Seems like every model pretty much has a bimodal distribution of members OTS vs nearby, with significant uncertainty, and the deterministics are just honing in on different peaks of that distribution
Really hoping the weekend threat materializes. I carved a set of snow/ice/sleet steps into the hill that leads down to my parking spot, and a meltdown two weeks from now without some fluff to insulate it would be a critical hit to my personal infrastructure
I think you indirectly hit on something many people discover in their 20's. No, it is not enjoyable to track a storm every model run for 7 straight days. It's an obsession. But you don't become an expert in anything without being at least a little bit obsessed. And in that fact lies a trade off. Is this for fun, or is it something you dedicate your life to for it's own sake? Everyone makes that choice on their own
Can't say for sure but if you want something interesting to look out check this out: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/ofs_mapplots.html?ofsregion=cb&subdomain=0&model_type=wtemp_forecast
The bay is very cold right now and places below 30 on that map are where freezing is imminent
I would give all my snow to see that as painful as that trade would be. That's a once in a lifetime kinda thing I believe. Never seen it in my life at least
GFS and Euro suggests at least 5-6 nights where subzero temperatures are a possibility in the DMV. Will be fun when these come into range for high res models
If anyone in the area can get calm wind overhead the bottom could easily fall out
You need cohesion between flakes. That's why warm snow is best. Sleet just falls apart. Back in the day we'd just dig caves into whatever piles people plowed onto the side of the road
HRRR has been showing pure rain along and east of 95 at the very tail end of the storm for the past few runs. Imagine it's overblown but hoping that doesn't get anywhere close to verifying
Jeb, you ever think about how even 80 years from now when everyone posting here is dead and gone, people will still be taking walks named after you lol
Snow picking in Columbia, on the verge of measurable now on most surfaces