Yes, it’s cold. Yes, we got sleet, graupel, and a smear of snow. But we got lucky, no freezing rain.
We did on the other hand get some rain, 2.5 inches just before the cold hit.
Yup, we should have emptied the rain gauge before the cold hit. We may need to replace the rain gauge.
We have ice on the roads, and a weekend where it was Just. Stay. In!
This is not what you want to be driving on. Here in central Texas, they may de-ice major roads, but they are not going to bother with side roads. We just don’t have the resources.
Today, Monday we are warming. Right now its just barely above freezing, 33 degrees, and roads are melting. But tonight we are due for more cold, like 16 degrees cold. Anything wet will refreeze again. But while the sun is up, things will get better.
This week will not be a great weather week. Where today will hopefully warm to 36, then fall to 15, tomorrow we will be another warm day, but again the night will be below freezing.
Actually, the rest of the week will be warming day, but below freezing nights. Thursday the nights are due to hit freezing, but Friday night is back down to 25. Next week, in February, we should return to 50-60 degree days and nights above freezing.
My dog is not happy with the weather. He doesn’t like the cold. The birds have been feeding heavily from the feeders. I even gave them additional feed in shallow saucers, actually they were plant saucers I put a brick in to weigh down.
We will see how the rest of the week plays out. Will we get warm, will the nights be that cold? Will next week actually stay warm? Who know.