Yeah. I was looking at 3k NAM soundings around DC/Balt and it's pretty minimal and mostly at 900mb actually.
The models account for precip evaporating/subliming during descent (I'm 99% sure...) so can't really explain it.
Something is majorly weird with the GFS and that 850mb dry layer that develops between 0z and 6z Wednesday. I don't see how that is consistent with 0.2-0.5" of liquid equivalent. Pivotal shows the same info as TT, so it's not that one is plotting bad data. Just bizarre.
That gfs sounding is just bizarre. I don’t understand how that jives with moderate precip. Compare that to the NAM sounding Bob posted which makes much more sense.
Lol, just as the pole and Atlantic look to shift better, the Pac wants to take a crap. I’m still skeptical until it happens since this has been advertised a few times in the last 6 weeks only to either not happen or be very transient.
Yup, this is not a pattern for long track snow threats, but is one that could produce. Active pattern with cold air around. That said...if the ao does flip next week and the NAO starts moving as well...
I’m not sold that the EPO ridge goes away anytime soon. That keeps getting can kicked. The pacific might not be ideal at times, but I don’t see anything overtly hostile.
The high latitude look has been trending quickly toward a clear -AO late next week on the ensembles. Look at D10 Eps and GEFS 500mb anomalies and MSLP anomalies. Compared to a few days ago, much more ridging and high pressure over the pole. No signs of a shutout pattern to me anytime soon.
Eps definitely has a GL low next weekend that’s causing issues, but it way east of the op still with the low. Mean low position is just off NJ coast next Sunday. Would have to see individual members, but I’d guess there are some hits in there still.