WVclimo

A few snowflakes mixing in as the rain ends. 38°

WWA’s just issued from the Blue Ridge west.

Forecasted high temperature here today is 41. Currently 47.

I spent some time this morning looking at my snowfall measurements since moving to WV in 2006 I'm in a pretty good spot to get wintry weather relative to the rest of the forum. I have verified WSW criteria at least once a calendar year for 12 years straight. I have had accumulating snow as early as 10/29 and as late as 3/29, so call that the "season" when I can see snow on the ground. Even with my location, I have only seen accumulating snow on 9% of the days during that snow "season." Only 4% of those days have seen an inch fall. Only 2% has seen 3". And only 1% of days has had a 6" snowfall. You really need a lot of patience to wait for snow in our region.

I watched it over the long Christmas weekend. It held my attention for 2 hours, which is a long time for me to (mostly) sit still. I enjoyed it, but I am partial to George Clooney flicks anyway. The white-outs are awesome !

The metro area did better than here for that 1/12-13 event in 2019. I finished with just under 7". I think Baltimore got shafted though.

He was probably the worst QB the WFT ever gave 13 starts to. Worse than Heath Shuler and that’s saying something. Pretty sure they could justify the move based on performance.

That was an above-average snowfall season at DCA-BWI-IAD. A really nice winter in western Md. too I measured 45” in the valley near CBE.

Maritime polar air masses crossing the country. Really need a ridge out west to shunt that for awhile and tap into the cP and cA stuff up north. Would be a loaded pattern if we get any PNA assistance with that kind of blocking.

My high of 28 today matched 12/16 for the coldest high temperature here since 2/1/2019.

Temp struggling to get out of the mid-20s today with limited sunshine. It’s been quite a prolonged stretch of cloudy weather the past 10-11 days.

Light snow blowing around at 26 degrees. Merry Christmas !

2.13” storm total

Temperature is nosediving now. Dropped 7 degrees in the past 20 minutes. Wind gusting to 34 mph from the NW. Precip should be changing to snow soon.

Elkins lost 22 degrees in two hours. Morgantown fell 18 degrees. Davis 17.

65 at 10:00 p.m.in Harrisburg. 26 and snowing in Pittsburgh.

1.54” and in the dry slot. Yard is like a wet sponge.

Lots of nearby farmland with standing water in the low spots that typically flood first. Still pouring.

Heaviest rain rates of the day here now. Up to 46 degrees. The remaining patches of snow in the yard are turning into fog. 0.75” so far.

MRB not reporting precip totals this morning. Strange how that always happens with large events.

Last 3 runs of the 12k NAM for QPF at MRB: 06Z - 3.62” 12Z - 2.67” 18Z - 2.98” I’m all in.

Big ring around the moon tonight. 40 degrees with about 80% snow coverage left of 1-2” depth.

I remember that front in 1977 that WinterWxLuvr mentioned. We were under a blizzard warning in Cumberland when they let us out of middle school early. Perplexing as we were boarding the bus in sunny, balmy weather. By the time I got home, the sky was black in the west, like a wall cloud in summer. We ended up with a few inches in the valley but the Appalachians scored big. And the wind was as advertised. Also remember a frontal passage in November 1995 that dropped some accumulating snow behind the front when I was living in College Park. Dramatic temperature drop that day also.

Very nice. Enjoy !

lol I guess if BristowWx is purchasing his prime rib in kg, it changes the equation. But my recipe says 5 minutes per pound.