Mount Joy Snowman

Low of 25 with .01" of additional rainfall yesterday morning.  Glad to see all the positive news about overnight runs.  Now we just have to keep our emotions in check for the better part of a week.  What could go wrong haha.

57 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Wife's can of beer at the Flyers game 2 weeks back was $16.50. Michelob Ultra...nothing high end. LOL

My bottle of water checked in at the value price of $7. 

It’s all so ridiculous. Sauss’s purchase seemed particularly egregious. 

9 hours ago, sauss06 said:

speaking of hockey, my daughter took me down to see the Caps on Sunday. I don't drink often any more but we were on a father / daughter excursion so we went to get drinks (yall know they sell liquor there?) anyhow i ordered her a beer and me a Jim Beam and Tonic. The bar keep said you want a double...........well since you ask, sure. He rings me up and say $64. i damn near swallowed my gum

I’ve seen some insane prices at all types of venues but THAT might take the cake. I’m struggling to do the math on how they charged you that much for two drinks. It’s criminal what these places charge for stuff. Absurd. 

6 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Maytown International just gusted to 45. 

There have been some gusts here over the last 30 minutes that have sounds coming from my house that I haven't heard before ha.

The Ukie is oh so close at the end of its run as well, with a low right off the cape.

Labatt Blue is going to stay south of us but we'll let him sober up and check back on the weekend.  Not a bad depiction overall though. Damn close.  

GFS has a solid look to it and is very close to being a nice win for all of us. 

Just now, Bubbler86 said:

How is the ice pack on the river?  That may be key too. 

For sure.  I made it a point to look when we went by MDT on the train on Tuesday and it was still very solid.  There are a few open areas starting to appear but overall still a very nice frozen look.

11 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

The possible coming cold could be a newsmaker either way.  Does MDT get below zero again?

 

 

How 'bout it.  The record lows for the 21st thru the 23rd are only 4, 4, and 6.  Doable, especially if, dare I say, we could get a snowpack in place.

Low of 33 with .19" of rainfall.  Less rain than I expected, which was nice because it allowed everything to remain white.  A nice soaker this weekend (maybe some lucky front-end white) before things turn COLD for next week and then we hope for a bigg'n.

4 hours ago, Ruin said:

the point I always try to make is how bad the models are. yesterday the temp for sunday was forecasted to be in the upper 30s now the same day in the mid 50s? in the span of one day it changes that much? this is where my negativity and frustration comes into play. Ive never attacked any one on here either so if you feel that way im sorry I didnt mean for that. I simply hate the fact these models are so bad in the year 2025 and they are not getting any better. They felt way more accurate when I was a kid.

I probably shouldn’t be responding to this at all haha, but if you think the models were better when you were a kid you’re a complete idiot. A next level moron, and I hate to be mean. But c’mon guy. 

28 minutes ago, mitchnick said:

On a completely different note, Pivotal will be changing its website layout soon. They let paying customers check it out and comment. We'll, I think it sux and I told them I hate it and will be canceling. They said they've had mostly positive comments. I don't buy it. My retirement money website changes their site every few years and I  swear it's always worse. These places need to get the website designers out and just keep a few to maintain the site. I had the same website from 2009-2022 and I  got similar numbers with hits and calls the entire 13 years. Anyway, if you like the looks of Pivotal, don't get used to it. 

Oh no.  Pivotal is damn near perfect to me.  I can't fathom changing it.  I cringe to think what it will look like.  Thanks for the heads-up. 

Snow has finally shut off here in the capital city.  What a day. 

17 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

Checking in over lunch & it is steady moderate snow a few miles north of Harrisburg!

Weak radar indeed, can someone explain what may be happening?

Low clouds is the best bet, beam overshooting.  Small flake size can hinder a bit too but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. 

Biggest flakes and lowest visibility of the day here in Harrisburg, despite weakest radar returns ha.  Got to love winter radar.  Moderate for sure, could even lay.  What a scene up here.

4 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Enjoy! I arrived at work around 8:30 and it wasn't or hasn't snowed at all. Sun (dimly) has been out a good chunk of the day. 

Wild.  Visibility is legit semi-low here right now.  It hasn't not snowed for one minute. 

48 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

You are doing anything and everything to get wrestling into posts today!  LOL.   The Undertaker.  LOL

 

 

Bahahahaha not THAT wrestling.  I mean, I assume the guy was the son of an undertaker??  I also remember he lived at elevation, something like 900-1000' up on Blue Mountain.  Cmon, you guys are the stewards of all-things weather message board.  You are THE people to tackle this conundrum.  Someone has to know of this guy or the board I'm talking about!  Think deeply gentlemen!  

33 minutes ago, canderson said:

These are massive snowflakes falling right now. 

You aren't kidding.  I was outside walking around for lunch and couldn't believe it was still snowing, let alone at that intensity (a steady light snow).  In fact, it's still snowing.  This is amazing.  Never saw this coming in terms of duration.  Now as for accumulation, that's another story ha.

I just wanted to add that I have no earthly idea what any of you are talking about with regard to the history of this board haha.  However, maybe 10-15 years ago I did lurk on a couple of other weather boards, which sadly I cannot remember the names of.  One in particular was geared towards central PA and had a few loyal posters, one of whom I remember because he was like the top dog and went by the handle UndertakersSon.  The board called him UTS.  Does this ring a bell to anyone??  Just start naming some old PA weather boards and maybe one will ring a bell for me.  If not, I will crawl back into my hole and speak of none of this ever again ha.

8 minutes ago, WmsptWx said:

I need the weekend storm to be a nothingburger up this way. Districts is Saturday and driving to Brockway in snow and ice sounds like a date worse than death.

Indeed they are, the road to Hershey begins!  Districts for some and sectionals for others.  D7 (WPIAL) already has brackets out for AA and AAA sectionals.  I'm going to guess you're headed to the D6 AA tourney?  That's in Altoona, no?  Just hit me that I may get scolded for typing all this on the weather board.  Apologies to all, I just get real excited when talking wrestling haha.

National high of 90 at McAllen, TX and low of -47 at Peter Sinks for an amazing Lower 48 diurnal range of 137 degrees, and yes, I am fully aware that this interests only me.  Carry on.

Harrisburg has been a stunning snow globe all morning, with the flakes, at times, falling so slowly that they appear to be suspended.  No real additional accumulation where I'm at in the heart of the concrete jungle but I imagine some grassy surfaces and outlying areas are adding a wee bit to their totals.  Just a beautiful scene.

Again, it's another day where it just feels and looks like winter out there.  Those types of days have really piled up this winter.  Regardless of snow totals, I've really enjoyed this winter season.

6am Obs: 27 with light snow falling. 24-Hr accumulation of 1.9” melted down to .16”. Looks like my O/U of 2.0” worked out pretty well for KMJS. Congrats to any southerners who made out big. Time to take a train ride. 

15 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Coming down pretty good here.  Feel bad for those north of us.  Night is not over but currently bands seem to be setting up for south of Harrisburg.

Yeah this has the look of a classic turnpike battle zone. Still 28 degrees here with a steady light snow as I get ready to bed down for the night. Have an early morning tomorrow, hope to wake up to over an inch. G’night weather freaks. 

14 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

It has completely shut off here. Nary a flake.

At no point have I completely shut off so I at least have that going for me ha. Actually the last hour or so has been a steady light snow. I can say that I’m over a quarter inch now soooo…..progress. Radar looks to be filling in a bit to our west as well.