Accuweather has a LONG LONG range outlook.. They predict 80 degrees and bright sunshine during the next holiday, July 4th 2021.
And by then we will suddenly be seeing the twilight coming earlier, sunset arriving sooner..
Year after year it seems like winter holds on.. tightens the grip.. and then smirks devilishly as eventual extreme heat moves in, knowing his magic cold touch will be back in just 16 more weeks…….
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Just weeks ago, the sweltering heat of autumn was alarming. Almost 80 degrees in mid-November under an usually hot-baking sun. And now as we enter the week before Christmas time frame, there is a shocking model run predicting anywhere from 24 to 36 inches of snow in a large swath of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York..
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There is no intention to ‘blame the driver’ for what occurred today on I81, but there is something to be said about a “water cooler” conversation as of late.. have people become worse drivers since the pandemic shutdowns?
It seems like since the “reopening” after shutdowns, people forget their teenage lessons about red lights..stop signs.. speeding.. and yes, safety. Not just on highways, either.. but local roads. Rural roads.. parking lots!! Can people even park anymore!?
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We had one snow storm a few weeks ago that dropped a whopping 3 inches… A storm of so little importance in the scheme of things, but this winter was the most memorable!
The surprise snow squalls in late December were much more dangerous and intense than any ‘storm’ we had since..
This weekend is no different. There were hopeful rumors that a Groundhog Day snow even would blanket Punxsutawney and blend well with the celebrations that the town endures yearly ..
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…there are moments when the weather catches you off guard.. Those surefire times when the rain is pelting your car
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Some of our ancestors who remain present on the planet earth will attest to much worse winters of the past, however.. They will say they had to ‘jump to spat’ at times when they were kids, that the snow was up to the necks and they were still forced to trudge through it to school houses on a secluded country road!
Maybe much of this is hyperbole, but we can look to past headlines to gauge the patterns that once were.. and maybe learn from then to capture a glimpse of life in the patterns of the future..
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