Punxsutawney has Phil, Carson City sees hot air balloons
With sunny blue skies and not a hint of breeze in the air, hot air balloons returned to the skies this Friday, Groundhog Day, over Carson City.
Today over in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which as lore goes we will have six more weeks of winter.
Here in Carson City and the Sierra, however, winter isn't what we've seen. Unseasonably mild temperatures have been pervasive since the first day of winter, with forecasters noting that similar conditions will continue for the coming days and maybe even weeks ahead.