Voyager

19 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Most of the guidance I've looked at has a 6-10ish type timeframe for the main swath.  Some show a separate batch breaking out ahead of the morning slug sometime during the overnight hours, but early morning seems the best bet for seeing accumulating flakes.

My NWS forecast did indicate the two separate periods of precipitation, so we'll see.

50 minutes ago, Yardstickgozinya said:

Taken from nws forecast discussion

Across southeast PA, the forecast is a bit more complicated.Marginal temperatures and less moisture content will limitsnowfall accumulations somewhat, but the latest batch of 06Zguidance paints the potential for as much as a couple inches ofsnow Saturday afternoon as upper level divergence providessufficient lift for an area of snow to develop. Low confidenceat this time, but the forecast may need to be adjusted upwardsin the next 24 hours if confidence increases.

My NWS forecast says up to an inch possible tomorrow.

1 hour ago, mahantango#1 said:

I thought you were getting a prius. 

There's a video on YouTube of a guy running Hell's Revenge out in Moab, UT in a Prius. Why he did, I'll never know...

1 hour ago, pawatch said:

Thanks for getting us some snow   a new vehicle is a sure fire way of getting that done.

29 degrees so far it looks dry out, but really windy.

JNS that’s a nice project! 

My pleasure, I think.  

Ugh...where did this Saturday snow come from? I'm likely picking up a new vehicle on Saturday, (trading in the Jeep for a GMC Terrain) and am not exactly wanting it's maiden voyage to be on snowy or icy roads.

8 hours ago, pasnownut said:

Some peeps just want somthin to complain about.  I don't get that one bit.  Who f'in cares if they are calling for 46 and its +/- a couple.  Whoopy f'in doo.  

Sounds like the Debbie train is loaded n full steam ahead.  

Sometimes I'll jokingly post about it, but not to complain about it. 

45 minutes ago, mahantango#1 said:

I know it's only January 13th, but each day of this winter is slowly slipping away day by day. Hopefully we can get one big snowstorm 12 inches plus before March.

This is how I feel. I'm not big on nickel and diming with clippers. If it's going to snow, then I want it to be a worthwhile storm.

6 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

DEATH SQUALL

4 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

Ground caved. Took about two minutes. I've never seen it so so hard so quickly. 

Well, I guess we can't go more than 24 hours without salt covered roads...ugh.

29 minutes ago, mahantango#1 said:

Had .43 rain from Friday and Saturday.

Beat me by a hundredth. I had .42 from .15 on Friday and .27 yesterday.

5 hours ago, MAG5035 said:

If we do get a storm it will be preceded by mild to marginal temps, esp in the Sus Valley. So when it’s probably 50ish there the day before, don’t be surprised. 

I remember from the past, that some of biggest storms followed absolutely beautiful days which were sometimes almost spring-like.

1 minute ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I want it to come as early as possible since I'm driving to Florida next weekend. I'm rooting against the second window because of that. I'm all in on a storm on the 15th.

So the 15th is perfect. You travel in safety, and I get a day off. Win-win situation.

There's nothing worse than spending three hours digging out before the sun comes up, then working a 12 hour day on perhaps dicey roads, because if the roads are somewhat passable, boss man will want us to run.

If we're going to get one storm, I'd rather it be Friday instead of Sunday. That way, I get a day off work, then the weekend to clean it up. A Sunday storm would make me work my ass off Monday morning, then be at work by 8am.

50 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Next Thursday through MLK weekend has incredible potential. Of course, I'll be heading to Florida in the middle of all of it. 

I'll trade places with you...lol

26 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Overachieving temps out there today...up to 57 in Maytown. 

Low to mid 50's in Allentown, but only 46 in my backyard. Wish it was sunnier, but we're mostly cloudy here.

2 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

The 6z GFS was a beautiful run showing coastal potential on the 16th.

The 16th would be a great day for it. It'd give me a Friday off day, then the weekend to dig it out.

I'll add that while I have a general disdain for winter, I still enjoy tracking the big dogs. When it comes to a straight up Miller A or KU storm, I'm right there with the rest of you rooting it on. I'm a go big or go home person.

I just don't care for prolonged arctic outbreaks, small nuisance storms, mixed events, endless cloudy days, and most of all, the ice at work.

1 hour ago, 495weatherguy said:

So that breaks down to less than 100 gallons per month annually.

There are many ways to break it down, it seems that during the peak winter months you are burning 150 gallons per month, which is about 5 gallons per day.   Without knowing the particulars of your house, this seems reasonable for heating a house on Li

Actually, I'm in the coal region of PA in Schuylkill County. I venture over here to read analysis, but rarely post out of my sub forum.

Generally, we're colder than you guys in the metro, but I live in a row where I'm insulated both left and right, so I only have two exposed walls, but the house is 110 years old, so not a lot of extra insulation. Still, I'm fairly happy with our oil consumption all things considered.

It could be worse. The single home across the street from me sees an oil truck every month in the winter.

11 hours ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

Yea for me a quarter tank in a month is a lot. 

I usually have to do four fillings on a 275 gallon tank per year. It's been generally been three in the colder months and one that carries me through summer. Most often the fill months are February, April, then October, December.

What is it with the damn clouds every day? We had beautiful sunshine this morning and now it's overcast again.

Perhaps I'd not hate winter so much if we could get some real sunshine between storms/disturbances.

Just now, mahantango#1 said:

Remember the last forecast warmup around Christmas, and what transpired? Hope they're right this time.

You and me both. 

Yup. Dusting here as well.

1 hour ago, canderson said:

I’m going with .5” but it’s really hard to tell. Have had a bunch of 45-50 mph wind gusts so it’s blown everywhere 

So that's how I ended up with an inch and a half. Thanks pal... 

So this is the video from Monday that I mentioned above. The title says it all... 

So I set my alarm and got up at 3am to experience the squall. While it was impressive, it wasn't the hardest I've ever seen it snow in a squall. In fact, at the end of my upcoming video, the squall that hit Hazleton on Monday evening was as, if not more, intense than last night's. That being said, it was still a good one and I ended up with 1.25" out of it, as my overall measurement was 1.50" which included the light snow activity that began after 6pm.

Due to my sheltered location, my peak gust during the squall was a paltry 8.8 mph, while stations in more open locations recorded 20+mph. There was no visible lightning or audible thunder, but my station did record three nearby strikes.

Was it a good squall? Yes

Was it worth setting my alarm for? Not really

Well, I wasn't expecting much until the squall later, but we've got a nice quarter inch coating on everything so far and still pixie dust snowing as I type.

Whoa...check out this video clip from out near Erie.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/185dALhiJN/