Ralph Wiggum

12z tomorrow was when things started to trend north last week. Let's see if we can reel this in. Ngl....it is so close to either being a hecs or a mere coastal graze. So close.

GFS held serve. Close call. Cutoff is brutal.

Pivot.you son of a b....

@ravensrule

Interesting. In that case im above avg already so anything else is gravy.

It says 30" when I googled that. What say your sources?

30"

If you ask it the same forecast outlook 20 times, it gives 19 different answers. Seems reliable to me. Just hug the forecast you like best.

The scenario the weathernext model just gave is jan 25, 2000 redux. To a tee.

Google's WeatherNext 2.0 model, which powers current Search and Pixel weather results, indicates a high probability of a major winter storm for Philadelphia this weekend, January 31–February 1, 2026. Forecast Highlights * Timing: Snow is expected to begin late Saturday night, peaking Sunday morning. * Accumulation: Estimates range from 8 to 12 inches, with some scenarios suggesting up to 18 inches if the storm holds its northern track. * Conditions: High-intensity snowfall (1–2 inches per hour) is likely Sunday morning, potentially transitioning to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain by Sunday afternoon. * Impact: Expect dangerous travel conditions and bitter cold following the storm, with wind chills dropping near or below zero.

If I can squeeze out a 2-4" event, I likely go over our seasonal avg (im just over 30" now iirc kdyl avg is 32ish").

For a direct hit yes, there would need to be changes soon. But i think we can eek a minor grazing event out of this in extreme SE PA at the very least.

Wait a damn second here.

Noted. In this case, Im in.

So what's up with the weekend noreaster folks? We out or are we in?

Im not loving all 3 major ens systems taking the system farther off the coast at 0z. If we are going to have a reversal like last system, changes need to happen by 12z wednesday imo. This was looking better 24 hrs ago but there is still time.

Not with a positively tilted trough

I thought out west improved slightly

This has been brought up several times today by other posters including but not limited to chill and psu. you are slow to call bingo.

These models are also precariously close to sliding off the coast and being a graze job. Hope this storm follows seasonal trends. Would make for quite a KU

Getting a weird vibe here that spots that messed out yesterday cash in next weekend and vice versa ie southeastern zones in this sub

Past storm was a different setup synoptically tho wasnt it? I am not hedging any bets regardless.

In an fairness the window i was watching was 27-29, the clipper i thought would dive and bomb at the coast. Which it does but too late for any effects but that does become our 50/50 for the weekend, so there's that.

Funny thing is, and I remember because I posted the image about 8 days ago, models were showing a clear Miller A for the same time frame. Kind of got muted for a bit after, but now obviously is showing up again. If any of the big deterministic guidance besides the euro jumps on board today, this place is going to erupt.