Mitch's Birthday, Winds and Snow's Coming

Above, the birthday boy, Mitch Geriminsky. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After fighting gusty winds all the way from Williams, Arizona to home, I finally reached home from Lake Havasu about a half hour ago.

The winds kicked up a lot of dust in many areas. But the funny thing is, once I got to the Arizona-New Mexico border, rain clouds were over head and the ground was wet. 

Above, some of the guests in Mitch's back yard. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It started raining when I got to the Iyanbito bridge on Interstate 40 and continued to do so even when I reached home. Well, I'm not complaining. We needed it and we are currently under a Winter Storm Warning.through Wednesday.

Above, everyone enjoyed this sunset over Lake Havasu. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The trip to Lake Havasu was an enjoyable one and the capper was a birthday party for Mitch Geriminsky last night at his home. We had about 60 people there.

Above, a big screen was set up to show pictures from Mitch's life. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I'll clean out The Beast tomorrow and put it into the GOCO Beast Barn after I am done (hopefully before any snows start).

The forecast for Jamestown, New Mexico from the National Weather Service:

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Rain showers likely before 3am, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

Snow. Temperature rising to near 42 by 8am, then falling to around 31 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.