Monday, February 18, 2008

Bolt Hole Weather, Feb. 18

Remember that snow on the trees in the pictures I posted yesterday? Fuhgit aboud it.

It rained all afternoon and through the night. It's still raining now. It also warmed considerably thanks to the south winds. Yesterday it was 0 degrees at 7 AM today it was 40 degrees.

Snow on the barn roof is gone. Most of the snow on the cabin roof and the garage roof is gone. Water is pouring off both like there was a hidden spring somewhere near the peak.

The grass is even peeking through where I used the snow thrower although the layer of ice that formed the base is stubborn in some areas.

As long as this wind stays out of the south and the rain continues there will be melting. That's good for me up here on the hill but not so good for the folks along the creeks and rivers. Ice dams and flooding are sure to occur.

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