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Snowing fairly heavy again, with more snow on top of the ice and snow we already had. 18 degrees and I think I saw the sun for 4 minutes in the last 4 days.
That 1-3 inches they predicted last night looks like it will be another 6 inches. I have cabin fever.
Currently in Houston, TX
Severe Weather Alert Winter Storm Warning
Cloudy 30°F
Feels Like
22°F
Dew Point: 28°F
Humidity: 92%
Pressure: 30.30 inches
Wind: From the Northwest at 8 mph
When you deal with minus temperatures as often as you do there do people actually still say 'minus' when it's obvious anyway? Only I remember listening to the radio one cold morning in Germany and the presenter was reading a list of all these cities and temperatures like 7, 10, 13, 18 etc which didn't sound right at all, only he said in a very deep, staccato, Schwarzenegger-like voice afterwards "Zis is, of course, minus"! They'd also specifically say 'plus' if there was any confusion about how mild it was, which I've never heard here.
We're used to saying minus (and then a number) very much as part of our vocabulary so there's typically no confusion.
As far as I can tell, they make it pretty unambiguous here. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard someone say 10 when they meant -10 (in the media or in daily speech).
I'm guessing if you said it'll be 13C instead of -13C tomorrow, that could be mistaken as sudden mild spell happening (especially if it was say early spring).
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Portland, TX. 8:45am
