TheTrials Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Weird rain and rain drops. Wonder what's causing it. left over oil from the gulf of mexico oil spill most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Temps still rising even with rain, now 50 at LGA and 49 at Central Park: 000 SXUS51 KOKX 232157 OSOOKX NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 500 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CENTRAL PARK HVY RAIN 49 48 97 SE7 30.03F VSB 3/4 LAGUARDIA APRT RAIN 50 47 89 S12 30.01F FOG KENNEDY INTL LGT RAIN 51 48 89 S21 30.03S FOG NEWARK/LIBERTY RAIN 50 49 96 S6 30.00S FOG TETERBORO APRT RAIN 41 40 96 SE5 29.99F VSB 3/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 left over oil from the gulf of mexico oil spill most likely. We would have also accepted: "solar radiation storm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrials Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 We would have also accepted: "solar radiation storm" too obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Central Park updated to 50F in the regional roundup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduggs Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 On the 18z GFS (like the 12z), the southern stream doesn't have the right timing or placement on the upstream flank of the longwave trof and northern stream energy to phase, amplify and/or bring a low center up the coast. On the GFS charts I would look for a threat towards day 6/7. But there are still enough ingredients to keep the chance of snow alive around day 4/5, maybe even as soon as day 3 with some light overrunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Noticed a 10 degree temp jump in about 1 mile as I was driving home from work, temp 42 with thick fog and ground snow covered in Plainsboro NJ then suddenly the dense fog broke with no snow on the ground and my car temp jump up to 52 all in about one mile. Pretty weird to see the fog snow temp inversion dissaper so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Noticed a 10 degree temp jump in about 1 mile as I was driving home from work, temp 42 with thick fog and ground snow covered in Plainsboro NJ then suddenly the dense fog broke with no snow on the ground and my car temp jump up to 52 all in about one mile. Pretty weird to see the fog snow temp inversion dissaper so quickly. Cool contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Cool contrast. That contrast shifted slightly to the west, the temperature jumped from about 40 to 47 degrees here between 5-6 PM and is still increasing, and the grass is starting to come out of the snow in many spots. The temperatures at 5 PM and 7 PM show how the contrast slightly shifted from NYC to Bergen County: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That contrast shifted slightly to the west, the temperature jumped from about 40 to 47 degrees here between 5-6 PM and is still increasing, and the grass is starting to come out of the snow in many spots. The temperatures at 5 PM and 7 PM show how the contrast slightly shifted from NYC to Bergen County: Nice. The fog is getting dense here and I am up 49. What little snow that we had on the ground melted pretty quickly by early in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 euro has a pretty nice block, but i really wish we had a more robust PNA spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 euro has a pretty nice block, but i really wish we had a more robust PNA spike damn...what weve been looking for all winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 damn...what weve been looking for all winter! yup..the thing is though as earthlight has talked about before is that these PNA ridges are just getting beat down continuously on the models. If we can get something sustained out west working with a euro block we'd get something up the coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That contrast shifted slightly to the west, the temperature jumped from about 40 to 47 degrees here between 5-6 PM and is still increasing, and the grass is starting to come out of the snow in many spots. The temperatures at 5 PM and 7 PM show how the contrast slightly shifted from NYC to Bergen County: Very cool graphic, clearly shows the sudden temp jump at the time I experienced it. The 38 to 52 between Somerset and middlesex Co's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The PNA ridging is a very important feature in nearly all of our snowstorms. I think if we looked back at history, we'd find that some of our significant events lack NAO blocking but not PNA ridging. Not a coincidence that NYC has rarely if ever seen a 33"+ winter with a -PNA dominant. Hi Tom, was in your NJ neck of the woods last night off Montrose and there clearly was more than 3" of accumulation area wide. Was at giants party and couldn't help to notice, my hand measurement, I estimate was 3.5". It was clearly more than the 2.5 - 3" that remained in freehold. Wanted post this because your 2.5 for colts neck might be a bet lean if your near Montrose Harmoniny hill golf course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatenWx Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Weird rain and rain drops. Wonder what's causing it. what was weird about the rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 still stuck at 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JERSEYSNOWROB Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hi Tom, was in your NJ neck of the woods last night off Montrose and there clearly was more than 3" of accumulation area wide. Was at giants party and couldn't help to notice, my hand measurement, I estimate was 3.5". It was clearly more than the 2.5 - 3" that remained in freehold. Wanted post this because your 2.5 for colts neck might be a bet lean if your near Montrose Harmoniny hill golf course. I measured 2.8 inches here in the Morganville section of Marlboro, so 2.5 seems reasonable in Colts Neck. There were 2 relatively heavier snow bands towards the end of the storm that set up just to my NW and SE, so I can see why most other locals in Monmouth measured more than 3 inches. Then again, the highest official report for Monmouth was 2.9 inches, which came out of your hometown. In any event, we're only talking about tenths of inches here anyway. ...MONMOUTH COUNTY... FREEHOLD 2.9 121 PM 1/21 TRAINED SPOTTER HOLMDEL 2.5 130 PM 1/21 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS CREAM RIDGE 2.4 934 AM 1/21 TRAINED SPOTTER NEPTUNE TWP 1.5 900 AM 1/21 TRAINED SPOTTER OCEAN TWP 1.5 128 PM 1/21 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjvesnow Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 still stuck at 37 I have actually shot up to 39 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have actually shot up to 39 now. I'm not that far from where you are.. I'm up to 51 degrees.. feels nice to go outside without a jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjvesnow Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm not that far from where you are.. I'm up to 51 degrees.. feels nice to go outside without a jacket. i am in rockaway,nj. Temp 39.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 i am in rockaway,nj. Temp 39.2 ok a bit further than i thought.. definitely big contrasts in temps with cold air getting trapped in places.. pretty neat to see. i'm glad the warm air was able to rush in.. it feels nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjvesnow Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ok a bit further than i thought.. definitely big contrasts in temps with cold air getting trapped in places.. pretty neat to see. i'm glad the warm air was able to rush in.. it feels nice That is a crazy temp contrast though. Snow pack holding on here.Actually my temp has jumped to 44 in the last hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That is a crazy temp contrast though. Snow pack holding on here. mine is melting real fast... starting to get bare patches of grass already.. hard to believe after the glaze of ice this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwp96 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ok a bit further than i thought.. definitely big contrasts in temps with cold air getting trapped in places.. pretty neat to see. i'm glad the warm air was able to rush in.. it feels nice its amazing, cold air just wont budge yet, i bet the higher elevation area of my town is in the mid 40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 mine is melting real fast... starting to get bare patches of grass already.. hard to believe after the glaze of ice this morning Im at about 510 feet or so....most of my snow is gone. Down at my parents house at about 100 feet, as of about an hour ago, they still had 2 inch snowcover everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 its amazing, cold air just wont budge yet, i bet the higher elevation area of my town is in the mid 40s yea.. surface flow is too light... really need a large scale synoptic south to southwest flow to really scour out the trapped cold air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Im at about 510 feet or so....most of my snow is gone. Down at my parents house at about 100 feet, as of about an hour ago, they still had 2 inch snowcover everywhere. interesting.. are you over in Nyack now? that's a fairly high elevation.. I'm sitting at about 285 feet or so in Nanuet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatenWx Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 mine is melting real fast... starting to get bare patches of grass already.. hard to believe after the glaze of ice this morning I took preemptive measures and piled the snow into a 6 ft pile which is half way melted down I wasted all that time clearing my lawn to save snow and I'll prolly lose it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Earlier my temp went from 43.3 to 50.2 in about 30 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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