CAPE

3.2"

Solid 5 days of winter here, with 12.7" of snow. That just about equals the total for the last 2 winters combined.

27 minutes ago, CAPE said:

The back end band looks pretty decent on radar as it approaches. Lets see what it do.

Yeah, decent with some big, fluffy dendrites, but as advertised the best banding is east over DE and into SNJ.

The back end band looks pretty decent on radar as it approaches. Lets see what it do.

28.5 with moderate snow here currently. I'm guessing it started after 1am. Decided not to lose sleep over this one after the big storm earlier in the week lol.

Pretty out there, looks like 2" so far just eyeballing. The 2-4" forecast looks good for here unless I get in on some meso banding, but that looks like it will be east of here per most guidance.

Just got back home from the snowless mountains. Temp is 38.

Snowpack needs a refresh.

Outside of the western highlands this is still probably a 2-4 deal for most. Any banding that develops would be pretty brief given the relatively short duration of this event overall. Those areas would probably see an additional inch or 2.

About to pop this open.

Just now, WinterWxLuvr said:

So you’re saying my dream of waking up to a foot of snow Friday is not gonna be realized?

You have a place near Canaan now right? Pretty good bet if you wake up there on Friday lol.

Just now, WinterWxLuvr said:

Wow

What, you had doubts that it would trend towards the new King? 

Look at h7 and h85 vorticity and you can see where the potential is for a bit of a heavier stripe but this thing is a fast mover so probably advisory level event for the majority if not all of the region. 

Have not paid much attention but looks like a quick hitting 2-4, with a bit of banding potential probably closer to the coast as indicated on the GFS and the 6z Euro. Skinny jack zone of up to 6 somewhere maybe. 

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

6am ob-

8F

7.2 at 7am, so a low of 7. Don't think it will drop more lol.

1 minute ago, dailylurker said:

I'm at almost 1000' in Carroll County and it's 20 lol

Temps drop like a rock here with snow cover and clear skies. Zero UHI influence and not near the water.

Nice to know we can still drop below 20 with ideal radiational cooling conditions and a nice snowpack. Wasn't sure after last winter.

Mount Holly's take on late week-

The main focus is on the Thursday night into Friday time period. A potent but fast moving low pressure system should develop in the southeastern U.S. and progress off the coast around NC/VA. With this track, our region is in the favored location for mostly snow (though depending on how close the center of the low stays to our coast, there may be a brief period of rain or sleet at the start of precipitation. Models came into better agreement with the track of this low (as compared to yesterday when some models were still showing a weak/surpressed system), however there remain some timing differences. Most guidance seems to be in agreement that this will be a quick impact (no more than 12 hours of precip), but there is question if it will be from late Thursday night through mid day Friday, or be primarily during the day Friday. The storm system is not yet fully within the period for our snow amount forecast, so we will have more details on that later today.

6am ob-

8F

1/3/22- 9.5"

^Might be time for the SE to get in on the fun.

Looking ahead, this period as advertised looks really interesting. EPS very similar. 

9 here currently at 5am.

Just now, frd said:

 

Wow !  Another possible Eastern area special on the way.  Love it !   

 

This setup is a bit more tenuous imo, so we will see. More of a mixed precip threat for eastern areas, but for now it looks mostly confined to right along the immediate coast.

For the people who live for the snowfall maps-