Stormfly

Temp accuracy looks good. The shield works. But like anything else location is everything. Mine is up on a tower. The rainfall for Monday now shows 1.51 so it was corrected. Still a bit high but my tipping bucket probably needs to be calibrated because it seemed a bit low a 1.03". I need to put a CocoRahs in the pasture!

Cats mesmerized by flakes the size of paper airplanes zipping by the window! Silly felines!

I don't know about anyone else here, but if today was Christmas Eve, this would be perfect!

When was the last time anyone used snow boots?

Funny how times change! I remember when radar first came to TV weathermen. I watched WJZ (Bob Turk aka the Sunshine Kid!) and it was called "Sky Eye". No real definition just yellow blobs overhead that let you know it was doing something. And when it wasn't doing anything it was called ground clutter. Now we have access to realtime (well as close as we can get to it) NX88 anywhere there's a cell signal - in our pockets.

Sorry to hear that. I've been through this with two dogs.

Haptic rainfall sensor definitely needs processing! It reported just over 3" for us today where the (real) gauge shows 1.03".

Too soon?

Nice day for a climb!

35/35 (100% RH) and SUPER FOGGY mist here. Rolled in just after 0300 according to cams and cars were quite frosty then. Little if anything showing up in Belair. The IR illuminators make it look worse than it really is but the visibility is low. I'm willing to bet the 445nm looks like a death ray...

Very light here but flaking nonetheless.

Mounting practices particularly with wind. I guess the more inputs the better for any forecast but we do need accurate data! Ultrasonic sensors are far more sensitive than inertia based sensors as well. But this AI they're using isn't much different than so called computational photography in mobile phones which attempts to compensate for the physical limitations of tiny sensors and lenses.

Yes I have one, just got in hand on the 5th. I have been experimenting with various heights above ground level and comparing to reference (Vaisala) instruments. It has its pros and cons and the amount of stations that are online is quite impressive. However, with data collection one must consider all the variables in various locations and the skill/training of the owner. I suppose with the sheer number of stations the bad eggs can be sorted out. The price point is attractive and the mount/appearance is appealing to most novices, etc.

Everyone is still in shock from the snow drought of 19-20. I still remember having the windows open on Dec 25 2015 while the Christmas turkey was in the oven. Then not even a month later we're buried here. But it's definitely time for more than a car topper! I haven't plowed or had to use the blower in too long. I wouldn't even mind having a rainy day with 6" on the ground and a sharp freeze turning the pasture in a huge ice rink! Drifting four wheelers is fun! Wasted cold and the familiar saying "imagine if this was snow" during day long downpours gets old. Maybe I need to move to upstate NY.

Sorry to hear this. Hopefully something good can come along wx wise to wrap up 2020 which has just been bloody awful for many.

I don't go near any primaries until I get the all clear or physically see/lock open disconnects! One thing with trees I don't mess around with any tree that's within 10' of any power line. I remember being in Belair when this happened! 33kV line dropped across 13kV line plus failure of OCRs at substation in Churchville. Fortunately those homes were unoccupied. This could have been quite bad with injuries/fatalities!

Definitely a trace, noticed the top of the grill was white in security cams. Ditto for cars. More of a "superpretzel salt" looking graupel, but frozen is frozen. Legit car topper for sure here. Still flurrying.

First flakes now in Jarrettsville!

Looking forward to rain and mud in the pasture. Then we freeze over in Feb. Those are the worst.

ETA for Belize? Sorry, could not resist. Speaking of resist could you imagine getting all the way to Ω before Thanksgiving in the 'States?

You're right, replace warm with snow drought and it would be correct. ;-)

2009-10... December, then Jan was warm and Feb came along. So yes. Have to wonder if we'll ever see another year like that in our lifetimes. The best events just seemingly come out of nowhere. ;-)

I saw that map and thought it was snow total for a single storm. ROFL!

It's going to be a M winter. Where the M stands for mud. Yeah it will be cold and dry and every time there's precip it will be warm enough to be rain. That's Maryland winters for you. And if it's going to snow, it needs to be thundersnow. Imagine an all night snow storm with thunder and lightning. :-D

Jan 25, 2000... I like surprises but that one was the best! https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Blizzard