Snow, or something like it, over ice, yum!

- Snowy sleety roads -

It sleeted on an off from about noon yesterday until midnight or thereabouts. People were being a little too brave today driving, I think. It seems like the snow gives traction, but ice is the base. I thought 20 mph was appropriate, but many seem to think 50 is slow enough.

Heavy sleet in a short amount of time with below-freezing temps caused for some slick roadways yesterday. I was coming off FM644 onto US84 and the back end tried to come around. I was really counting on the previous days' high temps to keep the ground warm enough to keep it from getting slippery, but I guess there were too many negative variables.

The sun has been shining for about thirty minutes, and my cats have taken respite, laying in cubby corners where the wind is blocked so they can soak up some rays.

I'm wondering about the re-freeze situation tonight, because the road in front of the house is still white. It's probably going to get pretty interesting, drive-wise. Maybe it will freeze rough. At least the tires would have something to hold onto that way.