Fifth Day of Christmas, and Crisp Weather

Sunday, December 29, 2013. Depending on how you see it, Christmas has come and gone: or we're at the fifth day of Christmas.

We had a white Christmas this year: complete with a little fresh snow. Weather announcements flip-flopped between calling today's weather winter weather and a blizzard, with a winter weather advisory from 6:00 p.m. Saturday to 6:00 p.m. today. This morning all that was left of that advisory was a weather statement about wind chill.

As someone said on my way to church this morning, it's been a crisp day. It's about -18° Fahrenheit at 9:00 this evening.


Christmas Eve at Our Lady of Angels. December 24, 2013.


Christmas lights. That snowman on the roof is new this year. December 27, 2013.


If my eyes were sensitive as a cat's and I could still see colors, back yards in my neighborhood would probably look like this. December 27, 2013.


This is pretty close to what I could actually see. December 27, 2013.

Finally, merry Christmas, and happy new year.

Related post:

• "Winter Storm and a Webcam in Central Minnesota"
  (December 28, 2013)

Winter Storm and a Webcam in Central Minnesota

A Winter Weather Advisory started at 6:00 p.m. today, and runs until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. It's the usual thing: wind, blowing and drifting snow, occasional whiteout conditions, and "wind chill values of 20 below to 35 degrees below zero." That's Fahrenheit, which means that folks going outside should cover any part of themselves they want to keep.

Weather tracking and forecasting technology has come a very long way since my 'good old days,' which I don't miss: and that's another topic.


The WunderMap, from wunderground.com, earlier this evening. December 28, 2013.

The view through my webcam mostly shows a lot of dark right now.


View from my north window at 11:41 p.m. - shrunk a bit to fit this blog's format. December 28, 2013.

I've been keeping track of the weather, partly out of habit. Now it's time for me to sleep.

Related posts:

• "Labor Day Weekend So Far: Wind, Hail, and a Beautiful Day"
  (September 1, 2013)
• "Sunshine, Storms, Trees Down: Another Week in Minnesota"
  (June 23, 2013)
• "Another Day, Another Winter Storm"
  (April 14, 2013)
• "Checking the Weather at Midnight"
  (March 18, 2013)
• "Bright Blue Afternoon Today, Inteterstates Closed During Storm"
  (February 12, 2013)