16 September 2020

Hump Day Weather: Winter is Coming

 The local weather signs (fireweed, lore, old-timers' judgment) has indicated an early winter, for some time now. 

Now, there's a La Niña forming (or already formed) in the Pacific, which will bring colder (and slightly drier) air to Alaska. So ... really cold, moderate snow ... 

Gee, it sounds like we live in Alaska or something. :)

But here's a pic of my front yard, taken yesterday afternoon, shortly after a rain squall.


Leaves are falling in earnest. The Northern Birch trees all turned yellow since Sunday. Winter's not waiting around. 

9 comments:

drjim said...

Fall was in the air here, and then we had that cold front/rain/snow go through.

Leaves are still green, though, but I'm expecting them to start coming down in the next few weeks.

Mo Bro said...

Awesome view!

Rev. Paul said...

drjim, we haven’t had any snow yet, but there’s quite a bit on the peaks slightly farther inland from us. Leaves are falling quickly now.

Rev. Paul said...

I miss the trees we lost to construction last fall, but it’s still beautiful.

chipmunk said...

It's even cooled down here in Georgia, about a month earlier than usual.

Rev. Paul said...

chipmunk, that sounds about right. I know La Nina is supposed to cool off about 2/3 of the Lower 48.

drjim said...

Just noticed today that a bunch of the new growth on our maple tree has turned. Probably got clipped in the freeze we had last week. The older foliage is still nice and green.

Joy Jaster said...

Well, as usual here in Missouri, standard operating procedure. Low 70's during the day - low 60's at night. Just beautiful, until the next day when it's in the mid-eighties the humidity takes your breath away! Gotta love Missouri! Not! 😕

Rev. Paul said...

drjim, your seasonal changes appear to be at about the same pace as ours. Of course, you're at a much higher elevation, and we're a coastal community. Still, nice to know we have company ... heh. :)

Joy, getting away from the wild temperature swings and recurring triple-H (hot, hazy, humid) weather made the move to Alaska that much sweeter. We don't miss the Midwest at all ... except for the occasional T-storm.