TugHillMatt

Thanks, guys. I'm pretty sure I've shared it on here before. I live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Diagnosed and take medication for it.) Living with this disorder is pure hell sometimes. I'm thankful I have a wife who is patient, gentle, and firm (when she needs to be). But it does cause me to be moody and irritable because my brain can "just let go" like a "normal" brain can.

Sorry. I am going through personal things right now. Projecting it. apologies

Spring is here. Period. The Upper Midwest and Southern Canada still will have winter, perhaps lots of it, but it's toast here. Sayonara, you pukester of a winter, 2021-2022.

South wind kicked in the past hour, during the normally coldest time of the day, and temp jumped up almost 5 degrees. I fully expect the furnace of Sizzlecuse to be 50 by noon.

Biggest positive of a crappy winter pattern? I am getting much better nights of sleep.

Yup. I've mentioned that a couple times...especially with several different models pushing it further south with recent runs. As we see here, it's either amped and north, or further south and weaker. Still have over a week... lol

Oh, look at that. Buffalo getting another burst of snow while SizzlesaunascorchedCuse sits in the low 40s.

..and Jim Cantore. "I can barely walk as the snow piles up to the bottom of my shoelace!"

Thanks! Would be nice to see a cutter track further and further south (and get weaker, unfortunately) as we get closer in time. That has been one of the very few positives about this season. Note: The GFS and Euro have both shifted further south for the end of next week from their 0Z runs. Perhaps we can keep pushing it south.

Canadian, for one run, trying to bring some hope for next week via several systems:

There's the flatter track we waited for all winter. Just too far north. lol

The perfect @canderson day.

We've had accumulating snowfall here in May I believe the past 2 years (that I've been here). 2 inches one day last May that survived through a day and a half (in the shade).

I know what you're saying, and I agree with you. However, these winters have been far from even being on the "weaker" side of average.

With the way tracks have been, I wouldn't be surprised to get a 70 to 80 degree day in March and then have a snowstorm the next day. Then, melt it all within a day or two.

It's been awful and I think many winter-lovers are even ready for it to just be done. It's sort of like when you keep repeating the same thing over and over again and aren't getting anywhere. That's how this season has been. I, of all winter weenies, am ready for it to just end and try again next year. Perhaps we can get somewhere even near average snowfall next season (not holding my breath). As the snowpack continues to melt into this weekend, I don't want to replace it and watch a whole bunch more melt again. It's quite obvious I am an Eeyore about how awful the past several winters have been here...and it's sad, because my passion in winter weather is starting to decline as the season itself declines.

Had a 10 minute snow shower here of enormous 2 inch sized snowflakes a half hour ago.

Yikes. After accidentally waking up, I thought I'd check models. After seeing what's coming and where indices are heading, I honestly think this winter might be done. Good riddance.

I warned you. This place is NOT a winter paradise. It's a mid-Atlantic climate that gets somewhat more snow. lol

With clouds and a south wind, stupid sizzlecuse continues sizzling away in the mid 40s. See most of the rest of you guys have dropped into the upper 30s/low 40s. BGM has an HWO for possible snow squalls tomorrow afternoon?

It's up to 49 degrees. 8 degrees above forecasted. Which one of you is going to go stand to its south and fart in its direction to hit 50? Who am I kidding. It will somehow be recorded at 50.

We get attacked on several counts. That warm air surges up the lake plains AND the hills to the south cause furnace downsloping (the worst). If the snowpack is lake effect fluff, it's incinerated in no time. If it has synoptic snowfall in there and dewpoints are low, it takes a good chunk of time. Our thaws have also consisted of low dewpoints, so the snowpack has done much better at holding. Another frustrating thing to me about the climate here is that right after a synoptic storm, we get a thaw within a day or two that knocks the pack back down. That happened throughout January here. (One of the reasons our anomaly, even during a month that had many below 0 degrees F, wasn't that big.) My two winters in Muskoka were BY FAR the best winters I've EVER experienced!!! I think living in that awesome winter climate has made it hard for me to adjust to these "so-so" winters.

You're welcome.

Western NY has had a few more solid synoptic systems than here. Lake effect has also been more prevalent. My totals for the season are a bit skewed with two very fortunate lake effect events (Nov/Dec). We had the big sleetfest and then thaws are always on steroids here. I agree it's been nice not seeing the grass for a solid month straight. I believe all of you out there have about 18 to 24 inch snowpacks this winter, while here it's been hard to get to a foot. Again, I moved here excited for 130 inch averages and this is the 3rd winter WELL below normal. And as we know, I am an ultimate snow weenie. I moved here knowing it wasn't going to be the UP, but I also didn't expect it to be 3 consecutive winters of this. But, I know we've all had mostly "meh" winters together. It's just been more significant here because of what average is and how much below average we've been.

Hey, I'm with you on fighting this "bug" everybody gets about "Spring is almost here!" It's been tough though when the winter has gone the way it has, we have a couple weeks of boring weather (the only substantial snow we had was Thursday/Friday) and next week (and possibly further out) looks "meh" for now...and lake effect fluff melts the second the February sun hits it.... (the six inches of fluff I got on top of the synoptic snow was pretty much gone by the end of the weekend despite below freezing temps.) Wish we could get a couple consecutive weeks of 20s and moisture, with different winds over the lakes.