Winter is just a few weeks away and everyone wants to know how the conditions will be. The weather channel is saying that there is going to be a break from the freezing cold states. The Pacific Northwest into the northern Plains, Midwest and interior Northeast are expected to be warmer this season.
Even though the northwest, northern plains and midwest are seeing warm, the south and some of the east coast are going to see a colder front come through from December to February.
Even though temperatures will be warmer, there still might see some heavy snowfall. Walking to classes or to work might be tedious, but public safety makes sure that the campus is safe during these conditions.
“During winter, we have a company that we contact to come and plow the roads and shovel the sidewalks,” a public safety officer said. “It is also very important to make sure to ice the pathways where students walk. We want to make sure that all students are safe walking to class.”
The Farmer’s Almanac has said that they are “red-flagging” the second week of January and the second week of February for possible heavy winter weather, with a long spell of stormy weather that is extending through much of the first half of March.
With the confusing weather predictions for this winter, it may be a bit difficult to know when to set two hour delays, to close the school or to have school scheduled to follow normal hours.
Some students have already started to prepare for this cold weather.
“I’ve already got my winter coat and I’m planning on taking some boots and gloves with me when I come back from vacation,” sophomore Erin Seiler said. “However I will not be taking away all of my fall clothes just in case. It should be an interesting winter.”
