Seeing everyone else's aurora photos while the Lehigh Valley remains shrouded in clouds is a bit like getting flurries while 20 miles to the southeast is slammed with 2"/hr snowfall rates.
0z models are faster with the wave of clouds and light rain. Good news for people like me who want to go to Ohio, since there’s a better chance there will be clearer skies by the time totality happens. Bad news for anyone planning to go to New York unless you stay near I-87.
If I do take the New England route I’ll be booking a hotel in Albany on Sunday night, where there are still plenty of rooms available. From what I’m seeing, clear skies are likely east of Lake Ontario.
Was really hoping Ohio would be the best place for this as I have family there. But recent forecasts don’t seem very good. Looks like upstate NY could be the play for me. Gonna wait a day or two then make my plans.
I plan on traveling to northeast Ohio for the eclipse as long as rain isn’t in the forecast for that day. I have a family member who lives in a Cleveland suburb who’s letting me stay at her place if I want to. Really hoping for clear skies - I’ll even settle for partly cloudy.
Just had a nice little graupel shower in southern Lehigh County. Some snow pellets are dusting the ground…will probably melt in the next few minutes though.
Slept through the thunderstorms last night so I was hoping the squall line would give me something exciting. Unfortunately it was just okay. Nothing special.
Around 3” in Philly near the airport. Really wish I could have been at home for this one. Looks like my house straddled the northern edge of that death band.
The NAM pulled this same crap right before the last storm, cutting way back on totals right before the storm starts. Not sure I’m buying it, especially with the radar looking good.
Some of the GEFS members say Friday night-Saturday could be significant. Ceiling is high-ish with this one but we need a lot to go right. Most likely scenario still seems to be a widespread 1-3”/2-4” event.