Mount Joy Snowman

I realized that shortly after I posted but figured you would figure that out pretty quickly ha. So where did you end up going? Side note, I have the kids alone all this week because my wife is in Texas, presumably visiting your relatives haha. But seriously, some work convention in Fort Worth. She has gone the last couple of years and really likes that area.

Low of 55. Wonder when the next time is we’ll see a stretch of weather that beautiful.

Even with these nice days, I would still check ahead to see who has their outdoor space operating this early. With that said, South County Brewing (site of the old Pressroom) should have a nice outdoor area back on the ‘ol Steinman Park patio. Also, don’t think they have any outdoor seating but if you haven’t been Southern Market is a really cool spot.

Low of 37. Amazing couple of days coming up here.

Low of 47 with .01” rain. Mixing is already occurring here as my temp has popped to 60. Beautiful days ahead.

Low of 38 with .03” of rain. Back to Hershey in a bit.

Low of 39. Did much better than I thought here with .77" of rainfall. Off to have some beers with the fellas and head to The Giant Center this afternoon. Happy Friday, all.

Nothing even remotely close to that here. Looking at the radar throughout the day, I figured you guys to my north and west would see much bigger totals.

Yep just saw my first lightning in quite a while. Heavy batch getting ready to roll through. Our dogs don’t love it either.

Well remember now, that includes everything that fell since like 6am yesterday. I check my gauge each morning, so my 24-hour day runs from morning to morning, ala Cocorahs.

Spot on. I was going to bring this up yesterday, how it seems like every warmup that's been called for the last few months has been muted and/or delayed.

Low of 42 with .12” of rainfall. PIAA state wrestling championships begin today in Hershey, let’s go!

36 and foggy with .27” of precip, which includes the little bit of melted ice from yesterday morning.

Yeah, it's absurd the amount of excess crap that gets spread for every little event. We joke at work up in Harrisburg that the river up that way turns brackish during the winter from the amount of salt the capitol complex maintenance staff drops everywhere at all times. And when I say dump, I mean literally just piles all over the sidewalks, often for absolutely no threat of winter weather at all. I'm sure @canderson can attest to what I'm saying. It's not the preparation that gets me, it's the excess use of the stuff. It's ridiculous.

Oh wow good to know. I saw it on the Lancaster incidents map and then checked google traffic where it said it would reopen at 12:30 but I guess that was just a conservative estimate and they got it cleared much quicker.

Low of 29, currently 30 with moderate freezing rain falling. No snow here, despite radar showing as much during initial burst, but everything is glazed over with a light layer of ice. Schools have delays and it looks like the Route 30 bridge over the river is shut down until noon due to multiple crashes.

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.