Wind Sculpted Snow

Strong winds blew through last night. I hadn’t heard the forecast, but while walking downtown last evening definitely noticed how strong the wind was blowing. By the time I walked back home some time later, it was quite calm. I heard today that there were actually snow wheels at SJ where the wet snow had been blown by the snow and accumulated into wheel shapes as they rolled across the surface.

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Warming and Winds

Temperatures have warmed up significantly in the past 24 hours – they are now hanging out in the mid-to-upper 30s. The last forecast I saw for overnight is a low of 23, but that seems unlikely at this point. I think perhaps the off-shore winds that had been keeping things cold were probably also keeping … Read more