January Banter 2026

[Maestrobjwa]

6 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

Oh no! 12-18 inches of snow before we worry about sleet on top? awful! We need to go back to the happier runs where we smoked cirrus- that was totally better…

FORFUCKSAKE PEOPLE 

I would take tonight's runs in a heartbeat. The problem is...worry about the future ones. Blip or trend? There's fear of the future ones continuing further and further north.

[North Balti Zen]

Maybe stop worrying about what you literally can’t control? 
 

we’ve been dying for a moisture laden bomb into cold air for a decade. Just roll the dice and hope for the best. This beats the hell out of hoping to squeeze a warning level snow out of .3” qpf from a weak low sliding off the coast and watching the northern edge get eaten by dry air.

 

I mean, jeebus everyone.

[aldie 22]

I'll go to my grave believing very few on here understand what a trend is

[aldie 22]

Well hopefully my move will help some with this storm 

[aldie 22]

1 minute ago, clskinsfan said:

We haven't had a storm like this in a decade. And people are flipping out about some taint on top of over a foot of snow? Which is then followed by sub freezing temps for 2 weeks. I honestly don't get it. The synoptic setup alone has me weenieing out man. We are going to get absolutely mauled during the daylight hours on Sunday While watching the NFL Championship games. Absolute perfection for me. 

When are we doing a Martins/Costco run?

[WxUSAF]

Apple weather helpfully predicting 23-29” storm total

[aldie 22]

3 minutes ago, Ji said:

My wife refused to move there cause no Costco despite 350000 house price difference

We have one here...it's busy as heck though...shopped there Sunday 

[aldie 22]

Just now, aldie 22 said:

We have one here...it's busy as heck though...shopped there Sunday 

Also have a Publix coming soon

[aldie 22]

3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Obviously this is a very anomalous event, so maybe the usual rules don’t apply. But I’m keeping some otherwise very durable seasonal and La Niña patterns in my mind: short-term deamplification, suppressing SE ridge, destructive interference from the northern jet, and drier reality than modeled.

Did you just cancel the storm 

[NorthArlington101]

Everyone has to remember that folks have different interests depending on their all important backyard. It’s not a coincidence the western and northern folks are more willing to make the trade off of some sleet for more snow…

[Fozz]

5 hours ago, Maestrobjwa said:

I would take tonight's runs in a heartbeat. The problem is...worry about the future ones. Blip or trend? There's fear of the future ones continuing further and further north.

This is going to be the biggest snowstorm in a decade, and the consensus for a major to historic storm is robust.

Also, you’ve been around long enough to see what other storms in the past 25 years have done. Know your climo and enjoy.

[nj2va]

On the bus heading into the office now. People next to me chatting excitedly about the snow. Should I tell them it’s going to be sleet instead? 

[yoda]

Do we still want to do a meet-up on Friday afternoon/evening?

[NorthArlington101]

Do we still want to do a meet-up on Friday afternoon/evening?

It got buried a bit, but folks are meeting at Succotash starting around 5pm on Thursday. I’m jotting down names and I’ll pass along my number in a group chat once we get a few. If folks are interested, LMK. I work very close and will get us a table in the upstairs bar zone.

[yoda]

6 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

It got buried a bit, but folks are meeting at Succotash starting around 5pm on Thursday. I’m jotting down names and I’ll pass along my number in a group chat once we get a few. If folks are interested, LMK. I work very close and will get us a table in the upstairs bar zone.

Do you have a location for that?

[NorthArlington101]

Do you have a location for that?

All metro lines are in the area (Metro Center/Gallery) - 915 F St. NW, Washington DC, 20004

[yoda]

7 minutes ago, NorthArlington101 said:

All metro lines are in the area (Metro Center/Gallery) - 915 F St. NW, Washington DC, 20004

Alright.  I will see what I can do tomorrow.  My Friday is tonight at work (9pm to 7am) so as long as i don't fall asleep i should be able to make it for a bit

[WxUSAF]

Would be pretty clutch right now to NOT have stopped a bunch of Alaska upper air launches 

[H2O]

9 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Would be pretty clutch right now to NOT have stopped a bunch of Alaska upper air launches 

Fuck that.  This storm is like getting 2/7 off suit and we flopping deuces and luckies.  chips all in before the river.

[catoctin wx]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

Apple weather helpfully predicting 23-29” storm total

I've already had 3 people send me this asking if it's real.  I told them TWC app forecast of 8-12 is more realistic and to never trust apple weather

[spud]

Could this be as big or bigger than the 1993 or 1996 storms? They were awesome! 

[WxUSAF]

No

[snowfan]

1 minute ago, spud said:

Could this be as big or bigger than the 1993 or 1996 storms? They were awesome! 

At this time there's nothing to indicate this will join those in that truly special category. 

[mattie g]

Just to address all the people who are saying that people are crazy for fussing about getting sleet on top of a bunch of snow...

For me, it's not about how long the snowpack sticks around. It's as much to do with the feeling of serenity and quiet and just sheer awesomeness of snow falling than anything else. Pouring sleet, while a neat meteorological phenomenon, is like enjoying the outdoors at a national park and then suddenly some dickwad in a souped-up F150 rolls up out of the forest blasting Kid Rock. No thanks, and fuck all that.

[North Balti Zen]

2 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

Apple weather helpfully predicting 23-29” storm total

But what if it ends as sleet? It would be ruined!

[North Balti Zen]

motherofsidewaysfucks, are people really extrapolating the NAM and then worrying about their fictional extrapolation? 

[dailylurker]

6 minutes ago, mattie g said:

Just to address all the people who are saying that people are crazy for fussing about getting sleet on top of a bunch of snow...

For me, it's not about how long the snowpack sticks around. It's as much to do with the feeling of serenity and quiet and just sheer awesomeness of snow falling than anything else. Pouring sleet, while a neat meteorological phenomenon, is like enjoying the outdoors at a national park and then suddenly some dickwad in a souped-up F150 rolls up out of the forest blasting Kid Rock. No thanks, and fuck all that.

Beautifully worded and my thoughts as well lol. I actually rather have a clean 6 incher than a 12 incher with pounding annoying sleet all day. 

[mappy]

lol this place is never happy 

[NorthArlington101]

1 minute ago, mappy said:

lol this place is never happy 

Comparison is the thief of joy and in a vacuum we'd all be happy with the (current) modeled outcomes, but surprised you can't appreciate why someone in SoMD wouldn't be as happy as you might be right now. I think we'll all be fine but some folks are more on the edge here for totally understandable reasons.

[catoctin wx]

13 minutes ago, mattie g said:

Just to address all the people who are saying that people are crazy for fussing about getting sleet on top of a bunch of snow...

For me, it's not about how long the snowpack sticks around. It's as much to do with the feeling of serenity and quiet and just sheer awesomeness of snow falling than anything else. Pouring sleet, while a neat meteorological phenomenon, is like enjoying the outdoors at a national park and then suddenly some dickwad in a souped-up F150 rolls up out of the forest blasting Kid Rock. No thanks, and fuck all that.

Pure poetry