Winter

Winter

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They did a nice job cleaning out the bus stop except for the section between the road and shelter. Maybe the plow pushed the snow back there? I guess I’ll dig that out later. Dug a path from my doorway to the road, not because there is a lot of snow on the driveway, but I’m afraid everything will ice up tonight. Moreover, cleaned off the windshield of my truck, not because I’m going anywhere, but I’m afraid with the cold temperatures expected, the snow on the windshield may freeze solid and be a real pain to clear off later on.

Ahh… winter.

Severe Cold Snap Likely In U.S. Next Week.

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Polar Vortex Unleashed: Severe Cold Snap Likely In U.S. Next Week.

The Midwest will be cold but the coldest air won't arrive to Albany for at least another week -- Thursday or Friday, December 15-16 when highs will in 20s with lows in single digits.

Albany will be a 4-5 degrees below normal over the next week, but not outrageously cold. Look for high temperatures in the mid 30s and lows in teens. Some bands of lake effect snow can make driving hazardous.

The weekend of December 17-18th has to be watched. We might get a mid-sized snow storm of 6-12 inches then. And if the pattern remains, the weekend of Christmas could be very white -- it's possible we could get a pattern like the Chirstmas 1969 blizzard, and be left with multiple feet around Christmas and New Years. But maybe that's too optimistic.

7 PM Sunset – When ?

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In 14 weeks, on Monday, March 13th, the sun will be setting at 7:00 PM in Albany. The average temperature is 43 degrees, although in 2012 on that day it got up to 72 degrees.

And in case your curious, Daylight Savings Time starts on March 12, 2017.