Glass half full. The NAM still gets damn near double digits in Pittsburgh. If this is the “worst case scenario”, I’d take the 8” it gives us and run with it.
Without question, it’s a trend in the right direction. It was like the only model where Allegheny county wasn’t purple, and no longer holds that distinction.
Noticed things don’t look as deep cold but more garden variety winter cold in that timeframe. Didn’t have time to investigate why, but usually those kinds of changes are brought on by something interesting.
That’s the other thing that’s a bit wonky about that run. The dry slot encompasses most of WV at hour 63, then is completely filled in on the next panel?