How was the distance-learning experience? I did PennState's undergrad weather forecasting certificate a couple years ago. One of these days, it'd be great to get a proper EC/NWS-compliant Met program under my belt though. 🌦️🧑‍🎓

It started again here, but it's not as heavy. The snow band has narrowed a bit and shifted slightly south, so maybe we'll be done with it soon-ish 🤷

I've shoveled for Moxie and Charlie four times already. The kids have been out to pee without leashes because, well, where are they going to go?! About 30cm down and still snowing, though it's beginning to lighten up...maybe...? 🤞

We've far surpassed the "It's safe to let the chihuahuas go outdoors without a leash--they ain't gonna run away!" threshold.

That was 2 hours ago. It's still accumulating. We'll probably close in on 30cm by midday at this rate--doesn't look like the squall is breaking down anytime soon.

Northwesterlies off the Bay that blow perpendicular to the "north mountain" also have a habit of dumping snow on those of us at northern edge of the valley floor while sparing the highway 1/101 corridor. Tends to be more of an issue mid/late winter. Microclimates... 🤷

I was surprised to see the squall reaching so far. Typically, they're rather localized. For example, at the height of winter, it isn't unheard of for the hwy 1/101 corridor (Kentville, New Minas, Wolfville) to be clear and sunny, while just a few km north (where I live), there's a raging snowstorm.

Seems like the latest platform update is the culprit: Not just targeting certain regions for "age assurance", but widespread. Let's hope this is a bug and not a //Meh... Whatever.// response. bsky.app/profile/bsky...

Not quite 25cm, but close. Certainly much more than anticipated today, regardless. bsky.app/profile/vinc...

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Snow has just stopped here. Haven't been out to officially measure yet, but I anticipate that we've easily exceeded 25 cm a few kilometers north of Kentville. Thank dog it's light and fluffy stuff!

Be glad the snow is fluffy, because that coat just screams "I'm gonna be covered head to toe and hard-packed, half-frozen snowballs..." one of these days.

Was just out for the mid-morning pee break, and I wager that we'll be at the 25cm mark, give or take, before the snow lets up. And then we roll the dice with squalls off the Bay.

Charlie thinks this light fluffy stuff is great. I scooped a couple paths and he quite enjoyed himself; then he decided to go down the driveway (which I haven't yet cleared)...took about four bounding leaps into the full depth of snow for him to "nope" out of that!

My wife used to make carrot cake jam from scratch that worked equally well on ice cream as it did on toast. (...or by the spoonful straight out of the jar if that's your thing).

On the topic of micro-climates, I present to you this morning's chihuahua weather from the eastern Annapolis Valley tucked up near the base of the north mountain: bsky.app/profile/vinc...