I Think It's Time to Hibernate

[kittytech]

Well, the subject line says it all. I guess this cold thing is happening all over the place, but I'm a total wimp, so I think I'm going to make myself a cave and crawl into it for the next several days. Here, for your reading enjoyment, is our predicted weather for the next week:

Forecast as of 3:16 PM CST on February 1, 2007
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows around 7. West winds 5 to 15 miles per hour.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with very light snow likely in the morning...then partly cloudy with scattered flurries in the afternoon. Highs around 15. West winds 5 to 10 miles per hour increasing to 10 to 20 miles per hour in the late morning. Chance of measurable snow 30 percent.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds. Intermittent very light snow. Lows around 3. Southwest winds 10 to 15 miles per hour. Chance of measurable snow 20 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with intermittent very light snow. Highs around 10. West winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Chance of measurable snow 30 percent.
Saturday Night
Bitterly cold. Partly cloudy. Lows around 8 below. West winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Wind chill readings 12 below to 32 below zero.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 3.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Chance of flurries after midnight. Lows around 7 below.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 5.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 6 below.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 10.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 1 below.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 17.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 4.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s.

And, thanks to the lovely National Weather Service, we have this extremely depressing bulletin:

Special Weather Statement
Expires 4:00 PM CST on February 02, 2007
Statement as of 3:19 PM CST on February 1, 2007
... Arctic blast to affect southern Wisconsin tomorrow into next week...
The first in a series of strong cold fronts will push through southern Wisconsin tomorrow morning. In the wake of this
front... bitterly cold air will begin to surge southward over Wisconsin. This Arctic airmass is then expected to reside over the region through at least the middle of next week. These frigid conditions will be the coldest temperatures of the season... and perhaps the coldest temperatures in the past decade.
At this time... the coldest temperatures are expected to occur from Saturday night through next Wednesday... when low temperatures may plummet to 10 to 20 degrees below zero... with high temperatures struggling to get out of the single digits.
In addition to the cold temperatures... dangerous wind chill readings of 25 degrees below zero or colder will also be possible at times.
Before this bitterly cold air arrives tomorrow... any persons or interests susceptible to very cold temperatures should begin preparing now. Ensure that your furnace and vehicles are in good working condition... and continue to monitor the latest forecasts for additional details on these potentially dangerous conditions.

So, it's time to make myself a little nest and go hibernate. Think maybe our cable lines will freeze? SMILE!

Comments

[masterofmusings.livejournal.com]

I offer the following Winnipeg forecast For reference, -18 C is roughly 0 F, and -31C is roughly twenty-five below. Apparently we have differing views on what constitutes "bitterly cold".

Thursday Night
Partly Cloudy. Low: -25° C.    
Friday
Chance of Snow. High: -18° C.    
Friday Night
Chance of Snow. Low: -26° C.    
Saturday
Overcast. High: -23° C.    
Saturday Night
Partly Cloudy. Low: -33° C.    
Sunday
Scattered Clouds. High: -21° C.    
Sunday Night
Overcast. Low: -30° C.    
Monday
Overcast. High: -23° C.    
Monday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: -31° C.    
Tuesday
Clear. High: -21° C.    
Tuesday Night
Clear. Low: -31° C.    
Wednesday
Clear. High: -18° C.    
Wednesday Night
Clear. Low: -31° C.  

[kittytech.livejournal.com]

Okay, I think I'll keep my forecast. I guess this proves things could always be worse. SMILE!

[snowflake-tvi.livejournal.com]

Remind me to send these people some sort of hate-mail...I chose to hold them personally responsible for my freezing backside!

[kittytech.livejournal.com]

Hey, I like that idea. It's happening because the weather guessers said it would happen. SMILE!