#sleet — Public Fediverse posts
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4 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
The main line of #precipitation passing through the #Northland from a #storm system continues to move east over the next several hours.
A second line with more widely scattered #showers will pass through this evening and tonight. Expect a mix of #rain, #sleet, and #snow.
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Happy #Wednesday afternoon from the #Northland!
The #temperatures are closer to #seasonal for #spring, but we are dealing with a line of #precipitation coming through from west to east.
Most of it is #rain, but some #snow and #sleet is mixing in the farther north you live.
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR APRIL 8, 2026:
It will be #warmer Tuesday night in the #Northland with mostly #cloudy skies and a light #wind. Low #temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s.
A #storm system will bring plenty of #showers Wednesday and a #breeze with highs in the 40s and 50s.
Most of the showers will be #rain, with #snow and #sleet mixing in the farther north you live in the area.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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4 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
Keeping an eye on a cluster of #showers working through the #Northland from northwest to southeast.
It's likely a mix of #rain, #sleet, and #snow with #temperatures staying above #freezing ahead of it.
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR APRIL 3, 2026:
A #storm system with #winter-like #precipitation will move out of the #Northland Thursday night with #calming #winds and low #temperatures in the 20s.
Friday morning is #dry with highs staying #cool in the 30s and low 40s. A new storm system brings a breeze and more #snow, #sleet, and #freezingrain by Friday evening, persisting through Saturday.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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5 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
#Showers from a #winter-like #storm system continues to push through the #Northland Thursday evening.
Most of the #precipitation is #snow, but some #sleet and #freezingrain is mixing with it in northwest #Wisconsin.
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Happy #Thursday afternoon from the #Northland!
The first of two #winter #storm systems continues to push through the region, keeping #temperatures #cool and #winds strong off #LakeSuperior.
Most of us are seeing #snow, but some #sleet and #freezing #rain is falling south of Highway 2.
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR APRIL 2, 2026:
A strong #storm system will bring #snow #showers into the #Northland Wednesday night, along with strong #winds off #LakeSuperior.
Thursday will see all snow showers in northeast #Minnesota, with #sleet and #freezingrain mixing in with the snow over northwest #Wisconsin and the #UpperPeninsula.
#Temperatures hold steady in the 20s and 30s throughout.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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WINTER STORM SYSTEM #1:
A strong #winter-like #storm #system will impact the #Northland tonight through Thursday night.
What will be all #snow in northeast #Minnesota will see #sleet and #freezingrain mix in over northwest #Wisconsin and the #UpperPeninsula.
It will become tough to get around, so be prepared!
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR MARCH 31, 2026:
A quick moving #storm system will bring a mix of #snow, #sleet, #freezing rain, and #rain across the #Northland Monday night and Tuesday morning, creating slick road conditions.
Low #temperatures will be in the upper 20s and low 30s with a #breeze. Highs Tuesday will be in the 30s and 40s with #calming winds and some #clearing skies.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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MIXED PRECIPITATION THREAT:
A quick moving #storm system will bring a mix of #snow, #sleet, #freezing rain, and #rain through the #Northland Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Expect #slick road conditions for the morning commute, along with #breezy winds and #cool #temperatures.
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR MARCH 26, 2026:
A new #clipper system will bring a mix of light #rain, #sleet, and #snow #showers through the #Northland Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Low #temperatures will be in the upper 20s and low 30s. A northerly #breeze Thursday afternoon will help to #clear out a few #clouds, but keep highs in the 30s and low 40s.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR MARCH 25, 2026:
A #storm system will bring scattered light #rain, #sleet, and #snow #showers through the #Northland late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
#Winds remain light with low #temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s.
Highs Wednesday will range from the 40s next to #LakeSuperior, to the 50s and 60s further inland.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR MARCH 21 & 22, 2026:
The #Northland will see a couple rounds of #showers this weekend. Expect #rain, #sleet, and #snow Saturday morning, with snow and sleet possible Saturday night and Sunday morning.
#Temperatures will be a wide range for highs Saturday; from the 40s in the North Shore to the 60s in the I-35 Corridor. We all #cool to the 30s Sunday.
VIDEO/DISCUSSION: fox21online.com/weather
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The End of Fake Spring Part Two
It was 60F /15.5 C a week ago and close to that on the day after! I even dried laundry out on the clothesline. Then fake spring the second came to a screeching halt last Tuesday night while James and I were out on neighborhood patrol. The wind was already gusting and then it started sleeting. If you have ever had sleet slamming into your face you are currently cringing and thinking, ouch! If you have never had the pleasure, perhaps you have had sand or small bits of gravel grit whipped against your bare skin? Now pretend they are ice instead. It’s a barrage of cold needle pricks. And when you think it can’t get any worse, one hits you in the eye.
We stuck it out a little longer because we had reported two ICE-y vehicles prowling the neighborhood and we wanted to be able to send an update if they slunk by again. But when you have to put your hands up over your eyes to protect them from the sleet, it is kind of hard to see what else is happening on the other side of your mittens. So we reluctantly called it a night and went home and crawled into bed early for a little relaxing reading time.
Minneapolis has dropped like a stone out of the headlines since the government announced the anti-immigration surge was over. But, while there are fewer Department of Homeland Security agents here—nobody knows how many, some report 180 and some 900 and both got these numbers from the government (my guess is closer to 900)—there are still abductions happening every day. Since Bovino and Noem have been fired the abductions have become quieter and more targeted rather than the in-your-face performances requiring tear gas thrown into peaceful crowds and gallons of pepper spray aimed at anyone who dares to stop and look and question what is going on.
But they are getting ready for something and we don’t know what, though there are guesses. Over the last several days ICE has taken delivery of over 100 new SUVs at headquarters. None of them have yet been driven off the base. I suspect they are planning on something for March 17th, the day the protected status for Somali refugees expires. Thing is though, something like 90-95% of Somalis in Minnesota are United States citizens, having either been naturalized or born here. However, according to the Star Tribune (local paper), there are 2,500 Somalis who currently have protected status in the United States and most of them live in Minnesota (gift link). If you have been paying attention, you know the disgusting things the President has said about Somalia and Somali people, including Ilhan Omar my Congressional Representative. Except none of this is about immigration to begin with, but rather a terror campaign conducted in an effort to consolidate authoritarian power.
Kind of like the war Trump started against Iran, which by a number of reports, appears that Trump was pressed into it by the Israeli government. Spend a little time thinking about what that means. And while you’re at it, take a look at some recent reporting about plans for Gaza. If those reconstruction plans go through some people will be making a lot of money and they won’t be Palestinian.
It’s hard to know what is going on with Trump these days, he is seriously boffo and even more incoherent by the second. He accuses people of covering up for Biden and his problems, I can only imagine how much is being covered up with Trump. Actually, I don’t want to try and imagine it because it is just too horrific. It will all come out eventually but by then it will be far too late. So we continue to suffer from his incomprehensible whims and desire for revenge and self-aggrandizement. We’re spending over a billion dollars a day on an unnecessary war but somehow have no money to fund health care or food stamps or anything for people who actually need help instead of billionaires whose only goal in life is to have the biggest bank account, everyone and everything else be damned. What sad, broken men they are, and they are pretty much all men.
I wish I could say fake spring part 3 or even real spring has arrived, but there is currently a blizzard going on outside my windows. We were on foot patrol Saturday afternoon and in an amazingly accurate for a change forecast, it began snowing only ten minutes before the winter storm watch went into effect. It’s been snowing since then, though I can’t tell how much has fallen because the 24 mph winds are whipping it all around.
I did a first round of shoveling early this morning after breakfast and there was about 6 inches/ 15 cm of heavy, sticky snow. I haven’t been out since, but will need to venture out at some point. Added to the insult of the snow and wind, temperatures by Monday night will be subzero F /-18 C.
Meanwhile, indoors, the seedlings are doing great. I have already had to raise the grow light above the tomatoes. It might not be spring outside, but it is spring in my kitchen and in my heart.
The seed sprouting setup. Tomatoes and peppers on the top shelf, herbs on the shelf below. You can see snow on the grapevine outside the window.One of the best things about getting connected with neighbors for ICE watch and mutual aid, is also finding other ways to connect. I am now part of a neighborhood garden group who will be raising extra veg for the purpose of donating it to the neighborhood food shelf. A couple folks have organized a seed swap for next weekend. Yesterday I went through all my seeds and made up quite a few envelopes of tomato, bean, squash, herb and flower seeds to share. In sharing my seeds I have no plans to bring home any new seeds. Does anyone want to wager on how many seed packets I come home with?
Life has gotten increasingly busier and rewarding, but I have also made sure to take time to rest. Some days I don’t feel like I have rested enough, but I do what I can. Yesterday, life was a pie full of cherries. Well, and today too because leftovers. Saturday was Pi Day y’all, at least in the weird way Americans write our dates. To celebrate the magic of 3.14, James made cherry pie. The cherries are from the garden cherry bushes and have been waiting quietly in the freezer since August. James also made vanilla ice cream. Not exactly ice cream weather as it turned out, but with hot coffee and tea and warm pie it was all perfect. And there is still some leftover so I will get to enjoy it a third time.
Take a gander at the cherry pie! James got fancy and cut hearts in the top crust.I’ve also been enjoying some great books. I am in the midst of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor, and enjoying it immensely. Also reading Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times by Tracy K. Smith. I enjoy reading poets analyzing poetry and Smith is really good at it, meaning she doesn’t write in academic jargon but everyday language. The book is about overcoming the fear of poetry, which I don’t have but I know many people do, as well as a discussion about the importance of poetry, especially in uncertain times. It is a slim book that I am slowly savoring.
Then there is Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney and Mothers of the Novel by Dale Spender both of which I am reading because of Marcie at Buried in Print, darn her! I’m not far along in either book, but they are tickling something I need at the moment, and I find myself thinking about them and the novelists they write about even when I am not reading the books. I have already made a reading date with a friend to do a summer read together of Frances Burney’s Evelina. No doubt, there will be other novels sneaking onto my TBR pile.
As for poetry, I am reading June Jordan, Marie Howe, and Wendy Barker. All of them very different and all of them very good.
And with that, I have a few handwritten notes yet to write, some snow to assess, a couple chores to finish, some yoga to ease my tired muscles, and some books to fall into. And perhaps a second helping of pie.
Send warm, melty spring thoughts my way please!
#blizzard #cherryPie #fakeSpring #Gaza #ICE #Iran #PiDay #seedStarting #sleet #Somalia #winter -
NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR MARCH 6, 2026:
The #fog and #freezing #drizzle will persist across the #Northland Thursday night, especially near #LakeSuperior, with low #temperatures in the 20s and low 30s.
A #storm system will bring increased #rain #shower chances Friday with light #winds and highs in the upper 30s and 40s. #Precipitation becomes a mix of rain, #sleet, and #snow by Friday night.
VIDEO: https://www.fox21online.com/2026/03/05/thursday-evening-northland-forecast-3-5-2026/
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I guess it’s the last #GoodMorning #Gravel this week. The weather turns to shit again, with negative temps, strong wind and #sleet…See how happy my face was?🤡
It will be down to -10°C this weekend…
Also, no matter what I do, #KidsOnBikes are always late…🥹
#Winter #Cycling #Bicycle #Bici #Bicicleta #Ciclismo #Velo #Fahrrad #Rower #Wahoo #Wahooligan #Velominati #LifeBehindBars #Poznan #Warta #Wartostrada #ASMR #DadOnBike #LookMomNoHands #SRAM #AXS #Eagle #Fizik #BikeToot #BikeTooter @rower
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4:45 P.M. RADAR UPDATE:
The chances for #showers the rest of this evening continues along and south of Highway 2 in the #Northland.
It will be a mix of #precipitation such as #rain, #sleet, and #snow, but some of it isn't reaching the ground due to #dry air near the surface.
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NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY 9, 2026:
A few #flurries will pass through the #Northland Sunday night with mostly #cloudy skies, light #winds, and lows in the upper teens and low 20s.
#Temperatures will #warm to the 30s for highs Monday thanks to #breezy southwest winds. A #storm system will bring a mix of #rain, #sleet, and #snow #showers starting in the afternoon hours.
VIDEO: https://www.fox21online.com/2026/02/08/sunday-evening-northland-forecast-2-8-2026/
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MESSY #MONDAY FOR SOME:
A #storm system will bring #precipitation through the #Northland Monday afternoon through the evening and overnight hours.
It won't be a lot of #precipitation, but it will be a mix of #rain, #sleet, and #snow #showers at times.
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8 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
Round two of #showers from a passing #clipper system are moving through the #Northland.
A few spots may see some #sleet, but overall it is a snow event.
Be careful on roadways the rest of tonight.
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Word of the week: snowcrete
I love a good snowfall more than most people probably do, but the five days since this season’s first big snowstorm have served up a wintry mix that I’m not so sure about–at least, from a pedestrian perspective.
First we had about half a foot of snow fall from Saturday night through Sunday morning, then the snow changed to sleet over that afternoon, then we had some freezing rain overnight, then the temperature hasn’t reached 30 degrees since. Result: That accumulation is now armored under a protective coat of ice anywhere that hasn’t been plowed or shoveled clean or ground down from sufficient foot traffic.
That hard surface–“snowcrete,” as we now call it–sparkles marvelously in the sun and under streetlights or moonlight, and it’s a huge pain to try to clear. I had to take a shovel, as in the metal gardening kind, to punch through that frozen exoskeleton in our driveway and at a nearby bus stop. Trying to lift too much of it with one of our snow shovels cracked the plastic bracket around its handle, and days later my right shoulder is still sore.
(My reward for doing that transportation civic duty was not having normal bus service restored until Friday, which was also when I remembered that I’d forgotten to shovel out the stop on the other side of that street.)
Because so many people have yet to do battle with the snowcrete in front of their abodes and because the snowplows that have now cleared streets for cars left boulder-sized chunks of snow and ice on their edges, getting around on foot has become a dicey proposition. You have to walk slowly to avoid slipping and falling on an icier patch, too many intersections require stepping over or around a snow obstacle course, and boarding a bus can become its own minor adventure.
D.C. has fallen far enough behind for Mayor Bowser to ask the National Guard servicemembers sent here by President Trump as political props to help clear the snow. The only appropriate response if you see them doing their part: Thank you for your service.
#blizzard #freezingRain #ice #packedSnow #sleet #snow #snowcrete
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Snow has turned to sleet on Long Island, NY❄️🧊
#sleet #snow #ice #snowstorm #LongIsland #NY #weather -
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