Itstrainingtime

There's potential for something next week. As Elliott Abrams said long ago "You can't shovel potential". 

Wish we would have a -NAO next week. I don't like how it's raging positive. 

24 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

I saw 48 at 2 pm and went back down to 46.

GFS wins as the Euro had 60 showing up. 

Yes it did...

It got foggy out in a hurry this evening. Just came back from E-town and in a couple of spots it was like "whoa...where's the road?"

1 hour ago, Bubbler86 said:

58 here now but just checked the Wundermap and other than a few mid 50's, LSV holding on to its inversion/CAD and most mid 40's north and 45-50 south.  Maybe another hour of sun heating but seems a safe bet no one in the LSV gets up to 58.  You climbing 6 in the next hour would seem like a lot.   A Bubbler Blunder thinking York and Lancaster would make it. 

I have pretty much full sun now but have actually backed off to 50.4. Fail on my part.  

Getting close to peak heating now but just reached 52.6 and climbing rapidly...

Just popped 50...

46 here. I had a 6 degree spike between noon and 1pm but have only climbed 2 degrees in the past 90 minutes. 

4 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Yea, I think we hit or get within 2 degrees of 60 in a lot of locales today.  Sort of a middle ground between the Nam and the Euro that everyone was comparing a few days ago.  50 here right now.  

I said that wrong...I actually meant that MDT won't reach 58. Meaning I will bust high. I'm at 44 now, up 6 the past hour. 

41 minutes ago, daxx said:

I hope your right but If you ask me we need some work.  You are looking for just about anything snow, I'm not at this point.  I'm looking for something bigger.  Again I'm not saying it won't happen I just think we need a lot of things to go right.

Agreed Brian. I'm still very much hopeful but far less bullish than I was a week ago. We'll see. (and like you, I'm not into a 1" -3" deal, we're in big game season now)

Sun has just broken through here. I'm going to bust low (go figure) on my call for 58 at MDT today...it will be interesting to see how the temperature responds over the next several hours. 

Plain rain here...

2 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

The haze out here, despite a good snow pack, is a sign the cold is losing out.  Feels good out but going to miss snow chasing. 

Tell me about it. While many people consider spring to be their favorite season, for me it's just the opposite. It usually takes me a while to get over winter ending. Also, I have no interest in severe weather so there's zero anticipation of that. 

Have to say it feels really good outside today. Kind of a reality check that the seasons are in transition now. Tomorrow emphasizes that reality with the later sunset.

Snow TV! Sure does look nice even if it's not providing any accumulations.

Just for fun, I say MDT reaches 58 on Sunday and LNS hits 60. I've always felt like it gets warmer than we expect...

1 minute ago, Superstorm said:

I’m gonna miss this snowpack.

First real week it looked and felt like winter here for more than a couple hours.


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Continuous snow cover for 5 full days in March? Doesn't happen that often.

I had 15 this morning which oddly enough was my coldest 5am reading of the week...all came down to clear skies this morning versus clouds and a breeze the past few mornings. 

16 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said:

I came here to check out the weather for PA and so far I have read about every other state....

  Just kidding, guys. Glad you can bond over other topics too.

Hey! We don't get snow here on an everyday basis like you do up there on the 'Tug.  

20 minutes ago, Wmsptwx said:

Dude UVA is scary on defense and so so deep. As a Michigan guy praying you're not one seed in our bracket...want Gonzaga lol.

I keep forgetting that about you. That's okay...whenever I need my spirits boosted a bit I replay the ending from the "Big House" against Michigan State in 2015. One of the most memorable, awesome endings in any sporting event...period.  

6 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

I've been thinking 50's was a lock.  Last look at snow for a while it seems.  Hoping not the end, but if so, this week has been good for my soul.  I can let go if needed, but would sign up for a welcome to spring blizzard for sh!ts n giggles.  In with a bang...out with a bang.

 

Snow is going adios for a while...we await the period from 3/16 - 3/23 for perhaps a last song and dance? 

42 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

It is pretty bad and I think the biggest issue is when there is also smoke.  If you are familar with the town of Gainesville, FL there is a Prairie (with wilds horses, Bison and where you can walk with the Alligators) just outside Gainesville so the fog is terriible there and in 2012 there was a forest fire near by which caused almost immediate white out conditions mixed with the fog  Two cars wrecked and the incoming cars could not see it so they kept flying into the white out where they came upon more and more wrecks and wrecked themselves  11 people died...they intially thought it was only 10 but they found an 11th buried in the wreckage a day after the whole thing happened.  Freaky to me...driving along at 80 and hitting a white out then next thing you know your car is reduced to a tin can.

 

Fog is also terrible between Orlando and Tampa on route 4. 

 

 

Best part of Gainesville is the Swamp...was fortunate enough to see the Gators during one of my many, many trips to the Sunshine State. My god do the girls from Florida know how to have a good tiime...

36 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

That’s the part that some don’t realize. Some here haven’t seen their yards for over a month. Us..4 days. I’m enjoying it. 

I was a bit skeptical about how long we'd keep the 'pack given the season we're in...sun has taken it's toll for sure but I still had solid cover outside of tree areas this this morning. 

Was also surprised to see my temp at 20.8 when I left for work. (it was 15 at 10pm last evening) 

37 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Outside of the potential Friday snow, the models have been trending toward a slightly colder solution for much of PA as it pertains to the first part of the Cutter low Saturday night.  Something to keep an eye on. 

Will do...honestly, I had completely written off this weekend as I was assuming it was a rain and 50s kind of deal...

Streamers are showing up well moving SE through Dauphin, Cumberland, York, and Adams counties. Ain't nothing showing up in my neck of the woods. Just sunny skies. :( 

24 minutes ago, pasnownut said:

Sure is a beauty out there this morning.  Enjoying our 1 week deep winter.

Good stats Pawatch.  Yeah we found a way to get it done, but like i said, it sure wasnt the easy route.  My letdown is that i like to see snow on the ground for extended periods, not here today...gone tomorrow.  Most events were like that here in the LSV, or we tainted with many, so its just not clean snow.  I'm not mad, just bummed.

Definitely snowed enough times to keep my spirits up this year.  Would be great to see 1 more "clean" snow event.  the one that is showing up 3/22 is a doozy.  That could wrap it up nicely if it could trend right for us.  Thats the period to watch.  3/18-22.

 

Yes. There are plenty enough good reasons to be mindful of that window...whether or not we get a flush hit and what color the flush is TBD. 

7 minutes ago, pawatch said:

Snowfall totals from the last storm.

I wonder if that's a representation of the highest total from each county? I know in Lancaster the highest officially reported was 6.5". Anyway, interesting to read! 

Edit: I know there were reports of higher amounts from counties adjacent to mine...

1 minute ago, sauss06 said:

And here i thought you were older then me  i wouldn't say i embrace the cold, but the cold doesn't bother me like these young wipper snappers i work with. I almost 100% of the time drive with my window down. Like yesterday i pulled into work at 13 degrees with my window, these youngins just don't understand

People here at work are amazed at how I dress...I don't own a sweater, I have one long-sleeve shirt that I've worn once this winter season. (and that was to appease my wife) Back during the brutal cold snap at the end of January I wore a polo and a light jacket to work. Never a hat, never gloves...no need. 

I am the polar opposite of @Voyager I embrace deep winter! (Could be in part because my parents lived in Alaska...)

Here you go guys! Just for you.