Getting ready to head into work today and thought it would have been a nice day to ride in - beautiful blue skies, temps in the upper 30's - but since I had to drop off a B12 stock can & midpipe at Bobcat's place and drop off a bunch of clothes one of my daughters left behind yesterday, I drove the "new" Jeep pickup.
On my way up the island, I started noticing several cars with snow on them. At first, I brushed it off since the mountains and their ski resorts aren't THAT far away, but when I saw a local aid truck go by with snow on it, I started to wonder. A mile or so after seeing the aid truck, snow started to appear on the shoulder, but just a light dusting. (Our first snow of the season down here at sea level.) As I continued north, the snow on the ground got heavier intil there was just two strips of wet pavement in each lane, everything else was white. A little further, and it was actually snowing. As I left the island, the snow turned to hail. When I got to the east side of Stanwood, it was a rain/snow mix. When I got to the freeway, it was pure rain. As I got closer to Everett, the rain stopped and the sun was back out, pavement dry.
Shortly after getting to work, was listening to the Seahawks game on the radio and they made an announcement there had just been a THIRTY car pileup on I-5 right by the exit/on ramp I use to commute off of.
I guess it was a good day to leave the bike home afterall.
(And perhaps a good day to be driving a 4x4, even though I never had to engage it this afternoon - might need it on the way home though.)
Topic: Weird weather (Read 3092 times)