RDM

Indeed, it was great! I went out a little after 4 to plow for about 4 hours with my Kubota (see profile pic). It was sn+ and ++ until the change to sleet. There was almost no traffic on our main state thoroughfare at the time (Lawyers Road NW of Vienna) except the snow plows crawling by at about 10mph. They went by multiple times, 3 plows at a time, all just crawling. Never seen that before and no clue why the crawl, unless it's because they are on the clock.

Sad to hear about the wind stoppage. Was wondering what the conditions would be like given Snowshoe's orientation (from your description before since I haven't been there). Hope things break so you can get at least a few runs in. Now is where you could use some tele-skis. Can tele down, put skins on and hike back up. But it is a LOT of work. Maybe hanging out in the lodge is better.

Went out to plow at 4:15 and it was SN+ and 22F/21dp. Just came in 4 hours later and it's rain and 32. Was interesting to watch the conditions evolve from SN+ to sleet and now rn. For a while the roads were a disaster but as the temps approached freezing the ton of salt VDOT put down was quickly doing its thing... Overall, a pretty decent storm.

Will never forget it. Departed IAD on the first flight that went out after IAD opened that morning. Flew/moved to Bkk via Narita. IAD was mayhem. .

Not here just NW of Vienna. It's sn+ Was at 21F for several hours as the dp gradually rose to 20. Temp just went up to 22 and the dp is following suit at 21. Probably about 1"/hr now. Wind is still out NNE & NE here.

Just came out at 13:02 EST from NWS - KLWX https://www.weather.gov/lwx/winter DCZ001-MDZ005-006-008-011-503>508-VAZ052>055-502-506-170215-/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-220117T0600Z/District of Columbia-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Northwest Montgomery-Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Southern Fauquier-Eastern Loudoun-102 PM EST Sun Jan 16 2022...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM ESTMONDAY...* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 incheswith locally higher amounts around 6 inches possible and iceaccumulations of around one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting ashigh as 45 mph.* WHERE...Portions of The District of Columbia, central, northcentral, northeast and northern Maryland and northern Virginia.* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Monday.* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Slow down and use caution while traveling.When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken onsteps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery,increasing your risk of a fall and injury.&&

Flurries in Vienna - 22/11

Check out the banding on NWS Radar from Savannah up to the NW between Macon and Augusta, SC. They stream all the way up to Asheville. Are those Gravity Waves? Looks intense.

At OC - yes. If you look at the NOAA chart, the SST's a few miles off the coast, they are still 20+C. There's an enormous swath of red there. Relatively speaking, there hasn't been enough cold to cool the surface of the Gulf Stream. Lots of latent heat to be tapped into. Still amazing to think. My Davis VUE is showing 12F/6 and it's going to rain tonight. We'd normally be giddy at the anticipated white smoke the inbound would foretell with these temps.

14/5 here - Rh is rising slowing. dp was 0 here a couple hours ago. Not questioning the capability and capacity of the SE flow to erode the cold. But if we consider how cold it is in the DELMARVA tonight, the influx of heat will be a LOT of btu to raise temps above OC, even at 850 and 925. Wonder if we'd been better off if the ULL was actually further west so the inbound flow was from the S where the CAD would erode the warmth more. SSTs out over the Atlantic are still relatively warm, so the flow from the SE, vice the S appears to be key to that infamous 850/925 nose...

16/0 here NW of Vienna. Pretty nippy outside. Going to be interesting tomorrow.

Some odd temps in there. How is IAD warmer with 34F than DC/PGCo at 32?

Looks great! Reminds me of a skin resort in Japan on Honshu (the big island) called Zao. Zao is famous for its "snow monsters", which are the top few snow encrusted feet of pine trees sticking out of the snow base. The wind whips the encrusted tops into all sorts of forms that resemble a variety characters. It's a stark reminder your standing on top of 60-80 feet of snow, or more.

Sounds like the vain attempt to communicate with the Aliens on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (the light/sound show thingy they used until the alien ship blew out all the lights).

Just like the band... On some of our chases here nobody wants to stop playing. Even when all the cards are on the table and it's self-evident the ship is sinking and already half sunk, the band keeps playing right to the very end. It's that glimmer of eternal hope that something may change, and the steadfast dedication to each other and a common skill/profession/hobby/curse we know as weather; the band continues to play on... Even when everyone agrees it's time to finish, the end is imminent and they attempt to disband, one hardy sole starts playing again and brings the group back together for one last encore.

One of the best posts ever. Thank you for keeping things real and in perspective; and for all you do to contribute to our forum and the science we all worship. I had grand plans in the late 70's to become a pro-Met. For various reasons, including an overnight stint with the NWS at Dayton, OH airport, I shifted gears and became an engineer. Some similarities in fluid dynamics, heat transfer etc. However, I've often wondered how things would have gone if I'd gone the Met route via Case Western or Penn State (that was my original track). None the less, engineering has been good to me. Been able to live a lot overseas and experience some of the most stark/extreme examples of weather that Mother Nature can muster. From 3 meter snows in the Alps, to 20+ meter snow depth in the Japanese Alps, to extreme heat in India, monsoons in India and Thailand. It's been a great ride. Your enthusiasm for the science and plain ole English way of outlining the variables at play has clearly generated a respectable following here on the forum. It's great when you and the other red taggers and more experienced hobbyists engage and exchange concepts. From this one humble former wannabe, thank you for the ongoing education. I've been a largely quiet follower here since day one and on EasterWX before and other forums since the mid 90's. It's always a pleasure to read more, post less and learn from the pros. Sincerely.

Yup - it's like the weather is not happy until all of us are not happy. (That one is best read with a clear and sober mind. It means the only way the weather is happy is when we are not happy)

119 members reading about the snow we're not going to get... ahhh, this cursed hobby of our's...

Nawww It's Lucy. She only needs one, until Chuck FINALLY gets ahold of one...

Band of WSW's up just SW of Charlottesville down to SC...

100 Pages!!!

Indeed on the humidity. Starting in April each year the heat builds day by day. By May/June it's in the 115-120+ range. Then in June the humidity would build up as well as a precursor for the onset of Monsoon season. The Delhi Times actually had a "Monsoon Watch" section that mapped the progression of the monsoon up the sub-continent. The Indian agriculture economy depends on it, even though thousands die from the flooding every year. When monsoon hit, the temps would drop to "only" the 110-115 range, with humidity in the 70% + range. The resultant heat index was wayyy off the charts. It was brutal and 3 showers a day were the norm. During the April to June dry spell many of the houses rented by the embassy off the compound would go weeks without getting a drop from the city. As a result, the embassy had 32 wells on the embassy compound and three 1500 gallon trucks that delivered water to off-compound housing 12 hours a day. Most houses had an underground cistern in the back yard to store and cool the water. The cistern at my home was about 8 feet deep and 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. All houses had roof top storage tanks that were fully exposed to the sun and full of water that would burn under ambient temperatures. During much of the year, the first thing you have to do in the morning is turn on the cold water in the shower to drain enough hot water from the roof top tank to prompt the pump in the cistern to pump cold water into the roof tank to cool the water enough to be able to stand taking a shower. It was entertaining at first, but got real old very fast. All of this in a country with 3 times the population of the US in an area about the same as the US east of the Mississippi. It reinforced how lucky we are in the USA and what we take for granted here.

You are invariably so kind. If moral support counted we would have exceeded climo a long time ago. You're eternal optimism is most noble. As for the heat - I can relate. Lived in New Delhi for 3 years in the early 90's when I was much younger and skinny (skinny = better heat dissipation!). Had 6 months of reasonably nice weather except for the SMIT in the winter (that's a combo of Fog and Sh*t because they burn it for fuel). The other 6 months hovered between 110 and 120+, with humidity the pushed the heat index wayyyy off the scale. It was beyond brutal. Made us wonder why in the annals of the migration of homo sapiens why they ever STOPPED in such an inhospitable place and didn't keep going for a better environment?

Sad thing the MLK thread has turned into. Wayyyy too many posters adding nothing of substance who should be reading more and not posting any. Agree with the comments from many about why some of the more valuable contributors have disappeared. It's exhausting to try to read the worthwhile comments from all the noise. Realize we're not in storm-mode, but geeze....

CWG's take on Sunday.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/01/12/dc-winter-storm-mlk-weekend/