Yesterday morning, we had one of those events that make life interesting here. But first, a relevant fact: Yesterday also was the first full day of Spring. (The vernal equinox arrived at 1:06 p.m. the day before yesterday, Tuesday.)
Now, back to Wednesday morning. At first, it was raining in a routine sort of way and the temperature was around freezing, but rising. The wind picked up at about mid-morning and began to deliver whipping rain. Then, all of a sudden, as if a switch had been flipped on, everything turned into what you see here, a furiously raging snow flurry that was blinding at times:
After about 15 minutes of high winds flinging around mini- and maxi-sized flakes, the snow stopped suddenly, as if that switch had been flipped off. Pale sunlight appeared for several minutes and revealed that a fraction of an inch of snow was on the trees and ground. It soon melted:
The rest of the day returned to mostly routine rain, raw winds, and several unsuccessful attempts by the sun to break through a dense overcast.
Then, last night, it snowed again, leaving a light white cover here and there this morning. Now, we’re under a Gale Warning until Tomorrow at 9 a.m., and the forecast for today is: “Windy with morning snow showers. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the upper teens.” Ahh, Spring! (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on March 20, 2024.)