WxWatcher007

75.8 and still going...

Not done yet, but the writing is on the wall. 75 not out of the question here today. 60 on the table up at WXW2.

Last year I fired up the annual thread on March 8. After a continuous period of snow cover for the last seven weeks and two days, my CT pack finally gave up the ghost yesterday on our first 70 degree day since October 19. With respect to those still tracking wintry chances (myself included), it's time to fire up the thread. This was my first year since returning to CT in 2018 with the following: 1) A normal snowfall winter 2) Over 50" of snowfall 3) Several below zero low days 4) DJF all below normal avg temperature 5) Maximum snow depth over 12" for an extended period 6) Maximum snow depth of over 18" 7) No major cutters in DJF 8) NYD snow 9) Two 12"+ Events 10) An entire winter month with snow cover I also spent most of my first winter up at my new place in Saranac Lake. We're in striking distance of 150" on the season there, with continuous snow cover since November 27 and measurable snow falling on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Maximum low of -20.2 and nearly 36 hours of below zero temperatures during a cold blast. Don't need to do much thinking about this winter. In CT it is an A. The combination of cold, snow, high end events, and snow cover is some of the best I've seen, even going back to my childhood in CT. Some potential left on the table, but we didn't get porked too badly. In SLK I mean my God. If we can do better than 2025-26...A+ The Big Dogs CT SLK

Does the wolf have Rabies? Unacceptable!

Pack almost gone

Never had a chance here. Plain plain rain.

I’m inclined to think we end up with a strong to very strong Nino, but the predictability barrier is real. It’s still early.

38.0°

33.1 here

Been in a bit of a lull up at WXW2. Looks like the pack has taken quite a hit since I was last up there.

We 50s here now. Beautiful day. Phenomenal year for snow retention though. We’re melting but good pack still on my property.

Yikes I'm only at 46

50.9" as of today here at WXW1 138.6" in Barrow

Heavy heavy fog

Let’s get the ice tonight. Torch all of New England and flood. And then lock in for the winter finale mid month.

Colder today than yesterday

This was completely boring until the ice started here. Mesoscale Discussion 0129 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0552 PM CST Tue Mar 03 2026 Areas affected...portions of eastern New York into southern and central New England Concerning...Freezing rain Valid 032352Z - 040545Z SUMMARY...An area of freezing rain, with some snow on the northern edge, will continue for the next 4-6 hours. DISCUSSION...A broad precipitation shield is ongoing across portions of eastern New York into southern and central New England this afternoon amidst broad isentropic ascent within the 925-700 mb layer. Area VWPs have sampled increasing 1-3 km AGL flow over the past few hours to 40-50 knots. Aided by ascent within the right entrance region of an upper-level jet streak, this is supporting ongoing freezing rain, with rates occasionally exceeding 0.06" per 3 hours. Forecast soundings indicate the 850 mb warm nose will expand farther north this evening amidst the low-level warm air advection regime. With surface temperatures forecast to remain below freezing (upper 20s to lower 30s), expectation is for freezing rain to persist for the next 4-6 hours with a gradual northward expansion. The greatest potential for heavier rates is anticipated along a corridor from far eastern New York across western Massachusetts and into far southern New Hampshire where the strongest ascent is forecast to overlap favorable thermodynamic profiles to support the heaviest precipitation rates. Farther to the north, maximum column temperatures are likely to remain below freezing and are expected to support snow as the primary precipitation type. Veering low-level winds and drier mid-level air will then accompany a cold frontal passage later tonight, bringing an end to precipitation by 8-10 UTC (3-5 AM EST). ..Chalmers/Lyons.. 03/03/2026

We ice. 30.1/27.3 with a glaze outside.

Well snow was a bust here (coating) but now we ping. 29.4/25.4

It’s a southern CT winter.

Kev approves. Smoke bringing Phil to each of our respiratory systems.

Should’ve sent the kids to school during the blizzard. That’s what we did back in ‘70s when we had a little bit of snow. Man do I miss those days…the smell of leaded gasoline waffling in the nostrils at the pump…the subtle taste of something you can’t quite describe during those those colorful sunny days when the ozone level was at 13,000. Sending the youngins out to play lawn darts. Those were the days.

I for one am looking forward to my 16 years of cold.

Yeah, we’re not done after this.