Oh my goodness! These dropping temps and bone-chilling gusts of wind definitely had me warmly dressed and barricaded indoors as much as possible today, and unfortunately the wind didn't go down with t … continue reading
Posted on December 11, 2024
Tag: Weather
Hitch Rides
I don't think the light rain we received this morning did much good other than keeping the humidity high, but at least it wasn't as hot as yesterday. I was shocked this morning when reading Mason City … continue reading
Posted on August 27, 2024
Piggy Banks Will Be Taking A Hit
I'm sure this sudden turnabout in our weather had everyone reaching for their winter coats and hats, and unfortunately I forgot about it, so I went the entire day not appropriately dressed for the col … continue reading
Posted on February 27, 2024
Sailing Off Into The Sunset
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I never would've believed that a February 26th temperature in North Iowa could ever get as high as 74 degrees, and I'm sure we definitely broke a record for … continue reading
Posted on February 26, 2024
A Diamond In The Rough
Thank goodness we're back on another warming trend which will hopefully be here for good. I was delighted to find that long row of garlic I planted last Fall, is already sending up green shoots, and b … continue reading
Posted on April 8, 2023
First And Hopefully Last
My extra-early arrival at office, was fortunately the last for this work week, and the moment I stepped outdoors, I sensed we were going to have an interesting day with our weather, and mostly because … continue reading
Posted on March 31, 2023
Hold A Lighted Lantern
Considering how chilled I was most of the day, I'll certainly be wearing my long johns tomorrow because it's gonna be even colder than it was today. Tonight's frost will definitely change how our land … continue reading
Posted on October 7, 2022
Only A Failure To See
The rain that began last evening appeared to be an on-and-off progression of showers throughout the entire night and into the morning. Of course shortly before I awakened, my power went out and remain … continue reading
Posted on August 7, 2022
Deeply Infested With Drug Addicts
Now if we don't get a storm tonight or tomorrow, I'll be greatly surprised, and only due to the fact that whenever we have high temps coupled with high humidity, that's almost always the precursor of … continue reading
Posted on August 6, 2022
Buy Back One’s Past
While driving to work early this morning and looking at how heavy and dark the clouds were, I suspected we were going to be in for a pounding, and sure enough we got a good one. After it was all over, … continue reading
Posted on June 15, 2022