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I got a small coating of graupel on November 30, so I don't care about today.

If you squint really hard while driving, not only can easily find yourself in a ditch, but the kicked-up brine can also look a little like snow falling.

DCA's record high on the 10th is 67, which is the lowest record high for December until you get to the 17th (64 degrees). I like warm days.

Rts 29 and 66 in the Chantilly area were brined as of 10:00 this morning.

Mentioned above But yeah...seems to be doing OK. It's still green, which is certainly a good sign! I've been soaking it pretty good every 3-4 days and having a little walk on it afterwards. I'm going to keep watering in intervals for as long as the weather permits. I just don't want to lose any of it!

That sucks. Have you been watering in this drier period? I've never had issues with not seeing garlic shoots after warmer temps. I normally plant right around Halloween, and in fact, I seem to recall that I've had bigger shoots than normal after warm Novembers. But...you just inadvertently reminded me to water my garlic! We planted about three weeks ago (a couple weeks later than normal), but I didn't water after planting since soil was still a little moist. Then we were out of town for a week and I totally forgot to water when we got back. I didn't poke around looking for initial shoots, but I hope the cloves didn't shrivel up!

It's still 2021, so... Sod seems to be doing OK so far. The neighbor watered it a couple times while we were gone, and I've watered it a few times since we got back. I'm also doing a quick walk-over after it gets watered.

Just a couple days ago, this looked like a washout for us and a decent event for northern PA into NY. #rememberthefails

Stick a ruler into the snow on your lawn. Make sure that the ruler is at a slightly slanted angle, that you hit soil with the ruler, and that the grass hasn't been mowed since the end of September.

Oh...yeah. I was reading it in the context of the FV3 discussion just above.

I thought it was the RGEM. Might need to do a little research...

Philadelphia Union had 11 players - 8 regular starters - out due to COVID protocol for their MLS Conference Final today. All players were fully vaccinated. They went up 1-0 in the second half, but ended up losing 2-1. What a brutal way to end a season. They deserved so much better.

Other guidance looks similar at same time. Need to get out beyond 84 for things to pop.

The laziest word in meteorology: “blend.”

That they did. They played Mexico in Edmonton, where it had just recently snowed and was quite chilly.

Yup…they’re playing at Allianz Field. It’s a bit of a gamble since it could be unreal cold that time of year, but if it’s seasonable then it’ll just be cold.

I don’t think anyone has mentioned this, but the US is playing three World Cup qualifiers in the late-Jan to early-Feb window. The locations: Columbus, OH (El Salvador) Hamilton, ON (Canada) St. Paul, MN (Honduras) It could be pretty bad in all three places, but that Minnesota game could be especially brutal!

Mid-30s all around me. It’s weird though - I see lots of 40s everywhere up in MD and PA, but 30s down through Richmond and beyond.

…at least not yet!

We should schedule post-fail calls. We'll all be best buds within a couple weeks.

Thanks for putting the work in on this, psu!

For fear of going full @WinterWxLuvr, I'm at least heartened by seeing precip approach from the SW in the medium range. It might not be cold, but I'd rather not have to rely on scraps from systems coming out of the Upper Midwest. If we can keep getting moisture coming in from the SW, at some point we *have* to have some cold air for it to fall into. Right? RIGHT?!?!

Snow along and ahead of a frontal passage when temps are around 60 leading into it? Yeah...that's a cakewalk.

My notes say I got 1.5" here in Burke and that we were progged to get smacked about a week out until everything shifted 100 miles north and a little west a few days before gametime.

Much farther south though, no? I'm definitely not familiar with the area.