That sounds lovely, @jo!

Here, there isn't even enough snow to cover the ground, but yesterday offered a vivid reminder of the season. Cold northwest winds howled all day, gusting to 55mph (88 km/hr). The temperature dropped from 36F/2C in the morning to 9F/-13C by afternoon, with wind chills around -15F/-26C. Those temperatures are not that unusual here in December but are a bit of a shock after the warm autumn we had.

The sky is a bright blue right now and I am looking forward to seeing some stars tonight.

Posted by: @stargazer

The sky is a bright blue right now and I am looking forward to seeing some stars tonight.

It has been quite awhile since we have had a clear night sky here, so when that occurs again, I am going to have to get used to the shift in the placements of the stars, constellations, planets. I think January is our cloudiest month, but December can be a close second!

Wow, that is cold, stargazer! We have not yet hit those frigid temperatures, although as I will explain, tonight's wind chill is getting close.

We are receiving more snow today than yesterday. Yesterday’s fall was a few inches, which covered everything beautifully. But today’s is more, and the beautiful white stuff is coming down in closer squalls today, and heavier. Beautiful!

I had to be in town early this morning, and drove out in heavy snowfall along the country roads. Thankfully, there were hardly any other cars, and as I reached the edge of town (only five minutes away), the traffic increased a bit, but nobody was being an idiot driver. I quite enjoy driving in the snow, as long as everyone has respect and with care. Some major roads, a bit west of us, have been closed because of almost nil visibility in the squalls.

The snow continues through today, tonight, and into tomorrow , but tomorrow will more probably be flurries rather than the heavier snow.

Daytime temps remain a few degrees below freezing, with nighttimes dropping to around -10C / 14F; windchills will be nearer -20C / -4F.

Sadly, Monday and Tuesday, the temperature rises to 5C / 41F, when we may get some rain. Nooooo! I love rain, but better in the spring, summer, and autumn, not so much in the winter months.   Wednesday we drop down to seasonal temps again, hopefully bringing with this anticipated change more snow!

24 hours have passed, so ...

We had more snow today. It just keeps coming!   Early this morning, when I went into town to swim, it was coming down heavily. This was about 40 minutes before sunrise. The countryside scenes were magical everywhere I looked!

Apparently, our area and the area just to the west of us has only had one day of school this week because of all the snow and slippery, snow-covered conditions on the roads.

More snow expected tomorrow! What else is new?  

EDIT on Saturday, Dec. 7: Yes, more snow today, albeit lighter than the past few days. Still, very pretty and wintry.

I love these shorter winter days. We turn on the outdoor and indoor Christmas mini lights (some white, but mostly coloured) around 4:30 pm, which stay on for hours. Then, in the morning, before my walk at 6 am, the lights go on again, as the sunrise is not until nearly 7:45 am. And when it is clear (not often this time of year in our part of the world), there is wonderful stargazing at either end of the day! ♥

Your snow sounds lovely, @jo!

Our weather has been up and down - some light snow earlier this month, followed by a near-record high yesterday of 52F/11C.  On Wednesday we had high winds all day, gusting to 55 mph/ 88 km/hr.

Earlier I mentioned looking forward to seeing some stars that night. But it clouded up before the sky got dark - consistent with how cloudy this time of year often is.

I also like the long nights this time of year - being able to stargaze before dinner, or even after 6 am, is awesome. Especially if it isn't 40 below. 😉

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Eighteen hours ago the ground was bare. But an Alberta Clipper roared through here overnight, dropping a quick 6 inches/150mm of powder snow by morning (some areas near here received nearly double that).

A white Christmas is likely, but still not guaranteed, as it's expected to warm up again (to just above freezing) by Monday.

In an unusually clear winter sky tonight in north east England, I tried to recognise stars and constellations I didn't know. Someone pointed out the Great Bear and Little Bear. It is interesting to look at the stars here, when I am more used to the Southern Hemisphere ones.
Fresh clear air seems full of promise, when it is usually cloudy or overcast. Perhaps this is a Christmas blessing.

Posted by: @stargazer

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Here too! We had some lovely snow falling this morning, and then flurries off and on through this afternoon. A few inches in total, but all is pristine white and beautiful and magical with the Christmas lights twinkling around the village. There is a good possibility that we shall have a white Christmas (hurrah!), but as with your area, stargazer, temps warm up just a teeny bit on Tuesday, so there might be a mixture of snow and rain. Here's sure hoping for the former!

This weekend is very cold with flurries tomorrow; cold sunshine on Sunday. Thankfully, 'though cold, the weather looks dry for our kids all arriving on Sunday evening and into Monday for much of the week.   

There should be a good opportunity to see the night sky clear early Sunday morning and Sunday evening. This December has been typically cloudy, and to have a glimpse of the stars and planets now and then is lovely too. (Btw, I love cloudy days, but days is the operative word; I would rather have at least some nights clear and crisp to stargazer.) It's nice you had a chance of looking at the beautiful night sky, coracle!