moneypitmike Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There's a lot of bare spots around here....mostly on the sidewalks and in the middle of roads where people plowed and shoveled the snow. I'm trying to make some bare spots on my driveway. With the warmth melting it, the ice is super slick. Meanhwile, the sun's breaking thorugh the clouds, though still more clouds than sun. Temp has spike up to 34.0/13. Looks like that 39 forecast high is well within reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 remember that when yourself and Pete are drizzling in March and Apr, elevated SNH rocking 32 paste snow. Latitude sucks this winter, though. Bedford NH at less than 500 feet almost certainly averages less snow in April than near 1000 feet in the ORH hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Looks like my high temp may well come in lower than forecast. Currently 34.6 off a high of 35.8. (p/c had 39, zfp, upper 30's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There are plenty of bare spots along Route 3 all the way from Mass into NH. Look in the southbound side after Bedford tolls, completely bare. Also, I93 is NW- SE facing (as you know) and the sun angle probably doesn't quite hit the same as other highways or main roads between the main heating hours (10-2) I-293 in the merrimack valley in Manchester as you hit Bedford, lots of bare ground along the sides. Yes, it's mostly the main roads and also highways showing bare, but it does exist. Anyone denying that either (1) doesn't live here/has not been up this way, or (2) is trolling. As for the other comments, typical weenies just filling up their post counts. Thankfully most of us are out working, living and enjoying the wx and not oogling over D7-10 models showing a SWFE lol lol. Obvious troll. On an average season those areas of the highway probably have snowpack for less then a week on average and melt off a 1' snow storm in a few days sometimes. The fact that areas on the side of main roads had snow pack at low elevation like that for over a month is incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There's a lot of bare spots around here....mostly on the sidewalks and in the middle of roads where people plowed and shoveled the snow. High of 40.9 so far here...should end up just shy of the predicted high of 44F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Todays torch sucks. Freezing out there wind blowing a million mph. Stupid ocean, I'm colder than ORH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Bedford NH at less than 500 feet almost certainly averages less snow in April than near 1000 feet in the ORH hills. I said elevated SNH though. Parts of Bedford are near 900' a couple miles away. 4 miles from me is over 1300' in neighboring Goffstown and well over 1k in New Boston, Joe English hill etc. My point was, other than busting balls, this winter was pretty average up here w/ latitude. Good, nearly great...and certainly nowhere close to epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Todays torch sucks. Freezing out there wind blowing a million mph. Stupid ocean, I'm colder than ORH. It is nearing spring when you're colder than interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Looks like my high temp may well come in lower than forecast. Currently 34.6 off a high of 35.8. (p/c had 39, zfp, upper 30's). Hopefully tomorrow and Friday make up for the bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Still only in the low/mid 20s across much of northeastern VT & central/northern NH. 22F here. The wedge, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 43 41 51 57 Predicted high temp with verification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I said elevated SNH though. Parts of Bedford are near 900' a couple miles away. 4 miles from me is over 1300' in neighboring Goffstown and well over 1k in New Boston, Joe English hill etc. My point was, other than busting balls, this winter was pretty average up here w/ latitude. Good, nearly great...and certainly nowhere close to epic. What is your total? You are probably well above average like I am. Not as good as here, but you are still having a solid winter. I wouldn't call this winter epic here either until I have a great finish. There is about 6 weeks left of realistic snow opportunities. Maybe 7. We'll see where it finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 What is your total? You are probably well above average like I am. Not as good as here, but you are still having a solid winter. I wouldn't call this winter epic here either until I have a great finish. There is about 6 weeks left of realistic snow opportunities. Maybe 7. We'll see where it finishes. 68.4" which is good, but hardly any QPF...dusty snows. Your snowpack is like 2x here. I'd just assume it melted here so I can drive south into the deep pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'm driving to the cape to play golf on Friday. Will SPF 30 be sufficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Snow pack shots from 3pm today, we'll see how it looks in 48h...averaged 26" over 4 measurements facing each direction with a high of 31" and a low of 21": Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Will do you have a backyard? Nice ice sheen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 39.5\15 Still 23.5" @ the stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think there is rust on the Ford from Kevs vomit stomach acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 THe calm before the torch. before/after ice pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Agree with you, I meant in the usual torch/sun drenched areas. It's a little shocking to see bare ground though given how spoiled we have been , for me anyway. We mostly have a good 15"+ base overall (for now) Gotcha. we have concurrence I said elevated SNH though. Parts of Bedford are near 900' a couple miles away. 4 miles from me is over 1300' in neighboring Goffstown and well over 1k in New Boston, Joe English hill etc. My point was, other than busting balls, this winter was pretty average up here w/ latitude. Good, nearly great...and certainly nowhere close to epic. that I can agree with. not yet epic. as of today, this year and last year are real close in snowfall totals. we all know how last year turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Wow, looks about the same here as it does at 1000 elevation, cool. About 23" here, not to different, hope to still have 12+ after the next 48 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 stil only 21 here, but the warm air is advancing and encircling i notcied dewpoints in detroit-windsor are just now reaching 32, so thats encouraging. 25 inches on the ground, non-glaciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Will do you have a backyard? Nice ice sheen. Yeah but I didn't feel like trudging through the thigh deep snow to get a pic...the 2nd pic is the opposite side of the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Only 36.4 here for the high..down to 36.0 now as I get home.. No loss today.. 1 torch day escaped..worst yet to come obviously What is that precip heading into SNE? Is that the warm front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Snow pack shots from 3pm today, we'll see how it looks in 48h...averaged 26" over 4 measurements facing each direction with a high of 31" and a low of 21": You and I have just about the exact same amount of snow and it looks just like that with the ice on top. And you really think we'll come out of this with 15-18 still OTG? The nights not falling below 32 will hurt most I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 So glad my yard isn't buried in eternal snow like that. Pretty pictures but talk about cabin fever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 You and I have just about the exact same amount of snow and it looks just like that with the ice on top. And you really think we'll come out of this with 15-18 still OTG? The nights not falling below 32 will hurt most I think Only one night will fail to drop below 32F and that is tomorrow night....well even if tonight somehow fails to, it won't matter because the dewpoints are in the single digits and teens...a 35F temp with a 7F dewpoint will have zero melting...esp at night. You actually will probably freeze the top layer of snow on a temp profile like that because the extremely low dewpoint causes the layer just an inch above the snow or so to cool below freezing due to evap cooling. Even a 35/23 type deal would do the same. The ugly period will be tomorrow afternoon through friday afternoon. We'll have to see how high the dewpoints get on Friday afternoon. We'll have a brief spike in them, and how long it lasts will determine how much damage is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 So glad my yard isn't buried in eternal snow like that. Pretty pictures but talk about cabin fever. I'm the exact opposite. I have zero use for brown grass, mud, and leftover twigs/leave from the fall showing as opposed to snow cover. Some people like the snow cover and others don't. Guess its just personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Only one night will fail to drop below 32F and that is tomorrow night....well even if tonight somehow fails to, it won't matter because the dewpoints are in the single digits and teens...a 35F temp with a 7F dewpoint will have zero melting...esp at night. You actually will probably freeze the top layer of snow on a temp profile like that because the extremely low dewpoint causes the layer just an inch above the snow or so to cool below freezing due to evap cooling. Even a 35/23 type deal would do the same. The ugly period will be tomorrow afternoon through friday afternoon. We'll have to see how high the dewpoints get on Friday afternoon. We'll have a brief spike in them, and how long it lasts will determine how much damage is done. Front comes thru around midnight Fri nite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Still 14" here, the pack lives on. With cold weather returning Saturday in the AM, I dont see how we loose more than 5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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