All good! It’s really a blend of models in the forecast and the GFS was way too aggressive on snow for the southern parts of York/Lanco. It didn’t help that the Euro bled north run after run. I don’t think the Euro or GFS performed all that well for this event from just 72 hours out. I just hope we get paid back with a north trend when we need it!
Nowcasting is not what it used to be, but in this situation it may come into play given how tight the gradient is forecast to be between a trace and 4”. We have seen models underestimate WAA, but we’ve also seen them underestimate evaporative cooling. Will be interesting to see play out and hopefully everyone gets a nice snow tomorrow.
Now that the models run at the correct times I guess I’m back in. This (snow chasing) hobby is a lot of investment and often times disappointing, but I couldn’t quit it even if I tried. Here’s to another season riding it out with everyone. I hope it’s a cold and snowy one for all of us!
Pro tip: if you check models tonight or tomorrow for possible flakes on Saturday then you’re really only going 5 months without checking models for snow.
Thanks for posting up here. MU is excellent and typically conservative so to see him aggressive on this set-up and echoing your thoughts is interesting.
I find it interesting that the ICON decided to go due east here. Could be the suppressed flow up north, and if it is then we’ve seen that relax all the way up to go time.