J Paul Gordon

When all was said and done, about 5.5-6" here but not more than 4.5" on the ground (compaction?). Drove to Southbridge today. The snow remained pretty constant from here to Shrewsbury center, then dropped fast as I went down 290 to Worcester. The center of the city didn't have more than an inch on the ground. The area I used to live in near Green Hill had maybe 2". On Rte 20, there might have been a couple of inches on the ground in Charlton, but when I got to Southbridge, it was less than a half inch, and most of it disappeared before I left. Temps were colder than I expected when I got back to Clinton. I was anticipating mid to upper thirties, but when I got home just after 3 PM, it was only 28 in my neighborhood. No melting here today. Pictures are from Wachusett Reservoir ad don't do justice to the actual scene (lousy phone camera).

Big flakes almost no wind. 33F/33DP still. Very pretty for November 81st (Or negative March 39).

33F/33DP (just went above freezing). 2'' dense snow on the ground here and snowing steadily.

33F/32 DP; rain with some sleet mixed in.

In Clinton, MA. Maybe 2" by this time tomorrow, three if we're lucky. This is a winter when just white on the grass is a win.

34F, no precip here. Good luck to you guys East and SE. We've been inundated here (maybe 5" this season so far), so it's your turn to share the wealth. Seriously, hope you get a nice little hit out east tonight. Would be happy to see the ground white here in the morning. Remember Feb 2015 when we all acted like we'd been cheated if we got less than a foot? Now we're ringing the bells for 3". LOL

UPDATE 1/15/2023: Jan 5+ AN; Feb 0-2 AN (warm start, much colder after pattern flip, could come in colder overall if flip comes early.); March 3-5 BN (could be colder). Best chance of serious snow is, second week of Feb through end of March. Remember, this is not science, just gut feeling based on life experience. I thought we'd get killed with a mild and dry Feb. Instead we have a super mild and gray January.

About 2" on the grass here, maybe an inch of slop on the walk. 32F/0C. Happy Russian/Ukrainian/Serbian Orthodox Christmas Eve. Got snow on the ground for one of 'em.

I pick Ensemble Member 16.

Changing my winter "forecast" from this: Dec 3-5 AN; Jan 1-3 AN; Feb 5+AN; March 0-2 BN to this: Dec 3-5 AN; Jan 2-4 AN; Feb 1-3 AN; March 0-2 BN. Figure there may be a pattern change to lower the extreme warmth I had up earlier for Feb. None of it is scientific, but I predicted November would be 4-6 AN and it verified, likewise December should verify toward the lower end (ORH at 1.9+ after the cold spell and it is uphill from here). Snowfall? Looks like it will come in on the low side, too, but thats always a crapshoot. UPDATE: Jan 5+ AN; Feb 0-2 AN (warm start, much colder after pattern flip, could come in colder overall if flip comes early.); March 3-5 BN (could be colder). Best chance of serious snow is, second week of Feb through end of March. Remember, this is not science, just gut feeling based on life experience. I thought we'd get killed with a mild and dry Feb. Instead we have a super mild and gray January.

Would be great if we could squeeze an inch or two (or even a coating) of snow out of it this evening, but the chances of that look remote around here.

Woke up in the night to some scary blasts here. I thought they were going to take my bird feeders (things weigh about ten pounds each without food so probably closer to fifteen with food). Just pouring now temp 55F/13C

Still holding on to my "forecast": Dec 3-5 AN; Jan 1-3 AN; Feb 5+AN; March 0-2 BN with near-normal snowfall despite the temps. The last is really a crap shoot under any circumstances. A couple of good storms in a cold spell in January & March will do it for many. Least certain about the February torch. My Farmers Almanac approach is based on bad memories from the 70's and 80's plus AGT (Anthropogenic Torching)

Down to 35 here and radar looks like the snow is literally just a couple miles to my NW. Who knows, maybe the grass will be white in the morning.

The great thing about a storm like this is the variation in temp and precipitation over a few miles. Yeah, would have liked to see all snow, but it's pretty cool just looking at some of the pictures and reading the chat. Maybe its because I'm old now, but I don't get nearly so flustered about a near miss in my backyard.

Meanwhile about 12 miles to your southeast Clinton Lancaster line it has been hanging at 38-40 all day with some very heavy rain. There is definitely a 190/Rte 2 line.

Maybe change the thread title to " We're gonna need a bigger boat"?

Never underestimate the Grinch. lol

Gonna be interesting in my new location. Lower elevation further north and east of Worcester just west of 495 (Bolton exit). If it goes over Boston it seems it will go over to rain or freezing rain for a bit here if not to all rain--maybe dryslot? Even so, if that scenario pans out the ground should be white on Christmas. Goes further west, well Welcome Grinchie lol. Still so early in the game. Could be a big hit, could be another attack of impotent rage for the weenies.

Aside from a lot of folks wanting an epic everything...what would be so bad about having a widespread 4-6 inches a couple days before Christmas?

So the Anti-Grinch Storm finally arrives! Why not call it the Father Christmas Snowblitzen (probably some thundersnow in it) on the heels of a great hit to whiten up the highlands and the north country this weekend. Even the Cape may whiten up by the end of it. Well, whatever comes of it, it doesn't look like a classic Grinch event on the horizon, but it most certainly looks like a fun week ahead as the hysteria increases the closer Santa gets. Will he bring presents to cheer the snow lovers or a muddy glob in the stocking? Only time will tell.

Was surprised that anyone south of Rt 2 and East of the Berkshires ever seriously thought this would pan out to more than an inch (if we are lucky to get that much). Be nice to get a surprise, but I'm not holding my breath. It was nice to have a couple of days of fairly solid cover here. Is there more hope just before Christmas? Anyhow, happy for folks to the north and west. Not going to whine about getting left out. It's even less productive to complain about the weather than it is to mope about politics.

I'm sticking by my winter "forecast", based on a lifetime of experience (3-5 AN Dec, +1 to -1 Jan, 5-8 AN Feb, 1-2 BN March with near normal snowfall due to a few good hits in cold spells). Who knows, the annual grinch storm may end up being a whiteout just to soften the heartache. lol

ORH 78; BOS 54; PVD 48; BDL 56; CLT (Clinton lol) 65 same guess for BED

ORH 78; BOS 54; PVD 48; BDL 56; CLT (Clinton lol) 65 same guess for BED