My Monday Thoughts

Good Monday everyone. Wow, what a delightful day. Got a chance to get out and clean up the yard some, picking up all of those twigs and sticks that have fallen during the windy winter we've had.

January's average wind speed at Louisville Int'l (official) was 9.3 mph. So far this month, we've averaged nearly 7 mph, seems like more though.

Last February, winds averaged 8.8 mph while January 2011 averaged 7.6 mph. So, when you crunch the numbers, this January and February is much like last January and February. I know, except for the snow amounts. Hey, last February saw only 1.1", while this February's total has been 1.7". A minor victory there.

Speaking of snow, blizzard warnings are up for parts of the upper midwest.  A place called Sisseton, South Dakota, near Interstate 29, is expecting over a foot of snow with strong, gusty winds to help blow all of that snow around. Looks like some of those areas may be shut down.

On the spring side of things, severe thunderstorms may be possible this week for parts of our region. West KY is looking at a pretty slim chance in the SPC's 2-day outlook. Day 3 outlook has much of our region in a 30% risk for severe storms, including Louisville and points east into central KY especially. That's a pretty impressive percentage for a day 3 outlook. We'll have to keep an eye on that one.

A nice sky show we had during the past weekend as Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon played a little dance in the sky for our enjoyment.

And don't forget, daylight savings time kicks in March 11 at 2:00am this year. I'm already looking forward to that.

Enjoy your week and keep safe out there.
MS