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A cold 23 again this morning.

24 was the low here. these are like normal lows for January.

.09 rain from the event.

This morning.

31 this morning.

THURSDAY NIGHT SMOKE • Brighter colors= thicker smoke. • Light S to N wind is blowing smoke and ash from the Bedford county fire into Glasgow, Lexington and Hot Springs. • When I was in Glasgow on Wednesday, the ash looked like snowflakes blowing out of the fire. • Notice there's another fire near US 250 at Afton Mountain. • Friday's wind pattern/smoke will be similar to Thursday.

The smoke column from the Bedford County Fire is expected to drift eastward today effecting Amherst, Nelson and Buckingham Counties. If you have respiratory issues, consider staying indoors or wearing a mask when outdoors.we strongly discourage any burning at this time. The Matts Creek Fire Update in Bedford is 4 miles southeast of Glasgow, Virginia and 5 miles northwest of Big Island, Virginia. The fire is located south of US-501 and the James River within the James River Face Wilderness on the Jefferson National Forest. The entire fire is on National Forest lands, there are no structures threatened. Estimated Acreage: 2500 acres It has Doubled in size in the past 24hrs. This is approximately 4sq mi. in size. County: Bedford County Containment: 0% contained Date and Cause Reported: The fire was reported on Sunday, November 12, 2023. The cause of this fire is undetermined. Resources on the Fire: Approximately 120 firefighters and support staff, 6 fire crews, 1-hot shot crew, 2 type-6 engines, 3 Type 1 helicopters, and 2 fixed wing air tankers using water only. Incident Objectives: • Safety of the public, firefighters, and aviation resources is always the number one priority. • Protect and minimize threats to all private property and other identified properties in and around Hunt Club Road (FSR54) and Peters Creek Road (SR600) in Bedford County utilizing manmade features such as trail systems, roads, and other natural barriers. Smoke and Air Quality: Winds will be light today so smoke may occur in nearby communities. For information on air quality visit AirNow.gov Cooperators: National Park Service-Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford County Fire & Rescue, Amherst County Public Safety, Rockbridge County Fire-Rescue & Emergency Management, Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Forestry. Blue Ridge Parkway announces temporary closure from milepost 66.3 to 85.9 to assist crews battling the nearby Matt’s Creek Fire. A full closure from milepost 66.3, near US Highway 501, to milepost 85.9, at VA Route 43, on the Blue Ridge Parkway will go into effect beginning Wednesday evening, November 15, 2023, until further notice. Park visitors should plan for a detour from the north or south using these adjacent routes and Interstate 81. (Full news release here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gwj/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1102365 Wilderness Area Closures: The James River Face Wilderness and all associated trails, including a section of Appalachian National Scenic Trail, are closed to all public use due to the on-going wildland fire. The following areas are temporarily closed to allow for public and fire fighter safety: • Appalachian Trail (FT #1) from James River Foot Bridge to Petite’s Gap Road (FR #35) • James River Foot Bridge Parking Lot • Matts Creek Trail (FT #4/Old A.T.) • Piney Ridge Trail (FT #2) • Balcony Falls Trail (FT #7) • Gunther Ridge Trail (FT #8) • Belfast Trail (FT #9) • Sulphur Springs Trail (FT# 3001) Use caution and obey all road signs for your safety. Motorists should be alert for firefighter vehicles and smoke. Fire Restrictions: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in effect: For the protection of public health and safety, the following acts are prohibited on all lands administered by George Washington & Jefferson National Forest. 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire outside of developed recreation sites. 2. Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. Campfires in a Forest Service provided metal fire pit, ring or grill at a developed recreation site are allowed. General Fire Information: • Safety of the public and firefighters is always the number one priority when dealing with wildfires. • Homeowners can learn how to make their homes less susceptible to wildfires by visiting: www.firewise.org For fire updates: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/vavaf-matts-creek-fire Visit forest information for the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests website www.fs.usda.gov/gwj or follow us on Facebook: U.S. Forest Service - George Washington and Jefferson National Forest USDA Forest Service images taken by: 1. JT DiMauro

Just completed the last mow for 2023...I hope it's the last one

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Maybe this is where the rain/snow line sets up for the winter.

They think that we will have some snow soon.

26 this morning.

So he's probably wrong...again!

JB was going out on the limb yesterday saying the models were wrong. He expects a big storm along the east coast prior to Thanksgiving.

Compare my average month temp to MDT for November. State College, PA Weather Forecast Office Climate Weather.gov > State College, PA > Climate NOWData Observed Weather Climate Prediction and Variability Local Data/Records Climate Resources 1. Choose a Product 2. Choose a Location Daily Climate Report (CLI) Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6) Record Event Report (RER) Monthly Weather Summary (CLM) Routine Temperature/Precip (RTP) Seasonal Climate Report (CLS) Annual Climate Report (CLA) Storm Event Database (NCEI) Harrisburg, PAWilliamsport, PAAltoona, PABradford, PAJohnstown, PA Products viewable from this page have been issued within the last 7 days This data is preliminary, for access to the complete period of record of finalized data for this site and more, visit NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Climate Data Online (CDO). Only the current month's data is available at this time. Click for access to archived data. 000 CXUS51 KCTP 150900 CF6MDT PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) STATION: HARRISBURG PA MONTH: NOVEMBER YEAR: 2023 LATITUDE: 40 11 N LONGITUDE: 76 46 W TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND ================================================================================ 1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12Z AVG MX 2MIN DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR ================================================================================ 1 48 36 42 -8 23 0 T 0.0 0 13.3 25 310 M M 4 36 290 2 51 32 42 -8 23 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.7 14 190 M M 1 17 200 3 62 31 47 -2 18 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.3 15 180 M M 1 21 180 4 62 36 49 0 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 1.3 6 150 M M 6 8 50 5 67 45 56 8 9 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.6 16 330 M M 4 20 320 6 62 39 51 3 14 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.7 12 180 M M 5 17 170 7 75 47 61 13 4 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.4 24 270 M M 5 32 310 8 57 41 49 2 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.0 13 350 M M 3 16 350 9 63 43 53 6 12 0 T 0.0 0 5.7 18 320 M M 7 24 320 10 54 38 46 -1 19 0 T 0.0 0 8.0 23 210 M M 6 29 220 11 56 36 46 0 19 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 12 310 M M 4 1 15 300 12 50 32 41 -5 24 0 0.00 0.0 0 2.5 12 290 M M 3 20 280 13 55 28 42 -4 23 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.3 13 220 M M 1 8 19 240 14 58 32 45 0 20 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.0 17 330 M M 1 28 320 ================================================================================ SM 820 516 240 0 T 0.0 76.7 M 51 ================================================================================ AV 58.6 36.9 5.5 FASTST M M 4 MAX(MPH) MISC ----> 25 310 36 290 ================================================================================ NOTES: # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H. PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: HARRISBURG PA MONTH: NOVEMBER YEAR: 2023 LATITUDE: 40 11 N LONGITUDE: 76 46 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 47.7 TOTAL FOR MONTH: T 1 = FOG OR MIST DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.1 DPTR FM NORMAL: -1.37 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY HIGHEST: 75 ON 7 GRTST 24HR T ON 1- 1 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS LOWEST: 28 ON 13 3 = THUNDER SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS TOTAL MONTH: 0.0 INCH 5 = HAIL GRTST 24HR 0.0 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE GRTST DEPTH: 0 7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM: VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS 8 = SMOKE OR HAZE [NO. OF DAYS WITH] [WEATHER - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW X = TORNADO MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 0 MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 0 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 5 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 0 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0 [HDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 240 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 6 DPTR FM NORMAL -4 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 8 TOTAL FM JUL 1 493 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 0 DPTR FM NORMAL -100 [CDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 0 DPTR FM NORMAL 0 [PRESSURE DATA] TOTAL FM JAN 1 1178 HIGHEST SLP M ON M DPTR FM NORMAL 6 LOWEST SLP 29.71 ON 7

So far this November I only have .03 rainfall. It's been a dry month so far. NWS is calling for 1/4-1/2 on Friday at my location.

22.8 here!

My temp went from 26.8 @315 to 44.2 @404 what a jump in a short amount of time!

Yes too cold for me too. Wish it was 90 with a dp of 76 outside.

It gets cold here quick on the north side of the mountain. And with a small stream coming from the mountain down the hallow emptying into a larger creek. Now about 3:15 pm the sun is gone at my place. When the sun rises I don't see it till almost 9am. And then it's so low in the sky.

Gonna be a cold night here already down to 32

Any snow or winter weather Thanksgiving week on the Models this morning?

A cold and frosty 26 this morning.