The pond has just under two inches of black ice this afternoon. Some lakes in the region kept the Thanksgiving snow and turned it into snow ice. But this stuff is clear, hard and beautiful.

The way it’s been growing, combined with tonight’s forecast, should give us close to three inches by tomorrow. The snow forecast for Thursday is slowly morphing into a wintery mix so we might dodge that bullet. However, anyone wanting a black ice fix would be advised to get it tomorrow.