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About an inch in Fairfield. Nice burst of snow. Radar returns say it’s coming to an end any moment. I’ll take it. .

Solid snow pack left in SW CT. Even down to the coast. 100% coverage in Fairfield County. Got almost an inch NYE and then another half inch to an inch last night. Looks like it’s gone by mid to late week. SMH. It seems we are stuck in a multi year cycle of storms not coming through this area when the cold is here, but when it’s warm it rains, rains and rains. Epic Greenland blocks that go to waste, negative NAOs go to waste, cold air but very little precip. Very odd weather. Heard the 80s were very similar (I was born 1990). Yes, December was pretty cold and we have a little over a foot of snow this season so far but it’s been years since we’ve had a true nor’easter with totals over a foot plus (several years). Hopefully the mid month time frame works out. I can see a big storm happening followed by another warm up and a lot of rain in this type of set up this January. .

Agreed. .

Yes for some, here in SW CT on the shore it doesn’t feel that way tbh. We got 3 or 4” earlier in month, and that’s it. if you want to call that “Snowy” to each his own. I am not exactly sure where you are located, but I am assuming Jersey or PA? .

Lol. Trust me, I would have rather been wrong. Congrats on the pre Xmas snow. Enjoy it. I was hoping everyone would get blessed with a white Xmas forum wide, I just didn’t feel it in my plums. Darn it. .

Most likely under a heavier band. Seems folks to the west of city are doing best with better rates and some elevation. We’ve been under very light precip since the start, here. .

As expected, absolutely no snow here on CT coast. Light rain. .

Lmao, I’m smart enough to not waste my time. Honestly, it wouldn’t make a difference if I did. Just a friendly reminder to not be surprised if this event doesn’t turn out to be much of anything despite some of the snow maps showing a few inches in borderline areas. The storm is happening during the day too which doesn’t help (even in late December) .

Last event featured a much colder airmass before the event (it did modify by the time precip moved in). Also, we remained snow during the entire event. Totally different set ups. We had thunderstorms the other day and it was 40 degrees in Fairfield CT today. 36 now. I am not expecting anything more than an inch here on the coast. You’re entitled to your opinion. I genuinely hope you’re right and I’m wrong. I just don’t see it for us on the coastal plain and city.. .

I hope expectations are tempered along the coast, and city on south. The airmass is marginal at best. This will be mostly white rain for most, unfortunately. Even if it starts as snow, it will quickly change to rain along the coast and city. If you’re away from the coast, North and West of city this will be a nice 2-4” event. End of the week event looks interesting but will likely feature a very sharp cutoff from SW to NE. I could see NYC getting buried and SW CT get next to nothing in this set up. Hopefully it trends a bit north and includes all snow starved areas. The south has had their fun. I hope it’s our turn.. .

I’d guess about 3 or 4” here on the coast in Fairfield/Black Rock, CT. Snow is tapering off as I type this. 26 degrees. Winds are starting to blow the snow around. Nice little December event. Hopefully we get at least one “foot plus” event - end of month into January.. .

You seem confused? lol. This run was not good for Fringe areas. Period. Not expecting more than an inch or two max on CT coast .

Yeah, this map doesn’t show the cut off as much as the map I saw on pivotal. I guess it’s just picking up the main precip shield being more consolidated than originally thought which makes sense. South coast of CT has done well in events like these but the north shore of LI is where I would I want to be for a 6” Jack .

lol these posts are so biased on “location”. RGEM got much worse for northern fringe areas and south coast of New England. All models seem to be catching onto the idea of a very sharp cutoff to the north. Seems like the southern New England snow drought continues at least into January. Enjoy it down in LI and Jersey .

Wasn’t this the storm where every town in Fairfield county got 10” and the Bridgeport spotter was smoking crack and stopped measuring after 6”? Lollll .

What radar are you using? About 3”-4” so far and still snowing pretty well in the Black Rock, Bridgeport section of Bridgeport on the water. .

Idk… 2” of snow on the ground in CT and 5-8” forecasted for parts of the gulf coast. Also, haven’t had a storm over 4” since 2022. This storm performed exactly like I predicted .

Off topic: but can all of our CT peeps who love snow outside maybe the Litchfield Hills admit we all think about 2/7/2013 every single day.. .

You’re a little NE of me. It’s gonna be close for me. I think you’re in a good spot for this but I will say it is snowing pretty hard down at the beach right now .

Ripping snow now. Ground covered but that dry slot is fast approaching from SW aimed right at the “CT snow hole” smh .

Talk about “hangin’ on by a thread” Light snow currently Bridgeport CT .

It’s simple math, not model output lol. 1-3 hours of moderate snow = 1-3” of snow if we’re lucky lol .

Man winters just aren’t the same anymore. We destroyed our climate .

Dry slot really screwed the coast .

1-3 hours of snow between 6-9pm and it’s over. 1-3” and that’s my high end prediction for SW CT coast .