High winds, then rain that turned into wet snow fell overnight. A 3:30am walk with the dogs to relieve themselves showed an inch of snow on the ground. The school district announced a two-hour delay in the start time due to ice on the roads. This was a wise decision, as even at 8:30am I was sliding on the dirt roads around the neighborhood.
The first snow of the season always brings out the local photographers. Snow on cacti and palm trees is nature's oxymoron. I was one of those photographers. I like snow glistening in the sun and ripping from melt. At least here in southern Arizona, winter weather never lasts more then a few days at a time.
Gretchen acted like she had never seen snow before. It didn't seem to bother either her or Wolfie. All the dogs were walked before I left for school. By then the snow was already melting in the sunlight. By noon, as usual, the ground snow had melted. The snow remained above 5000'.
I had Gretchen and Wolfie outside today, but took Gretel and Sweetie with me to school, where they slept in the truck and stayed warm for the four hours. The winds had died, but the temperature never got above 45F today. To reward them for being calm, I took both on a nearly two-mile run down the Maintenance road after school, before going home.
It was 4:15pm and the sun was already dropping behind the mountains when I started the walk. It was a cold walk at 42F. The skies had cleared but the early cold and darkness was depressing. It was already getting dark when I got home just before 5pm. Wolfie and Gretchen went inside and didn't seem to mind the warmth relative to the outside.
This storm has been named Winterstorm Diaz and is moving eastward. It should hit New England this weekend. Tornadoes are expected in the South from this storm.
https://weather.com/photos/news/2022-12-14-winter-storm-diaz-photos
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