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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.

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.

What's the current snowpack where you go?

Ukie looks solid for those who've been on outside looking in so far this season.

Loving all of the wintry scenes being posted. So far I'm living vicariously through them.

It is...but I don't like being near the southern edge...

I laughed.

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.

I just want to say that you have a knack for taking pictures that captures the true essence of the season in which you're taking them. This is another beautiful shot.

I would be thrilled with a 2-4" advisory event with a couple of cold days to follow. December snow is my favorite.

Rain and 37 here at the office. 34 at home with some sleet mixing in.

Sunday's potential is showing some signs of coastal enhancement in eastern PA - have to admit, I don't hate this look:

He probably is but it also goes directly against his Winter Outlook which was for the worst of winter to occur between mid December and mid January...

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.