[Cambium]

Maybe I'm just a weather geek or a weathernut but every storm seems to have some fascinating aspect. I just cant get past the snow amounts across the state with this one. But thats probably because we just werent thinking that much.

All updated reports from the 3 WFO stations



I need 3 more inches here to beat last years total but Im sure some areas from last night beat it already.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

By no fault of their own. It started out as a light event days before. Even 36hrs before it was generally a 2-4" snowstorm. Only hours before did we all realize this storm was a bit slower and had more moisture with it. Short term models were handling it VERY well giving us a heads up even though it was only 6-10hrs leeway. (HRRR, RUC, RAP, SREF)

I'm not exactly sure why but I believe when I saw the interaction between the northern and southern Jet (it was supposed to be seperate) then more lifting occured which means more precip. That along the fact that the waters are very warm off the coast and plus the track came closer to the coast by 25 miles.

Here's an animation of Uptons Snowfall Forecast.

Interesting to note that some places in their forecast (not CT obviously) actually went down instead of up over time.

[TobinJ]

Just came inside, beautiful landscape! So what's next? Or will the single digit lows keep us dry?

[Cambium]

Here's a saved 24hr radar loop from intellicast: Intellicast - Yesterday's Radar Loop in United States

Friday 7pm to Saturday 7pm

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by TobinJ

Just came inside, beautiful landscape! So what's next? Or will the single digit lows keep us dry?

Nice, enjoy. Winter in CT doesnt last long unfortunetly. 2 out of 12 months is not enough for those who dont mind it.

Just a classic winter day. Wind, Grayish, P. Cloudy with peaks of sun, flurries, and cold next several days..

I havent checked any latest yet.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Cambium

I hear ya, that graphic is showing temps WELL below normal.

Normal low for the coast is mid 20s. its showing 11
Interior CT normal low is 19 its showing low single digits

Concord normal low is 13 its showing negative single digits

Just feels like we havent hit those lows around here in years, but I just checked and even last years warm winter we did make it to teens down here.. Either way.. thats some nice arctic air coming down.

Btw, are you in Wisconsin or NH?

I live in Madison, WI now due to a new job My parents live in NH. A bit harder to visit as much now.
The weird fact is I moved to the EXACT same latitude line, just further west. Concord is right at 43N and Madison is right at 43N. Pretty bizarre!

[papafox]

Originally Posted by Cambium

By no fault of their own. It started out as a light event days before. Even 36hrs before it was generally a 2-4" snowstorm. Only hours before did we all realize this storm was a bit slower and had more moisture with it. Short term models were handling it VERY well giving us a heads up even though it was only 6-10hrs leeway. (HRRR, RUC, RAP, SREF)

I'm not exactly sure why but I believe when I saw the interaction between the northern and southern Jet (it was supposed to be seperate) then more lifting occured which means more precip. That along the fact that the waters are very warm off the coast and plus the track came closer to the coast by 25 miles.

Here's an animation of Uptons Snowfall Forecast.

Thanks so much Camb for that explanation. You make me seem like a retard when it comes to disecting the wx post-mortum!

Never would have thought about it on my own, but when explained it "clicks" and makes perfect sense.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by papafox

Thanks so much Camb for that explanation. You make me seem like a retard when it comes to disecting the wx post-mortum!

Never would have thought about it on my own, but when explained it "clicks" and makes perfect sense.

No prob. I'm still learning. Whats funny is that meteos out there said this thing cant blow up because the NAO is positive. It bombed out and ended up being a 972 low near Maine! Even I thought we need blocking to have that happen.

Just another reminder how comical our knowledge and record keeping is because weather is doing opposite of what we know lately.

[GraniteStater]

Cold weather on Mt. Washington.

Air temperature a few hours ago was -15F with nearly a 100mph sustained wind. Wind chill value was -62F. A BAD day for the observation deck crew!!!

[7express]

The only bad part this morning was the bottom layer of snow on my car had turned to ice. But aside from that only took about 20 minutes to clean my car....and that includes the 5 minutes or so I spent trying to get my trunk open which the ice had somehow got it stuck.