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Yeah, it's been switching back and forth between sleet and snow - had a bit of a pause, started back with sleet, currently we have about a 50/50 mixture and my temp is 33 - just one more degree to go.
The deck is just now started to get coated too - sleet sticks better than snow for sure.
Near downtown Atlanta we've been switching back and forth between sleet and rain. I saw some VERY wet snowflakes mixing in for a few minutes, but that quickly changed back to the rain/sleet mix. Now we are just getting some moderate rain. It's a very wet mess out there. Looks like they pushed the Winter Storm Warning north of a line from Buchanan to Roswell to Jefferson, so that is now well north of the City of Atlanta. Last year really panicked the leadership in this area - we've had a snow day just to watch the ground stay wet!
Atmosphere trying to cool, trying to warm. It's an interesting thing to experience but a pain in the neck. Your OBS is exactly what I'm seeing... there's just a borderline layer above you that's not cold or warm enough to make it one thing.
unfortunetly it will stay like that the rest of the evening and night until it all cools below freezing tomorrow morning but by that time the precip is gone.
A look at the current radar, metars and 850mb temps in the south.
2-3 inches has accumulated in Northern Alabama.
You can see below the freezing line it's rain. If it's not below freezing at 4000+ feet forget snow
The sucks Why won't it cool off after sunset?
The bummer we're getting at the moment is, well, nothing. Looks like a little precip donut hole has formed overhead at the moment. And the reports of all rain in downtown - jeeze.
Know that wonderful feeling you get when you hook a really big fish on the line - only to be crushed when it's able to get away before you can get it into the boat? That's how I'm starting to feel now.
This is why I need to move north - wayyyyy north...LOL.
Felt springlike today in the sun. Still wintry temps (no more than 15°C/59°F), but the sun angle makes all the difference.
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Originally Posted by nei
Very chilly nights for a not that continental climate. Looks like all precipitation in the form of snow, and a lot of it. I assume central Europe was even colder?
Great question. The sun will warm and cool the surface but doesn't truly effect the levels above. Especially when there are clouds blocking the sun from 10,000 feet.
Temps are controlled more by the flow of the atmosphere it's just unfortunate how it set up for you. A push south just 20 miles and you would of had a nice snow event. You still may get lucky!
I see lightning and thunderstorms on 1 side and heavy snow on the other.
reports of 5-7" & still snowing hard MS & AL.. Looks like they have a nice snowpack too now.
Great question. The sun will warm and cool the surface but doesn't truly effect the levels above. Especially when there are clouds blocking the sun from 10,000 feet.
Temps are controlled more by the flow of the atmosphere it's just unfortunate how it set up for you. A push south just 20 miles and you would of had a nice snow event. You still may get lucky!
I see lightning and thunderstorms on 1 side and heavy snow on the other.
reports of 5-7" & still snowing hard MS & AL.. Looks like they have a nice snowpack too now.
Just rain here at the moment, and a light one at that.
Guess it's time to bring in spring and some rock-n-roll t-storms. Maybe we'll get a derecho or 2 to make up for this massive fail whale...lol.
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Why won't it cool off after sunset?
