Weather WTF

[Barrister]

It's -11c with light snow today.   

[KRonn]

Some rain off and on, temps warm like Spring time through Christmas day.   

[garbon]

In Palm Springs, dangling my legs in the pool. This is how to do Christmas.

[crazy canuck]

At 17C/62F the winter solstice was as warm as this year's summer solstice, which says as much about the British summer as it does this winter 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/winter-solstice-2015-as-warm-as-june-summer-solstice-met-office-uk-weather-a6782736.html

[Barrister]

In Palm Springs, dangling my legs in the pool. This is how to do Christmas.

Sounds like hell.

[Admiral Yi]

Overheard some kind of weather warning on the TV, couldn't tell which type.

[Barrister]

Overheard some kind of weather warning on the TV, couldn't tell which type.

Um, you might want to look into that.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/iowa-city-ia/52240/weather-warnings-1517935/328802

Sounds like a tornado watch.

[Admiral Yi]

Um, you might want to look into that.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/iowa-city-ia/52240/weather-warnings-1517935/328802

Sounds like a tornado watch.

"Watch" is the weenie version.  Anyway, we have sirens. 

[Eddie Teach]

In Palm Springs, dangling my legs in the pool. This is how to do Christmas.

Sounds like hell.

The pool is probably reasonably warm, nothing like dangling your legs in the lake when you go ice fishing.

[garbon]

Yeah pool is heated.

[Caliga]

In Palm Springs, dangling my legs in the pool. This is how to do Christmas.

Jelly!

Though I'll probably jump into the hot tub later when the severe weather passes.

[Liep]

Only European capital with snow this Christmas is Reykjavik.

[Syt]

Is this common in that area?

[Eddie Teach]

Probably not that much, but all 3 cities shown in the blue region are at least 3000 feet up.

[Tonitrus]

Is this common in that area?

Most of the western area in the dark blue is a fairly substantial mountain range in central New Mexico, including some ski areas.  Then the eastern part is high plains desert.  Perhaps a bit unusual for that much in one go, but probably not unprecedented.