Weather Woes January 2026

 

8:00 AM  Jan 23 -19 degrees

This morning at 8:00AM from my front living room window, all was very still,  it was -19 degrees when I got up.  This is the most brutal, polar, arctic winter I have ever experienced .  Yet so far no new records set for this area.  I will not be going anywhere today, staying home where it's comfy and warm. Regretting living here in the tundra for now and that I am not someplace warmer.   Being a hermit is the only response to this weather.  By 11:15 AM the temperature was up to -13 degrees.  Sheesh.  I'll keep busy inside. 

 Earlier this week on my Facebook I shared a simi;ar view after I'd been out clearing the driveway and the front walk from snow using the blower.  I had done that about 9:00AM on January 21 and was feeling quite proud of myself.  

January 21 After clearing walk

Using the blower is so much easier than shoveling the snow.  The light snow is easy to clear that way.  So despite being bundled up at least I could get fresh air and accomplish something.  Yay for me. All done gby 10:00AM.  I started to just clear a path to push the recycle bin down to the street, then decided might as well clean it all up.

January 21  Proud of me

Yesterday I was not feeling the same way.  Although we had no new snowfall, the wind was blowing snow off the roof and lifting some from the ground, swirling it and redepositing it onto the driveway against the garage door and onto both steps and entries in front.  Other days I had mentioned it has been like living inside a snowglobe that someine keeps shaking.  That swirling and relocating the snow was far worse.  As soon as it deposited the snow, it glazed over into ice.  Neither the bloer nor the shovel moved it off my front entries.  Finally I got the idea to use an old push broom.  That allowed me to at least clear the entries and steps again.  I shoved the snow off.  The buid up aling the garage door can stay there.  Yesterday just walking down the driveway to get the mail I fought the wind to stay upright, it wanted to swoop me up and away.  

Wednesday Jan 21 10:00AM Cleared driveway

January 22 snow blown onto walk again

Anyway it has been a siege.  I am gratful for a warm home and that I don't have to go out in this below arctic.  I can't wait till we get some thawing.  The coming week is to be cold, temps likely only reaching 12 or 15 degrees.  But no more snow is forecast.  C'mon spring.