Winter Storm Envelops Steepmeadow

 



Update 11:04 AM: 

Today will mark the first proper winter storm to strike Steepmeadow this year. Temperatures are plummeting from 40 degrees Fahrenheit this morning to -2 by late this evening. The storm has begun with rain, but is predicted to turn to 6 inches of snow before evening, likely peaking between 3:00 this afternoon and 7:00 this evening.

It is welcome. Every day has been virtually the same here since some early snow in October. Between 20 and 40 degrees, sometimes sun, sometimes clouds, always brown as in the "before" photos taken about 8:00 this morning. 

Update 2:00 PM

And so it begins. While I took a short nap between about 1:00 and 2:00, the snow started. A light zephyr (gusting to 40 mph.) is blowing it sideways. The latest weather models show up to a foot of accumulation on the way.


7:00 PM:
The snow seems to have slowed, leaving behind...not as much as was forecast. So far. Radar indicates that this might be about it. It is nice to be cozy, tucked inside, with nowhere to go.


8:00 AM, 12/24/2020:
And it is over. Maybe 4 inches, tops. The day dawned bitter cold and bright. -2 degrees, with a brisk wind. Nevertheless, there are rules: one shovels before setting foot on the snow. And so it came to pass that Steepmeadow has put on its winter look:
























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