Mount Joy Snowman

I have not gotten above 30 yet today. Thick clouds.

For those wondering why it's dead over here the spring thread is open. See you there!

Almost forgot, for my guy @canderson, the highest wind speed/gust both occurred on 12/19/25 at 49/67mph, with directions of 280 and 290 degrees, respectively.

Thanks! My boss just returned from there today. I know he was lamenting the damage that would be done to his wallet ha.

Bradford hit 6 last night, Mt. Pocono 8. National high of 101 at Rio Grande Village, TX and low of -25 at Estcourt Station, ME. Met Winter at MDT came in cold (4.4 BN), dry (3.00" BN), and with typical snowfall (.9" AN). The last part may surprise some, as MDT recorded 23.8" of snow, whereas normal is 22.9". So basically, we did alright on the snowfall front considering the lack of precip. Some other random stats: Average wind speed/direction was 7.9mph/WNW (300 degrees to be precise); average sky cover was 65%; and, MDT observed 27 days with light snow falling, 6 with snow, 2 with heavy snow, 6 with sleet, and 11 with fog reducing visibility to <1/4 mile. Onward.

Totally missed the spring thread, hello all! My low was a chilling 21 last night and I continue to think tomorrow morning's commute could be quite problematic with a pre-dawn arrival of the precip. 12z Hi-res guidance seems to be coming it a bit colder on average and some are insistent on a good inch-plus of snowfall. Even if not, I think ice accretion will be quite efficient. While yes, the system looks a bit moisture starved, freezing rain accumulates the best at light rates. With last night dipping so low, if today stays mostly cloudy and mid 30s and tonight drops back into 20s I don't think we have any temp issues whatsoever. If it starts as snow I think we get almost immediate stickage. I just think this is one of those classic events that is getting little attention and no one thinks anything of until everyone goes to pile in their cars between 6-8am tomorrow morning and realizes "oh crap". I could be wrong and this could end as mostly a nothing burger, but I think the timing and temps will be in place to make this an impactful event.

Low of 21. Tomorrow morning’s commute could be dicey in some areas.

Low of 34 with a rounded-up .01” of rainfall. We still have a tiny patch of snow in our backyard but today will truly be the last of it. Looks like a couple of cold days to get through before the warmth comes. Carry on.

Yeah the Tuesday morning commute could end up being quite problematic if timing works out. Coming off of a couple of very cold nights too, along with a daytime high Monday of perhaps only the mid 30s. Roads could be a mess, wouldn't take much. This one is sneaking up on people. We'll have to see how the Mesos's handle it the next 48 hours.

We have loads of sun down here.

Low of 31. Splendid day on tap today. I’m going to take the kids to the park. I imagine everyone will be out and about. Then a few days of crappy weather before we get the prolonged warmup. But winter is still lurking for late March.

That’s an incredible photo. Wow.

I really would have but let's not forget I was still around for it, albeit suckling on my mother's teet. Speaking of whom, I asked her if she remembers that event and she did not but said she would check through some old photos. We lived in Mount Joy Borough at the time (I haven't made it far ha) so they should have had a nice hit there. I'm waiting to hear back from my dad but doubt he cared to remember ha. I think sometimes we forget just how little most of the population really cares about weather. Sometimes I'll mention what I think is something cool about weather to someone and they'll just look at me like, "yeah sure thing pal". It's really unhealthy the disdain I'm starting to feel for this man haha.

I had just been born three months prior.

Low of 26 and foggy, freezing fog dare I say. Not sure what to make of early next week as it's kind of a mess as depicted but it does not appear as if any type of significant snow event is in the cards for us. Then we get wet and warm through mid-month. After that, who knows, continual spring or winter's last stand? Stay tuned. Happy Friday, all.