A rapid thaw with icy rain resulted in trees and shrubs completely coated in ice.
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This was a truly beautiful snow. I got up early to take some pictures while it was still snowing.
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At 10:00 this morning, I noticed the wind had kicked up a bit, enough to cause the trees to sway, and that the temperature was dropping.
At 10:05 I noticed that it was snowing, pretty noticeably snowing, enough that I checked several windows and doors to make sure that I wasn’t just seeing older snow blowing from the roof.
It was definitely new snow, though it started as lots of tight little frozen pellets that looked like old style road salt, but falling steadily and evenly.
Now, as I write this post, it’s a steady snowfall and it’s sticking, with a good stiff breeze.
I saw the weather report change on a couple of sites as I refreshed, from “Overcast with a high of 40,” shortly before the snow started to “Wind warnings” to this from NWS:
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Still snowing. The image below is from 10:21 AM
The next image is from 10:22 AM
It’s 10:35 AM now and I’m seeing “Expect occasional snow to end at 10:45am,” and it’s 32° F. Currently the snow is in large chumps of flakes, some the size of nickels, or maybe quarters.
At 10:41 AM, the snow has stopped, though I see occasional drifting flakes, and the sun is out. I’d guess there are three inches of new fallen snow.
At 10:49 AM, the snow is absolutely stopped, and the sun is bright; the sky is blue. The weather report currently says “Expect occasional snow to end at 11:15 AM.”
By 11:30 AM, you wouldn’t know at first glance that we’d had three inches of snow. Unless you’re looking at a sheltered tree or fence post, it’s mostly gone.
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This morning, as soon as the sun rose enough to see, there was a lovely Maine mist filling the trees. I had to wait for enough light to take a picture, but you can still see the mist cloaking the top branches of the trees. You can also see last year’s squirrel nest (sometimes called a dray).
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Well, there was moar snow. And it wasn’t followed by rain, so it’s lovely everywhere I look.
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