Last night the Cincinnati area received another four inches of snow. This was in addition to the foot of snow that was already on the ground.
I am not one of those people who frets endlessly about the weather. I am generally sanguine, weather-wise, in the face of temperatures between 20 and 95 Fahrenheit. I don’t stay in during the cold months, nor do I kvetch about the dog days of summer.
Although fall is universally regarded as the best season in Southern Ohio, there is no time of the year that causes me distress simply by existing. To the best of my knowledge, I’ve never been affected by seasonal affective disorder, aka SAD.
I must say, however, that I am ready for some relief from the winter of 2025. Since January 5, the cold and snow have been more or less constant. And I’m not talking about typical winter weather: Winter Storm Blair and its aftermath have had a wide-ranging impact. There are kids in the Cincinnati area who still haven’t been to school this year.
Some relief may be on the way tomorrow. The temperature will climb marginally above freezing for the first time in a week. That will hopefully give me time to shovel the two driveways that are under my care.
According to the long-term forecast, the temperature will climb to 38 degrees next Saturday, before dipping back down below freezing again. That one semi-warm day should result in some partial melting. But not a full melting. Not with more than a foot of snow on the ground.
-ET