Weird Texas Weather

Well, my great autumn weather of my previous post has disappeared. On Monday, we reached 81 degrees. It was a beautiful day, though a bit warm for December. On Tuesday, a front moved through and we reached a high only in the 50's. On Wednesday, I awoke to a cold drizzle, which lasted most of the day, resulting in nearly a half-inch of rain. We can use that moisture. The high that day was only in the 40's.

Yesterday, the north wind blew and the cold and overcast skies hung around. I saw only a very brief flurry of snow, so light you could barely see it. After a few minutes, it was gone, so most of my neighbors probably never saw it. But other areas nearby saw snow.

The mountains to the west got a pretty good dusting, and areas to our south (Ozona and Junction, for example) saw about an inch of snow. Even the country around Eagle Pass along the border saw a bit of snow, a rarity for that area. A friend in the Rockport area posted a picture on his blog this morning showing a very light dusting of snow there.

This morning, it is dry but cold, below freezing. What a change from our 81 degrees just a few days ago. But the sun should come out today and reach the mid-50's. Tomorrow will see temps in the 60's, followed by a day or so reaching the 70's.

We normally have a few cold waves like this throughout the winter. They don't last long. One of the nice things of being retired is that we can stay in our warm home and just ride them out.