Voyager

So I am in a temperature holding pattern at the moment. It's been stuck on 35.1 for awhile now. I had 3.5" of snow before it mixed and switched to sleet. I'd say about another inch of the mix fell after that (rain compaction likely, though) for a total that I'm calling at my house of 4.5 inches. It's not official by any means, but it's in the ballpark. So far, I'm still at home. Only one driver went in so far, and he said that if no others show up, he's going home. He said roads in my area had heavy slush on them and were rutted. One would think that the plows and the salt with a fairly high temperature would do them well, unless there's not a lot of plows out due to the holiday and schools being off. Anyway, I'm taking a "wait a bit" approach as to whether I go in.

Wow! I was wondering if thunder would be a component of this storm.

And here comes the sleet. Just hit the sack and now I hear the first pings on the awnings.

If Accuweather's future radar is to be believed, I'm going to see some HEAVY sleet here once it flips. There's a lot of yellow and orange colors in the radar presentation aimed right at eastern PA.

Up to 3.5" now (9:55pm)

Been there, done that. Can't remember the storm as I've had my share of busts over the years, but there was one one where I had a winter storm warning for 12-18 inches when I woke up the day of the storm only to end up with 2-3 inches while Allentown (35 miles southeast) cashed in with 15 inches.

You should have skipped the blanket and used one of these...

Make sure you fan it to the south and not the east...lol

Just measured. 2.75" already with heavy snow falling and winds starting to pick up.

The banner says MLK Day, so I'm assuming today. I do believe they're going to bust badly. It looks like they have the Selinsgrove/Sunbury area in the 12-24 range and that just isn't going to happen.

We don't have the wind yet, but it's coming down borderline moderate to heavy now.

How is it that you're consistently 5 degrees colder than me? I'm up to 23.7 now.

And I'm going up. 22.5 here now.

I'm warmer than you are. 21.4 here with light snow.

Light snow has commenced in Tamaqua. 22.6/15.9

Yes, me too. Such a sad situation.

Off topic, but wow...what in the actual hell happened here? https://www.foxnews.com/us/water-rescue-woman-child-pulled-from-car-in-susquehanna-river

Now that it's overcast here, it has that "snow look" of an impending storm.

Trying to figure this out, not that it's super important, but I'm just wondering why the discrepancy... Here is the forecast for overnight for Nesquehoning, five miles away from me, in Carbon County. They have a winter storm warning... Tonight Snow and sleet before 1am, then freezing rain between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. The rain could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 37 by 5am. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Then here is mine, and I only have an advisory... Tonight Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 11pm, then snow and freezing rain between 11pm and midnight, then rain after midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 38 by 4am. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Yet, the criteria for a winter storm warning is the same for both counties, as evidenced by the map below.. If the criteria is the same for both counties, and we're forecasted to get more snow, then why do we have an advisory and they have a warning? To me, it doesn't make sense...

20.5/8.4 Pressure 30.24" (1024mb)

It certainly was expected, but I was still weenie wishing that it would be colder later so that, perhaps, we wouldn't go as far above freezing tomorrow morning.

This is mine. Warmer with a longer period of plain rain... Today A chance of snow after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 26. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 11pm, then snow and freezing rain between 11pm and midnight, then rain after midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 38 by 4am. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. M.L.King Day Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wow! Talk about a rapid temperature increase this morning. We went from -1.5 at 7:30am to 14.2 now at 10:00am.

lol...I'm talking to my mom on the phone and I misread "tag" as being "nag"... Thanks. I like the front end thump. I just wish we wouldn't warm above freezing at the surface. All the water logged snow and slush is going to turn into a rock once temps drop, and if I work tomorrow, I won't get it cleaned up before it re-freezes.

I'll nag you...lol