gpsnavigator
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- Birthday 12/03/1974
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-3 low in Sparta. Wind has died down nice, and I'm ready for a little warmup, although not to the extent of what's forecast. I'm wondering what will become of the spring bloom, with things already popping through, and quite a ways to go yet until the official start of spring.
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Twenty flakes on my hood this morning, which amounts to exactly zero accumulation (or is it technically recorded as a trace?).
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Seems like it might be too dry for anything up in north jersey. Dewpoints are in the low teens and even a few single numbers. I could be wrong.
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Looks like a southern special for an inch or so. Guess I might miss this one.
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Serious question - with the incredible warmth, we've got bulbs popping through already. Anyone have any feedback as to how to see them through this weekend's blast and the rest of winter so we still have a shot at a nice bloom come April?
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Similar here, although I'm slightly warmer and 250 feet lower than you. The street out front is covered. Turns out maybe this isn't an entirely wasted snow day, as my district would begin dismissing in 15 minutes, and of course everyone else following shortly thereafter. It's enough on these side streets to start to be slippery.
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Snowing moderately and consistently for the last 20 minutes. Definitely getting evaporation cooling. Down to 32.8. Snow sticking to the grass.
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Snow started at 12:15 and within a few minutes was starting to come down pretty good. And just like that, now nothing again. Seems like there is just not enough to fully saturate the air column. Modeling has never done well with dry air.
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Terrible idea. I could see if you hit like your seventh or eighth snow day having that as an emergency option, but otherwise, remote learning is a complete and utter failure for many. Only ones that really benefit are the tech companies that write all the software and sell the hardware to make it happen.
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They called at 5:45 this morning. All Sussex County schools are closed with the exception of one. It's a limp pee pee of a radar right now and I even had the sun breaking through a few minutes ago. Temp is 33 and RH is 72%. Maybe the radar will fill in later, and if we get some evaporation based cooling, it'll be bad for a couple of hours. But that's a big IF.
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School is closed. Just overcast at the moment. The last time they closed like this, I remember it ended up being the better call to make because there was a bad 3 hours or so right around school dismissal time. We'll see if that's the case today.
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Several schools in North Jersey have already closed for tomorrow. Seems really premature given the marginal forecast.
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Interesting observations from today: I work on the outskirts of Newton - Elevation 570 feet and zilch on the snow. I started driving back to Sparta and saw evidence of accumulation around the Lafayette border, with a coating on the shady grassy surfaces. As I headed towards Sparta, I noticed things got more interesting quickly. At our house, elevation 800 feet, about 1.25". Up Glen Road, toward the top of Sparta Mountain looks to be at least 3, maybe 4" in spots. Plows are out in full force and there are even some tree branches down up there. I had noticed on radar earlier today that a nice band seemed to have set up roughly in a line from West Milford, down through Sparta. That, plus the modest elevation difference explains the world of difference in the snow amounts over just a few miles.
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Just had a flash and long roll of thunder here while out with the dogs. Unexpected to say the least. Temp 36.5 with moderate rain.
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Is that sub-tropical storm acting to draw the moisture out of our immediate area? RH/DP has dropped several points in the past two hours and it is a deep blue sky with plenty of sunshine. I'm seeing dewpoints in the single digits in west jersey with air temps in the mid and upper 30s. Some wispy white clouds are visible on the horizon to the north and east.
