Saw mention on the MA thread and can confirm that the web cams at Ski Liberty (Fairfield) are showing snow at the base of the main slope. Still a lot of rain mixed in here.
This line is well past me now so maybe can surmise it was seeing snow or sleet above but still not cold enough just above the surface for a full change. SPC Meso 850 line is very close to me but 925 is not.
The isobars have really elongated to our east with two areas of frontogenesis now...one where we saw it before off the NC coast and one slightly below this circle and dry slot so the slp is probably in this general area.
It did close. Thinking about it, maybe that was before you moved up here so that makes more sense. I bought some stuff from their auction. Not a fan of their location though as to pass by traffic. So many coming east turn at the circle in New Oxford and skip cross keys.
This was the thought of my post (someone did say past beginning of Jan) in chuckling that there was panic of the pattern not changing at Christmas. I disagree with the panic just based on everyone's current penchant to feel cautious when times are good but easily turning negative when things start can kicking.
With that said, recently there were posts (EPS I think) showing a sweet pattern Christmas week and starting to feel we are losing hope on that.
Defintely can be thunderstorms which is why I threw some question in but I enjoy watching for busts (good or bad.). There is not a lot forcing in other areas as of yet though. As you know said thunderstorms can also limit blossoming to the west.
The cold at the surface is still my worry. I truly think accum snow is going to be whomever gets under a band that overcomes the surface.
Looking at this map, one would think the trailing slp is developing a bit father east than some meso's showed. This can sometimes be off from actual sw positions though.
Week 4 would be Mid Jan. I am not a big believer in getting worked up (to the positive or negative) on ensemble patterns as they change too often but there is at least a whole page of downer talk over there. It surprised me as I had not checked in for a few days.
Down to 52 here after a peak of 59. LNS got to 61 or 60. Another story here, mentioned by JNS I think, is the somewhat paltry totals after having flood watches. So far, we have had about 1/2" and MDT about .30 but it has been a slog to get there.
Nam vacillated back to a much more impressive presentation in the cold sector precip for tonight. One of its better snow runs as temps are just 1-2 above freezing when snowing. 3K improved as well but quite elevation dependent. The resulting snow depths are nowhere near this good but at this stage it is "take what you can."