Tag: cold

Snow and cold

December 22, 2021

While it is pleasant right this second, the National Weather Service forecasts that we will have rain off and on for the rest of the week, and from Friday night through early next week, we have a chance of snow. Not much snow (possibly no snow at all, possibly an inch or two), but a chance.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.08137000000005&lon=-123.09968999999995#.YcNlhi-B2uo

 
What we will have, without question, is colder weather, with freezing weather, and a projected low of 15 degrees by Monday. Please bring in any potted plants and other weather-sensitive items, and make sure outside faucets are turned off, hoses brought in, and stray hazards removed from walkways and patios.
 
Yes, this does mean there is a chance we will have a white Christmas.

Cold weather and wind

October 7, 2021

Cold weather and hoses

This week the weather is projected to dip to near freezing, which means it is time to remove your garden hoses from outside faucets and bring them into the garage. Even a mild freeze can freeze water in garden hoses, causing water to back up inside your home, freeze, and split pipes. This can cause very extensive, and expensive, damage.

 
Please check your outside faucets and remove all hoses. Your floors, rugs, furniture, and other possessions will appreciate it.
 
Additionally: think about moving inside fuchsias and other flowers that I have trouble spelling.

Wind

For those who may be new to the area, Sequim gets plenty of sunshine, and generally mild weather in spring, summer, fall, and winter. But Sequim also gets wind.
 
The wind doesn’t need a messy stormfront with clouds and rain and thunder. The area can have a clear-skies windstorm that reaches 40-50 mph or more. Windstorms are particularly common in the fall and early winter.
 
With this in mind, please think about how you can secure chairs, tables, toys, relatives, and anything else that the wind might pick up and toss against your home or car or passing neighbor. Last fall, I was hit by a plastic flower pot that came sailing through the air from somewhere to the west.