IrishRob17

6 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Guess we could see a quick spike in temps before they start falling again

I spiked up here, up to 41 now. 

7 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

35 degrees light rain continues. Amazing when it's liquid how the radar keeps filling in to the west. 
 

Snow pack still pretty solid. If it can get through the rest of the day we should have a solid chuck of snow and ice that should withstand the December early January sun. 

Up to 33 here. I was thinking the same thing while looking at the solid 5” snow cover out there at the moment, if it can make it through the next 6 hours or so it won’t go anywhere for a while. Glad I had the banks pushed back this morning.

Wasn’t their someone here saying that all it ever does is rain on New Year’s Eve? Hmmm 

16 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

32.5 here with dense fog, Snow pack pretty much intact so far.

32.2 here, I was still below freezing until the last 30 minutes when it started creeping up. 

3 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

EPS looks really good Jan 5 onward. 

Why anyone would post an operational 288 map is beyond me. 

9 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Poking my nose in to comment on this. I read your forum a lot for analysis, but don't post, but this one got me thinking.

There are new weather terms and phrases are annoying, but the one that gets me the most is "puking snow" when it's snowing heavily. It just sounds stupid...and gross.

That and "getting crushed"

On 12/25/2025 at 12:37 PM, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

I've been debating this one. I'm calling it a white Christmas as of 7am observation, and I believe official time to declare a white Christmas or not. If I did it as of right now it's 50-50.

Anyway it was much better last year with a 4 1/2 inch snowpack Christmas morning that had been freshened up on Christmas Eve with the inch and a half that fell that morning, but I digress. 
 

Merry Christmas North and West and northeast people, where our best winters start around Thanksgiving and begrudgingly leave us in late March.

Now that I've had some time for various thighs to settle down this post just came to mind. Correct at the 7am time. Your screen name mocks the lack of proper snow measuring and you're debating if it was a white Christmas for you? You either had 1" or more or you didn't? Were you saying half your yard had more than an inch? I had spots with more than an inch but none of them were in my snow board or at my snow stake. It would be interesting to get a ruling here. @NorthShoreWx

1 hour ago, MANDA said:

Can you imagine what a heating bill would look like these days with a mean monthly temp of 25?   Have to believe it would cause hardship for many.

They were tougher back then IMO. I’d bet people just put more layers on and kept the heat lower in general. I work with people that remote start their car from their work desk at the end of the day so the car is the perfect temp for them before they even open the car door to drive home. 25 degrees now after a high of 26 under gray skies and a decent snowpack, what a winter day. 

2 hours ago, Juliancolton said:

18.0", pretty much in line with everyone else across the area

Not gonna lie, you’re doing better than I thought you would. 

2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

Nice, glad you got into the fun. 

5.4" here making 17.2" for the season. No complaints here. I could feel the various layers of the different types of snow as I pushed the snow ruler down on the board. I had some sleet and freezing drizzle at some point. So the clean up and piles makes it seem like more since there's a dense layer in there. 

Melted down to .81 and I have 6" at my stake, trying to make sense of that since it was 5.4" on the board. 

21 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Ended up with 5.6 here, 17.2 for the season. A litle less than forecast but an overall excellent December. Lets see if we can keep some snowpack after Mondays upcoming debacle.

I have more confidence in this pack than the one earlier in the week. 

@The 4 Seasons 5.4" here, 17.2" for the season. 

44 minutes ago, rclab said:

Good morning Rob and here’s the after photo taken about 7:30 am. Stay well, as always ….

 

Nice, glad you got into the fun. 

11 minutes ago, BxEngine said:

Up to 14.something on the season. Well below temp avg december and a few snowfalls that made the season feel like christmas for the first time in a long time. Anyone complaining is a nutcase. 

5.4" here making 17.2" for the season. No complaints here. I could feel the various layers of the different types of snow as I pushed the snow ruler down on the board. I had some sleet and freezing drizzle at some point. So the clean up and piles makes it seem like more since there's a dense layer in there. 

Only 4.5" here about 45 minutes ago. I never went full sleet but there definitely was a change in the snow at one point, thought I'd flip to sleet but didn't and then it was full flakes again right after that. 

1 hour ago, Nibor said:

Just to their northeast it's snow so they might flip back over shortly.

Many of those areas reporting sleet flipped back to snow already, including out near Port Jervis. All snow here still. 

This discussion got buried quick in the other OBS thread so I figured I’d post it here too

Mesoscale Discussion 2276
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0541 PM CST Fri Dec 26 2025

Areas affected...Upstate NY to eastern Long Island...including parts of southern New England

Concerning...Heavy snow

Valid 262341Z - 270545Z

SUMMARY...Heavy snow bands will spread/develop southeast across upstate NY toward southern New England over the next few hours. Snow rates of 1-1.5"/hr are expected.

DISCUSSION...Low-amplitude short-wave trough is progressing southeast across western NY/PA early this evening. Latest water-vapor imagery depicts a notable midlevel vort max southwest of Syracuse, and this is reflected well in radar data. Multiple heavy snow bands have developed ahead of this vort max, strongly influenced by low-level warm advection, extending across upstate NY into the lower Hudson Valley. Boundary layer moistening supports this with dew points now rising into the mid teens (F) where snow rates are increasing. Over the next few hours snow rates are expected to increase downstream across western CT and Long Island, largely in response to this well-defined short wave digging toward the northern Middle Atlantic. Snow rates of 1-1.5"/hr can be expected prior to the short wave passage.

..Darrow.. 12/26/2025

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...BOX...OKX...ALY...PHI...BGM...

Mesoscale Discussion 2276
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0541 PM CST Fri Dec 26 2025

Areas affected...Upstate NY to eastern Long Island...including parts of southern New England

Concerning...Heavy snow

Valid 262341Z - 270545Z

SUMMARY...Heavy snow bands will spread/develop southeast across upstate NY toward southern New England over the next few hours. Snow rates of 1-1.5"/hr are expected.

DISCUSSION...Low-amplitude short-wave trough is progressing southeast across western NY/PA early this evening. Latest water-vapor imagery depicts a notable midlevel vort max southwest of Syracuse, and this is reflected well in radar data. Multiple heavy snow bands have developed ahead of this vort max, strongly influenced by low-level warm advection, extending across upstate NY into the lower Hudson Valley. Boundary layer moistening supports this with dew points now rising into the mid teens (F) where snow rates are increasing. Over the next few hours snow rates are expected to increase downstream across western CT and Long Island, largely in response to this well-defined short wave digging toward the northern Middle Atlantic. Snow rates of 1-1.5"/hr can be expected prior to the short wave passage.

..Darrow.. 12/26/2025

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...BOX...OKX...ALY...PHI...BGM...

5 minutes ago, hudsonvalley21 said:

23 with a dewpt.of 9. No flakes here yet. Let’s see what the dewpt will be when it starts.

Business picked up quickly once it starts, ground quick covered here, 21/11. 

On 12/24/2025 at 5:50 PM, IrishRob17 said:

In-laws leaving Friday morning instead of Saturday morning due to the storm...you call that a "win-win". 

Close call here, my sister in laws car wouldn’t start this morning…I jumped it and got it all warmed up. The car, not my sister in law, sickos!

6 minutes ago, Brasiluvsnow said:

Rob , thanks ps I hope you enjoyed as I am shot myself we went to visit a neighbor for what was supposed to be a quick 10 minute visit and it turned out to be a 3 hour continuation of more wine and laughs ,,,enjoy the snow brother I hope Mother Nature gives us a belated Christmas gift,,,,,,,to those playing along at home the NWS upped totals overnight in my area ( New City Rockland ) from 4-8 to now 5- 9 

Certainly enjoyed it, although I made a little too much merry on Christmas Eve so no holiday hammered for me yesterday but perhaps this evening

9 minutes ago, Brasiluvsnow said:

ok guys and gals let's do this ,,,,,,,6 pm Start time for first flakes or do you people think sooner ?

I had a house full yesterday and was busy enjoying that, did look at much model stiff or help monitor the posters coming out of the woodwork, as is tradition before a snowstorm. Anyway, I would think we will at least see some flakes before 6pm.

17 minutes ago, hudsonvalley21 said:

Relatives coming in Friday morning and gave me a Christmas present by saying that they extended their stay until January 4th. I call that a “lose-lose”   At least I can have time alone snow blowing the driveway Friday night hoping for 4-8”. We’ll see.

I had a similar situation last year with my father in law. 

Not an official white Christmas here (leas than 1" at my stake) but everyone is saying it's nice to have another white Christmas so that's all that matters. Merry Christmas one and all!

Less than 1" at my stake but still plenty of snow to see out there 29/25. Merry Christmas!

35 minutes ago, uofmiami said:

If they only beat The U, lol.

Dude, I had no issue with the U. I did with Bama but they proved themselves. Tulane and JMU...bro...they really need their own playoffs. Oh, and see you up north next year.