PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Still 39.1°F light rain, no wind shift yet. Only a matter of time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yea its 34 in town and 33 up here, once that changeover starts it'll fall pretty quickly. Got a nice moderately heavy clip goin and wind settled a bit for now..ground starting to whiten some. Ya, 1.2F fall in the past 10 minutes, and we have a mix now. EDIT: Make that 1.9F in the last 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Rain/snow mix here now. 39.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckyplayer8 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Radar/OBS looks like garbage for us stuck in the valley....not that I didn't expect it to. Just depressing. Add another notch to the ol "this winter sucks" belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ya, 1.2F fall in the past 10 minutes, and we have a mix now. EDIT: Make that 1.9F in the last 15 minutes. Looks to be pretty much all snow now. But a really chunky, wet, light snow so far. And another 0.5F in 5 minutes. The Walker building has gone from "38.5F" at 2:05 to "36.1F" at 2:25. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Still 39.1°F light rain, no wind shift yet. Only a matter of time now Front actually looks like it's showing up on Base velocity, really visible when it went thru the State College area, less defined further north. I have a better look at it on GR2Analyst, should be just about on top of you in Shinglehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Looks to be pretty much all snow now. But a really chunky, wet, light snow so far. And another 0.5F in 5 minutes. The Walker building has gone from "38.5F" at 2:05 to "36.1F" at 2:25. Not bad. Snow is not as "chunky" anymore. Just a typical light, wet snow but being blown around by the winds. Big flakes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 so this is where everyone is hanging out? lol I saw JHW reported lightning in the distance recently...anything down in PA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Front actually looks like it's showing up on Base velocity, really visible when it went thru the State College area, less defined further north. I have a better look at it on GR2Analyst, should be just about on top of you in Shinglehouse. Yes sir, just as you said it, winds have now shifted from the NE to SW-WSW. They were only gusting to 2 or 3mph, now up to 6 or 7 at times. Edit: Now more westerly and gusts up to 14MPH with driving rain, temps are dropping good, will let you guys know when I change over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 BUF actually has some limited potential to approach blizzard criteria this morning. NAM and GFS have gusts from 35-40 kt. Snow probably won't be quite heavy enough to get the vis to 1/4 mile or lower frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 so this is where everyone is hanging out? lol I saw JHW reported lightning in the distance recently...anything down in PA? The one guy in Williamsport posted about thunder and lightning around 12:40am. There was a couple strikes west of Morgantown, WV earlier in the evening when the precip was just starting to move into PA. Otherwise not too much in the way of convection. The bigger story seemed to be the enhanced rainfall that blossomed and parked over KUNV and surrounding areas for a good part of the late evening instead of what had been looking like a squall line type deal and a rapid changeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 This could be the weakest "Arctic front" ever. Temp dropped from 44 to 38 and that all. Been sitting at 38 for a while now. Weak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Big wet flakes!! temps dropping like a rock. 36.8°F Edit: getting gust to 15-20MPH temps now down to 35.5°F no stinkin lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmsptwx Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 chalk up another mild disappointment to winter 11-12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 This could be the weakest "Arctic front" ever. Temp dropped from 44 to 38 and that all. Been sitting at 38 for a while now. Weak! Really? I mean, come on now. Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkpa Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Temp from 50 to 38 degrees very quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Really? I mean, come on now. Really? Um ya really. Temp now up a degree to 39. Same Longitude as state college. Not sure why temps aren't falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Um ya really. Temp now up a degree to 39. Same Longitude as state college. Not sure why temps aren't falling. Because you're impatient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I haven't seen temps drop like for a while. Now down to 33.8°F lol unbelievable 3AM= 36.4°F now 3:08AM= 33.8°F very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Because you're impatient. They were falling but, no longer. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 And now it is snowing. At 39 degrees. lol. ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snow is falling much colder, drier, at a decent clip, swirling around in the wind, and sticking to cars. They were falling but, no longer. Oh well. If you had seen earlier, the same happened here at State College. About 20 minutes of weak temperature rises after the initial big drop. Then they started to fall precipitously again. And it's not like you're going to be 38F while everyone else is in the lower to mid 20s tonight. Patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 .3" of snow so far, temp 32.7°F. Lets go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Snow is falling much colder, drier, at a decent clip, swirling around in the wind, and sticking to cars. If you had seen earlier, the same happened here at State College. About 20 minutes of weak temperature rises after the initial big drop. Then they started to fall precipitously again. And it's not like you're going to be 38F while everyone else is in the lower to mid 20s tonight. Patience. Was 38 at 2:30 and still 39 at 3:15. Started flaking for a few mins then stopped. It is doing nothing with 25dbz over me. Don't understand that one either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallow Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sticking to many surfaces now, but no paved surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 moderate snow and near blizzard conditions...1/4sm or so. Temp is 30 degrees. Just a coating so far. Gusting to 45 mph at the Coast Guard station on the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 A light rain/snow mix at 38. This is our chance to get a little snow. Temps need to get down NOW! lol. Got about 30mins to an hr left of light precip. Hoping to at least get a little snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 moderate snow and near blizzard conditions...1/4sm or so. Temp is 30 degrees. Just a coating so far. Gusting to 45 mph at the Coast Guard station on the lake. Impressive! I wish we got that kind of winds. Snow at a good clip here, will have to go out and measure again soon. Temps have slowed up some but still continue to lower but at a much slower rate. Flakes are much finer, and drier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Precip shut off down here now, light coating on the ground. Decks frozen solid. Now i'll be waiting to see what goes on later today when the deform pivots as well as any squalls that develop. Further north, seems to be a more enhanced area of snowfall (or mostly snowfall) in an area bounded by State College, Renovo, and Lock Haven. Some enhanced snow trying to nose up toward Potter as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Impressive! I wish we got that kind of winds. Snow at a good clip here, will have to go out and measure again soon. Temps have slowed up some but still continue to lower but at a much slower rate. yeah buf is a windy place lol. Little concering to see the 06z NAM back off on the dynamics around here for the morning...but there's already some lake-enhancement going on so that might negate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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