One aspect that I forgot to mention in a previous post about the weather here in Roanoke is: Generally speaking it’s great, but it sure can be wacky!

Within just a week or so we have seen near 0 temperatures and bitter cold, and today the forecast has projected the temperatures to reach the upper 60s and maybe even 70.

Then, in a couple more days we are supposed to be back down to normal February temperatures of around the 30s and 40s.

I’m not complaining about the mild temps lately, or about the ups and downs that my thermostat has undergone due to the changes. This seems to be common for the area. I think it was around Christmas 2007 or early January last year when we reached the 60s for multiple days.

It doesn’t seem to work the other way around, though. I don’t recall a frost warning ever being issued for a day in July or August in Roanoke.

Having said that, it’s looking like we may get through the 2008-09 Winter without any real measurable amounts of snow or icy precipitation. There hasn’t been much to fall at my house in the City so far, probably not even an inch total for the whole season.

Of course, I’m reminded of a time in the 1990s when in March I believe it was that we received about 2 feet of snow. I missed school for at least a week if I remember correctly.

So, winter weather is far from out of the equation. In the meantime, enjoy the springtime temperatures!