Itstrainingtime

Just came in from depositing some recyclables. There is literally no wind here.

Very true! Truth is, if I was going to be outside on a day like today for an extended period of time OR sitting at a football game, I would layer up. By far the best and most comfortable way to go.

Yes but can James Franklin withstand the heat?

This really is true. My parents lived in Alaska for years and while I did not, I think I definitely have my dad's tolerance for cold weather genes. After the great 1978 Blizzard I remember him outside in a tee shirt. I joined him. Mom had other ideas and insisted that I get all bundled up...when I got back outside, dad told me that I was to shovel the bottom of our driveway. That was out of sight to mom.

Jeans. Shorts not part of the "Business Casual" dress code we have in the office.

Mid-weight jacket. No hat, no gloves or any other warming device. I did not feel cold at all once I started my walk.

You're soft. It's 31 degrees. Great day to be walking along the river.

Enola Low Grade Trail is fully exposed to the sun from late morning on. It was quite breezy but not on the level I thought it would be. It really wasn't that bad.

Just back from a pleasant lunchtime walk along the river below Washington Boro. Amazing how quickly the river iced over during the past 24 hours. Yesterday morning the channel was 100% clear.

This makes me sad: MU Weather Center Today, 5:00 PM sunsets return in Harrisburg and York! In Lancaster, the sun sets at 5:00 PM again on Saturday. Not until November 5, 2025, will there be a sunset earlier than 5:00 PM.

There were a lot of people (including various mets) as far back as last winter flat out saying that the winter of 2024-25 would be non-existent and that everyone should resign themselves to just looking ahead to next winter. Based on what was said, this winter has been a pleasant surprise so far. And more to come.

You called?

I don't like to make predictions for my sports teams, PSU football in particular. I will say this - I do think if PSU wins it will be by 3-6 points. If ND wins it will be by 10-14 points. I also think that if we can figure out how to start well for once our chance of winning goes way up. Get ahead, force their QB to throw/move around and our defense can feast. However, if ND sets the tempo early...

18 this morning in Maytown. All decked out in PSU gear in the office.

He was just told to leave their forum. Shocking.

That's what I said!

From Merriam Webster: "The National Weather Service will; at it's discretion, issue a Cold Weather Advisory to help dumba**'s understand that cold weather is coming."

#inMAGyoushalltrust

That would be negative. LOL (referring to snow) Also...referring to...ah, nevermind.

Waiting...it's the hardest part. Especially waiting for -12.

Add wind to it and I only experienced a 5 degree drop.

I'll add this about @Ruin - as much as his posting style tends to be off-putting to many of us, once you wade through the negativity...the overall message is often correct. My forecast low from CTP for this morning was 19, my actual low was 26! In fact, it's an above normal temp morning here in Maytown. The International Airport down the road (club boasts that it has parachute jumpers from all over the world, easily qualifying us as an International Airport) had a low of 25. It just simply isn't as cold as what was originally forecast, and that's what Ruin ruined us with. For the day, I averaged a -3 departure with my well below average high.

Looks like our neighboring subforums north and south of us have punted the weekend. Sorta surprising.

MU take the weekend system further: As far as snow, the potential exists for another winter storm this Friday night into Saturday. Details are highly uncertain and impossible to finesse at this distance, but odds favor another "light-to-moderate event" across northern MD, southeastern PA and the Lower Susquehanna Valley. There are three pieces of energy involved in the setup that need to interact, or "phase," at the right place and time for a major storm to develop along the Eastern Seaboard. The likelihood of this occurring is very low, especially with the ridge axis over the Intermountain West oriented from southwest-to-northeast on Friday. Strong, northwesterly flow to the east of the ridge will tend to shunt the system out-to-sea on Saturday and rip the upper-level energy within the Jet Stream's southern branch apart. As a result, the system won't be able to intensify or "make the turn" up the East Coast due to the unfavorable wind flow pattern across the nation (see below). Typically, ridge axes oriented in a north-south fashion are present over the western U.S. during major, East Coast snowstorms. The flow around these ridges allows troughs/storm systems to deepen in the Gulf of Mexico and along the East Coast. Essentially, northerly flow out of Canada pushes Arctic air into the base of the trough, while southerly flow from the Gulf and western Atlantic causes the Jet Stream to bulge northward ahead of the surface low pressure system. As a result, the east-west temperature gradient strengthens, causing the trough to deepen and surface low to intensify. In this case, there will be less contrast in the wind direction ahead of vs. behind the trough (i.e. west-southwesterly vs. northwesterly), so the east-west temperature gradient won't change that much. Thus, I expect a relatively weak area of low pressure to move east-northeastward along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Thursday night into Friday before ultimately exiting the Carolina coastline Saturday morning. What does that mean for our region? Well, I currently anticipate a 6- to perhaps 12-hour period of generally light-to-moderate snow later Friday evening into Saturday morning. Once again, this will be an all-snow event from the I-95 corridor points north and west, and snow-to-liquid ratios should be on the order of 12-15:1 with temperatures in the 20s. Roadways will quickly turn snow-packed and slippery, but at least this system will come on a weekend and be less impactful to many people. Behind the storm, skies should partially clear Saturday afternoon, and northwesterly winds of 12-25 mph will likely accompany highs in the low 30s. A bubble of high pressure should then settle into the central Appalachians and southern mid-Atlantic States from Sunday into Monday, so there will likely be a one- or two-day reprieve from the gusty winds and frigid air. Instead, partial sunshine and light winds should accompany highs in the mid 30s both Sunday and Monday afternoons, allowing snow and slush to melt off roadways. Don't get used to it, though. As mentioned above, another reinforcing shot of frigid air is "waiting in the wings" and will arrive by the middle of next week. Warm-weather lovers like myself have nothing to be happy about or look forward to for awhile.. ☹️ -- Elliott

I honestly (selfishly?) thought that I had the best screen name on this entire board. "Itstrainingtime" incorporates 3 of my biggest passions in life: 1) Helping others grow professionally, 2) My love for all things steam trains, and 3) training storms during the summer. If I say so myself, I thought it was super clever. But...but you have me beat. I fully concede. There is no one on this board with a more appropriate name than you have. Given 99% of your posts...well, your name says it all.