Fairbanks likely to see season's first frost tonight
Published Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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Stumble It!FAIRBANKS -- The National Weather Service has posted a frost warning tonight for the Middle Tanana Valley, which includes Fairbanks, North Pole and the surrounding areas.
The weather advisory is in effect from midnight to 7 a.m. Wednesday., with temperatures expected to be coolest in the low-lying areas. Temperatures from the mid-20s to lower 30s are projected.
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Great! Just what I was hoping for! Could they please just forecast a little snow that will complete the summer.
We had our first frost last night in Galena, winter is coming.
Summer? We had a summer lol?
:)
Good grief, I am not ready for this. Wishing it would be summer once and for all. Guess I will just pack up my garage sale stuff and call it a lost.
no pumpkins this year :( they barely flowered.
What are people complaining about? Why choose to live near the Arctic Circle and complain about too much winter weather? If you want longer summers, move 3000+ miles south. Jeeesh!
allhaileris, from what I understand, the fantastic summers I was told about is what helps counter-balance the harsh winters. Since there wasn't much, if any kind of summer to write home to mom about, and more rain than normal, it's easy to see how people aren't so welcoming for winter to get here already. And since we've been here since mid-December, I was really looking forward to some warm weather before heading back into winter.
I was born and raised in Portland. It's ironic that they are having great summer weather and we're the ones with all the rain lol!
On the count of three i will snap my fingers and this will all be a nightmare.
Well congratulations! :c) I can count at least 4 frosts we've had in Tok here now since late June and on through July... you have to catch up to us....... hurry ! or you'll be left behind!
the Migratory birds are also flying south now too.. they know things... they are smart and leaving while the leavings good!
Tony08, I'm guessing you snapped your fingers sometime the first week of July LOL
C'mon winter, Im ready...personally, I love the cold and snow.
All right! Our first frost, I hope Troopers are ready because you know those speed deemons are going to end on the side of the Rich in the morning.
Hell with the frost I say bring on the snow. If it's going to be cold out it might as well have the white stuff on the ground too. A foot or two would be nice!
Has anyone checked with AL BORE and global Warming ??
Welcome to a year of summer as it use to be. What ever made people think this isn't a normal summer. We just happened to luck out with the warmer ones. Now for the days when the snow and cold were with us in September. How many remember 30 below on Halloween. Or 40 and 50 below for two weeks or more at Christmas. Let's not talk about January. You got to love Fairbanks, never know what you'll get from year to year weather wise.
Have you forked over your first $500 payment to the heating oil/propane man??
First the floods and now the cold, see what happens when the Borough Mayor Whitaker decides to go to the Democratic convention and speak on behalf of Obama. Hope we don't have an earthquake on the day of his speech. Ronald Regan must have had a word with the almighty.
allhaileris- you are a sour bitter old man. Lighten up fella.
Delta had a light and spotty frost last week. Gardeners should already be prepared.
my sunflowers didnt even bloom. Just got tall and green >:(
Woodman, those are the seasons I remember too! AussieAlaskan
Wow, it's refreshing to read some light-hearted banter in the comments section! Especially about such a cold, heavy topic (pun intended -- although not particularly funny)... ;-)
1967--It was only $455. ONLY $455. I can't believe I typed that.
i remember a first week of november it was -45f. that was 1990 i think.
usually by this time of august i'm sick of sun and too warm weather and i'm totally ready for snow again. this year i fee cheated. summer is about over already and i haven't even broke out in a sweat yet. this is definately going to have a psychological effect. i'm going to be grouchy all winter.
Look at the bright side, the pot holes will fill with snow and we won't go bump riding in town. The PFD will be big, so people can go to Hawaii two times this winter. All the snow birds will migrate to Arizona sooner. We can save electricity by turning off the freezer and putting things in a cooler in our sub zero deck. We might by pass the flu, hear those viruses hate 50 below. Bear will hibernate sooner and stop using people in Anchorage as bait. Instead sunshine we can enjoy Alpine Glow in August. We can go ice fishing on Labor Day. Best of all, your wife will want to cuddle more to stay warm. I am sure you people can come up with some more reason why we need cold weather.
woodman: "the pot holes will fill with snow and we won't go bump riding in town." and "I am sure you people can come up with some more reason why we need cold weather."
What more reason do I need??? LOL My trip home goes from 45 to 10 minutes at freeze-up...Gotta love life in the bush...
I dont know about anyone else..but there have been some good things about the cool summer.. I nary saw but a handful of mosquitos..my horse hardly needed bug dope this summer , I hardly had to haul water to water my flowers I planted by the house and my newly planted trees were watered by God Himself and I got to see some awesome rainbows after the rain showers and I had excuses for not mowing my yard for the weeds were way too wet to do a proper job :)
anymore PLUS'S?? ++++++ lets have them folks :c)
No forest fire smoke++++++++++
Those beetles dissapeared! ++++++++
I remember the -30 Halloween. We had just moved here from Georgia that June and my brother and I went out trick or treating, made it to 2 houses, and said "Screw this!" and went home!
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