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Temp drop to 34 DP 15 but still high compared to around me. 
 

Let’s get dark and see temps go down more

Hell of a win for WSH. At least we don’t need to go to Philly 

32 minutes ago, wxmeddler said:

Backyard pools aren't really big enough to have a large impact on humidity / dew points unless your a few feet from it. Anything more than 15ft horizontally and 4 ft vertically won't notice.

Regarding Dew Point. The humidity sensor (and therefore dew point) is the first instrument to go bad on a home weather station. The hygrometer we use on mesonet stations and at ASOS sites need frequent calibration.

Mine was def a few feet from it.  But I just moved it and now it’s 20ft away as opposed to 8ft. Gonna see if there’s a difference

1 minute ago, mappy said:

Im crossing all the digits for you! 

Further. Pool, a large concrete walkway, plants in stone, then station once grass starts.

Yeah, the neighbors pool is 8ft away from my station.  And has a dark green tarp on it. I’m gonna move it this week and see if there’s a difference 

16 minutes ago, mappy said:

 

Weird. My station has sat near my pool for 10 years now and I’ve never noticed a difference compared to other weather stations nearby. Hell @wxmeddler helped me find the spot for it 

Is it closer than 10ft?  Yours is further away, right?  It just seems like my dews are really high compared to just about everyone close by

2 minutes ago, GATECH said:

Ft. Hunt Va

Current temp 34.5

Dew Point 7

Wet Bulb 26.8

baro 1021 mb and falling

winds NE 3mph

sunny with cirrus streaming in

Let’s do this! 

Yeah my neighbors pool has got to be screwing with my wx station. Everyone’s DP and temp nearby are lower. Mine says 15 for the dew. 

81/78. Heat index 90

3 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

DCA rocking a 36/2 at the noon ob

I just realized my wx station is 7 ft away from my neighbors above ground pool. Starting to think it’s screwing with my obs. 

Just now, pazzo83 said:

gotta come up here to DC's Himalayas where we are still below freezing.

My saving grace is DPs are low.  14 so temps will tumble some

6 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

high level clouds streaming overhead in DC.  It begins.

Would have loved it sooner.  My temps have raced up from a low of 16 to 36.  Oooof

Low of 16.3. Now 23 and need clouds. Don’t want my temp going up too much

Not sure I can take another week of tracking snow. This one been a grind and I just want to enjoy whatever falls tonight and tomorrow. 
 

Hoping the models don’t do anything crazy approaching the finish line. 
 

Today is football tho and not so much model watching. Whatever comes comes. 

13 minutes ago, Interstate said:

People see snow maps and forget what models they are looking at. Lol

Hard to go against the euro and what it shows tho. The RAPs and SREFs and HRRRRRRRRRRRRR are immaterial but weenies gonna weenie

7 minutes ago, Interstate said:

There is still wayyyy too much banter in the storm thread... We do not need all the thank you and okays in the replies posts.

It is being managed

Man the NAM is as stubborn as the Ukie and Euro.  One meso/two globals with big differences.  

For Rt 50 south that NAM run isn't too great given the temp issues and dry slot.  H54 850s torch until the coastal takes over so it will be sleet and then wrap around scraps.  NAM has stuck to this solution for 6 runs now with some subtle changes due to temps.  Hard to discount at this time.  

Weird thing to have yacht rock show up in your feed.  Christopher Cross or Air Supply?

6 minutes ago, mappy said:

I just saw next weekend hahaha ooof

Just go buy a snowmobile and no prob

1 minute ago, mappy said:

It’s gonna snow! 

It is!!!  And maybe more next week!!!  But lets just enjoy this one and whatever falls falls 

1 minute ago, mappy said:

To be fair, I’ve been telling you and Andy for days y’all will get more than me this storm. Will it be warning level up here? I think so, low end. But y’all will do just fine even if you mix 

I think thats why he said "some" north crew.   You've been practical with this storm and what modeling has shown.  Been a couple north hits and south and while the big dog models have been south, you, me and randy know climo.  Its easy for N MD to start piling it up just like the NW crew out near Winchester and further.  Y'all can do more with less if that makes sense.  I think when the storm hits the south areas(mine) have to bank on the initial WAA.  And when things wait for the coastal is when y'all can still wring out some snow from the confluence.  

All I know is that snow is coming and I'm too jaded to think I'm in a better spot than the north crew because of past storms.  If it happens then yay.  If not then I'll take what i get and hope it can at least make things look nice.  Will root for good snow for you all the while.  

Another full week of tracking snow after this week of tracking snow?  I'm in

3 minutes ago, cbmclean said:

How do you know it's a guy?  Could be like a vengeful ex-wife; stealing your dog and your snow.

It acts more like a Chad dude bro.  Rolls up in a cyber truck with a popped collar and Snap on tools hat

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

It's gonna sleet here.  Just facts.  I'm not even mad about it because that's just what we do.  I hope people here check their expectations. 

Its how we roll especially for the lull.  But I'd pay an extra tax to build a wall in the sky to block warm air barreling up the bay and Potomac.  Or at least giant windmills that blow south

Just now, nj2va said:

Get this more expansive and it’d be a fun finale.

That there can help the areas south of DC that might see some mixing.  But expand more and everyone can add onto the WAA thump

2 minutes ago, stormtracker said:

We NEVER feel good about any storm...including during it.

We need to find a way to punch the 900-800 lvl in the dick because it screws us every time