WintersComing Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 On a side note.....light flurries coming down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashFreeze Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Steady light snow, calm wind, 37° In Barkhamstead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Light snow has even made it all the way up here. Flurries now but judging by the mountains being obscured there must be a raging virga storm just overhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 32 minutes ago, tamarack said: Far higher than any I've ever seen. And in my experience, "hogwash" is too kind. Highest nest I saw in our 10 years up north was followed by the most open of our winters there. Next year I was seeing nests knee-high or lower, and then my 61" snow stake got overtopped. On other subjects - low of 12 yesterday before the clouds rolled in, but the clouds did less "damage" this morning, as it was a degree or two lower than yesterday's minimum despite nearly full overcast at 6:45. Haha yeah all those natural old wives tales are pure voodoo. Almost like we only notice them when they show us what we want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Haha yeah all those natural old wives tales are pure voodoo. Almost like we only notice them when they show us what we want to see. Confirmation bias...it happens all the time in weather and it other areas of interest (sports, other sciences, etc). We ignore the same evidence when it shows the opposite of what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 minute ago, powderfreak said: Haha yeah all those natural old wives tales are pure voodoo. Almost like we only notice them when they show us what we want to see. Some have some science behind them though if you think about it. The old swamp yankees always told me that cold wouldn't take hold until rivers were bank full. Over the years that has worked out very well but of course not 100%. Well what's the science behind that? Dry bare grounds tend to keep temps up, wet saturated soils temps are lower. So if the banks are full the soil is saturated and cooler temps prevail. It also tends to mean a persistent lower pressure has been in the area filling those banks so naturally cooler temps. May not be exact science but it seems to work. When you lived off the land and had no computers you found associations to forecast with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Starting to come down good at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Some have some science behind them though if you think about it. The old swamp yankees always told me that cold wouldn't take hold until rivers were bank full. Over the years that has worked out very well but of course not 100%. Well what's the science behind that? Dry bare grounds tend to keep temps up, wet saturated soils temps are lower. So if the banks are full the soil is saturated and cooler temps prevail. It also tends to mean a persistent lower pressure has been in the area filling those banks so naturally cooler temps. May not be exact science but it seems to work. When you lived off the land and had no computers you found associations to forecast with. I always think of you in relation to this one. We had been so dry this fall until those two storms and now the rivers are full, the cold has come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 The cold doth come when thy banks are full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Starting to come down good at home. Meh. We actually might be close to a 0.1" on the snow board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 It could also be that you get into a stormier pattern in the Fall when the jet starts to amplify and drop south. The cold usually follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, mreaves said: I always think of you in relation to this one. We had been so dry this fall until those two storms and now the rivers are full, the cold has come. That could be something to it too. You need a stem winder to get the cold in, and that usually brings a nice tropical moisture plume just ahead of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's too bad it isn't a month or so later. Would be a nice inv trough CJ around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Scratch that, 0.2" officially at GYX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Thy oxen yoke lost in the waters overtopping the banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Those jokes will never get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Bit of an interesting mesoscale thing around here. Had to shoot down to Marshfield and it was definitely warmer there. I see it's near 50. 41 here and slowly falling at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Starting to come down good at home. Good sized aggregates at home too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Scratch that, 0.2" officially at GYX. Overpasses covered? nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Bit of an interesting mesoscale thing around here. Had to shoot down to Marshfield and it was definitely warmer there. I see it's near 50. 41 here and slowly falling at home. Definitely a little bit of an in-situ coastal front set up from Downeast to SE MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Overpasses covered? nice FYP. Probably could get a little slick on the bridges with the melt from the tires but refreeze with temps hovering near 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Rain and sleet at CON now...mostly sleet. The Truxedo is slushed back up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Geez look at Bretton woods, that"s a midwinter look http://brettonwoods.com/Activities/photos_and_cams/live_cams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Falling at a decent clip at home, Can see it accumulating on the grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 40 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It could also be that you get into a stormier pattern in the Fall when the jet starts to amplify and drop south. The cold usually follows. November is the wettest month of the year for both BOS and PWM, probably for a lot of other sites in the eastern half of New England where coastals dump the most. The old saying may just be good observation. A few flakes drifting down outside the Augusta office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 38/34 cold light rain hoping to see some flakes later tn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 wished I had swapped over the summer tires for winters sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 32.5F 1 mile light snow. Snow is sticking to all surfaces, grass, roads, trees. Was large aggregates at the moment smaller flakage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Yup...we whiten. http://www.newenglandwx.com/northfield-nh/2-backyard-cam-previous-20.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 54 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Overpasses covered? nice Just light rain here at work in Manchester. River Valley FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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