43F Moderate drizzle and light rain. 1.78" stratus so far
Last evening will be remembered as one of the worst commutes in a long time. Total s..tshow. NWS put up a winter weather advisory I believe late morning or certainly by afternoon but the state seemed totally unprepared in the Lakes Region. Maybe because this was advertised as a big rainstorm in all areas.
Light snow grains and a bit of light snow started here mid day. All afternoon we had snow grains that left a slight coating. Temps in the mid to upper 20's. Heavier freezing rain began later in the day and the roads became skating rinks. I think it was because the previous rainstorm washed away any residual salt/sand. Also the ground was very cold. So everything including Rt 93 from about Exit 20 on up through this area of Exit 26 was ice covered. 90 minute commute from a friend for 25 miles with many, many accidents on Rt 93 and all the state roads around here. Temperatures went above freezing by midnight.
When warm air comes from above it really takes a long time to scour out at low levels, especially with light winds.
NNE snowcover seems decimated. Now we can look forward to a system on Monday night. I am worried it will be so weak it will trend south and leave NNE out of anything meaningful. Maybe a few inches to whiten things back up. There is very little snowfall left in my area. I don't see any storms after that for awhile, just some weak systems. Ski resorts like Tenney without snow making are going to really hurt. Upslope fluff will not be enough.