Central PA Fall Discussions and Obs

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Low of 37.  Nice chilly week ahead.  Some solid snow activity going on across the standard spots.  National low of 5 at Mount Washington.  MDT running pretty much dead-on average for the month.  Onward.

[ChescoWx]

Still breezy today but not nearly as windy as yesterday. Unseasonably chilly temperatures both today and tomorrow with highs in the low to mid 40's. We see temperatures remaining in the upper 40's both Thursday and Friday before we warm into the upper 50's by Friday. Some rain chances maybe mixed with some wet snow tomorrow night and additional rain chances on Friday.

[WmsptWx]

Can somebody build a giant wall a thousand feet tall? 

[canderson]

Winds still at 38-40 mph 

Edit: a gust to 49 just now. It’s just as windy as yesterday 

[mahantango#1]

56 minutes ago, canderson said:

Winds still at 38-40 mph 

Edit: a gust to 49 just now. It’s just as windy as yesterday 

Yes it is, talked to several people and their sick of this wind.

[Jns2183]

Yes it is, talked to several people and their sick of this wind.

We should build our economy around the wind. It seems to be our best output

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[Voyager]

11 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

We should build our economy around the wind. It seems to be our best output

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I don't know why there aren't any windmills in the industrial park by Hazleton. It's always windy in/up here.

[WmsptWx]

49 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

We should build our economy around the wind. It seems to be our best output

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Better cut this shit out before you get swarmed by the mountain top farmers...

[Itstrainingtime]

Franklin heading to Hokie nation.

[WmsptWx]

29 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Franklin heading to Hokie nation.

A cousin of mine played at Tech. Played in the first ever BCS Championship game. I can't tell you how STOKED I am to continue to have to deal with this fn guy. 

[Voyager]

We had quite the snow squall right as I was picking up my first loaded trailer this morning. Wind blown, sideways falling, near whiteout "blizzard" for a time, which caused chaos on 81.

A seven car, one tractor trailer crash southbound killed one motorist and had the freeway closed for 6 hours. Ironically, it was a slick overpass and not visibility that caused this one.

Detouring through downtown Hazelton with a 53' trailer was not exactly on my to do list, but it's what I had to do, twice, to get my other two loads for the day 

[Mount Joy Snowman]

49 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Franklin heading to Hokie nation.

Good for him. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. I do think it’s a bit telling that apparently the SEC schools didn’t have much interest in him. I was listening to John Middlekauff on Cowherd’s podcast today and he was saying Daboll really wants the Penn State job. Not sure how I would feel about that one. 

[WmsptWx]

3 hours ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Good for him. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. I do think it’s a bit telling that apparently the SEC schools didn’t have much interest in him. I was listening to John Middlekauff on Cowherd’s podcast today and he was saying Daboll really wants the Penn State job. Not sure how I would feel about that one. 

Here's my honest to Christ opinion: 

If Brian Hartline isn't the hire, or maybe Joe Brady from the Bills, it needs to be Terry Smith. Terry has the endorsement of many of the Letterman, which will have a say in this process after two non-Paternoites in charge of the program over the last 14 years, as he himself is a Paternoite, a Letterman, played in the League, and has children who repeated (Justin King). The players that are there currently seem to be playing hard for him, and there has been progress offensively since Smith decided it was time to throw the ball downfield. 

 

You give Smith two years and enough money to make sure he doesn't work after the job because he's a lifer and deserves it. It allows the carousel to cool down because all firing Franklin did was get a ton of dudes paid and if you don't get a bigger hire than the dude you fired, you just give Smith two years and see what happens. 

[MJO812]

Nam anyone ?

[mahantango#1]

US National Weather Service State College PA 

 

 

Tuesday - November 18, 2025 @ 530 AM EST: A weak ridge of high pressure over the Commonwealth will bring a brief period of clearing early today before clouds thicken up from the west later this morning through the afternoon, well ahead of low pressure located over Missouri at daybreak. This weather feature will spread a shield of chilly, steady rain across the southwestern third of Pennsylvania this afternoon and evening. As the precipitation drifts north toward the Interstate 80 corridor this evening, the air will be cold enough to allow a mixture of rain and wet snow to occur. There could be a light coating of snow on the highest ridge tops of Central PA overnight.

 

[mahantango#1]

 

[Mount Joy Snowman]

31 when I left the house.  Site was down this morning when I initially tried to post. 

[Itstrainingtime]

12 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

31 when I left the house.  Site was down this morning when I initially tried to post. 

I had the same temp and experience. I tend to agree with @WmsptWx reasoning. To add on to his point about the team playing hard, look at all of the guys who came back this year who could have left early. No doubt the biggest reason was the thought of winning a national title. As the losses mounted, I kept thinking "how much do those guys regret the decision to come back?". And yet, there they are, flying all over the field and playing with a ton of passion. And it's why I'm PSU proud and it's why I'm choosing to take this from an otherwise demoralizing season. The past few weeks, this team has been fun to watch. They should have beat Indiana. I really hope they can bang out the final 2 games, get to a consolation bowl and send these guys off on a high note. They deserve it. As you said to me, so much has gone the worst way possible this year. Time to end it right. 

[Jns2183]

Let the weenie flow freely

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[WmsptWx]

17 minutes ago, Jns2183 said:

Let the weenie flow freely

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If I could smack you with a fish digitally for posting the Euro for New Year's Day, I'd smash you with the largest fish I could find lol

[Jns2183]

If I could smack you with a fish digitally for posting the Euro for New Year's Day, I'd smash you with the largest fish I could find lol

My goal was to get the laugh I'm sure you had

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[Jns2183]

Anyone seeing any graupel in these showers?

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[Mount Joy Snowman]

16 hours ago, WmsptWx said:

Here's my honest to Christ opinion: 

If Brian Hartline isn't the hire, or maybe Joe Brady from the Bills, it needs to be Terry Smith. Terry has the endorsement of many of the Letterman, which will have a say in this process after two non-Paternoites in charge of the program over the last 14 years, as he himself is a Paternoite, a Letterman, played in the League, and has children who repeated (Justin King). The players that are there currently seem to be playing hard for him, and there has been progress offensively since Smith decided it was time to throw the ball downfield. 

 

You give Smith two years and enough money to make sure he doesn't work after the job because he's a lifer and deserves it. It allows the carousel to cool down because all firing Franklin did was get a ton of dudes paid and if you don't get a bigger hire than the dude you fired, you just give Smith two years and see what happens. 

I tend to agree but I do think there are a few names beyond just those two who would be worthy.  In particular, keep an eye out for Bob Chesney.  The guy has chops.  I'm friends with a few guys in the local coaching circles and to say Bob Chesney is highly regarded in the coaching world would be the understatement of the year.  The man has won everywhere he's been.  Plus he's young and a PA guy.  Cignetti took a lot of JMU's best players with him to Indiana and Chesney has them rolling right along.  Only issue is he may get scooped by someone else, hearing UCLA has real interest in him.  Should be interesting to see how it all plays out.  I totally agree about taking care of Terry, love that guy.

[Jns2183]

I tend to agree but I do think there are a few names beyond just those two who would be worthy.  In particular, keep an eye out for Bob Chesney.  The guy has chops.  I'm friends with a few guys in the local coaching circles and to say Bob Chesney is highly regarded in the coaching world would be the understatement of the year.  The man has won everywhere he's been.  Plus he's young and a PA guy.  Cignetti took a lot of JMU's best players with him to Indiana and Chesney has them rolling right along.  Only issue is he may get scooped by someone else, hearing UCLA has real interest in him.  Should be interesting to see how it all plays out.  I totally agree about taking care of Terry, love that guy.

That is who I hope for. That man has won no matter the league or division he has been to. His former players speak highly of him. The other thing is the jmu athletic director has to be a hot commodity

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[AccuChris]

Mix of snow/sleet/graupel here in Lebanon


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