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Down to flurries (almost sounds like a little sleet) hopefully we pick back up for a bit soon

The pre-snow smell is beautiful 

And sometimes the smell is fake, so it’s nice to know this is real

5 minutes ago, Fozz said:

I am returning on the 14th. I have a dreaded feeling my heart will be broken.

I have a commitment I absolutely cannot miss, otherwise I’d do what North Arlington is doing.

Also returning on the 14th from FL, although I’m not heading there until the 9th so I’m here for tomorrow’s one.  
 

In 2016 I found an excuse to fly in from Boston for it, and people thought I was nuts 

27 minutes ago, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said:

None of the roads are being pre treated here.  Not even the major ones like Georgia Ave. 

I was shocked to see Eastern still salt free just now.

13 minutes ago, J.Mike said:

Snow brings out the kid in me. It must be that five year-old boy that’s still lingers – the excitement and anticipation – not unlike Christmas Eve. Good luck everybody enjoy your Jebwalks. 

Yep.  Hard to explain this to people who don’t have the hobby (my wife was excited to sleep in tomorrow and I know I’ll be up at 6 to walk around in the snow…)

Just now, RickinBaltimore said:

Yeah I think by 7-8 PM tonight it'll be across the board. Including Baltimore City.

I still hear "But Baltimore City schools are STILL OPEN" in my nightmares.

I’d be shocked if any major school districts are open Tuesday tbh .  Monday is zero chance.

Turning cloudy in Owings Mills (up here for the day).  Pretty clear cloud edge too after just a lot of cirrus clouds

Just now, bncho said:

Okay. I have a question:
What the hell are all these model runs with 12+ inches for DC and Baltimore like jeez?!

Someone is likely going to hit 12, and for once DC (and maybe Baltimore) is not fringed because of temp or track…

26.6 in Takoma Park.  Given past few years I think I would have expected 46.2 and hoping the ground cools down fast enough tonight, so this is neat 

5 hours ago, Stormchaserchuck1 said:

Ravens outscoring their opponents 135-43 in the last 4 games, 2 of those playoff teams.

I really think this could be their year (again)… no team is unbeatable, Chiefs got absurdly lucky against Ravens and others… 

We bought our house a year or so ago and it came with a small outdoor hot tub.  Started leaking a few months ago and I spent too much money fixing it, largely so I can use it during snowstorms.  So here we are

Love to watch this precip field get bigger and bigger every time I refresh (and I refresh a lot :))

NAM should be a good run for DC

18z ICON has some really nice stuff in DC at 39 hours.  Still south of others but a tad more north than it’s been I think

1 minute ago, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said:

That's not what they said. It could be simply tightening the boundaries.

True, although posted just before that about NWS upping totals for DC and they may refine also 

CWG teasing that they’re about to up their snow totals (last map they had was ok I thought) https://x.com/capitalweather/status/1875615910687559981?s=46

Ripping snow in Takoma park, sticking to all but street 

1 minute ago, Paleocene said:

This looks like a reasonable call at this stage. And it's nice to finally have a map where it's a solid stripe region wide, without gradations running SW-->NE, where the mountains/piedmont get snow, and we in the metro corridor/fall line and lowlands get mix. Reminds me of the January storms last winter.

I think it’s a good call also, although the “boom” potential (at least localized) seems more likely than a bust for much of the area if the call is 4-8” 

Someone is going to jackpot big here

Nothing weird out of this GFS run plz

3 hours ago, Fozz said:

I’ll also be out of town both weekends. Sucks for me that the timing coincides with the best stretch of winter in almost a decade.

Heading to Florida on the 9th.  Glad I’m getting one of these in, but too reminiscent of a multi year period in the 2000s where I was always away the best week of winter.  

The classic south DC jackpot 

I’m in Rochester.  Deciding if it makes sense to drive up to Syracuse tomorrow and go a bit north on I-81. Looks like it’ll up my chances, but not too considerably…. Probably just need to hope for a well timed break in the clouds..

"HRRR" is trending on X/Twitter.  Lol.

Just about 4 inches of new snow in Takoma Park