Brrrrr, hot dang

[robertc1024]

18, but the sun is out.

 

[ed308]

14 in Frisco with light snow on the ground. F'g a cold too!

 

[Texasgordo]

20 with a light wind and sunshine

 

[BRD@66]

It was 15 at 7 a.m here in the San Gabriel River bottom. 30 now. I.e., temperature doubled in just 4 hrs.

 

[TexasBrandon]

Pipes on the outside are well insulated by a small section was exposed, I guess I had a minor freeze on the PVC in that area, ran the water and broke it loose. Got lucky this time. Forgot to let it drip over night. Going to need to go to Home Depot and get more insulation for that section.

 

[ByrdMan]

Not much colder than that up here in Wasilla, AK. 1 degree

 

[Vaquero]

32°
Might thaw.

 

[TexasBrandon]

I re-insulated everything outside with several layers. It's about 35 degrees outside.

 

[AustinN4]

I re-insulated everything outside with several layers.

That is what I do every year. I wrap the spigots thickly with hand towels with just barely enough room to put the Dolly Partons on over them.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/whidbey/2008/12/12/hello-dolly-the-big-chill-coming-to-a-faucet-near-you/

 

[TexasBrandon]

I won't forget to let the sinks drip tonight, that's for sure. I don't need a plumber bill.

 

[will_em]

Got down to 15 in the Piney Woods last night with a high of 34 today.

Despite living here basically my whole life I've always liked both the hot and cold weather TX has to offer... I leave a window cracked pretty much year round. As long as I wear a jacket and have a wool cap for the noggin I'm good down to the low 30s. Today, though, it actually got cold enough that I was uncomfortable in my shorts

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Got down to 15 in the Piney Woods last night with a high of 34 today.

Despite living here basically my whole life I've always liked both the hot and cold weather TX has to offer... I leave a window cracked pretty much year round. As long as I wear a jacket and have a wool cap for the noggin I'm good down to the low 30s. Today, though, it actually got cold enough that I was uncomfortable in my shorts

Sweep away the cheetoes

 

[Moonpie]

It froze pretty good even way down here on the coast!
Lots of busted water pipes at work.

I miss August.

 

[Truly Grits]

Cheer up guys. It's going down to -13F overnight tonight from a sunny -1F this afternoon, here above the 49th.

 

[Vaquero]

From the farm.
Best I can tell, the temp shown is legit.

 

[TexasBrandon]

Already have the faucets in the house in drip mode since its 26 out, news website says 30 but my truck begs to differ, it's always colder here in Salado.

 

[Charlie]

Sweep away the cheetoes

I concur!

 

[AustinN4]

Already have the faucets in the house in drip mode since its 26 out, news website says 30 but my truck begs to differ, it's always colder here in Salado.

I have to opposite situation here in Austin. My weather station (outdoor sensor) always tells me it is warmer at my house by about 4 to 6 degrees than what the local weather reports say.

And in the summer, the opposite occurs - the outdoor temps at my house are always 4 to 6 degrees cooler.

I attribute these differences to being located very near the water.

 

[coachrick]

Well, we decided to brave the weather and drive 'back east' to Madison, MS on Saturday. Drove by Magnolia Market and the Silos in Waco for a side-trip and stopped too many times along the 560 mile trip. As a result, we crossed into Mississippi well after sunset and the temp was dropping fast...25 degrees @ 8pm. The runoff that flowed across the highway after melting in the relatively warm sunshine of the afternoon was re-freezing right zippy!! There were a couple of tricky patches if you didn't pay attention and we saw numerous rescue vehicles attending to cars and trucks that had run off the road for whatever reasons. THEN,we got past Vicksburg toward Clinton and the westbound lanes of I-20 were STOPPED !!! I am SURE glad we were headed the other way and could get through! The back-up was 1.5-2 miles in length by my estimation and it was 25degrees and headed into the mid-teens overnight!!! We encountered a few more icy patches on the way to Madison...22 degrees when we arrived. That's plenty cold enough folks!!!!!

One more day of this, then a serious warm-up begins. Might be back in shorts by Tuesday!!!

Let's be careful out there!