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worst weather. rain this morning melted all the remaining snow, and now we're stuck in the upper 30s while GRR hits 60...

d4 15% :

could be interesting for some in the southern sub?

midweek system looks interesting. probably not a big snowmaker for anyone but some fzra/mix and even thunderstorms possible for the mitten

3 hours ago, Stebo said:

A quiet feb leading into an active march?

<next month> will be rockin!

12 hours ago, DocATL said:

Meanwhile…

https://x.com/maxvelocitywx/status/2020978881654616111?s=46


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Dude needs to be shot into the sun, 276hour op gfs with kuchera ratios is an insane way to clickbait

1 hour ago, Stevo6899 said:

What? Im fruity and I'm straight. Def no hate behind it. Man why is everyone so sensitive these days. Some need to toughen up or they ain't gonna survive in this world.

i wonder which halftime show you're going to watch?

Dismal near-term look, and that valentine's day storm that was looking promising for a few runs has trended away. let's fast forward to the 19th 

17 hours ago, Chinook said:

Hey guys, I am thinking of getting a new laptop because I've heard computer prices are going up. I have a laptop from 2019 that is working well. And by the way, whoever answered my question about fixing my computer battery, thanks a lot. It cost me a good bit to fix my battery, but it was necessary.

I was shopping for new laptops, and possibly refurbished laptops. I am not sure I want to buy someone else's 3-year-old laptop. That might already have a lot of wear and tear, when a new laptop could be nearly the same price.

I was also considering the possibility of Linux, which I have never done before. If you look up information about Windows 11, they will say that it's bloated and it's spying on you. But I might still go with it. I have questions about radar programs GRLevel3 and Radarscope. They're not designed for Linux at all. Can they be run in Linux anyway?  That sort of question is what's going through my mind-- Linux is an unknown. I don't know if some of my favorite programs (or files,) will do the same thing on Linux. I know GRLevel3 and Radarscope aren't written for Linux.

If I go with Windows 11, I know my GRLevel3 can be put on it with my license code. I assume Radarscope won't have this capability and I could purchase it again. (Any thoughts on the Radarscope? I got the full package for Radarscope a while back, so I could see 4 panels. I don't know if that could transfer over to a new computer.)

One of the things I've struggled with is this: is trying to determine if a new laptop's monitor will be bright and as colorful as it could be. I want one that's above average. It's tough to tell from computer descriptions on the "nits" and "%NTSC"  I'm pretty sure 300 nits could appear quite bright, but I've heard there's better brightness. Are 60Hz and 45% NTSC reasonable? I like a good display. (I'm not exactly sure what I have.)

I'm kind of assuming Intel i5 and/or Ryzen-5 series does fairly well if you're not running modern graphics-heavy games. There's a part of me that says, "go with i7" because I don't want to be running something that's too slow in 5 years.

I've also noticed there's not a lot of 14" laptops listed when you search. For me, 14" is fine for portabilty.

I don't quite understand it when the description says "AI Copilot+ laptop."

can't speak much to the Linux aspect of ur question, but I think grlevel3 could be run through "Wine", which lets you run windows applications on linux. not sure how technically involved it is to set up. I think radarscope (should?) be linked to an account with user/pass, so I'd think you could download on a new windows machine and sign in that way. For the display, Hz is basically the refresh rate, so how many times per second the display updates. 60hz is pretty standard, if a bit on the low end. lots of new displays have a refresh rate of 120 or 144hz, which looks much smoother, especially if you're gaming. this probably won't be super noticeable unless you're playing a lot of games. for the rest of the specs, what are you planning on using the laptop for? 

the "copilot" thing just is microsoft pushing generative ai in everything they sell. copilot is basically their version of chatgpt. a laptop advertised like that probably has a dedicated "copilot key" on the keyboard, and a bunch of gen-ai features in the software you probably don't want. that would turn me off of buying the laptop, personally.

yeah, was gonna say, thurs/fri looks like the most interesting thing in the next week. potential for a few inches up here, especially if the gfs gives way to the euro

-15 this am at KILN, -9 at Lunken. coldest air of the season afaik

really need another inch or two up here, existing snow is getting pretty slushy and gray

1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said:

ready for spc outlooks to be the most confusing thing ever?

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/conditional-intensity-information/

Probably a good way to communicate probability as well as intensity, but what about areas w/o the shading, in, say the 5% tor? is the shading just different "levels" of the previous sig shading? so 1 would be equivalent to the existing sig dashed lines, and then 2 and 3 are "levels" on top of that?

On 1/23/2026 at 11:42 PM, HillsdaleMIWeather said:

cannot stand him or any of these other grifting hypercasters

first traffic cam i clicked on lol

Report of 11" in Middletown from 9:30 this am. expect another 6" at least for them

snow starting to reach the ground in evansville area

looking at traffic cams in s indiana, nothing really seems to be making it to the ground yet, despite the radar presentation. Still pretty large dew point depressions

20" of this falls Sunday calendar day, would easily be the highest all-time in cincy

15 minutes ago, buckeye said:

pretty sure start time wasn't till late evening

yeah, simref was misleading for a while, as dp depressions are still 10-15 degrees until late evening. not really expecting any snow accumulations until late this evening, when some moisture finally works in

11 minutes ago, Radtechwxman said:

Never trust nam. Lol

Watching the 18z nam closely now... really don't want it's north trend to continue or we'll be looking at some sleet/fzra cutting into QPF. was quite a warm nose at 850 Sunday evening on the 12z. 

2 hours ago, TimChgo9 said:

Yep. NE burb of Cincinnati, moved here in September. 

nice, am from the eastern suburbs but going to school in Michigan. will be content to watch this one from the sidelines and hope to get 1-2" up here from it.

58 minutes ago, TimChgo9 said:

That would be something. Temps for the weekend don't get above 20, and are single digits in the overnight. 

are you in 513-land? we need more cincy posters on here
 

15/20:1 ratios for the duration of the event is insane for southern Ohio. 0.9" QPF for Cincinnati becomes 13-20" of snow...

10 minutes ago, TimChgo9 said:

I have seen several maps showing over 10” for KILN, felt that the totals were overdone. I may have been wrong in that assessment. 

Wsw issued this am for Hamilton and the tier of counties just north of the river has 6-10" mentioned ....

4-8" for the tier above that, and id assume 6-10" for river counties as well.