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Which ones? Everything I’m looking at looks pretty paltry, unless a scattered inch is what you’re looking for. Im certainly not sure where some are seeing 2-4, 3-6, nothing shows even close to that

Looks like a duster moving through tonight with 1-2" up around the border. At least temps are seasonable. Lows this morning +/- sd's around the area. Highs around 20 expected.

Like Mt Joy suggested yesterday, it makes sense that some wunderground reporting stations might have skewed temps w/in their network of weatherweenies. Really doesnt matter much to me. I was glad to see my car temp was matching NWS, so I'll consider my rather mobile reporting station calibrated....lol

Several of our climate stations that did not see temperatures above freezing continue to be on track to set a record streak of days below freezing (day #12 today) which would be day #17 on Monday the 9th. The next 2 days look to be our relative mildest with highs in the upper 20's to near 30. An arctic front arrives on Friday which may kick off snow squalls and snow showers that may result in some minor accumulations by Saturday morning. Behind the front the weekend looks frigid once again. We may again have a chance to see temperatures near or above freezing by next Tuesday. In looking ahead, we can't really see any meaningful breaks from what our to date significantly colder than normal winter. Plus, snow chances look to increase toward the Valentines/Presidents day weekend.

Yep, my low was a solid 15 degrees above forecast. My forecast high for today was 28, currently it's 32 at 9:25am.

Several of our climate stations that did not see temperatures above freezing continue to be on track to set a record streak of days below freezing (day #12 today) which would be day #17 on Monday the 9th. The next 2 days look to be our relative mildest with highs in the upper 20's to near 30. An arctic front arrives on Friday which may kick off snow squalls and snow showers that may result in some minor accumulations by Saturday morning. Behind the front the weekend looks frigid once again. We may again have a chance to see temperatures near or above freezing by next Tuesday. In looking ahead, we can't really see any meaningful breaks from what our to date significantly colder than normal winter. Plus, snow chances look to increase toward the Valentines/Presidents day weekend.

Yup. Same for volunteering at the fire department. Fires in the summer are terrible...you wilt quick. Fires in the winter are tolerable.

Thanks friend!

You can always dress warmer in winter. You can't dress colder in summer. Thats why winter is better to work in if outdoors. I know. 30 years of it.

.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Snow chances return Friday morning with Alberta Clipper 2) Potential for cold weather headlines Saturday into Sunday 3) Potential warm-up next week && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1... Expect dry and cold weather today and tomorrow. A snow-producing Alberta Clipper will track through the Great Lakes, bringing snow to the region early Friday into early Saturday. At least one inch of snow is highly probable (over 65% chance) everywhere. However, localized areas could measure as high as 3 inches. Higher probabilities (60-80% chance) for Advisory-level snow (over 3 inches) are forecasted along the ridges of Fayette, Preston, and Tucker counties due upsloping effects. Moderate to heavy snow is expected to peak between 10am and 5pm, which will likely affect the Friday evening commute. There is very little uncertainty about the snow type; it is expected to be light, fluffy snow, with snow-liquid ratios ranging from 15:1 to 18:1. A cold front advancing over Lake Erie between 9pm and midnight Friday may trigger a second peak in heavy snow, potentially leading to snow squalls along the frontal boundary. Be prepared for rapidly crashing temperatures into the single digits, gusty winds, and low visibility if snow squalls develop.

Looks like that clipper will give us a little refresher on the snow pack, but its not super impressive. NWS's high end amount for most of AGC and most of the area is 3".

At the JCC...we go to the gym there. It's like 1 mile from our house.

It’s the 10-year sum of total snowfall. Not an acronym. I just wanted to differentiate from an average albeit I could average it by dividing by 10 years.

We are relying on lift from the WAA to wring moisture out after the frontal passage. Since our system remains weak, it only will produce light precip

DragGW in 93 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT-BLIZZARD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 430 PM EST SAT MAR 13 1993 ...AN AWESOME STORM...WITH THE POWER OF A HURRICANE HAS EMBRACED NEW ENGLAND... AT 5PM...THE WHOLE MBTA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. THE TOBIN BRIDGE CROSSING INTO BOSTON WILL SHUT DOWN AT 530 PM. LOGAN AIRPORT IN BOSTON WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED WITH WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH AT 4 PM IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE WAS A DRIVE AT YOUR OWN RISK VENTURE...WITH TOLLS NOT BEING COLLECTED. PROPANE TANKERS AND TANDEM TRAILER TRUCKS WERE BANNED FROM THE MASS PIKE. THUNDER AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 95 THROUGH 6 OR 7 PM. MOST OF INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE 12 TO 18 INCHES BY 8 PM WITH A FEW LOCATIONS FROM THE MERRIMACK VALLEY THROUGH THE WORCESTER HILLS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT REACHING 2 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION IS THE SOUTH COAST FROM NEAR PROVIDENCE TO CAPE COD WHERE ONLY 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR. DRIFTS TO 10 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT. THE BLIZZARD WAS IN A TRANSITION TO INTENSE SLEET ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF CONNECTICUT TO JUST SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE TO CAPE COD. IT WAS RAINING AT NANTUCKET ISLAND. THE TRANSITION TO SLEET SHOULD REACH BOSTON BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. AT 4 PM...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN ON THE METROPOLIS FROM WASHINGTON DC THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK CITY....WITH 5 TO 11 INCHES HAVING OCCURRED IN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. SNOW WAS ACCUMULATING AT THE RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR OVER THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES WHICH WILL KNOCK OUT POWER. THE BLIZZARD WILL ABATE TOWARD TONIGHT EXCEPT POSSIBLY IN THE FAR WEST PORTION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT. HOWEVER...PLEASE DONT BE LULLED INTO THINKING THIS STORM IS OVER. DURING THE LULL....YOUR BAROMETER WILL READ CLOSE TO 28.4 INCHES...NEARLY A RECORD IN SOME PLACES. TREAT THIS LIKE A HURRICANE...THE WIND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SOMETIME SUNDAY MORNING MAY BE MORE VIOLENT THAN THAT WHICH OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ANYTIME FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...............ROADS WILL BECOME COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE........... ..........UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY...PLEASE...PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL...IT COULD BE A FATAL MISTAKE... THE STORM AT 4 PM WAS LOCATED NEAR PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...NEAR ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 28.47 INCHES. IT IS PROJECTED TO PASS BETWEEN WORCESTER AND BOSTON AROUND 1 OR 2 AM SUNDAY. DRAG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT-BLIZZARD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON MA 542 PM EST SAT MAR 13 1993 ...INTENSE BLIZZARD CONTINUES TO POUND THE BAY STATE... LOGAN AIRPORT IN BOSTON RECEIVED A WIND GUST TO 81 MPH AROUND 538 THIS AFTERNOON. ^ MOST OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE 12 TO 18 INCHES BY 8 PM WITH A FEW LOCATIONS FROM THE MERRIMACK VALLEY THROUGH THE WORCESTER HILLS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT REACHING 2 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION IS THE SOUTH COAST FROM NEAR PROVIDENCE TO CAPE COD WHERE ONLY 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR. DRIFTS TO 10 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT. DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. SNOW WAS ACCUMULATING AT THE RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR OVER THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES WHICH WILL KNOCK OUT POWER. THE BLIZZARD WILL ABATE TONIGHT EXCEPT POSSIBLY IN THE FAR WEST PORTION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NORTHWEST HILLS OF CONNECTICUT. HOWEVER...PLEASE DONT BE LULLED INTO THINKING THIS STORM IS OVER. DURING THE LULL....YOUR BAROMETER WILL READ CLOSE TO 28.4 INCHES...NEARLY A RECORD IN SOME PLACES. TREAT THIS LIKE A HURRICANE...THE WIND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SOMETIME SUNDAY MORNING MAY BE MORE VIOLENT THAN THAT WHICH OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ANYTIME FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ...............MOST ROADS ARE COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE........... ..........UNLESS ITS AN EXTREME EMERGENCY...PLEASE...PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL...IT COULD BE A FATAL MISTAKE... AT 5 PM THE LOW WAS STILL LOCATED NEAR ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND...TAKING AIM ON SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. DRAG

Oooo thanks! We will be at the Gordon Center which looks to be a little northwest of the University.

Much of North America is on track for a thaw heading into to mid-February following the Arctic outbreak in the Northeast this weekend.

Friday evening. There's a Big Greek Cafe next to Stevenson University. Great food and it's always warm in there.

What's SUM? (assuming it's an acronym) Looks like it trended down until the 1950's, and has generally been flat since then, aside from the past couple of years. Doesn't seem like it would be an indicator of climate change; if that's what you're thinking.

If you want snow as badly as what you've stated in this forum, why not look for positives to latch on to? It seems like you ONLY point out models that miss. I can't imagine that makes you feel good. Thing is, I'm both positive but also a realist. I will never hold on to "false hope" when I feel like it's not warranted. And sometimes I think I'm seen as a negative person when really, after years and years of going through disappointment and heartache when I latched on to something that ultimately failed, I've learned from that and am much more grounded today. But geez, there's enough out there to warrant some sort of hope that next weekend might produce some form of wintry weather. That's all we know right now. It's far from "likely" at this point and my outlook reflects that. But it's also not healthy to just pick and choose worst outcomes and piss on my cheerios every time you find it. Man, look for something positive for once.

We didn’t strike out. We did get one really good storm. But one of these years we need to actually get lucky and max out one of these good patterns with potential. We’re way way way past due. Maybe it does happen this year still. We have this shot around PD and I suspect we get another shot sometime after also.

The Latest Ensemble runs look good for mid month. I posted the GEFS earlier. Here is the Canadian-

Sure would be nice to get an old fashioned major storm that favors N. Central MD on north and east with an all snow event. Since I bought this place in fall 2019, the largest all snow event was the 6.5"+/- last January. Last month, 12/20 and 2/1/21 storms were the largest combined snow and ice events with around 10"+. When I lived in MD, the posters in Hanover routinely got rocked with large, all snow events. Not so since I've been here. Starting to think it's me. But I agree with you Blizz, this one has a shot to be a decent, if not bigger than anything I've had in Hanover imho. At least at this point that's the way it looks.