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About Itstrainingtime

- Birthday 09/07/1965
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Four Letter Airport Code For Weather Obs (Such as KDCA)
KMDT
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Male
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Location:
Maytown PA
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Weather, Baltimore Orioles, Penn State Football, Steam Trains, and a passion for helping people be the best they can be in life.
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Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
As @MAG5035 just alluded to, CTP is confident in the map they released below for western PA. They are far less confident in what happens in the SE overnight tomorrow. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
So we're tracking a potential snowfall arriving in less than 36 hours and yet are bickering/sarcastic over what the high temp will be 13 days from now? Come on guys. We're better than this. And both of you are likely getting snow tomorrow/early Sunday as well. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
That storm you mention on the 26th was one on the list of heartaches in my life. After getting three 16"+ storms earlier in the season, that storm on the 26th was looking like it had the potential to not only be storm #4 to deliver 16"+ but possibly end up the biggest of them all, but left most of us in the LSV squarely in the screw zone. It hurt, but what had already happened earlier in the season took some of the sting off: https://www.weather.gov/phi/02252010wss -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
I wish that I could actually help by answering your question though...what CTP is saying is "late evening" arrival? -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
Are you in that good of running/endurance shape? That's a pretty long run, especially round trip. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
@Mount Joy Snowman you will appreciate this I'm sure (and so may some others as well): At 8:00AM on February 11th 2010 I had an average snow depth in my yard of 41". That was by far the deepest snow cover I've seen in my life. February 11th was a sunny day with a high of 32.7 degrees. My snowpack at 6:00PM that evening was 32". After a sunny and 36 degree day on February 12th my snowpack was at 20" at 6:00PM that evening. In less than 48 hours I lost over half of my snowpack without the temp even reaching 40 degrees. A combination of compaction, sublimation and melting destroyed the record snow cover. Much is argued about every year about snow accumulating in the last half of winter due to sun angle. I think it's been proven that rates will overcome that well into March as long as temps are also supportive. Having said that, LOSING snow cover is a huge deal on sunny days in February due to that very sun angle. It's very hard to maintain snow cover unless there is ice built into the pack. This is where a period of sleet can do wonders for us if we can get past the fact that it's diminishing our accumulating snow...in the long run, that sleet is giving our white gold staying power. I always try and remember that when heartache sets in with the onset of pingers... At any rate, that is why I covet snow at this time of year. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
Same! I just had a hard time figuring out how to say so without offending anyone. As @pasnownutsaid, it's "warm" the majority of the year. I want my cold when it "should" be cold, and I especially get frustrated when it's warm during what I consider to be peak snow climo. Yes, I know that historically February is our snowiest month. But I'm talking about staying power...snow in December/early January is best when we can tap into the lower sun angle. We are squarely into the time period when I want snow the most. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
GFS is fugly. Hope it's wrong. I hope after the upcoming thaw we can get back in the freezer by the end of the year. I know a lot of people hate dry and cold...I get it, but I hate warm when it's supposed to be cold. God knows we have many months of warm weather. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
That matches up very well with the report I got from my friend here at work - he is just north of Rt. 6 and I want to say about 8 miles south of Coudersport? Edit: I see that Rt. 6 sort of runs through Coudersport...well, he said he's just north of Rt. 6 but he also said he's in the middle of nowhere...so maybe 8 miles east or west. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
What's the current snowpack where you go? -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
Ukie looks solid for those who've been on outside looking in so far this season. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
Loving all of the wintry scenes being posted. So far I'm living vicariously through them. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
It is...but I don't like being near the southern edge... -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
I laughed. -
Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs
Itstrainingtime replied to MAG5035's topic in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania
I have a colleague who returned to the office yesterday from Potter County - said he left with just about 10" OTG and had a low the other morning of -16.6. He wanted to know if that was cold enough to prompt me to wear a jacket.
