Daily Archives: 8 January, 2009

Enjoy the warmth while it’s here……

8 January, 20092:48 p.m.

…….because there’s a sharp plunge in temperatures coming Saturday, forecasters warn. These unusually warm 50s today and Friday will make way for temperatures a hearty 20 degrees colder on Saturday.

A cold front is bringing harsh winds and much colder temperatures this weekend, forecasters say. That’s hardly a surprise, considering it’s early January.

As a co-worker said this morning, though, days like today give her a case of spring fever. Already. In January.

I guess that just means Saturday will be even harder to take. Sunday will be something of a tease, with a high back around 50, but then next week will see temperatures dive back into the 30s for highs.

We don’t need a groundhog to remind us winter’s here for quite a while yet.

By Stan Finger | Filed under Cold | Comments

On the lookout for sundogs

8 January, 20098:00 a.m.

With winter in full force around Kansas, one phenomenon likely to appear is the sundog. While they can appear several months of the year, sundogs are most common in January, when the sun is low in the sky and ice crystals are common in the atmosphere.

Sundogs typically appear in pairs on either side of the sun and develop when light passes through ice crystals in the atmosphere. I’ve heard some talk of bright sundogs that developed in the Salina area earlier this month, but I have not seen photos.

If anyone happened to capture images of them, I’d be happy to post them on my blog.

By Stan Finger | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off