Where did the snow goto? (Cheyenne, Laramie: maintenance, moving, trailer)

[Gibs07GTcpe]

The other day, this was all white and traffic wasnt moving the gate was closed and everything. Now today it looks as though it didnt even snow there? Just wondering did it warm up that much?

[ElkHunter]

Yup. Just got to wait a couple hours and poof. The weather changes.

[WyoNewk]

Tell him the truth, ElkHunter; the snow didn't melt, it just blew around until it wore out.

(I believe I read that in one of your recent posts.)

[septocaine_queen]

I am still getting used to the idea that it can and does get warmer at night than during the day. The other day it was 20 during the day and warmed up to about 35 at night when the cold front passed. Wow today it was 55 and it felt so warm. I know I am shocked too.

[dori36]

Originally Posted by Gibs07GTcpe

The other day, this was all white and traffic wasnt moving the gate was closed and everything. Now today it looks as though it didnt even snow there? Just wondering did it warm up that much?

Wind and semi trucks/trailers tend to blow it off the roads. Flat winds that are common in WY blows it off the land and it evaporates.

[ElkHunter]

We got a little snow up here. Not a lot though. The mountains are white and pretty. As I told the local weatherman, ya gotta come over and help me shovel some of that partly cloudy you keep talking about.

I've been snowbound on July 4th. You do realize that snowbound is "Stuck" can't get out, not going no where. But I've also seen 70 degrees in Feb.

We built Decker Coal in Montana. We had to keep records. Christmas eve of 72 it got a bit chilly. -58 f. Yeah, MINUS 58 and no wind. We don't count wind chill in Wyoming. That's for wuss'es. haha. Talk about the snow squeekin when you walked across it.

The way we tell temperature is to put the dog out. Wait 3 minutes and if you have to bust him loose from the tree, it's cold. One year, my mud flaps on my truck froze sticking straight out. Looked like I was going 70mph down the road.

So the weather can change any minute. Every state in the Union has declared that if you don't like the weather, wait a minute. Normally we get a good bit of warning and then get craped on. hahaha

I got three hooks by the door and 17 different coats to put on. Some days, I wear all of them. Layers don't ya know.

[Heit]

Originally Posted by dori36

Wind and semi trucks/trailers tend to blow it off the roads. Flat winds that are common in WY blows it off the land and it evaporates.

HA, it would be nice if the semis did that. The hard, cold fact is that ONE THING and one thing only is responsible for it all.....the W-I-N-D!!!!

[K-FOX]

Hey Elkhunter, I know about the 17 different coats by the door! I still have a closet full of them waiting to be worn up here in Northern Idaho!! But it's not cold enough!!! I wear a light windbreaker up here while everyone else is bundled up in coats that adorn my closet! People think I'm crazy, but when it 10 to 20 above and no wind it's just not cold!

I am keeping all those coats for when I move back to Wyo.

K-FOX

[LongHaul]

Last trip, I spent 2 extra days in North Platte, NE. waiting for I-80 in Wyoming to reopen. Got west of Cheyenne and there wasn't any snow. I suspect that there's a giant freezer that they put the snow in for the next time they want to close I-80. Yup, all that wind and the snow gets tired!

[ElkHunter]

I've heard repeatedly, and I've said it myself, the winters aren't as harsh as they used to be. But it makes me wonder if the winters are pretty much the same, it's just that snow removal and road maintenance is just gotten a lot better? We've trippled the number of plows around here. We've even trippled the amount of trucks that have the capability to put out the chemical they use to ice melt on intersections.

Also, it used to be that the plows went out first thing in the morning and went to work. Now, they start when the snow starts and they run all night keeping everything clear.

Just a thought.