Meso's and CMC/Icon really showing a back door possibility/Atlantic help for Saturday as to temps and staying cold in the LSV. GFS and Euro not buying it.
Here is the 12Z Nam
Pretty big differences in front timing and temps later this week on the CMC and GFS. GFS would have it 55-65 for 3 days while CMC says 2 with one of them being a short period during one of those days. Icon has it getting over 50 four days but not as warm as the GFS. Despite the CMC being overall cooler, the front timing is quite different. At 6Z Monday the GFS has MDT at 38 and CMC has 61 for the same time.
The front passage on Sunday is getting more interesting as to active weather. Could see temps skyrocket above 65 before the front arrives and the chance of some rumbles as depicted right now.
For forecasters that rely on the ensembles for pattern recognition, I can see why the ball is being punted to the end of Dec. The only real trough after this week is the one we keep coming back to thinking there will be food/snow there.
I saw a documentary once explaining how counseling is so desperately needed in areas of the world that stay dark for months at a time (North Alaska, etc) because of the sadness, depression and miserable feeling that comes with it.
No offense to any poster but we are good at pointing out the issue of the day and complaining about it. I agree that we get plenty of sun here on a yearly basis.
Hopefully. My wife put out some of the plans we keep in the garage to get some. The Mesos's I looked out have at least partly cloudy though.....so not a fully sunny day if they are right.
Last Christmas was the only real cold period of the entire season. Ironic if it gets extremely cold again this year. We had one pipe burst (external spigot which routes through the garages.)
Is it worth it to you to collect $200 from 20 people but have a smelly house? To me it is because I love animals but probably not everyone's cup of tea.
The cafe part fooled me the first time we came here. I thought I could get an Italian soda with the cats but it is just cats and a gift shop. It is WV through.....
There is a house here where you can pay 10 a person a walk around and visit with dozens (hundreds) of cats. We love animals and it is a fun way to see a lot of cats and give them some money to help take care of them. Going on a hike too. Town is busy.