haudidoody

I can't remember the last time I had my windows open for four or five days in a row in August in the mid Atlantic... ever. The last time was probably when I lived in NW NJ in the 1990s (where a typical summer day would be like this and I lived largely without A/C).

Still showery and mixed rain/snow/graupel. It looks like we'll end in about 90 minutes. Unfortunate I canceled my trip to Crested Butte next week for work.

Graupel now actually can accumulate with this stuff.

Well, if we had returns we'd have snow. I've been mixing since about 1100. Fat flakes are falling now with heavier returns. I hope the radar improves for areas south as thermals seem ready to go.

Rain/slushy ice/snow mix in Fairfax. Walked outside a bit and confirmed here up high at 420 feet.

Wind is roaring in a sustained fashion... watching my neighbor's dead trees aimed at my house.

Moderate rain... and some serious wind gusts. Come on dry slot. Clear this out.

3 inches to end the snow here in Fairfax. Sleet has started as the radar shows.

Flurries in Fairfax.

Ended with an average of just over 10 inches south side of Fairfax area. Pretty consistent with this part of the county.

Significant ice on the trees in Fairfax, pines are drooping quite a bit. This winter really has been unbetter than nothing. Ice and sleet and continuous cold, and almost no snow.

Mostly light rain/drizzle in Fairfax, was a dusting of sleet.

Honestly I don't personally consider this a bust at all. Just because some group predicts significant snowfall doesn't mean it is a likely outcome. Organizations that forecast weather do what they do for whatever reason, but there was never going back a week a high likelihood of significant snow around DC. Never.

Which is average for late February?

Still sleet in Fairfax, although under the orange returns seeing the cooling aloft happen in real time with clumpy sleet and even a few flakes making it down. We need sustained orange to get there, guess we have a chance in the last couple hours based on radar.