Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[Voyager]

From mid 60's to mid 50's to low 50's to now upper 40's... 

I am beyond pissed off right now. The warmth is delayed and almost denied, but the cold push will be right on schedule.

Saturday

A chance of showers before 7am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

[Blizzard of 93]

I’m looking forward to our 3 or 4 day warm up while actively tracking snow chances around St.Patty’s Day!

I am hunting that 6.2 of snow to get MDT to climo seasonal average!

[Blizzard of 93]

 

18z Euro AI delivers the Happy hour goods just in time for St. Patty’s Day!

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[Superstorm]

 

18z Euro AI delivers the Happy hour goods just in time for St. Patty’s Day!

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Very climo too


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[WeatherGeek2025]

                           Grade this winter please?

 

[Jns2183]

I’m basically alone but I absolutely adore days like today. Mid to upper 40s, drizzly. I really should live in Ireland. 

I'm with you on this one.

Truly what I adore are those June (they cut off lows in the love June for some reason) backdoor cold fronts with a cut off lower where it's drizzling, 60, with a stiff east wind for a few days. Bonus points if it saves us from baking like our friends accross the mountains to the west. I remember once we sat between 56-63 for 3 days while Pittsburgh was in low 90s. I actually felt made for @Voyager who I think was on the verge of driving out there just to spend an hour in the sun.

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[Blizzard of 93]

1 hour ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

                           Grade this winter please?

 

Winter is not over!

No grades from me until April 10th when it becomes almost impossible to snow around here at that point.

[Jns2183]

Thanks for sharing. I'm well below normal as well. I know that many here only care what MDT has recorded as their basis for for determining snowfall, but I'm WELL below what MDT has recorded this winter and quite frankly...to me, that's what matters. 

Are you as worried about the drought like I am?

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[Blizzard of 93]

I can’t wait for more drought maps right after it rains… great times ahead.

Just give me one more good snowstorm & then I will be ready for Spring.

[Jns2183]

So
Ambient
Accurate
Tempest
Ecowit
Sainlogic

Which weather stations have you had experience with tell me the ins and outs of what everyone has learned. Thinking of getting the one on the link below

https://a.co/d/0hYtwyh

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[Jns2183]

I can’t wait for more drought maps right after it rains… great times ahead.
Just give me one more good snowstorm & then I will be ready for Spring.

Haha. We need about 10 more of last night in next 4-6 weeks to be 25% below normal

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[WeatherGeek2025]

24 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Winter is not over!

No grades from me until April 10th when it becomes almost impossible to snow around here at that point.

bookmark and come back to it, i understand though

[Blizzard of 93]

0z Euro has the St.Patty’s Day chance again.

[Blizzard of 93]

1 minute ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

 

0z Euro has the St.Patty’s Day chance again.

 

[Voyager]

I'll believe it when I actually feel it. If someone ever attacks our mainland, I hope they level the Appalachian Mountains...

Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

[Yardstickgozinya]

9 hours ago, Jns2183 said:

So
Ambient
Accurate
Tempest
Ecowit
Sainlogic

Which weather stations have you had experience with tell me the ins and outs of what everyone has learned. Thinking of getting the one on the link below

https://a.co/d/0hYtwyh

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9 hours ago, Jns2183 said:

So
Ambient
Accurate
Tempest
Ecowit
Sainlogic

Which weather stations have you had experience with tell me the ins and outs of what everyone has learned. Thinking of getting the one on the link below

https://a.co/d/0hYtwyh

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The link is not working for me. There was several videos about  the wittboy on YouTube 

[WmsptWx]

19 minutes ago, Voyager said:

I'll believe it when I actually feel it. If someone ever attacks our mainland, I hope they level the Appalachian Mountains...

Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Jesus Christ, Steve LOL

[canderson]

10 hours ago, Jns2183 said:

So
Ambient
Accurate
Tempest
Ecowit
Sainlogic

Which weather stations have you had experience with tell me the ins and outs of what everyone has learned. Thinking of getting the one on the link below

https://a.co/d/0hYtwyh

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Davis 

iirc @Voyager has had issues with his new Ambient setup 

[Voyager]

52 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

Jesus Christ, Steve LOL

I suppose that was a little bit harsh, but those mountains are separating me from nice weather. Cold air damming is such a good name for it, because when it happens, I'm like "dammit"...lol

But anyways, just to be clear, I was being facetious, and in no way wish harm on our state, or anyone's life or property who live in or on the mountains.

[anotherman]

I suppose that was a little bit harsh, but those mountains are separating me from nice weather. Cold air damming is such a good name for it, because when it happens, I'm like "dammit"...lol
But anyways, just to be clear, I was being facetious, and in no way wish harm on our state, or anyone's life or property who live in or on the mountains.

On the flip side, it would give you more snow since the mountains wouldn’t be there to eat up clippers/maulers.

[Voyager]

1 hour ago, canderson said:

Davis 

iirc @Voyager has had issues with his new Ambient setup 

I thought the Ambient wasn't reading wind correctly, but after getting the Tempest, my wind speeds have not changed. I'm so protected by mountains on both sides of me (I live in a low area at the top of an inverted V formation). As such, I'm never going to get the impressive gusts that other, more open locations can get no matter which station I have.

As for the Tempest, it's decent, but you better get a separate rain gauge or way to measure melted snow in the winter because the hepatic rain gauge won't pick up snowflakes.

Turns out the Ambient was a good PWS, and I'm actually thinking of buying another one.

[Voyager]

4 minutes ago, anotherman said:

On the flip side, it would give you more snow since the mountains wouldn’t be there to eat up clippers/maulers.

True, but I guess you need to give some to get some.

[Superstorm]

Battle of two seasons.




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[Itstrainingtime]

11 hours ago, Jns2183 said:

Are you as worried about the drought like I am?

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I am. It's been an ongoing concern for months.

11 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

I can’t wait for more drought maps right after it rains… great times ahead.

Just give me one more good snowstorm & then I will be ready for Spring.

That's kind of a strange comment to make when some areas of the LSV are already in a moderate to severe drought.

[Itstrainingtime]

6 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

 

Not a good look but fits the pattern and seasonal trend. Can already see how the LSV gets jumped on that map. Late developing Miller B.

[Voyager]

22 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Battle of two seasons.




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I'm beginning to think that we don't get out of the low 40's today either. Some warm up. Seeing that map absolutely maddens me.

I really should have stayed out west and let the chips fall where they might with my wife and marriage. I'm so climate driven, that this has really had an effect on my overall physical health. I haven't felt well since Christmas.

[Superstorm]

I'm beginning to think that we don't get out of the low 40's today either. Some warm up. Seeing that map absolutely maddens me.
I really should have stayed out west and let the chips fall where they might with my wife and marriage. I'm so climate driven, that this has really had an effect on my overall physical health. I haven't felt well since Christmas.

The warm weather is going to be here soon. We should start feeling it tomorrow.


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[Blizzard of 93]

22 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Not a good look but fits the pattern and seasonal trend. Can already see how the LSV gets jumped on that map. Late developing Miller B.

Nope, I am feeling it for a nice moderate hit chance for all us next week.

The advertised pattern on the better models support it.

[Blizzard of 93]

34 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I am. It's been an ongoing concern for months.

That's kind of a strange comment to make when some areas of the LSV are already in a moderate to severe drought.

I just tire quickly of endless drought talk like the sky is falling or something.

We will survive, promise…

[anotherman]

I just tire quickly of endless drought talk like the sky is falling or something.
We will survive, promise…

Don’t read the mid Atlantic thread when Chuck is posting all the time.

Actually, Voyager would love those posts. Haha