CWG out with a snow futility article today co-written by our own @Ian. Longest stretch on record now without a 0.5” or greater snow at DCA. 694 days. I think DC is also at or near the longest time without a low temp at or below 22F. Yes, some of this is bad luck. A lot is not.
I’m really struggling with the incredible lack of cold air. I mean look at the para GFS D9-10. We get 516dm thicknesses, -10 to -15C 850 temps, and at the surface we get low temps in the mid 20s. Normal or above normal for late January!
Maybe everyone is big game hunting but seems like Saturday and early Monday snow shower potential is still there. 12z para gfs was more like 1” Monday while Op GFS struggles to get boundary layer temps below 40F. At night. In mid January. With 525dm thicknesses and 850 temps well below freezing.