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At least Ji is getting his digital blue fix.

You forgot the ugly.

The early January snowstorm. I know it didn't work out for everyone in the subforum, but I first saw the potential when we were in the so called "blinds closed" Dec torch pattern, and even though it waxed and waned over about a 10 day period, the general idea remained on guidance. The "Cape storm" actually did produce in my yard (9.5"), so that was satisfying. It melted some but then we had another event a few days later- snow on snow. January as a whole was memorable and eastern areas had one more major event at the end of the month. The beaches really cleaned up on that one with a foot+ blizzard, and I ended up with 6+ inches here.

That sounds reasonable. This is the one that always had some sneaky potential imo. What mostly makes it work is that NS shortwave digs a bit more it moves across Hudson Bay. I mentioned yesterday it was a little too flat and north, but if it tracked a bit further south we might get a little colder and a better track.

And exactly what one takes comfort in is location dependent ofc.

Time to start a thread.

6z GFS brought back the minor snow deal for Sunday night. 6z Euro has it too at the end of the run. With marginal cold, should it occur the overnight timing might allow for a little stickage.

We are still at the 'general idea' stage. Low pressure developing off the SE coast, with marginally cold air available. Going forward as the models figure out the subtle interactions between the key features, we will get a better idea of exactly where low pressure will form/whether there will there be multiple lows involved/will there be enough cold air available for the lowlands etc.

0z EPS. Pretty steady compared to the last couple GFS/GEFS runs.

This is a pretty cool interactive resource. https://frontierweather.dtn.com/mjoanalogs.html

this is pretty decent. https://www.daculaweather.com/4_mjo_phase_forecast.php

Trust me, no shell here. And I am a teacher.

18z GEFS a bit further south, offshore, slightly weaker signal than 12z. Noise. On to the next cycle.

Ok sorry if I misinterpreted, but calling a deterministic model atrocious and asking about validation scores based on one op run 10 days out makes it sound like you are worried, despite explicitly saying you aren't immediately after.

You seem a little skittish. Atrocious model? Validation chart? lol it's an op run 10 days out. Chill.

No lol. Had around 20" here, almost all of it in Jan. The beaches did better.

Just had a bit of a downpour that bumped the total up to 0.14"

I am all about getting snow that I can go out in and experience and enjoy. That means having at least a few days of actual cold. Even a few inches will do. Last Jan was fantastic for that here. We pretty much know when we are in for a biggie as the signal on guidance typically locks in within 5 days, and in most cases that involves a Nino.

Weather weenies, like most people, get caught up in the emotion of the moment. It was pretty clear at the time that the advertised pattern was not close to a 'can't miss'.

The warmth underperformed a bit I suppose? High of 61, and not much rain at all here. Less than a tenth. Not complaining- the soil is plenty wet. Need it to dry out a little so it doesn't eat all the snow that's coming.

When most here speak of 'big ones' it's usually in reference to a KU. Well, except for ravensrule that is.

He knows this.

There is literally no other viable solution. They have done away with the bye week before, so they can certainly do it now given the circumstances.

EPS lays out the test case for the Hudson Bay High lol.