This pair of sundogs appeared today in our Iowa view. I about froze walking half a block to get a picture. It is 0˚F and kind of windy. Low tonight is to be -15˚F. Warmer next week.
Our View From Iowa
observations from Jim and Melanie
This pair of sundogs appeared today in our Iowa view. I about froze walking half a block to get a picture. It is 0˚F and kind of windy. Low tonight is to be -15˚F. Warmer next week.
Our View From Iowa 
Reblogged this on JAR Blog….
It is supposed to be cold here as well tonight and tomorrow night. No snow though…
You are just as well off without it. Stay warm. 🙂
Will do, I covered my fruit trees and herbs. The rest is native and should be OK.
Possible -40° wind chills tonight into tomorrow morning. Most schools closing or delayed opening. Where’s global warming when you need it? 🙂
I have yet to see a sundog.
I accidently noticed these. Look them up on the google image machine. Lots of nice ones.
Pretty cold tonight. Warmer by sunrise tho.
Not so here, Jim. 7° now, -8° by daybreak tomorrow. High of 18° with winds, Next day with temperatures above freezing is predicted for next Wednesday.
I’ve seen a few sun pillars aka pillar of fire. Never a green flash. It is cold enough for a sun dog if we get some moisture in the air…pretty dry now.
Believe it or not, sun dogs are fairly common down here in the winter time. They can appear as early as November, and I’ve seen them as late as February. I suppose the answer is that even when the surface temperature is relatively warm (say, 45-55F) the cold air in the higher levels of the atmosphere can produce some neat phenomena.
It’s cold enough here tonight to make us shiver (47F now, high tomorrow 39F), but I’m going to bundle up and go out and see if I can spot Comet Lovejoy. Our skies started clearing late this afternoon, and I’m hoping they’re completely clear now. I was able to see Luling with no trouble, although my eyes were better back then, too. If nothing else, it will be an opportunity to give thanks I don’t live in the land of zero-and-below any longer. On the other hand, if we could get some snow, I’d put up with it.
I’ve seen the green flash!
I have tried several times to see the green flash. It still eludes me.
The ice crystals in the sky can form some beautiful patterns. A check on the google images machine reveals a lot of examples. These I saw were a surprise as I wasn’t looking for anything in particular and noticed them.
When the weather and sky is better, I will try to see Lovejoy. I requested an image from a robotic telescope the U of IA operates in AZ. I got the image back. It needs some adjustments before sharing. It was a nice fuzzy spot compared to the stars.
I will see if my sources at the weather office can arrange some snow for you. It might cost you, tho. 🙂
There’s a new bulletin out that includes the phrase “freezing precipitation.” We are hopeful.
Not seeing it here. Maybe I got the wrong location.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-94.90874&lat=29.23739#.VK6X2WSCOrV
Location’s right, but as I said: hopeful. A few degrees south of their predictions, and it’s bumper car time. Besides, I did just come in from cracking the ice on the birdbath. 🙂
Here is a good site with comet images updated daily.
http://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?title=lovejoy
I like this one.
Such a neat photo–but maybe not worth frostbite! 😉 Very, very cold here, too, in upstate NY!
Thanks. I’m sure it is very cold up there. Stay warm.
Very cool photo, literally! 🙂
I learned something knew…cool!
I had never heard of sun dogs before – I have learned something new too! Thanks for posting that
If you google sundog and look at images, there are many beautiful examples. Ice crystals in the air cause them.
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Thank you – I did! and I will! I hope your weather soon warms up there! It is mad here too – windy and stupidly warm – 14c last night! almost warmer than summer!
It was -19˚C last night. Getting warmer as the sun shines.
We visited Meath and West Meath where my mother’s paternal ancestors came from…Kelly and Huston. Also spent 6 wonderful days in Galway. We will go back some day to Ireland.
I’Ve never seen sun dogs, so it was fun to at least see a real live picture of them–thanks!