Brutal arctic blast blanketing much of the US is set to deliver record-breaking low temperatures as the South braces for snow | CNN
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A brutal and prolonged arctic blast  bringing heavy snow, wind and ice across much of the US is threatening record-breaking low temperatures and dangerous morning commutes as another storm takes aim at the South. Here’s the latest:
    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      I wish the temp would get to the mid 20s c near me. It’s been in the negatives Frankenstein for almost a week straight, barely peaking into the positive single digits. And we won’t get above freezing until maybe Wednesday.

  • Haus@kbin.social
    101·
    6 months ago

    It’s chilly in January - Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana beg for federal money. Texas may or may not turn into a pumpkin.

  • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
    51·
    6 months ago

    I’m glad I don’t live in the free state of Texas! I like LIVING instead!

  • NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social
    4·
    6 months ago

    Been absolutely fucking freezing in small town nebraska over here, got to around -35 the other day, we have snow drifts up to 10 feet high on some backroads too. crazy stuff

  • dmtalon
    3·
    6 months ago

    Ya, outside Cincinnati the forecast only has us making it to 32°f as the HI on Thursday. quite a few low’s in the single digits (was 3.6°f this morning) all week.

    Our HVAC is working overtime since Saturday, and appears it’s going to be an expensive electricity month.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
      2·
      6 months ago

      Makes me kinda glad my heat pump crapped out last month. Now I’ve got a more efficient one and half a cord of wood for my wood stove.

      • dmtalon
        4·
        6 months ago

        Ours is 13yo, so not ancient but not new either. We have geothermal heat pump, so at least more efficient than a air/air heat pump. But when it has to run non-stop it really cools down the ground loop water and gets less efficient.

        • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
          2·
          6 months ago

          That’s what I think I’d prefer a heat pump into a large pond. Water can store a lot of latent heat, and the convection will prevent it from getting too cold in one spot.

          Then if it gets really cold we have a skating rink.

          • dmtalon
            2·
            6 months ago

            I also think the guys that designed/Installed ours were not the best. I think they undersized us a bit and am guessing the loop field is also smaller than ideal.

            If I knew then what I knew now I probably would have questioned them a bit, but I just had too much other stuff I was keeping up with at the time.

            We’re finishing our basement now and had a different HVAC company come out to look at adding vents/returns and he basically said our system really isn’t large enough to support the basement 100% which burns me up because we told them all along it was going to be finished and should be sized accordingly.