Winter Weather: It Ain't Necessarily Snow.

What does winter look like where YOU live? Send your winter pictures to post@winterweather.posterous.com!

Winter in Durham NC

Heidi, the last time it snowed here was Inauguration Day.  I took several pictures, and this one shows the neighborhood with snow -- but nothing compared with when we were at Oberlin in the frozen wastes of Northern Ohio.  The other picture is from the other day and shows a more typical winter view -- leafless trees, but no snow to be found.
-- Katherine Johnson

Winter in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico is now a city of more than 750,000 people, set in a valley along the Rio Grande River at 5500 feet above sea level. The Sandia Mountain Range dominates our eastern skyline. The peak is almost 11,000 feet above sea level. We have the longest tramway in the country that zooms passengers to the top from the western face. Or, around the back side, facing east, you can drive to the top via a two-lane road and a series of S-curves and switchbacks (almost 180 degree turn). The views are magnificent at every turn, no matter what the weather.

This past Monday, the temperature in the city, which is surrounded by dry dessert, was in the high 50s, with deep blue skies, and very dry air. Humidity less than 15%. We wanted you to see our winter weather driving up the peak road with the sun shining on the snow-covered pines. From the Peak, on a clear day, you can see more than 50 miles in every direction. The second photo, taken from the top of the mountain, is facing south, looking across the knife edges of our rugged mountains. The city is far below on the right. The winds were strong, blowing about 25 miles per hour, and the temperature was near freezing. Fascinating contrast to the valley weather below. 

I hope you enjoy
Irene Seff

Storms Of November

In response to your request for "winter" pictures, here's one that shows the violence of winter weather on the Great Lakes in the U.S. midwest. This is a photograph of the Saint Joseph, Michigan lighthouse on a particularly rough day on Lake Michigan in late November.
If you recall the song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" performed by Gordon Lightfoot, the lyrics describe a day like this one. "...the lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy...the wind in the wires made a tattletale sound and a wave broke over the railing...t'was the witch of November come stealing...later that night when the lights went out of sight came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

Here's what the winter weather as like that sank the great ship.

Paul Gaecke
The Villages, FL

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