Memphis awoke to a surprise snowfall this morning. Forecasters predicted warm air would come from the south turning light flurries of early snow into rain. Instead, the warm air stalled and is now predicted to get here mid-afternoon.

In the meantime, our roads are covered with snow and very slick, accidents abound, and the city’s salt trucks were still on the lot well into rush hour.

View from AlphaPatriot’s Back Porch

The Gorebot’s home is quite a ways north of here. I wonder what it looks like?

On the other hand, snow is being trucked into Vancouver for the winter Olympics as the area experiences unseasonably warm temperatures.

Trouble is, with opening ceremonies only five days away, the above-freezing temperatures in Vancouver continue to raise concerns for other sports, particularly snowboarding and freestyle skiing, two events being held on the mountain overlooking the city.

The biggest test comes today, when freestyle moguls training sessions are scheduled to begin.

So much for being able to predict global temperatures with any sort of accuracy what-so-ever.

Meanwhile, meteorologists dealing with the east coast Snowpocolypse are freaking out: