Central PA Winter 25/26 Discussion and Obs

[Blizzard of 93]

3 minutes ago, CarlislePaWx said:

Down to +9.7 for current and low temp for today (so far).

Had 0.4" of snow yesterday which melted down to 0.02".

 

Interesting, yet MDT didn’t get it right.

[mahantango#1]

Sounds like road up here in upper Dauphin county in the open field areas, where the wind has a unobstructed shot for drifting aren't in good shape this morning. Some are down to one lane with several inches of snow on the road.

[Itstrainingtime]

Took the trash out and got the mail. Tee shirt and shorts.

#invigorating

[Blizzard of 93]

Just now, Itstrainingtime said:

Took the trash out and got the mail. Tee shirt and shorts.

#invigorating

Hopefully your trash cans are secure, Lol!

[Itstrainingtime]

18 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Hopefully your trash cans are secure, Lol!

They are; however, my wife threw the red challenge flag stating that my mind is not secure...

[Voyager]

21 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Took the trash out and got the mail. Tee shirt and shorts.

#invigorating

And here I sit with thermal underwear on. I'm getting my new vehicle today, so I need to go out. Hell of a day for that.

[canderson]

6 minutes ago, Voyager said:

And here I sit with thermal underwear on. I'm getting my new vehicle today, so I need to go out. Hell of a day for that.

Getting rid of the Jeep?

[Voyager]

21 minutes ago, canderson said:

Getting rid of the Jeep?

Yup. My wife can't get in it anymore, and I'm not going to wheel it as I don't have time. I/we need something practical again.

[canderson]

MDT’s highest gust so far matches mine at 51 

[canderson]

Just as a type that we get a 58 mph howler that lasted about 45 seconds. My cat is freaking out at the ice snow blowing off roofs hitting windows. 

[Itstrainingtime]

6 minutes ago, canderson said:

Just as a type that we get a 58 mph howler that lasted about 45 seconds. My cat is freaking out at the ice snow blowing off roofs hitting windows. 

I don't know if it's the wind direction today or what but I am barely noticing it unless I'm near one of our west-facing windows. It seemed a good bit gustier earlier this morning.

[canderson]

9 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I don't know if it's the wind direction today or what but I am barely noticing it unless I'm near one of our west-facing windows. It seemed a good bit gustier earlier this morning.

Like @MAG5035 said yesterday it’s more N than W. 
 

But it’s just as strong as downslopong here . 

[Voyager]

We had a little dimming of the lights going on a few minutes ago. That's one of my worries with this wind combined with the cold.

Power outages.

[ChescoWx]

With our 1.3" of snow since yesterday here in EN we are up to 35.4" of snow for the season. This is almost at our average for an entire winter season of 35.5" The extreme cold warning continues until tomorrow at noon. Temperatures have fallen into the single digits across the area and will struggle to get much above 10 degrees with wind gusts as high as 55mph. Lows tonight will be within a couple degrees of zero and highs tomorrow into the mid-teens. We finally see a moderating trend with 4 climate stations across Chester County finally rising above freezing on Tuesday after a record setting 17 days below freezing. We might see some light freezing rain or rain on Wednesday as temperatures rise into the upper 30's. Models still hint at a storm possibility toward next weekend.

[Itstrainingtime]

1 hour ago, canderson said:

Like @MAG5035 said yesterday it’s more N than W. 
 

But it’s just as strong as downslopong here . 

Just checked the Maytown Airport station. Top gust here has been 42 mph. No gusts over 40 in hours.

[canderson]

17 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Just checked the Maytown Airport station. Top gust here has been 42 mph. No gusts over 40 in hours.

The 5 min KMDT observations are a wind-hater nightmare 

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=kmdt

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Big news over here as my .3” of snow melted down to .02” liquid. Carry on. 

[2001kx]

Some of the roads were tough to get through this morning..

[canderson]

Gusting back into the 50s. 

[SnowPlowGuy88]

Really looking forward to this coming Tuesday-Wednesday. Haven’t fired up the smoker(s) since New Year’s Eve lol. Also, F these winds. Dogs won’t even go out past the patio to do their business. I swear, every year, from about thanksgiving until early March, we do wind better than anyone else in the globe. 

[Ruin]

9 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Interesting, yet MDT didn’t get it right.

they hardly ever get it right 

[canderson]

59 minutes ago, SnowPlowGuy88 said:

Really looking forward to this coming Tuesday-Wednesday. Haven’t fired up the smoker(s) since New Year’s Eve lol. Also, F these winds. Dogs won’t even go out past the patio to do their business. I swear, every year, from about thanksgiving until early March, we do wind better than anyone else in the globe. 

I really am hoping Wednesday is just plain rain. We need to wash all this salt off roads and parking lots. 

[SnowPlowGuy88]

9 minutes ago, canderson said:

I really am hoping Wednesday is just plain rain. We need to wash all this salt off roads and parking lots. 

I can agree with that. Went out this afternoon for a small grocery run. All the roads are plastered with salt residue. Absolutely disgusting looking 

[canderson]

Wind gusts are slacking down into the 30s. Lancaster hit  53 mph, higher than Harrisburg’s 51 mph today. Climate Prediction Center nailed this wind storm - they had it forecast a full week ahead  

The week ahead will end up without any person at looks tonight.  

[Voyager]

9 hours ago, canderson said:

I really am hoping Wednesday is just plain rain. We need to wash all this salt off roads and parking lots. 

9 hours ago, SnowPlowGuy88 said:

I can agree with that. Went out this afternoon for a small grocery run. All the roads are plastered with salt residue. Absolutely disgusting looking 

I'm with both of you. There is so much residual salt on the roads here that you can't even see the lane markings.

[Voyager]

19 hours ago, canderson said:

Getting rid of the Jeep?

18 hours ago, Voyager said:

Yup. My wife can't get in it anymore, and I'm not going to wheel it as I don't have time. I/we need something practical again.

So this is what I got. A 2026 GMC Terrain AT4. So far I love it! It's so nice to drive a regular vehicle again. One that rides nice, doesn't get blown around in the wind, and people (especially my wife) can actually get in and out of.