MarkO

Us folks on the 495 belt need as much help as we can get. It's down to 32F here in Lowell, and the Davis is reporting 22 at the cabin. Sounds kinda nuts, but I think the action is better here in Lowell. A dry 8" of snow up there is kinda meh, but if we can out an over producer in the 495 area, it will be a sloppy mess with power outages.

Ahhh, fk'in toaster bath for me. The 1800 NAM has got the dual lows that the Euro had. I'll be on the wet side of this one. At best, I forsee a Halloween 2011 redux. Heavy wet snow that accumulates to 3".

Wachusett should be all snow, but it's still going to be a wet snow.

NWS map going with warmer solution. If it doesn't bomb, it's 2" of slop for me.

495 does seem to be the cutoff for many storms. Growing up a mile from the ocean in Peabody, we were often on the wet side of storms, but I couldn't tell you how many storms were mainly white in Lowell (including the 2008 ice storm) where it was just rain only a few miles SE of here. Once again, it seems like 495 will be where the R/S line is. I think Ray will do much better in Methuen than his old place in Wilmington.

I hope you're right. If you draw a line from Worcester to Methuen, it passes straight through Lowell. The GFS sounding at 00 has the temp at 32F around 950.

Can you add me as well for Thornton, NH, elev 1100', N43°52'33", W71°36'09". Thanks, Mark O

Welp, it's currently snowing at my cabin, so time to start my season totals.

That's great about Jay. I believe they are on the Idny pass, so I'll prolly be making a couple trips this winter. I got the IKON and Indy this season. I'd like to go to Japan this winter. Anyone been there? Any recommendations?

893.5 mb first pass

It's in a good environment. Usually upwelling will weaken a nearly stationary cyclone, but that's not the case here with the warm waters below the surface. Also, it's currently located where there's a shelf that's less than 100' deep. I think it's called Pedro Bank.

Look at the symmetry. It's got to be strengthening.

Last few frames are pretty impressive with the cloud tops. Looks to be more symmetrical, and a jog south, it might have reached it's maximum westerly position, or could just be another wabble.

101.3 so far in Lowell, 92.4ºF Thornton, but still nowhere close to the 127F we drove through in Death Valley 2 yrs ago.

HIt 99.7ºF here in Lowell yesterday. Can't remember if I've ever recorded 100. My overnight low was 77.5. Today's forcast high is 103.

I've also noticed the solar panels keep my roof cooler, so it's a win/win. I'm only at $295 credit on my latest bill, but that will probably increase by a few more hundred come September.

I used the existing wire from my former electric hot water tank. It happened to be the exact gauge I needed. Wiring isn't very difficult. You can youtube just about anything.

100%! I got so fed up with my monthly bill ageraging $230, I gave in, cut some trees and went with solar. If you do go with solar, buy it outright, and oversize it. It will take 6 years to pay for itself. I have a 7 pitch rear roof (30º) that's 10 degrees west of due south, so almost ideal, but I still have neighbors trees that affect my production, especially in October. Since my installation, my meter has been on the positive side of 0 for a few months, but I'm currently at 99,335, and I'm at $295 in credit according to my last bill. If I can accurately calculate how much to use for heat, I shouldn't have another electric bill for as long as I live here.

Installing AC units is a PITA. Have you thought about a mini-split? I installed one for heat because my solar panels are overproducing, but it is so much better than window units and wasn't too difficult to install. I went with a Mr. Cool.

The summit of Wildcat probably has over 6"

Silly New England weather. 6" and still snowing at cabin, 33F and drizzle in Lowell, but mid 80's in SW CT. Edit: light snow in Lowell 32.9F

Mere 1/2" in Lowell, so that puts it at about an inch OTG. Might just barely meet the White Christmas theshold if it remains cloudy today. The cabin does much better with these clipper events. About 4.5" new from this event and it looks like there's about 8-10" of a snow pack with 2" of white cement on the bottom.

It flipped a couple hours ago, looks like 2" new on the deck.

Supposedly Steamboat had their largest avalanche over Thanksgiving weekend, and it's dumping now. Time to wake the boys and get their asses out of bed.

Just went for a ride. About 2" on valley floor, close to 4" here at 1100', nad about 6" at 1500'