Cancel the Road Trip?

[Ear Mountain]

Given our weather forecast for blizzard conditions and temps to -30 F you might want to postpone the road trip for a while.
Here's the forecast map for Friday December 12, 2008:

[MG Ron]

It looks like a nice day for a cruise on the lake today, although it doesn't sound like it will stay that way!

http://picasaweb.google.com/MGRon1/Pict ... 6366422082

[Hockey Ref]

The East Glacier weather forecast for the weekend. Starts out pretty easy, then batten down the hatches! (Emphasis mine.)

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. West southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Snow and areas of blowing snow, mainly after 11pm. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow and areas of blowing snow. Temperature falling to around -9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -34. Blustery, with a north northeast wind between 18 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -21. Wind chill values as low as -51. Blustery, with a north northeast wind between 22 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -17. Northeast wind between 14 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -26.

[Wyldfyre63]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......

[Kathy]

Well, doesn't that forecast just sound......................................invigorating.

[slowhiker]

Only if you aren't really living it!! Looks like knitting weather to me.

[July Guy]

Question for slowhiker and Ralph,

After reading Ref's post regarding the forcast, I was wondering: Do you guys see a lot of Sundogs there? They are fairly common in MN...in fact July Gal's Uncle just sent some pics from this past saturday from Pelican Lake.

Seems like the conditions can be favorable..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundogs

[Ear Mountain]

We do see sun dogs periodically especially when fronts bring moisture over the mountains. Today though the sky has been lowering since noon but I saw no sun dogs.