Itstrainingtime

Sunshine and 33 at 11:30am. Feels good outside. All eyes on the first week or so in March. Let's pull this one in.

If Philly gets less than 0.8" of snow for the remainder of the season they will finish behind Pensacola FL. 

GFS is uninspiring through it's entire run this morning. Big east coast low to close out the first week of March that slips east of us but would have likely been a rainer anyway. 

There is no one talking about LR threats in the MA sub either. I think partly because a lot of people are jaded by this week's epic miss and well...there just isn't much looking forward to see. 

21 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Interesting that you say that about the group being sad - I don't know why but today feels different. While there are still weeks of opportunity left to enjoy wintry weather, the realization really hit me this morning that we're turning a corner towards spring. (also interesting that I felt this at a time it was in the teens) The posts are far fewer today which sort of matches the transition we often see as winter starts to slowly fade away. 

This is not me punting. Just sharing that today feels different. 

Circling back to this post from yesterday - I'm not ready to let go of winter just yet.

Although...my forecast for next week includes at least 4 days with highs at or above 50. Can't say I'm not looking forward to that. 

Low of 23 overnight in Maytown. Drove through 2 separate snow showers on my way to work this morning. 

13 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

It's been a day of constant on and off snow showers.  The last hour a couple of heavier bands rolled through, one of which created whiteout conditions.  Definitely .1" going in the books, with the potential for more depending on how the rest of the afternoon plays out.  This 500 closed low passage has made for a fun little day.

Wife sent me a picture from home - looks like about that much in Maytown. Just a trace down this way. I'll go with your measurement for the books! 

3 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

Nooners say keep hook n rope handy. Tryin to yank us back in. 

While not a great look, sure shows chances still coming.  

Good looks havent worked out, so I say its time to shoehorn one in the less than perfect way.

 

I was thinking about that last night. Maybe we get the goods from a less than stellar look/pattern? 

Graduated from flurries to a bona fide snow shower here in Conestoga. 

2 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Doesnt help that the models arent showing any opportunities.

Yeah, I think that's part of the equation. Recent model runs weren't kind to us. 

Just now, Jns2183 said:

Thank you for providing perfectly timed humor relief for a day much of the board was sad

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Interesting that you say that about the group being sad - I don't know why but today feels different. While there are still weeks of opportunity left to enjoy wintry weather, the realization really hit me this morning that we're turning a corner towards spring. (also interesting that I felt this at a time it was in the teens) The posts are far fewer today which sort of matches the transition we often see as winter starts to slowly fade away. 

This is not me punting. Just sharing that today feels different. 

Few flurries flyin' here at work now. 

12 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

VA Beach got around a foot. Sby and Ric around 4".

OBX (north of Hatteras Island) checks in with two separate events of 6"+ for the winter. Remarkable. And I believe this was a top #10 event every recorded at VA Beach? 

I feel for the snow peeps down south - Richmond is still under 1" and radar isn't inspiring for them. It kind of looks like the only warning level snows might be confined to the Hampton Roads area...we'll see. 

3 minutes ago, anotherman said:

My username is taken from a Pearl Jam song called "Sleight of Hand."

Thank you! I've always wondered. 

A Day In the Life Of Central PA Weather: The 2025 Edition

Back by not-so-popular demand - 

February 2025:

12:46AM: @Blizzard of 93 shares that the 0z Euro was a huge hit! He includes 7 maps. From one model run.

12:48AM: @Blizzard of 93 chastises the entire sub by asking out loud "where is everyone after this epic Euro run?" (I see it but choose to do normal things; like you know, sleep)

12:52AM: @Blizzard of 93 asks MAG what he thinks of the potential.

2:17AM: @MAG5035quotes @Blizzard of 93 and acknowledges the potential but isn't super enthused for the LSV. @Blizzard of 93 sees this and curses. Mrs. Blizz asks if he's cussing out @MAG5035 again...no answer

3:53AM: @Yardstickgozinya posts a nice picture from his backyard. There's text to go with it, I just don't understand it

4:09AM: @Voyager reports a current temp of 7.2. Says it's too damn cold and depressing. I agree with the depressing part. I wish it was -7.2

5:01AM: @Ruin says "weather models suck it was supposed to be 14 degrees but i have 13 and no wonder why people don't trust them because they are so inaccurate"

6:53AM: @mahantango#1posts his low overnight was 6.3. (okay, first off...what exactly is a "mahantango", and if since there is another member with the name "mahantango" shouldn't this guy be "mahantango2?"

7:04AM: @Bubbler86 posts that his overnight low was 8 and says that some in the LSV will hit 50 the next afternoon. I quick check my forecast and see a high of 36. 

7:11AM: @anotherman posts his low was 11. I'm wondering who the other men are and how many are there?

7:17AM: @Ruin says "weather models suck it was supposed to be 14 degrees but i have 15 and no wonder why people don't trust them because they are so inaccurate" 

7:22AM: @pasnownut gives a PBP of his car temperature for every little nook and cranny between Akron and Elizabethtown. Never once mentions what his low temp was at home

7:27AM: @sauss06 states that at his age it's too damn cold anymore. Hmmm.

7:42AM: @Superstorm says the pattern looks ripe over the coming week. I utter "congrats, Short Pump"

7:43AM: @canderson starts talking about the next wind event that's coming in 11 days. Before that we have 3 storms to deal with, but he overlooks them

7:52AM: @pawatch shares a beautiful picture from up north. I remind myself that it's time for a trip up Rt. 44 soon.

8:17AM: @Mount Joy Snowman shares the nation's high and low temp for the previous day and includes a comment that no one really cares ha. One, I care, and have said as much on multiple occasions. B, if you don't think anyone cares, why in the hell are you sharing it?

8:22AM: @Bubbler86 changes his avatar picture to reflect the team he follows that won the previous night

8:53AM: @CarlislePaWx gives a lengthy synopsis of his temp, dew point, snow cover, precise rate of snow melt, sun angle, and then I stop reading

9:28AM: @Festus informs us that we've gained 65 minutes of daylight since December. Cool.

9:37AM: @Bubbler86mentions that the NAM is showing 1" of snow today over Lanco. I spit out my coffee

9:45AM: @pasnownut says that while parsing the overnight runs, his tellies suggest some fun in store over the next 2 weeks. And? My wife and I had fun one night last August. Big freaking deal. 

10:27AM: @Bubbler86 reports the ICON has 3" over Lanco today. At this point I realize that IKEA is more accurate in weather forecasting than the ICON.

10:45AM: @paweather quotes @Bubbler86 post about 50 degree temps and says "I guess we'll hear from TCC today" (meanwhile, "TCC" is posting about snow in Pittsburgh)

11:17AM: @Bubbler86 posts a random GFS image showing snow over the entire LSV. I check the time stamp and it's 1252 hours out

11:18AM: @Ruin quotes @Bubbler86 post and says ""weather models suck it was supposed to be 14 degrees but i have 25 and no wonder why people don't trust them because they are so inaccurate"

11:37AM: while perusing the MA forum I notice that @Blizzard of 93 graced our southern neighbors with his presence in their long range thread and hoisted 26 snow maps overnight and received 33 weenies in response

12:24PM: @Mount Joy Snowman has calculated that the month will end 2.548725 degrees below normal. Ballsy call, I say considering it's February 3rd

12:53PM: @WmsptWx says that it's snowing so hard that his road caved. I pause, and begin processing - is this in Clearfield County or Lycoming County...?

1:01PM: @Blizzard of 93 stops in over lunch to share a post that PSU Hoffman made in the MA thread about snow coming

1:12PM: @AccuChris posts the latest Euro snow map through the end of the run. There's nothing on it in the LSV

1:28PM: PSU Hoffman admits he had the setup wrong and now admits that he's out on upcoming snow chances. For whatever reason, @Blizzard of 93 fails to share this post

1:41PM: @GrandmasterB says the EPS is much better than the Operational run. I begin singing "Love and Marriage" for the next 4 hours

1:43PM: @Ruinsays "weather models suck it was supposed to be 14 degrees but i have 31 and no wonder why people don't trust them because they are so inaccurate"

2:16PM: @canderson says that he feels like winter is done. This comment is to the surprise of no one in our thread. 

2:42PM: @Caveman reports a current show depth of 5.3". Is this guy the "Captain Caveman" from TV and if so, what happened to the Teen Angels?...

3:44PM: @Bubbler86 posts a NAM snow map showing 11" of snow over Lanco for the next day. I'm wondering how that's possible given Bubbler's prediction of 50 degree weather

4:04PM: @DDweatherman reports a current snow depth of 4" in Carroll Valley. I check out the Liberty webcams and see green grass surrounding the slopes. He's got one hell of a microclimate

5:12PM: @Bubbler86 shares the GFS's depiction of a major snowstorm at hour 210 for all of PA

5:13PM: @Ruin says "I'll believe it when I see it weather models suck it was supposed to be 14 degrees but i have 33 and no wonder why people don't trust them because they are so inaccurate"

6:25PM: I get excited when I open our thread after supper and see both the "Hot" tag and that we've advanced 2 pages over the past hour...

6:20PM: @Blizzard of 93begins an onslaught of model runs, snow maps and weeklies and announces that "he'll be using that snow blower a lot over the next 2 weeks" (little does he know at the time, the snow blower never actually moved)

6:28PM: @Blizzard of 93 asks @MAG5035 for his thoughts. Crickets. 

7:07PM: @Storm Clouds says that we can't catch a break, bring on severe storms! Dude...that time will come in a few months...

7:32PM: @canderson reports a wind gust of 33 mph. I go outside and there's not a trace of a breeze blowing

7:52PM: @Jns2183 makes a string of statistics posts. @Mount Joy Snowman is salivating upon seeing this

9:29PM: @Bubbler86 said that the 0z NAM took away all 11" of snow over Lanco. In fact, the nearest snow on the NAM is in Cleveland.

10:08PM: @MAG5035 makes a detailed post with his thoughts on the upcoming pattern. And while he acknowledges that the pattern might be conducive for snow in Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and all of western PA, he's not onboard for snow in central and eastern PA. @Blizzard of 93 says to himself "I'll never ask him for this thoughts again!"

11:11PM: @Blizzard of 93 shares the GFS snow map through the following week. There's a tiny sliver of blue over the Finger Lakes. Blizz says that it's close enough for us to track...

11"47PM: I laugh at @Blizzard of 93 all while appreciating him for who he is - just a rabid snow freak like so many of us in here. What a great place to be surrounded by some really cool people. As @Mount Joy Snowman would say - 

"Onward"

3 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

I think I used to be able to draw our entire interstate system from memory.

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One thing GPS has done is make younger drivers totally ignorant of road and highway names. I have adult kids, one who drives for a living but can't tell me more than 2 road names...the one he lives on and the one his parents live on. When he goes anywhere he's never been before he inputs and drives. He grew up 5 miles from Rt. 30 and couldn't identify it today. He never had to learn it. I find all of it so bizarre. 

7 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Here is one...

 

The driving distance from Pensacola, FL to Key West FL is greater than from Harrisburg, PA to Jacksonville, FL. 

It's a good half day just on the Overseas Highway...

7 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Its funny you bring up geography.  I think all of us are very versed in geography because of our connection with weather.

I remeber in the 2nd grade I could name every capital city of every state with such ease.  My teacher was amazed.

Outside of PA, most people dont even know Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are 300 miles apart.  And that Philadelphia to Boston is the same 300 miles apart.

Yes! My claim to fame in school was being able to take a blank map of PA and accurately fill in all 67 counties. 

As someone who travels to Pittsburgh 1-2 times a year, since I started driving the trip today takes nearly an hour less than 40+ years ago. PA Turnpike speed limit used to be 55 the entire route, today a lot of it is 70 and what's not is mostly 65. 

15 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Here's a new one, Antelope Creek, ND came in with the national low of -45.  Who doesn't love Antelope Creek.  MDT had an impressive -13 degree departure yesterday. 

Antelope Creek ND is expected to rise 90 degrees to +45 by the weekend.   

19 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagrin_Falls,_Ohio

You have no idea how much I appreciate this - I pride myself on my geography skills and feel quite versed on U.S. towns from sea to sea. I've never heard of Chagrin Falls until now! 

Just now, anotherman said:

Especially with shorts on.

Shorts not acceptable in the office to my chagrin. 

2 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Down to 8 here.  Check out NW PA.  Double digit negatives

 

To give nod to "Plows Down" i submit the temperature version of that - "Jackets On". 

I have to share this - we give DT a hard time over his First Guess, Second Guess, Educated Guess, Non-Educated Guess, First Call, Second Call and Last Call snow maps. At 2am this morning he introduced a new one - so I'm guessing a Last Call map is actually 2nd from last? 

20 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Low of 13. 

Same here. Invigorating! 

5 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Who comments first on the 1-2 foot snow map?  Blizz or Ruin?  Understand the apprehension though, very warranted, though not exactly a shut out pattern the rest of the month. 

Me of course, complete with a snow map:

Only 9 days away!