Melatv 789 Posted February 8, 2021 Woke up with more snow this morning 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted February 8, 2021 Light dusting of snow here might have an inch comfortable -4C, going up to around zero for the day again today.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted February 8, 2021 Light fine snow all night, as cold as it is surprised anything came down. Must be a bit of a breeze for it to feel like -10F. Not supposed to be much above 0 this whole week.🥴😕, Will make for good sleeping with the window cracked. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheeler 2,525 Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Today “feels” like the coldest day yet, but the weather guy states otherwise. Wind is howling. Claims only -47 but with the gusts feels like -58. Nissan started. Gonna verify the block heater working today with multi meter. Should have 20-30 ohms resistance for a good element. I have feeling it maybe toast.. Edited February 8, 2021 by Wheeler 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheeler 2,525 Posted February 9, 2021 Well bad/good news.. bad news is my block heater is toast. 0 ohms resistance.. good news is the new battery starts the Nissan without being plugged in at minus mental degrees Celsius!. I’ll have to figure out if it’s the cord or the actual element that’s fried & fix it this week when I’m off. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,127 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) gonna be cold south a bit from the Ohio river. weather is saying teens during some days, maybe single digits, -0 on a few at nights. in the f scale. ice storms prediction, an loss of electricity. i landed a couple of times on the back of my head, with ice, y'all probably cant tell. when i did i seen extra stars, or the big white flash. course that counts for the front landings too. the good news is, i saved the skates, for walking on ice. [skates sold to kids an teenagers to skate in the malls]. on warm days. they wernt practical but did have pop-out buttons for the front an back, an these tiny wheels, that just poke through the ice. if the ice gets thicker, ill take the wheels off, and have metal prongs, to not slide. like cleats. hate to give away good ideals, but i also seen some golf shoes. football shoes, just give me some kick back, for the ideal $. probable go big in canada., maybe russia. siberia. 😄😄 Edited February 9, 2021 by LedFTed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 9, 2021 57F at daylight going up to 72F , but a little chance of some precipitation , I'll take it ---- it rained hard last night ---- 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,565 Posted February 9, 2021 44 this morning, with the pressure dropping, humidity 81% another chance of rain ? that's been the trend so far. 9 hours ago, Wheeler said: Well bad/good news.. bad news is my block heater is toast. 0 ohms resistance.. good news is the new battery starts the Nissan without being plugged in at minus mental degrees Celsius!. I’ll have to figure out if it’s the cord or the actual element that’s fried & fix it this week when I’m off. wheeler what kind of engine heater freeze plug type, screw in or ? might be just the cord, if you use a long extension cord that tends to shorten the life of them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted February 9, 2021 we sure have been having a lot of rain lately --- the ground has never had a chance to totally dry up in a couple of months now I had a 99 Ford 450 with a 7.3 , it doesn't really get that cold down here , but if I didn't plug the block heater in the night before during winter , it was very hard to start ---if it was plugged in , it would instantly fire off with one turn of the key ---- that 6.7 Cummins I have now has never stuttered in cold weather How do those 6.7 Cummins fair out in the extreme cold weather starts you'll have up north ??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,565 Posted February 9, 2021 you can say that again, the soil here, has just been falling apart, even a good hard freeze every so often would have helped. the 7.3 was a pre chamber wasn't it, i i know the 6.9 was 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) This morning temp, supposed to get colder each day to the weekend. Shot from the front door before bed. Edited February 9, 2021 by Freedomflyer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted February 9, 2021 Weather update from WI. It was -22F on my way to work this morning. Multiple tractor/trailers along the roadside gelled up. It's the week of the winter the wood stove has been supplemented by the furnace for a lot of the night. I woke up a couple times to the furnace running. Wilson, I said it before, you jinxed us by saying what a mild winter we've been having. The weather forecast doesn't call for plus 20 degrees for me for at least another week. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,127 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) it has been mild so far, but hitting feb., its cold. today is the 9th. the next week is supposed to be colder. i long for march. speaking of may? anybody got any tips on the ponys? Edited February 9, 2021 by LedFTed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted February 9, 2021 Cold night here, got down to -13C (5F) high of -6C for today and sun, would be an awesome day for snowmobiling, I saw the trail groomer was finally out and was on the trail not far from me, but I don't think it has been up through my backyard yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retro 4,048 Posted February 9, 2021 It's been average for February here this past week. We have the Arctic Oscillation stretching across the north pole & joining the North Atlantic Oscillation, both trending sharply positive right now, which results in broad troughing over the central USA & Canada, so this cold arctic air gonna be here for a while longer, perhaps another week to 10 days before those AO/NAO positive heights begin to break down & cycle back toward neutral/negative height anomalies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David13 84 Posted February 9, 2021 Well, reading this, I realize I don't have it bad at all. Saturday was 57, Sunday 62 and yesterday 66 degrees. Cloudy today so lower, but about half the snow is gone, only patches left. And I'm at a mile high elevation here. Snow predicted for 4 days starting Friday but probably an inch at most. Maybe just some dusting. I still got work to do on the Jeep (to pull the Rancher 420) but I got to look at getting the Rancher going soon here. dc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheeler 2,525 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) @Fishfiles the 6.7 Cummins need to be plugged in. They have issues in the cold if not. @_Wilson_™ I believe it’s a screw in one. Edited February 9, 2021 by Wheeler 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 1,844 Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, sled_22 said: Weather update from WI. It was -22F on my way to work this morning. Multiple tractor/trailers along the roadside gelled up. It's the week of the winter the wood stove has been supplemented by the furnace for a lot of the night. I woke up a couple times to the furnace running. Wilson, I said it before, you jinxed us by saying what a mild winter we've been having. The weather forecast doesn't call for plus 20 degrees for me for at least another week. There needs to be a "sux to be you" button. 😉 I've had to work outside one night at -22 F and it really sux'd to be me, that was for sure.😳 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,127 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) normally, the wind comes from the south west, just the way the ridges are here. the other night from the north wind, arctic. strong an cold. usually when that wind blows, it brings ice. i gotta stock up. the freezer is full, just not full of what i want. 2f Sun. night, = 30f below freezing. Edited February 9, 2021 by LedFTed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,605 Posted February 9, 2021 What is that "-" yall keep putting in front of your temperatures? 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said: What is that "-" yall keep putting in front of your temperatures? That's the unit of measurement to determine how close the vikings are to winning a superbowl. Edited February 9, 2021 by sled_22 fixed the picture... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,565 Posted February 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Wheeler said: @Fishfiles the 6.7 Cummins need to be plugged in. They have issues in the cold if not. @_Wilson_™ I believe it’s a screw in one. i figured it would be a frost plug (freeze plug) type. anyways ... to the main subject... 44 up to 60 .. with the pressure still dropping , with more rain moving in, from the west, so, no drying trend coming. fish we may live far apart, but besides the temp swing, we're getting to see (my guess) as much rain as y'all see, or dang close. i may have to start mudd riding soon, lol. might not have a choice, the cave fed branch is a sloppy mess, so I'm staying clear of the crossing as not rip the soil up, and have it erode away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROV 1,439 Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, retro said: It's been average for February here this past week. We have the Arctic Oscillation stretching across the north pole & joining the North Atlantic Oscillation, both trending sharply positive right now, which results in broad troughing over the central USA & Canada, so this cold arctic air gonna be here for a while longer, perhaps another week to 10 days before those AO/NAO positive heights begin to break down & cycle back toward neutral/negative height anomalies. That was a mouthfull Retro!!!! You are going to have to dumb it down for a few of us.🤣 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shrade 197 Posted February 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, PROV said: That was a mouthfull Retro!!!! You are going to have to dumb it down for a few of us.🤣 I think that means it will be colder than *&@$$ for a week or so!😄 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retro 4,048 Posted February 10, 2021 Ya it means the arctic air is gonna sink further south and freeze their butts too! 🙂 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
