Today appears to be a good day to ‘stay home’, if that is possible…
Near 30 degrees at 5:15 a.m. … NNE wind 8 mph … feels like 22, according to one source.
Today’s forecast … Freezing rain likely, mainly after 3 p.m. Cloudy with a high today near 30. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 degrees and 60% chance of precipitation.
Tonight (Friday), snow, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all snow after 11 p.m. Low around 23. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph and 80% chance of precipitation. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches.
Saturday, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 36 and northerly wind 6 to 9 mph with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday night, mostly clear, with a low around 18, calm wind.
Sunday, sunny, with a high near 44, low Sunday night around 24 … Monday, sunny with a high near 50.
Bundle up, hope you have a good book to read, games for the youngsters and TV to occupy time … for all
Call ahead to make sure the business is open…
All Solid Waste sites in Bladen County are closed for the balance of the week. Normal schedule operations resume on Monday, January 24.
It is January … suppose to be cold, maybe not this cold…
Check on family, neighbors, strangers, anyone that may not be so warm … today.
“Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we’d have frozen to death.” Mark Twain
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house, all that cold, cold day.” Dr. Seuss
“It was so cold I almost got married.” Shelly Winters
“One thing about the weather; it brings out the statistician in everyone.” Paul Theroux
robert g hester
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