Because Alpine is quite far south what are winter storms further north reach us here as cold fronts so it isn't so terrible. Most of the moisture here is in the form of fog. So far we have had no snow, or just a few flakes falling but not enough to make a layer on the ground.
Today at noon it is -7C (20F), and tonight is predicted to go to -10C (17F). I honestly would never have guessed that this part of Texas was getting this cold in winter. Alpine is after all at 30 degree North.
To put things in perspective Calgary is at 51 degree North, New York is at 40 degree North and Los Angeles is at 34 degree North. Though to be fair I should add that Alpine is at 1,364m elevation (4,475ft) so quite high.
What makes it weird for me is that the weather oscillate between low 20s C (high 70s F) and just above the minus teens C (high 10s F). It makes it a bit harder to deal with the cold I find.
On the plus side today we have freezing fog (a plus side only if you are not driving) and the all the trees and plants, including the cacti, are getting nice ice on them.
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