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[arethinn]

Is this actually a meteorological term, or is this just a shorter way of saying "um, some kind of slushy mix of rain and ice and snow and... fuck, we don't know"?

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[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

i believe it is an actual meteorological term, even though it means exactly what you said -- a mix of rain, snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain... in other words, a cold wet smeggin' mess!

[digitalsidhe.livejournal.com]

Dude, what city is that? It's obviously not San Francisco, or anywhere else in the Bay Area. Not with those temperatures. Given what I know of you, I'm guessing Toronto?

(And, having lived in New England, I agree with your estimation of what "wintry mix" means. You do get weather like that on occasion; slush and sleet and snow and hail all mixed together. It's pretty yucky.)

[arethinn]

It's Kitchener actually, but for anyone living way out here that's basically Toronto.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

My all time favorite forecast was up in the Boston area, on WCRB:

"Today will be partly cloudly, with a bit of sun possible. Fog will be heavy at times. There's a chance of showers, possibly with sleet and freezing rain. Snow is possible."

They hit on several more possibilities, regarding wind or lack thereof, and basically covered everything theoretically possible - or even plausible - for the Boston area at that time of year.

They could have made it shorter (and far more accurate) by saying: "We have no frickin' clue, look out your window."

Anyway, I suppose that's what a "Wintry Mix" is. Either that or a bunch of Christmas and Solstice tunes on shuffle play.

[bluegodjanus.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me like it should be part of a song name:
Celestial Techno - Darude vs. DJ Snow vs. Angelik Chorus - Wintry Mix

[soundwave106.livejournal.com]

I keep waiting for someone to do a "Chex Mix" or "Trail Mix" version of a song. :)

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

*wants your weather*

[arethinn]

That's not my weather, that's the weather in Kitchener. My weather looks like this: http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/local/USCA1116