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Gotta admit, Chuck…and this is not meant in disrespect, but this is one of your most incomprehensible posts I’ve read yet.

GEFS is still trying to nudge the Scandinavian Ridge into the NAO domain as we get towards the end of the run. Would like to see some more changes in the Pacific, though we are seeing some higher heights getting up into Alaska.

11/30 - T 12/8 - T

Yeah...it's bumming me out, if I'm honest. I know it's been dry, but whatever. I don't care what the temp is - just give me a couple days of sun!

Makes sense. I'm guessing those lake effect areas would normally start piling up as we get into mid-December as cold air plows out of Canada and over the warm lakes.

Don't worry. It'll all get washed into the watershed with this weekend's rain. Like it was never there!

How far below normal snowfall are places in northern New England and the lake effect zones? Seems like it would be quite a bit below normal - even by now.

Screw New York state...feels like it hasn't been sunny here for more than an hour or two in weeks!

We actually had a some tiny flurries for 30 minutes or so in the late morning. Two Ts on the season!

But being along a gradient could produce.

I got a small coating of graupel on November 30, so I don't care about today.

If you squint really hard while driving, not only can easily find yourself in a ditch, but the kicked-up brine can also look a little like snow falling.

DCA's record high on the 10th is 67, which is the lowest record high for December until you get to the 17th (64 degrees). I like warm days.

Rts 29 and 66 in the Chantilly area were brined as of 10:00 this morning.

Mentioned above But yeah...seems to be doing OK. It's still green, which is certainly a good sign! I've been soaking it pretty good every 3-4 days and having a little walk on it afterwards. I'm going to keep watering in intervals for as long as the weather permits. I just don't want to lose any of it!

That sucks. Have you been watering in this drier period? I've never had issues with not seeing garlic shoots after warmer temps. I normally plant right around Halloween, and in fact, I seem to recall that I've had bigger shoots than normal after warm Novembers. But...you just inadvertently reminded me to water my garlic! We planted about three weeks ago (a couple weeks later than normal), but I didn't water after planting since soil was still a little moist. Then we were out of town for a week and I totally forgot to water when we got back. I didn't poke around looking for initial shoots, but I hope the cloves didn't shrivel up!

It's still 2021, so... Sod seems to be doing OK so far. The neighbor watered it a couple times while we were gone, and I've watered it a few times since we got back. I'm also doing a quick walk-over after it gets watered.

Just a couple days ago, this looked like a washout for us and a decent event for northern PA into NY. #rememberthefails

Stick a ruler into the snow on your lawn. Make sure that the ruler is at a slightly slanted angle, that you hit soil with the ruler, and that the grass hasn't been mowed since the end of September.

Oh...yeah. I was reading it in the context of the FV3 discussion just above.

I thought it was the RGEM. Might need to do a little research...

Philadelphia Union had 11 players - 8 regular starters - out due to COVID protocol for their MLS Conference Final today. All players were fully vaccinated. They went up 1-0 in the second half, but ended up losing 2-1. What a brutal way to end a season. They deserved so much better.

Other guidance looks similar at same time. Need to get out beyond 84 for things to pop.

The laziest word in meteorology: “blend.”

That they did. They played Mexico in Edmonton, where it had just recently snowed and was quite chilly.