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Closer to the canal the better your chances are. As long as these bands don’t completely collapse I like our chances of getting to 16-18”. Not sure how anyone will reasonably measure though, haha. A shame we wasted probably 3/4 inch of precip at >32°F and poor ratios.

Cape radar is also improving by the minute. Should be back into decent snow growth mode across mid and upper Cape with temps continuing to fall @ 26°F

A little further east of you in Barnstable I’m measuring ranges of 8-10”. Bottom 2 inches is hard mush.

Looks like the tug east is occurring as we speak. Radar south of Long Island showing the eastward move… What could have been!

Wish that most recent band didn’t pulse itself out of existence, but most are without power down here. Winds gusting 60-70, visibility less than 1/10th under those heavier radar signatures.

Complete whiteout here in Barnstable. Visibility less than 500 feet and temperature continues to drop. Down to 30°. Impossible to measure with drifting, but likely 6-8” OTG.

Wet snows overnight here on Cape completely covered trees and power lines with heavy frozen paste. Temperature continues to drop, down to 31, with winds gusting 60-70mph.

Current file size limitations make it extremely difficult to load any sort of videos. I used to convert videos to gifs which are great to view here, but those file sizes are too large for the available upload capacity.

Temp down to 32 here in Hyannis, lost power about an hour ago. Davis Weather Station anemometer frozen solid and no longer spinning despite 50mph gusts…will head outside and try and hit with a snowball. Snow growth has materially improved over the past two hours, visibility non existent. Difficult to measure but I’d say ~4” OTG.

Just lost power here in Barnstable (Cape Cod)

That stuff just east of the Cape is so painfully close!

Off topic: is there any rhyme or reason for the file size limitation adjusting up and down? First solid band approaching Cape Cod on radar.

Agreed. We’ll have to wait and see whether the precip gets pulled east once the LP situation is resolved.

Channeling your inner James, go wild!

Euro shows no sign of fizzle thankfully. 1.6-1.8 QPF at current temps can certainly get to 24” with ratios likely to be far better than 10:1. He would have been much better off simply putting 18-24+, rather than such a widespread +2 feet.

I know we’re in nowcast, but for what it’s worth, 00z with what looks to be a slight bump East in QPF output when compared to 12z. 1.2 inches of QPF for everyone east of southern NH, central MA, and through Central CT. Ratios should have any trouble being 12-15:1, and Boston points south down to Cape Cod 18-24”.

Barnstable. Live look out into Nantucket Sound.

Just made the drive from Boston to Cape Cod, road conditions still in manageable shape. Snow steadily increased on the way down, with accumulation becoming noticeable on the ground around the Canal.

Accumulating on Cape Cod

Can someone comment as to the 18z Euro's expected peak wind gusts for Boston / Cape Cod? Appreciate it!

How do potential wind gusts look during the height of the storm?

Not sure how that reflects relative to 12z, but banding enhancement certainly looks to be appearing with that “bump” in precip field.

This is partially a commentary on the modern news cycle, the need to be first and gain eyes, and the ease at which model output has now become accessible. In my opinion, even when there is model agreement prior, publicly making available snowfall amount forecasts or maps 18-24 hours prior to an event is irresponsible. We’ve seen time and again how things can shift, and even when Mets explicitly state this people often focus simply on the numbers. My two cents: There needs to be a step back to speaking in generalities and the impact, rather than the amount. -Significant -Moderate -Low

With ratios I think 18 is achievable. 15:1 will get them there based on most current QPF output.

Precip sheild is definitely more developed west, but LP movement north looks accelerated and center looks like it is actually east? Dueling lows... Odd run with almost two distinct precip fields, one for the LP that "loses" out, and than another one closer to the close as it takes over.