We might yet have a white Christmas, but I ain't holding my breath

[thewayne]

It has been a brown winter thus far. We had two snowfalls, but they were of the type that, when combined with ambient temperature, were doomed to not last more than a couple of hours. Yesterday, however, a cold snap hit and apparently there was enough moisture for precip. It was snowing when I got home Thursday at about 5:00, again when I left yesterday at 6:30, but with highs projected of 43 and 44 for Sunday and Monday and lows just barely below freezing, I don't expect it to endure.

At least we had a nice 3" or so just before Christmas. But it does make me concerned that we're not going to build up much of a snow cap and will have a California-level fire season next year.

Comments

[kellan_the_tabby]

Ahh, lucky. We moved down from the East Mountains this fall & I will DEFINITELY miss snow.

[thewayne]

Normally our Christmas is whiter, this year not so much.  Right now its in the mid 40s outside and our front 'yard', for want of a better term, is over half brown.  But I'm a Phoenix boy, so this white stuff is still a bit of a novelty for me.  At least I'm properly equipped: 2015 Subaru with 8" of ground clearance and snow tires!

[kellan_the_tabby]

Yeah, that'll get you through it.

I grew up in Pennsylvania & while we didn't get white Christmases a lot, we got plenty of snow later on in winter. I'll likely head up to the peaks of the Sandias once or twice this winter, just to get my snow fix.