OKpowdah Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 This is incredible! Temperatures up 15 degrees in half an hour and 20 degrees in a little over an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 That sounds right on track with what we're seeing Scott, I checked last night and this morning and the depth at our stake was 23.5". We are hemorrhaging snow right now... full-sun and 55F. I just got back from a couple runs at the mountain and although there is a lot of snow up there, we did lose a noticeable amount over the past 24 hours. Maybe its just that the dirt and grime in the snowpack is now starting to show its ugly face, but south and west facing aspects, as well as wind-swept areas, are certainly lower than they were just 24 hours ago. You can tell because the tree wells are starting to open up a bit in the lower elevations. Luckily most of Mansfield's terrain faces north or east, but subtle changes in aspect orientation are very noticeable. Down here in town, south facing slopes are going very quickly with bare spots now seen along the Mountain Road on sunny aspects. Its the sort of thing where its bare where the slope faces south but as soon as the terrain levels off there's still a solid 20". This is when snowpack measurements get interesting because shaded north facing slopes in town look like they are still up near 30"or more and south facing aspects are going bare. Level ground appears to be 18-20" but that's just eyeballing it. Current elevation temperatures: 800ft... 55F 1,500ft...53F 2,100ft...49F 3,900ft...39F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Wind arrived here about 11 AM. The indoor-outdoor thermometer, 12' off the snow, was 55 and jumped quickly to 60, where it has remained. Haen't checked the max-min (the one I use for recording), but I'm guessing it's topped out 55-57, being only 4' from the snow. Gusts to near 40, power blinked once. Despite the warmth and winds, the 18" snowpack at 7 AM has lost just 1", still holding tough due to the 2" of IP/ZR on 3/7. 12z gfs back to total boredom, about 1/3" qpf thru the end of the month. Looks good for MBY achieving its 4th consecutive season without having a 4"+ snow event later than March 2. Month's avg temp thru 3/17 crept a tiny bit above my 13-yr avg thanks to touching 50 yesterday, and today will be about +15 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nice and toasty out today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hit 60.7F here...down to 55.1F now. Peak gust was 36mph. Looks like Scott hit 50mph+ thanks to his favored WSW direction. Hopefully we get a little snow on Monday before the well below normal temps get settled in over the next week or two. I'd like to see the OH Valley system amp up more with time and trend NW so that we can get in on it rather than be dealt cold suppression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 hang on to your hat kind a day, septic tank has no snow now, could smell the mud, the sugarhouse on the hill has boiled over 150 gallons already - hello spring. and if that wasn't enough - first sign of the robins. Never can get your hopes up to high, always have a least 1 good spring snowstorm, maybe this year more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hit 60.7F here...down to 55.1F now. Peak gust was 36mph. Looks like Scott hit 50mph+ thanks to his favored WSW direction. Hopefully we get a little snow on Monday before the well below normal temps get settled in over the next week or two. I'd like to see the OH Valley system amp up more with time and trend NW so that we can get in on it rather than be dealt cold suppression. 51mph and a high of 62.9 made for a magical afternoon. It felt odd for it to be so windy under clear skies and warmth. Did lots of shoveling snow onto the pavement today in a feeble attempt to at least clear the parts of the gardens where the tulips and daffodils are. Probably about 12" out front and 15-20" out back where the sun still never reaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 51mph and a high of 62.9 made for a magical afternoon. It felt odd for it to be so windy under clear skies and warmth. Did lots of shoveling snow onto the pavement today in a feeble attempt to at least clear the parts of the gardens where the tulips and daffodils are. Probably about 12" out front and 15-20" out back where the sun still never reaches. I have tiger lilies growing through the snow along the backside of my house. Snow depth is down to 13"...so a 3" hit today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Just got power back after 7 hours in the dark. Had a wind gust to 41mph before the power failed! Another great snow melt day would say there is about 85% coverage in the general area now with bare spots facing SW but 1-2 feet in the north facing woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Just got power back after 7 hours in the dark. Had a wind gust to 41mph before the power failed! Another great snow melt day would say there is about 85% coverage in the general area now with bare spots facing SW but 1-2 feet in the north facing woods. Roughly 30,000 customers lost power in Maine today. Combination of mainly low-end advisory level winds and wet/soggy ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 00z NAM is all snow (maybe some FZDZ to finish) here for Monday...couple of inches maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Lolz...winter wonderland out there this am after a 65 degree day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Lolz...winter wonderland out there this am after a 65 degree day. Yeah, big parachutes dropping. I haven't really kept up on the weather so this comes as a surprise. It seems there's a good shot at a few inches Monday night as well? Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 and if that wasn't enough - first sign of the robins. None here at the house yet but I'm pretty sure I saw a robin while driving home last evening. I also heard a redwing blackbird yesterday near an open stream that was emptying into the Connecticut River. I'm not sugaring this year (too much else going on) but I was figuring that the sap was running like crazy these past couple days. Big snow melt in the valley the past two days and a fair drop here too. Topped out at 57F yesterday, back down to 31F this morning with 0.2" fresh of snow. 24" still at the stake here and no way can I walk on it anymore. Maybe tomorrow morning after a good freeze tonight. Try to get some skiing in while I can--I'm off from work nine out of the next ten days so I ought to get a few chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Yeah, big parachutes dropping. I haven't really kept up on the weather so this comes as a surprise. It seems there's a good shot at a few inches Monday night as well? Cool. I have been out of the loop too. Imagine my surprise this morning when I wake to see snow falling and the ground covered. Had a high of 68°F yesterday. Ground whitened. Mother Nature saying winter's not over just because the calendar says so. About 1/4" so far. Capture from my weather cam. This view, facing east, was bare of snow yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I have been out of the loop too. Imagine my surprise this morning when I wake to see snow falling and the ground covered. Had a high of 68°F yesterday. Ground whitened. Mother Nature saying winter's not over just because the calendar says so. About 1/4" so far. Capture from my weather cam. This view, facing east, was bare of snow yesterday. Looks like a nice day to take the kayak out for a ride. Mod snow continues. It won't live past this afternoon, but it is nice to see after a nearly three week drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Nice surprise this morning. About 1/2" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvysnow79 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 .3" of snow this morning and even mixed with some sleet as I was leaving for work. Sun was peeking through the clouds when I pulled in here in Lebanon, no signs of even a flurry down here this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 22F, dusting of snow. clouds have cleared from the N. the 5 deer behind the house were happy to not be postholing this morning. full moon ski tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Had a flurry this morning, but that's it. 00z EC goes borderline miller b on us Monday night. 1"+ QPF for SW ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 1.0". Heavy, wet mashed potatoes. Still falling. Just noticed the point upgraded to 1-2" accum. Good call! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 1.2" of new snow at NWS gray as of 8 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 1.2" of new snow at NWS gray as of 8 am. I will beep on my way up 26 tomorrow, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I will beep on my way up 26 tomorrow, nice. I live in a neighborhood off 26...about 1 mile north of the maine wildlife park. If I was going to be home I'd have you stop by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Nice for you guys...makes up for the 1-4" we had in C NH the other day. Anyways...34.1F here after a low of 32.5F. Gotta love the wet pasting on the 6z GFS too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Looks like it's about ready to stop. 1.2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Steady light snow falling here too--not as much as you folks in Maine but hey, I'll take it. 31F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Nice for you guys...makes up for the 1-4" we had in C NH the other day. Anyways...34.1F here after a low of 32.5F. Gotta love the wet pasting on the 6z GFS too. yeah...the ECMWF is preferable...but the gfs isn't that bad either...a good chunk of the qpf falls in the antecedent cold air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 1.0". Heavy, wet mashed potatoes. Still falling. Just noticed the point upgraded to 1-2" accum. Good call! lol You should be able to pass me this week. Still stuck around 77" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I will beep on my way up 26 tomorrow, nice. Keep TB close by for safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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