snownut Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 T 31.7 dp 28.6... looks like freezing for a while here tonight?? hope warm comes in overnight... perhaps I am getting old? but I have zero interest in freezing rain... rather heavy rain and 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 im not sure why im under a freezing rain advisory. i doubt i hit freezing. you would think with todays technology the advisory's would not simple default to the county boundaries? the weather sure doesn't recognize county or state boundaries. why not create forecast lines that matches the temp profiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalfy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 im not sure why im under a freezing rain advisory. i doubt i hit freezing. temp is 31, 30.9, 32.5, at the nearest stations here. I dont know if the city is going below frzn but the north west burbs are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 32.9F at my house in Frederick. These types of event setups usually under perform in a big way around Frederick. Looking for a slight glaze on trees and then heavy rain. Then again, NWS drastically reduced ice totals so I'm not sure it classifies as under perform anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 you would think with todays technology the advisory's would not simple default to the county boundaries? the weather sure doesn't recognize county or state boundaries. why not create forecast lines that matches the temp profiles? well i dont think you can get that level of accuracy till it's happening plus cutting a county in half or thirds would be confusing to the public im sure. in this case they may have considered leaving dc out of it since we're a heat island but it could still be close in the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 32.9F at my house in Frederick. These types of event setups usually under perform in a big way around Frederick. Looking for a slight glaze on trees and then heavy rain. Then again, NWS drastically reduced ice totals so I'm not sure it classifies as under perform anymore. Personally I would not feel bad if this was the case up here. I really dislike ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 7p temps / approximate wet bulb contours / winds -- still missing some sites that kick in about half past the hr. smallest amount of cad evident well south. warm air spilling up from both sides now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Unfortunately, quite sure. Infact, 45 was not even the high; it made it up to 47 in Stephens City. For some reason I can't get the Weatherbug observation image to post, but you can google it if you'd like (use zipcode 22655). I was outside in the bright warm sunshine this afternoon and can verify the warmth. Unreal. You sure about that 45 degree reading ? I see Wakeland Manor reporting 36, Winchester airport 38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Unfortunately, quite sure. Infact, 45 was not even the high; it made it up to 47 in Stephens City. For some reason I can't get the Weatherbug observation image to post, but you can google it if you'd like (use zipcode 22655). I was outside in the bright warm sunshine this afternoon and can verify the warmth. Unreal. I had a business meeting at LFCC at 2:30 this afternoon and yes it was partly sunny in Stephens City when I passed through. As a matter of fact I stopped at the Exxon/ Dunkin Donuts and was surprised at the heat blast I felt when I put trash in the brown south facing trash can in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPressure Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 7p temps / approximate wet bulb contours / winds -- still missing some sites that kick in about half past the hr. smallest amount of cad evident well south. warm air spilling up from both sides now. Ian, where would I go to get that map? That is such a great depiction of the scenario now unfolding for our area. West of the Apps are toasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ian, where would I go to get that map? That is such a great depiction of the scenario now unfolding for our area. West of the Apps are toasty! it's a free program called weatherscope. it takes a little getting to know but it's a pretty useful tool to have and is very customizable. http://climate.ok.gov/software/ im sure if you google it you can find tutorials or you can shoot me a pm and i can give you basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLPressure Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 it's a free program called weatherscope. it takes a little getting to know but it's a pretty useful tool to have and is very customizable. http://climate.ok.gov/software/ im sure if you google it you can find tutorials or you can shoot me a pm and i can give you basics. Thanks! I will definitely check it out. Appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 even though I am slightly below freezing at the moment I fully expect just plain rain when the heavier push of precip gets here. I expect to wake in the morning to 40F or higher. No zr to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 33.8, plain drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Unfortunately, quite sure. Infact, 45 was not even the high; it made it up to 47 in Stephens City. For some reason I can't get the Weatherbug observation image to post, but you can google it if you'd like (use zipcode 22655). I was outside in the bright warm sunshine this afternoon and can verify the warmth. Unreal. Wow, that sunshine did a number on you. My high was 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very weird how locally, apparently, that warm pocket was. I assume it had to be a complete result of the sunshine. I'm curious where in your travels you ran back into cloud cover and, presumably, colder temps? I had a business meeting at LFCC at 2:30 this afternoon and yes it was partly sunny in Stephens City when I passed through. As a matter of fact I stopped at the Exxon/ Dunkin Donuts and was surprised at the heat blast I felt when I put trash in the brown south facing trash can in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sure sign of the climbing sun angle, but for several hours this afternoon we were in almost mostly sunny skies. Ordinarily, I'd be very envious of your much colder temps, but with the rain moving in tonight I'm glad we got that warm-up. Temps have fallen here now to nearly freezing, but the ground should be warm enough to avoid any ice before the real warm-up comes. Wow, that sunshine did a number on you. My high was 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Isn't it supposed to be raining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherman Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Sleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Wxbug tells me I'm at 32 with rain on the doorstep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no way Chicago gets close to 2' of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Some upper 20's temps showing up now in Carroll County. Hagerstown reporting something other than rain or ZR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Very weird how locally, apparently, that warm pocket was. I assume it had to be a complete result of the sunshine. I'm curious where in your travels you ran back into cloud cover and, presumably, colder temps? Had a multitude of things going on so I wasn't paying 100% attention to the truck thermometer yet.... drove back through white post to route 50 about 3:45pm and definite drop in temps back into the 30's and down to 34 crossing over RT 50 paris mountain with temps in the 30's right back to Aldie near round a bouts and the rt 15 intersection. I have observed sun and micro climates for years in my gazillion miles of driving around the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 SSE wind gusted to 18mph, & rose my temperature from 32.9 to 33.5..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaltimoreWxGuy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no way Chicago gets close to 2' of snow Dude, theyre about to get 2-3" hour rates...They will be damn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 clearly missing pockets of colder but wet bulb 32 shifting north on the map a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Current conditions reported are 32.1 with light rain here. I don't see anything yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no way Chicago gets close to 2' of snow funny you say that. I was on a conference call early this afternoon. We closed are DC in the chicago area as the people in the area were freaking out about the storm. Talking about shutting down for days with drifts to 15 feet. I bit my lip but mentioned I expected around 12 inches to max 15 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 funny you say that. I was on a conference call early this afternoon. We closed are DC in the chicago area as the people in the area were freaking out about the storm. Talking about shutting down for days with drifts to 15 feet. I bit my lip but mentioned I expected around 12 inches to max 15 inches. no way chicago is getting less than 15" .. they are in a great spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no way chicago is getting less than 15" .. they are in a great spot I agree, more than likely they will be closer to 20" with some isolated 24" reports i bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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