Miss Pixee

26 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

WB 12Z PARA says snow end of the week...

I ignore all maps. It's a thing with me now. 

Funny how the sun doesn't hit all the snowpack at a time. I'm down to 30 percent out front but still around 70 percent cover in the back. The street out front still has large patches of ice. Stubborn stuff. Temp at 37 now.

Winter comes regardless of snow. Just thought I'd chime in on that.

Kind of lost faith in any models this year. Either the technology isn't fine tuned enough or historical patterns have less validity. I'm not a met, so heck if I know. But it's almost comical and bizarre the amount of maps that swing wildly (snow total wise) as systems set up and form. Maybe the public has access to too many clown maps now.  If you live in a complex climate region for snow there's really no need in getting too fixated about high amounts. Sometimes you gotta take what you got and enjoy it. Or move your butt to Maine, Michigan, or anywhere in snow climo. They don't even care about the stuff up there, they get so much. Trust me, I got people up there and they complain about too much snow! Grass is greener, lol. Or whiter! Are you really gonna do anything more with a foot of snow than 4 inches, other than the cool factor?

It's only a big deal in this region because of the challenge of forecasting. I'm a snow lover, but I ain't diving off a bridge about it. And if it hangs around too long it gets funky and dirty lookin'. 

Bottomed out at 24 last night. Currently 26, blue skies.

Bottomed out last night at 25 degrees. Was 26 an hour ago, now a creep up to 30. Giant plates of ice on street where runoff has frozen. Anyone cruising through here at speed is an idiot. Light/Dark cloudy skies, moody looking. Shoveled driveway to clear space last night  to take trash bins out. Cleared off cars. And of course there was black ice at the bottom of the driveway. Trash got picked up, but I'm waiting for the street glaciers to thaw before retrieving the bins.

Gentle thawing here. Flock of birds came out to grab essential groceries. Temp now at 34.

Since we're sharing topography/elevation maps, I've got one. And hint: snow is measured at the bluest (or flat green) parts. Go figure!

Snowing here. Regular snow, not snizzle, sneet or grains. Temp at 31.

30 degrees and all quiet in SE DC...icy snizzle still falling. Stuff's so hard cars don't leave tracks, people don't leave footprints. Plows came through 5 minutes after I took these pics. The scratching and crunching soothed my nerves, knowing they were out there somewhere caring for citizens.

We had one radical put out the trash. Everyone else said ++++ it.

4 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

This is the one. Sure that max will stay right where it is for 219 more hours.

Just enough time for it to tick north!!!!

An even sneet cover in SE DC. Maybe, 1.5" inches total. Temp holding at 32 degrees. Keep the faith, people...how can you go wrong when Phil sees his shadow?

Looks almost like 5pm out here! Hopefully we'll get more snow/sleet pack?

15 minutes ago, SchvoniWx said:

I mean I'll take it and be grateful but I'm not happy about it. 

 

Looks like my street! But then, I don't need to tell you why...sig says it all! But the darkening skies may be a good omen.

The real question is what about the trash pickup, lol.

Cloud cover is back. Temp dropped to 32 now. Round two?

Just now, WesternFringe said:

Measured 2.4 inches of sleet here NW of Staunton! A little snow.  26 degrees.

sno cone material there

1 minute ago, Wetbulbs88 said:

So many other models showed similar QPF. I don't know what else to say. This just doesn't make any sense to me. It's one data point that many others corroborated. Not to mention that the QPF verified maybe a bit shy in other areas. We got the typical DC hole. 

What "DC hole?" There was accumulation, pretty much in line with the mixing model. The warm nose was real and never went away.

Lull has now hit the southern crew, Sky brightening but no sun. Temp shot up to 34 since my last post minutes ago. Weird!

Briefly saw the sun through a thick layer of clouds looking like a frosty bulb. Then it disappeared, lol. and light sleet still falling.

Snow /sleet steady. Temp up to 31 in SE DC. Lookin' good. Streets solid white. Car tracks from an hour ago have disappeared. Est 1" accumulation.

Everything covered. Streets have solid cover. Snizzle looks like baby powder! 29 degrees in SE DC.

29 degrees, no wind to speak of in southeast washington. 

Mostly sunny, 26 degrees in Southeast DC. Some wind.

Same here, downpours and 35 degrees. Eased up at the moment.

1 hour ago, Wetbulbs88 said:

Is it just me or has lake affect calm down in recent years? I remember when buffalo got like 7 feet of snow once.Is it just me or has lake affect calm down in recent years? I remember when buffalo got like 7 feet of snow once.

Yeah they had snowpack into June or something crazy like that. Boston did too.

3 hours ago, EHoffman said:

Meh, I still expect us to go non-frozen at some point for sure.  And a bunch of sleet during the day is gonna struggle to accumulate on roads.  It'll be sloppy, for sure.

I mean the NAM is mostly during the day no?  Slop has a hard time accumulating on the roads in DC during the day in mid-late February. 

Cripes.

Anyway, my extra ice melt should be arriving tomorrow. Don't need another skating rink like last time.

1 hour ago, midatlanticweather said:

Itty bitty bit of gray on that map far NE part of GA.

 

SC fringed. People down there are raging.

6 minutes ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Man, the latest GFS-v16 is a great storm for us a solid thump followed by sleet and then ice but never goes above freezing before the precip moves out then an artic blast a day later to keep the snow around on the ground instead of melting. I would take that in a heartbeat doubt it happens though.  

Odd, local news has everything as rain.