By Carol Erickson

Don’t get me wrong; I love high pressure systems.

They are calm and collected and ready to please. But, sometimes, this time of the year, they can be positioned to drag down a lot of cold air. We’ve got that right now. So, a brief taste (don’t spit it out!) of winter.

It will moderate a bit this week. Looks like we are a few weeks away from any truly brutal cold, so let’s hold off complaining (a note to self!).