Anyone else seeing signs of an early winter?

[cqaigy2]

Winter has truly come. Rained for 5 days straight, lost power twice.

 

[Oaktree]

Winter has truly come. Rained for 5 days straight, lost power twice.

Not here. Got into the low 70s both yesterday and today. Normally low to mid 40s would be a "warm" day for early Nov. 3-4 years ago we had snow by now that stayed on the ground 'til spring.

 

[m1garand762]

Our leaves are done a month early this year but very little fruit or berries for the birds so I’m not sure what is going to happen

 

[Jstpssng]

71 degrees for the last couple of days… we broke records in some places.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Winter storm warning for us. Blizzard conditions, 12"-16" of snow coming, preceded by ice first, naturally.

 

[ArlyA]

We have snow predicted here over the weekend of no significance so we'll be out working on trails.

 

[seville009]

Drove on the NYS Thruway today in the Finger Lakes region - could see that the DOT had applied brine to the road. Not sure why - sunny and in the 70’s……

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I think we got about 2 feet. Drifted in around the house pretty good. On the second start up, my trusty old (20 year old) MTD snow blower had it's pull start mechanism come apart in my hand.

Funny, I had just finished praising it, as I filled it with gas for the first time this season yesterday, and it started right up on the first pull.

Figures...

Now I have to find a replacement pull mechanism and replace it PDQ.

 

[jjeff]

I think we got about 2 feet. Drifted in around the house pretty good. On the second start up, my trusty old (20 year old) MTD snow blower had it's pull start mechanism come apart in my hand.

Funny, I had just finished praising it, as I filled it with gas for the first time this season yesterday, and it started right up on the first pull.

Figures...

Now I have to find a replacement pull mechanism and replace it PDQ.

In a bad pinch I've run a socket with extension on flywheel bolt it's under the recoil, or if it's easy starting and have decent access the tried and true wrap a rope method works, I use a drill to crank the motor on lowest speed highest torque setting most likely it needs to rotate clockwise to start. Im pretty mindful and cautious to pull extension and socket out when it fires. And not recommending this if your not comfortable doing it.

 

[Tomtint]

This year the pine needle dropping is heavy.. Much more than years past that I can recall. And.. My grandfather would always say you can tell a cold winter is coming by the size of a squirrels tail..This year they are big.. The bushy tail squirrel gauge .

 

[Jchonline]

A couple weeks ago, a black walnut in town started dropping some fully-matured walnuts.

two weeks ago, the orb weavers started up.

last week on YouTube, someone about 40 miles away posted that their “persimmon seed reading” says early and frigid winter.

today, while out walking about, I have seen multiple sycamores, maples, butternut and black walnuts with leaves turning yellow.

We are in western North Carolina at about 2200’ elevation.

Absolutely here in CO. We are already in single digits at nights in the mountains, have had 1 good snow and a handful of dustings. Foothills has been colder than usually as well, already had a 2 inch snow which isn't super common. We are probably 2-3 weeks ahead. Going to be a fun one!

 

[Jchonline]

I got my snowblower on, does that count?

Well now it will be Jan before you get any snow.

 

[Jchonline]

+1 on the dry conditions. Neighbors on either side here in town have 'bald cypress' trees that started dumping their rusty 'leaves' a few weeks ago. I offered to pay to have one cut his down. Those trees are horrible near houses as the needle fronds and cones they drop are notorious for clogging gutters and down spouts.

Why not put up gutters that don't clog? It would be cheaper than having one cut down.

 

[Torvy]

Why not put up gutters that don't clog? It would be cheaper than having one cut down.

The no clog gutters have their own set of problems. This is the last Fall I have to deal with them!

 

[newbury]

Isn't it getting a little late in the year (mid-November) to be asking about an early winter?

 

[jjeff]

Yes, in my house sitting on the couch Imo not much beats the nostalgia of a fire in the fireplace watching a football game on a cold, wet, and sleet filled fall day.

 

[Jstpssng]

Isn't it getting a little late in the year (mid-November) to be asking about an early winter?

The thread was started in August. Today I was out deer hunting in my shirt sleeves, and when I got back to the truck had to run the AC. I've seen times when I was on snowshoes by the 16th, so I would say that we aren't going to see an early winter here in Maine.

 

[jjeff]

The thread was started in August. Today I was out deer hunting in my shirt sleeves, and when I got back to the truck had to run the AC. I've seen times when I was on snowshoes by the 16th, so I would say that we aren't going to see an early winter here in Maine.

I remember having to use snowmobiles as the only way to get to deer camp in mid November. Definitely not this year, it was 70+ degrees 2 days ago now it's mid 30s and snowing however as others have noted signs of a long harsher winter, from previous yrs I've noted if the great lakes stay warmer later it usually means a lot more lake effect snow continuing later in the winter. I also believe it's the third yr in a row of lanina which also could mean a longer harsher winter in the great lakes region.

 

[PJSprog]

Waking up to seven inches of snow this morning was our first sign of an early winter here in southern Illinois. Can't remember the last time we got this much snow this early.

 

[ArlyA]

We received a tad of lake snow today. No biggy.