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January 2026 Medium/Long Range Discussion


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2 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

Wait seriously? Huh...

Yes. While we were getting shellacked, the Canadian came in with 5" - 10" at 12z and we all laughed. Then the Euro came in with 15" - 20" and suddenly we knew something special was happening. There was a last minute bump north, but that was mostly because the block was decaying and it allowed for more poleward movement at 500 mb.

We do not appear to have such a scenario this time around. It's a healthy block.

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2 minutes ago, LeesburgWx said:

Is the UK worse than the GFS or in the similar camp run wise? I don't have the maps

Much worse. Very progressive and out to sea. Trough never gets close to neutral and 500mb doesn't close off. Run of the mill weak progressive wave on the ukie 

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Just now, Eskimo Joe said:

Yes. While we were getting shellacked, the Canadian came in with 5" - 10" at 12z and we all laughed. Then the Euro came in with 15" - 20" and suddenly we knew something special was happening. There was a last minute bump north, but that was mostly because the block was decaying and it allowed for more poleward movement at 500 mb.

We do not appear to have such a scenario this time around. It's a healthy block.

Woww. Now see I wasn't tracking back then, so it was just hearing the forecasters say "accumulating snow" and not believing them at first! And ah that northward adjustment...that why we mixed for awhile? I remember being grumpy about the freezing rain that night, lol

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Which is where the fail is for this. No chance of a cutter. It either closes off at 500 and we have a chance. Or it doesnt and misses. 

I wouldn’t definitively say that, there are eps members that tuck this into the Delmarva. Even into C PA. Not saying it’s likely, but not impossible. I guess you can say that for any event though lol


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Just now, snowmagnet said:

After yesterday's debacle, it's great to track a legit SNOW storm. 

Thought we were tracking a legit snowstorm 5 days ago.  Temps below 20 has to be all snow.  Until it isn’t.  It was still fun.  

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1 minute ago, Thanatos_I_Am said:

Already seeing snowfall maps making the rounds on Twitter and other platforms. We need to limit access to this information for the general public, lol. Hilariously stupid to post these so early in a forum like that! 

Yep my wife just showed me one.  I said you can’t believe anything the early.  She said “you said this weekend would be all snow and nope so I am now getting it some where else”. I hope she means her weather info.  

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Let me be the voice of reason a bit folks, this is still a northern stream dominant phase/close off solution. It did kind of pop back in "medium range", but its a long way off for this type of variable-complex driven solution. The models struggle with N/S waves often times, especially in these cases. 

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12 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

Which is where the fail is for this. No chance of a cutter. It either closes off at 500 and we have a chance. Or it doesnt and misses. 

There's a middle ground for a cold 2-4/3-6 event. Something similar to a juiced clipper. That solution has showed up in my yard but that can easily be your yard or both our yards depending on the amp and dig. A neutral trough and modest shortwave pass would do it. A quick hitter but still a snow event worth tracking and enjoying. Cold fluffy powder unlike yesterday's shortbread cake lol. I personally would be happy/not disappointed with a middle ground solution. 

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