And so it begins ...

For New Year's Day, we had howling winds and snow showers. The snow showers didn't amount to much, no significant accumulation.

This morning (January 2), it is 18 degrees (-7.8 C) and we anticipate 4 degrees (- 15.6 C) tonight. Then it is supposed to climb back up safely above freezing by mid-week. Who knows from there?

Of course, many/most Wisconsin folks are interested in what the weather will be like in Pasadena today for the Rose Bowl, where the University of Wisconsin Badgers will be playing the Oregon Ducks this afternoon. I hear it will be close to 80 degrees (26.7 C), which seems absurd. One of my co-workers and her husband are visiting their son in Los Angeles this weekend, and she said her husband might try to go to the game. She plans to stay at home and play with her grandbabies.