate forecast. This morning (2/29/08) the temperature downtown was a bone-chilling -7 degrees fahrenheit. High temperatures were predicted to approach freezing, but at 3 PM the temperature was still in the mid-twenties. The good news? When March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb.
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Wednesday night gave North America its best view of a lunar eclipse since 2004. The skies over Bradford, PA were partly cloudy, giving intermittent glimpses of the moon as it progressed through the eclipse. At 10pm EST temperatures were in the single digit range as the eclipse went into totality. The cold, clear February sky helped to give a crystal clarity to the spectacle. |
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If you don’t live in the norther part of the U.S. you might not know the pleasures of winter driving. In the hills around Bradford, PA it’s all just part of life at this time of year. Winter driving can be slippery, tricky, and dangerous, but at least we don’t have traffic jams around here. |
