The greatest playing is done as much between as on the notes. - Ralph Kirkpatrick
2006, November 05
Winter and a Full Moon
Today is the beginning of meteorological winter and a Hunters' full moon.
Halfway between the Autumnal equinox and the Winter solstice, we are now at the beginning of the Celtic winter, now called meteorological winter. Already there has been snow, Loveland Colorado has 22 inches.
Here in the San Francisco Bay area, we have had a few days of rain, always welcome after the dry dormant season. So we begin our growing season while elsewhere the skiers buckle on their gear. Man-made snow has made it possible for some resorts to open early, hardware stores in the northeast are selling out of snow shovels, and people are changing to snow tires in the mid-west.
...our winter predictions are pointing towards widespread cold from coast to coast, especially for the western sections of the country,” shares Peter Geiger, Philom., Editor. Geiger continues, “The cold may not be as frigid as 30 or 40 years ago, but we do expect this to be the coldest winter we’ve seen for quite a few years.” And, after last year’s unusual warmth, this chill might make winter harder than usual.
The 2007 Farmers’ Almanac, released August 28, 2006, predicts the frigid temperatures, as much as 20 degrees below seasonal norms (and nearly 40 degrees colder than last winter), for Montana, the Dakotas and parts of Wyoming. For the Gulf Coast up through New England, unseasonably cold, or “shivery,” conditions are expected.
Snow, and lots of it, is also forecast for the nation’s midsection, parts of New England, and the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. "The Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley may be the only area spared the extreme cold," reveals Sandi Duncan, Philom., Managing Editor, "but this is not to say this area won’t be without its cold spells and significant snowfalls."
November in the NorthEast
1st-3rd. Clearing, colder. 4th-7th. Unsettled. 8th-11th. Pleasant. 12th-15th. Major East Coast storm! Heavy showers, with a few thunderstorms. Gale-force winds Mid-Atlantic Coast. Snow possible New England. 16th-19th. Windy, cold. 20th-23rd. Unsettled, with some wet snow or rain. Bundle up and bring an umbrella if you’re attending the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. 24th-27th. Fair, then very unsettled, with squalls. 28th-30th. Clearing, colder.
November in California
1st-3rd. Chilly. 4th-7th. Mixed clouds and sun, with a few showers possible. 8th-11th. Fair, becoming stormy, with rain and (over the Sierra Nevadas) snow possible. 12th-15th. Unsettled. Light snow on southern plateaus. 16th-19th. Mostly fair. 20th-23rd. Fair. 24th-27th. Very unsettled, then slowly clearing. 28th-30th. Turning much colder.
