CarlislePaWx

Congrats! Open the windows and let that fresh air blow right on in. Meanwhile, MDT did not set a record high today, for the 11th. As of 11pm they were at 68 degrees. Record high for today was 71 set back in 1975. However, they ARE going to set a record for tomorrow, the 12th since the record for the 12th is only 65 degrees which we should all remember fondly as it was set just 3 years ago in 2017! CTP also just issued a SPS for a mini squall line embedded within the leading edge of the approaching rain band. Gusts to 45mph possible. I'll be monitoring that on my weather station to see how high I gust. So far my peak gust has been 27.3 mph. Strong southerly winds continue at 10 to 15 with gusts to 25 frequently. Just an amazing January day all in all. Definitely excited about the upcoming pattern change and the possible snow event late Friday into Saturday.

I meant to mention this earlier and then forgot. Today marks the end of the 2-month long period where the sun sets before 5:00pm. The sun is still rising at the latest possible time, which for here is 7:32am. The earliest the sun sets here is at 4:43pm and that occurred 2 weeks before the solstice. Day length has only increased by 9 minutes since the solstice to 9 hours and 27 minutes (shortest day was 9 hours 18 minutes) but is now increasing by over one minute per day. I personally enjoy having the sun set before 5:00pm, now I have to wait another 10 months before it comes back...lol.

I was just getting excited as I was watching a squall drop south towards me. The dark clouds were almost right overhead and then...poof! It all evaporated, clouds broke up and the sun came back out....nothing! Oh well maybe the next one. Also, overnight low got down to 15.6 around 2:00am. Finally, it looks so beautiful out there this morning with the sun reflecting off of the trees which are all coated in snow. Yes, this is what makes winter great. We only ever get to enjoy it for such a brief period each season it seems. We get to enjoy this until Friday.

I forgot to mention earlier that the calm winds also needed to be accompanied by clear skies. Well, they're completely clear now with the moon shining brightly. No winds. Temp down to 19.9 after briefly touching 19.6. Might see lows dropping down into the mid teens depending on how long the clear/calm lasts. I wouldn't be surprised to see THV reach 10 degrees. We'll see. Edit>>After posting this I checked out York and they were 15 degrees at 11pm. Will probably reach 10 or even single digits briefly if the clear/calm can last a few more hours into the night.

The next great thing that can happen after a snowfall is if the winds stay calm the temps can really plummet. I've dropped 10 degrees from the 32 that I had at the end of the snowfall and am now sitting at 21.6 degrees and continuing to slowly sink. The moment the winds arrive it'll go back up, but for now I can enjoy my well-preserved fresh snowpack.

I'm pretty sure you met the warning criteria. It's 5" or more in 12 hours for all of the LSV counties. The low end of the criteria was adjusted down from 6" to 5" about a year ago by CTP just as winter weather advisory was lowered from 3" to 2" minimum.

Looks like warning-criteria amounts in the southern counties. I'm sure I've picked up another few tenths since I measured over an hour ago. It's still coming down lightly. Big congrats to York breaking the 6" mark which destroyed the forecast for 1 to 3. Always nice to have a surprise with higher than forecast amounts.

I just came in from measuring and I was blown away. 4.0" total accumulation so far on average. The flakes during the past hour were huge and it really began to pile up quickly. It does look like it's about to really wind down now, but 4" over 5 hours is really great in my book. Very nice surprise, and it really did look picturesque with the huge flakes slowly making their way down to the ground. Congrats to all the surprise winners, of which I guess it's looking like I might be included.

Grass now disappearing which means I've reached 2". I'm amazed looking at the radar that the green has become stationary over Adams/Cumberland/Perry counties. Snowing heavily here again and the flake size has gone back up again which means rate is approaching 1"/hr again. Temp holding at 32.2. Looking great out there. Glad to hear many are cashing in with this (not just Cashtown...lol).

Haha, yeah I just looked at radar and surprise, green has suddenly reappeared. And rates and flake size have picked back up again. Guess I will reach 2" after all. Pretty sure I'm up to 1.5" out there now. Streets remain just wet. Temp has finally dropped a few tenths, now down to 32.2 as the sun angle wanes for the day.

Looks like I won't be enjoying the 1"/hr rates any more. Green coverage on radar is rapidly disappearing. Wow, I thought 2" was a lock but now I'm not so sure. Outside it's still coming down heavily but the flake size has gone back down. Still definitely 1/2" / hr rates. Looks like about 1 to 1.2" on the grass now. Temp holding at 32.5. For the event so far I haven't "officially" reached freezing yet. (I don't have a board up since I moved into an apartment back in November. I'll have to improvise with something soon. For now I'll just go out and measure it when it's finished.)

Sidewalks finally caving as the temp has hit 32.5, DP 31.0. Temp has stopped dropping and is seemingly locked here. I'd say the grass now has about 0.7 to 0.8" on it now. About 0.1" on the sidewalks. Flake size has now increased to the largest it's been so far as the snow continues heavily. We could be approaching 1"/hr rates now.

With heavy snow falling the temp has dropped to 32.7, DP 30.5. Grass/Mulch now turning white with around 0.2". Sidewalks/roads still just wet. Intensity is actually getting heavier now with visibility down to under 0.5" miles. Looking great out there! (I'm rooting for everyone, of course. Cash/Bubbler will probably do the best out of this).

Temp down to 33.8 now, DP 30.3. Had a brief lull about 5 minutes ago but now suddenly it's picked up dramatically and is almost heavy. Grass/Mud just starting to show signs of some white. Edit>>Radar has green now over me. Snow getting heavier and is heavy now. Temp 33.4.

Moderate snow now with visibility under 1 mile. Temp really starting to fall now, down to 35.1, DP 30.6. Flake size increasing also.

Steady light snow now with lowering visibilities. Temp 36.7, DP 29. Going to need intensity to pull temps down towards 32.

I love it when I'm inside the blue squiggly. Flurries have just begun and the green is rapidly approaching. Oh boy!

Waiting for the arrival. Will definitely lose a little bit at the start as temp is currently 37. Dew point at 26 ensures a nice and quick drop after onset. Hoping for 2" with anything above that a bonus. Those greens on radar southwest of here are steadily moving northeastward. Should create some nice action once the ball gets rolling.