Itstrainingtime

Well...yuck: @MUweather I'm becoming convinced that this persistently cold pattern ends by the middle of next week. The MJO may just stay in the COD & have very little influence on the pattern over the next few weeks. The SPV will also rapidly strengthen after mid-month & remain strong in Jan. Additionally, ensemble models show a major retraction of the Pacific Jet between ~Dec 17-22. As a result, a massive Bering Sea ridge develops & stays in place for weeks. The Bering Sea ridge often precedes an eastern U.S. warmup & flareup of the Southeast Ridge by 6-10 days.

I can't, I only saw some very light rain/sprinkles as I mentioned earlier. Also - there is ZERO ice on the river from Columbia the entire way down to TH. Nothing. Not even on the banks. I was surprised given the reports up in the Harrisburg area.

I left for work at 8:30 (don't judge, I have a late meeting today) and it was 34 with a few sprinkles falling at the house. My low yesterday morning was 12.

MU on the potential weekend clippers: The numerical computer models are having a tough time figuring out the progression & evolution of the two potential clipper-type systems & subsequent "light snow" events between Friday-Sunday. Intensity, timing & tracks are changing drastically from run-to-run, but one thing's certain: both will be small & relatively weak systems & produce narrow swaths of accumulating snow. There's no guarantee either will take the right track for snow in northern MD or southern PA, but the Sat night-Sun systems provides the better chance.

Last night actually got colder than guidance in a lot of locations. Longer term, there is probably some merit to your post.

Yes indeed, and I mentioned that exact thing last week. This past week or so has been a step back in time.

Yeah, too much cold is; well, too much for legit snow opportunities. We are seeing that play out currently with the bouts of southern snows. It was fascinating watching the snow in VA get shunted south throughout the day yesterday as the arctic air ambushed the state from north to south.

There is another system moving through the mid-Atlantic today with more snow - beautiful winter scene in central VA right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgkdREYOfw0

Sure is! I'm currently at 26.2/10 with a real feel of 13.

You enjoy it as well - our kids ages range from 23 up to 31.

Congratulations Hoosier nation. What a monkey removed from their backs. 58 years in the making.

Just seems hard to imagine we get through the next few weeks without all of us getting some snow. But we've been snakebit in recent years which leaves me feeling a bit jaded. Still, I'll roll with this pattern.

Yep, just came back to say that I have a cartopper!

Got some very light snow action here in Maytown. 26 degrees.

Rain is bad too when so many others in the thread are enjoying snow...