COATED.  Watch as calm conditions, low clouds and temps in the 20s set up an ideal scenario for frost deposits on the landscape.  It won’t last long as Tuesday’s winds will move things around.  We take a look at the week ahead and catch up on a coating of a different kind in today’s Three Things.

Featured Photo:  Frost builds on trees and bushes. Simonson Photo.

 

WEATHER (Bismarck Forecast):
Today: Mon 1/13 – Calm & Cloudy – Hi 25, Lo 17, Wind L&V
Tomorrow: Tue 1/14 – Winds Rise – Hi 27, Lo 14, Wind NW@13, G20

 

SOLUNAR (Bismarck Times):

Sunrise        Sunset
8:24AM       5:20PM

Moonrise      Moonset       Overhead    Underfoot
12:39PM      1:04AM            7:19PM        6:56AM

 

Moon Phase: First Quarter @ 12:45AM

 

EDGE HOUR:    7:00-8:00AM.  Catch moon underfoot leading into dawn in today’s Edge Hour.

 
DAY RATING:

 

THREE THINGS:

 

SINGLED OUT.  Watch for temps dip into the single digits above and single digits below at the end of the week, and enjoy the relative warmth of the early stretch before winter returns.  The two-week long-range shows a bubble of cold persisting in the eastern two-thirds of the country.

 

SHUTDOWN EFFECTS. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has felt the impact of the government shutdown, with the agency issuing a shutdown notice to all visitors.  At day 24, the current impasse is now the longest in U. S. history and has begun to impact

 

SIZZLIN’ STUFF.  Shore Lunch has capitalized on the decades’ old tradition and image of sizzling fillets on the water’s edge after a morning of fast fishing.  With five breading styles and tons of other products, it’s expanded well beyond a fisherman’s favorite to a become a well-known outdoors brand

Stay Sharp!