buckeyefan1

I just want to say that my patience with old man winter is becoming strained

That is exactly what I am doing It will be quiet anyplace I decide to go, so now to figure out where I want to explore. I'd much rather have a snow filled landscape, but a perfect 70 degree day is a good consolation any time of the year

It looks like Christmas day will be best spent outside hiking Please don't shoot the messenger

IKR?! I am looking forward to the upcoming pattern madness though

Happy New Year!

Keep the covid/political discussions in OT or AMPOL where it belongs. This is a weather forum.

GSP .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 220 PM EST Wednesday...A weak cold front will continue to cross the FA early Sun with little additional precip and maybe a bit of light snow across the higher NC mtn peaks. Colder air will filter in behind the front as a 1030 mb Can high over the Great Lakes region is progged to advance east and ridge down east of the Apps. This flow will bring near seasonal and below temps back to the region thru the period. The coldest air looks to push in from the NE Sun night into Mon, while the atmos remains quite dry. By Mon night things begin to change as the op models generally agree on a weak nrn GOM low developing in a split flow regime aloft, which will increase moist flux into the area. The 12z GFS has backed off on the timing and degree of QPF response Mon night thru Tue and yet is still quicker and moister than the current ECMWF. Thus, PoPs have been curtailed back Mon night and Tue to the lower chance range. Anticipated precip amts were also lowered, which makes a difference as far as possible p/type issues early Tue. For now, have a little snow across the higher NC terrain and a quick period of light snow/rain mix north of I-40 thru daybreak Tue. If the current drying trends continues, these lowly amts and p/types could be overdone. Yet, much uncertainty exists with this set-up and things could actually go the other way with more of a wintry threat as we get closer to the period.

0z Euro 06z GFS

06z gfs continues to say it's a cold (non freezing) rain

Indeed. I prefer having low dp's already in place as opposed to the cold dry air filtering in as the moisture arrives. If anything, it kicks off an interesting few weeks during the heart of winter. Maybe we'll cash in

Morning yoga

At this point a neutral pna with everything else in the negative territory would be nice to see

I hope there are more stories like this

After the rain from this weekend is out of here, next week will be absolutely perfect for being outside FYI ~ Don't judge I'm just as depressed as you all are that winter is missing for the next two weeks

Picked up .76 of some much needed rain early this morning High of 53 after a low of 38

Low of 36 this morning and a high of 50 today

Seriously though, with 4 out of 5 being favorable we might get the pna to at least be neutral. Or not. I do however believe the pattern shifts around Christmas. Will it shift in our favor? We'll find out soon enough. Until then, I will believe in southern snow, unicorns and faries

I still think the nao goes neg in another week or so, hopefully it stays negative for a bit because there might even be a bit of ao and epo help to go along with it. Anywho........ Someone will have a storm around Christmas

Life is a balancing act

Yay!!!! Gifts to ourselves are too few and too far between Beautiful sunset last night