| After writing a piece on where winter went, it appeared as though Mother Nature would make me regret my words. Winter showed up with a vengeance last week with snow and driving winds. While snow is still in the picture, this coming week the headlines will focus on the cold. Temperatures are forecasted to be beyond frigid. “We'll see our coldest temperatures of the winter so far next week. Once we drop below freezing on Sunday, we likely remain there for several days at the least, possibly straight through the following weekend," the National Weather Service Office in Pittsburgh posted on its Facebook page. However, the office did offer a bit of good weather news. It reported that the wicked winds that had been causing power outages and downed trees would relax on Sunday. Although, it did go on to mention that the wind on Sunday would be enough to create wind chill indices. “The lowest of course will be on Sunday. Wind chills could dip below zero at times on Sunday,” the post continued. Forecasts called for Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, to be the coldest day with a high of 18 degrees and a low of 4 above zero. Nonetheless, the temperature would have to dip a lot lower to reach the record low of -10 set on Jan. 16, 1994. While many lamented the snow and cold, three Pinegrove Township pups celebrated the weather change. The snow was perfect for rolling and racing. Sadie, Clem, and Gus couldn’t wait to get out in the fresh powder. Sherman desperately wanted to join in the fun. However, old age had robbed him of his momentum. He was content to sit and eat snow. Kennedy, the goat, was not content with the winter weather, but ventured out anyway. Meanwhile, after the weather service posted about the cold and snow on Sunday, it mentioned that some of the region might see the sun on Sunday afternoon. It has been very dreary as of late. In fact, several of my solar powered lights stopped working due to lack of sunshine. Meanwhile, the days continued to grow longer. |       |
The region’s sunset and sunrise was set for 7:43 a.m. and 5:11 p.m. for Jan. 13.
By the end of the month the sun will rise at 7:31 a.m. and set at 5:33 p.m.
By the end of the month the sun will rise at 7:31 a.m. and set at 5:33 p.m.
Whether we will see the sun during those hours is a different matter. That’s just the nature of things ‘round here.
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