mahantango#1

31 this morning.

68 for the high today, forecast high was for 62.

.01 rain last night.

17 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

As of noon on 4/8, snow pile along the river in Columbia is down to approximately 8" or so. This is the remnants from the January storm. In the weeks that followed it was piled over 20' high. That is the only snow that I know of in my general driving area. LCBC Church in Manheim used to have enormous piles years ago but I haven't been by there in a long time. 

Gotta give a shoutout to Camelback Ski Resort in Tannersville. Not only are they still open, they actually made snow last night! They've already announced that they're extending their ski season into May this year. Should be interesting next week with the onset of VERY warm weather. Here's a look - the base looks really good for this time of year:

 https://www.camelbackresort.com/resort-information/live-cameras

I remember after the blizzard of 93 there was still a snow pile only about 4 inches deep above Millersburg on Memorial Day. That was from the snow that slid off the Mahantango Mountain along rt. 147 north of Millersburg. That pile was created by Penndot when they removed the snow on 147 that was around 10 feet deep in places on the roadway.

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

If you're going to use my likeness in your posts, then I demand royalties...

We might have to go through litigation on this one.

43 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

. It’s beyond me how anyone could be amped about near-90 temps in April ha. 

23 this morning. It dropped to 22 before sunrise.

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
303 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

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56 was the high here today.

5 minutes ago, Blizzard of 93 said:

He forgot one…

This should mean a better than normal chance of a historic snowstorm for the Mid Atlantic & Northeast next Winter.
Maybe a mostly one & done type of Winter, like 1983 or 2016, but if it is a 2 to 3 feet snowstorm, it might be worth it.

Totally worth it!

1 hour ago, Yardstickgozinya said:

 

@Voyager might have been on to something with his post the other day. I'm hearing whispers of a strong El Nino. If that were to verify ( location dependent) it could be the back door until next spring If you get what i'm saying.  In all seriousness though, come later this spring and summer the bdf will be welcome and offer something for everyone. 

From our great friend DT: Each new recycle of the monthly Climate models that come out continue to show a stronger and stronger El Nino event developing this summer and lasting for at least a year. This graph is from the April 1st European climate model which just came out today April 5. The European climate model consists of 100 different members and 95 of the 100 are in the Super El Nino category.

A "SUPER" El Nino is only happened three times since 1945: the events of -- 1982-83 1997-98 2015-16. So in one sense we are kind of due for a strong El Nino event. But really has been the debate among meteorologists and climatologists for the past 60 days - will this upcoming El Nino event be a STRONG El Nono or very strong/ SUPER El Nino event?

This has significant implications locations around the globe especially when it's this strong.. it probably means that 

1 There is going to be a severe possibly historic drought in Indonesia 

2 There is likely to be major or historic drought in the Amazon basin. Obviously this has significant implications for Farming the food supply and for commodity grain Traders. 

3 a wet and cool summer in the eastern US 

4 Drought for Europe 

5 Weaker than normal Indian monsoon -- possibly much below normal.  

6 Expect damaging flooding rains and historic storms on the west coast next winter,

7 mild winter across the East Coast and the Midwest.

8 below and / or much below normal hurricane season

.45 rain from this mornings event. I wasn't expecting that much, I thought maybe I'd get 2 tenths. But it is needed as we enter the growing season.

Pennsylvanians really only have two modes, and neither of them is “this weather is nice.” We are either standing in 19-degree wind saying, “I can’t take this cold anymore,” or standing in 82 degrees with 40% humidity saying, “This is disgusting.” There is no middle ground. A 64-degree sunny day lasts about eleven minutes here before somebody says it’s either “still a little chilly in the shade” or “getting a little muggy.” We spend all winter begging for summer, all summer begging for fall, all fall pretending we’re not about to complain about winter again, and then the second it hits 50 in March, somebody’s in cargo shorts at Sheetz acting like we made it.

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

I really can't wait for backdoor cold front season to end. 

85 was the high here with a 66 dp. Another splendid day!

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NWS really cut back the precipitation amounts for today and tomorrow.

So much for the 70's today. My High was 66.

.04 rain yesterday morning. A little drizzle this morning and 47.

The sun was out at 5pm and temperature was 74 so I ate supper I went back outside and temperatures was 62 now it's 58. What a unexpected change.

82 was my high today.

6 minutes ago, Voyager said:

23 here. My tulips are toast. Too many frosty mornings since they first popped out of the ground.

25 was my low.