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Spouses are notorious bad weather observers. One of my major pet peeves in life. They can't be taught either. Easily frustrated too. Only thing worse is elderly parents with cataracts looking through screened windows. This is why I spent $600 on Nest Cams for my snow stake and view.

There is always lots of debate on the forum about how people measure. Especially with the low water content "fluff" snow that falls with upslope. If you clear the snow board every 6 hours your snow totals will be much higher than taking measurements less frequently. It doesn't matter as much (I don't think) with wet snow but the upslope fluff decompresses to nothing and also must settle easier. With the wind and cold temperatures it is really hard to get good measurements. Many of the Mid Atlantic storms have marginal temperatures but add wind to a 10F airmass and everything flies around. I try to take several measurements in open but sheltered areas but for the casual observer it is very easy to cheat to get the higher amounts.

This is how you and Alex do so good in NH. Just mostly cloudy here with downslope while the snow machine goes on and on north of the Whites. Just got our power back and searching the net. NWS just put out this snowfall map for NH/Maine. Who reported 17.9" in Alex's area? That seems awfully high but there is also a 15" east of Mt Washington. Alex how much did you measure? Looks like trees took a beating in your area. I know you like snow on the trees. Doesn't look like a melt soon. Maybe late in the week you break 32F? Edit: Alex, just saw your snow report as I was typing this

Friday before the recent storm I went up to Franconia Notch with the drone. There is a stone face called "The Watcher" . It can't be seen from the road but I wanted to see if I could fly the drone up to get a shot. I screwed up and flew to the wrong cliff. It was windy at elevation and I was having a problem with my camera moving around. Still it is interesting to see Cannon Mt and Lafayette from a different perspective.

Just took a ride around Newfound Lake. Green grass where most people live but climb 500 foot hills around the lake it is a winter wonderland. With so much water content in this snow and a low sun angle the "haves" will have long lasting snowcover while the "have nots" will have to wait. Still no power and can't see graphics. Any snow chances coming up for NNE?

You sure picked the right spot. Randolph hill is beautiful. The Nest cam doesn't show the true beauty of Mt Adams and Jefferson. South exposure for sun and snow melt off when you get tired of it in April. Good job.

930am Just checking in. 13 hours now no power. Wood stove keeping the house warm and small jenny for frig few lights computer and microwave. First time using the phone as mobile hotspot. Winter wonderland out there. Bit more snow overnight so my 2-3" is a waterlogged white mass. Turkeys and deer going to have to do some digging. Town finally plowed up here, no snow down where most people live. Took my Stratus in and the VP2 is frozen so don't know how much qpf feel. Didn't seem very much but looks like just east got socked

32.7F Light snow. Just measured 1.25" Temperature has remained within .2F since about noon. Usually it slowly falls as a storm moves northbound to my east. Driveway is a 1" of slush and water and will freeze solid later tonight.

32.5F Very light snow. Vis up to about 3-4 miles. I have 1/2" up on my hill but at Newfound Lake level the ground is bare and it's spitting rain and catpaws. This is going to be a very big bust. Also I am surprised with almost calm wind. I'm north 2-5mph. I was worried about the east trend last evening. Hopefully I can score a few inches.

32.5F Gentle light snow 1/2". Vis perhaps 1 mile

33.2F Light to moderate snow. Just starting to stick. 500 feet below me it still looks like rain on webcams

34.1F Transition to snow is almost complete. Up to .17" wasted in liquid. Temperature needs to be falling faster. NWS is going to bust too high in the 8-12" for my area. So far no wind either

35.0/33 .10" rain so far. Mix of rain and snow. Keeps going back and forth

36.2F Light rain with catpaws. Temp slowly falling.

East ticks continue. I have seen this movie many times before. It pounds in Eastern NH while the band makes very little headway west. Maybe 12Z suite will reverse the trend.

18Z NAM cuts me (Plymouth NH) down to 1.20 from 1.94 at 12Z. It doesn't matter to most, either your in the heavy qpf or not but the steep gradient seems to be wavering right through my area with each model run. Will make a big difference with marginal temperatures during the first part of the event. Wish it was either a hit or a miss.

They certainly are. I was worried yesterday with the east trend that NH would be left mostly out but 12Z shows everything coming back west. As long as the Euro does it is game on. Lower elevations especially in my area may briefly start as rain. This will be a heavy wet snow at first with potential for power outages with strong NE winds. As low departs the snow will become drier with more blowing and drifting. It will be interesting to see how you and Alex do with the synoptic part but don't fret. Some of the heaviest snow comes in your area as low is departing and upslope begins. Say good bye to bare ground. You will see it again come April

Whites on Sunday will have snow showers and squalls, temperatures in the 20's at lower elevations with strong NW winds. Blowing and drifting snow

I have not paid attention to today's rain and snow showers. I see the snow is right over Phin's head in the cam. Our house cleaner is coming and we want to be out of the house so might take the drone up to Franconia Notch and fly up to "The Watcher" if it is not precipitating. Still don't have a good feeling about tomorrow's storm. Wish the models would back it west at least 50 miles. Today's trends will be key.

Hum, don't like the look of this storm. Mid to even upper 30's Saturday AM dropping to 32/33F for much of the storm. Another birch bender like 2 years ago. Did a lot of tree damage and power problems at my 1100 foot level. Could this be a repeat? We can start locking in a path after the 12Z Euro. Time to get gas for the genny

Yesterday's Euro was way west with rain. Today's Euro was 30" of snow. 18Z GFS is a total miss. I'm glad I'm not an on air Met trying to narrow this down. Just sitting back and watching. Quick snow shower left a coating of snow a bit earlier

34.5F Light snow vis 2-3 miles Nice Euro run. This is how NNE gets it done. 975mb low coming north 2-3 feet for most. Lock it in! (of course just like yesterday's Euro cutter track this will probably not happen as shown but we know there will be a storm and someone will jack in New England) nice to have something to track. Here is Kuchera clown map. Subtract 1" or so from today's nonsense.

NH, Maine and most of VT still in the game with 12Z Euro 977mb elbow of Cape perfect

12Z GFS leaves NNE high and dry for weekend.

Be nice or I am going to send you back to your SNE cage.... I have not looked at models since yesterday. Then it looked like the Euro was way west with another cutter. Now we could be too far west according to the GFS. Trend is east. This is why I don't invest too much time dissect each model run days out.