NYCSuburbs Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The squalls were pretty good (relatively speaking) out here in the hills. They oscillated south and over me for about 30 minutes and I got .5" That excited me in this winter. LOL Then it shifted back north. .25" from this "storm" tonight. 9 degrees Thursday morning we got down to -12 here. But we had -19 earlier this month...before the mild period. I'm still new to the Albany area so I'm not too familiar with the climate around this region, but it's the second time I had accumulating snow from LES this winter, the first was in late November when a snow squall dumped a quick 0.1". We're at the point again where minimal events like today and Monday are actually exciting... there was a decent stretch of wintry wx in late Dec-mid Jan but I wasn't here to experience it; technically I only saw 6" this season so far. While on the subject of minimal events, the Monday potential looks interesting and for once is within the 84 hour range and still there on the models... still some disagreement with the models but most target NY state for widespread light snow ahead of the warm front, perhaps producing at least an inch or more. The 0z NAM has a widespread area of 0.25"+ precip totals although I would think it's the typical wet bias especially in the less reliable NAM longer range. Hopefully this potential actually verifies instead of busting on the low side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Close to an inch here.. More than I expected.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xram Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Maybe a 1/4" here.and that's being generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 A couple inches looks realistic on Monday now around this Upper Hudson area based on the NAM and GFS. It may turn to -FZRA or drizzle and that could linger into early Tuesday before we climb above 32. I'm still new to the Albany area so I'm not too familiar with the climate around this region, but it's the second time I had accumulating snow from LES this winter, the first was in late November when a snow squall dumped a quick 0.1". We're at the point again where minimal events like today and Monday are actually exciting... there was a decent stretch of wintry wx in late Dec-mid Jan but I wasn't here to experience it; technically I only saw 6" this season so far. While on the subject of minimal events, the Monday potential looks interesting and for once is within the 84 hour range and still there on the models... still some disagreement with the models but most target NY state for widespread light snow ahead of the warm front, perhaps producing at least an inch or more. The 0z NAM has a widespread area of 0.25"+ precip totals although I would think it's the typical wet bias especially in the less reliable NAM longer range. Hopefully this potential actually verifies instead of busting on the low side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Maybe a 1/4" here.and that's being generous. .3 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 A couple inches looks realistic on Monday now around this Upper Hudson area based on the NAM and GFS. It may turn to -FZRA or drizzle and that could linger into early Tuesday before we climb above 32. Today's models especially upped chances of seeing a few inches around the area. There's the usual model split as always, this time between the GFS/ECM with about 1/2" to 1" in Albany, to the UKMET/CMC/NAM with at least 2-3" here and higher amounts to the NW. I'm currently thinking a blend of the two with 1-2" but it could go either way. Regardless of how much snow falls though it does easily look to turn to sleet and then freezing drizzle overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 The snow started around here a little over an hour ago, light snow falling with a coating on many surfaces. Sidenote, ever wonder when we have these events how many people actually know what moderate and/or heavy snow really is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The snow started around here a little over an hour ago, light snow falling with a coating on many surfaces. Sidenote, ever wonder when we have these events how many people actually know what moderate and/or heavy snow really is? Many ppl always exaggerate their snowfall rates. between 1/4-1/2 mile vis. I believe is Mod Snow Under 1/4 mile vis I believe is Hvy Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm probably close to mod snow rates here. I don't really have any points of reference but I'd say visibility should be down to like 1.5 miles. Snow growth is actually better than I expected, nearing half an inch on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Many ppl always exaggerate their snowfall rates. between 1/4-1/2 mile vis. I believe is Mod Snow Under 1/4 mile vis I believe is Hvy Snow Thats pretty close, moderate snow is 5/8 -1/4 mile, heavy is indeed 1/4 mile and below. Who's going to argue over an 1/8 of a mile through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just started flurrying now. It's been snowing for over an hour practically everywhere to my north, south, east and west, but Albany's been under a dry slot. I often joke that I carry an "invisible snow dome" around me wherever I go, and this almost literally seems to be the case: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Moderate snow here now for sure, under 1/2 visibility, great flakes. Too bad the change over is getting close it would appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Snowing moderately now, although with tiny flakes. The rest of the event looks to consist of moderate snow with 20-25dbz bands, although the back end is quickly racing east, might be mostly over in barely 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Light freezing rain her now with a sleet pellet mixed in every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzGuy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just flipped to sleet here. Looks to be about an inch accumulation. Still cold at the surface, 26.7 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 At or just under 2" (I'll call it 1.9") before ice pellets started mixing in in the past couple minutes. In a lull now but the heaviest echoes all morning are moving in from west of the river. Overachiever as far as I'm concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzGuy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 GFS still had another .1-.25 inches of precip, not sure what it is seeing. Looks like it's all over here now. If the ECMWF is right it'll all be gone in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 About 1" of snow/sleet combo 29.8 w/ Lgt Freezing rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Snow ended a while ago with a total of 1", decent for this year's standards but less than expected. Last time I checked p-type was sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Snow ended a while ago with a total of 1", decent for this year's standards but less than expected. Last time I checked p-type was sleet. ...followed 2 days later with a torch with 50s... followed 1 day later by more cold and potential lake effect snow. Easily one of the most interesting time frames of this whole winter so far (aside from late December). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 I hit 59 yesterday and 58 was the high early this morning with a storm total of 1.69". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I hit 59 yesterday and 58 was the high early this morning with a storm total of 1.69". Thank goodness for this front. Very well-defined boundary on the surface. Temps dropping rapidly, 47/42 after a high of 53F this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thank goodness for this front. Very well-defined boundary on the surface. Temps dropping rapidly, 47/42 after a high of 53F this morning. Aside from a couple of small piles the snow is now completely gone from my yard for the first time since 12/24, I know, shocking news, right? The tubing hill in the park where I live took a real beating too, they were just starting to get a good base going on the entire hill finally last week. Glad my sons played pickup hockey on the outdoor rink there last weekend because thats back to being a pool again for the time being at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Went from 50s, heavy rain and very strong winds in the early morning, back to winter with 20s and lake effect snow in the evening... had a few decent snow squalls earlier with a fresh coating, the band is stalled just to my north but is apparently expected to drop south again later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Woo Hoo........Heavy dusting ongoing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Woo Hoo........Heavy dusting ongoing Same here, 21 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Didn't even get a dusting over the last 3 days; forecast was for 1-2". Next real chance at 1+ inch looks to be on Friday but this is marginal at this time, ranging from the GFS with almost nothing to the ECM with a stronger storm but warm surface temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hope everyone's been enjoying our daily early-morning coating of snow as the runup to Friday. Looks like a 6-12" deal... man, I wish that low could come a few dozen miles west. Some folks in SNE wouldn't be happy I'm sure, but if this is big event for the winter, I'd like to beef up QPF locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hope everyone's been enjoying our daily early-morning coating of snow as the runup to Friday. Looks like a 6-12" deal... man, I wish that low could come a few dozen miles west. Some folks in SNE wouldn't be happy I'm sure, but if this is big event for the winter, I'd like to beef up QPF locally. Agree 100% with all of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 From my mouth to NCEP's database. Check out the 18z GFS. MidHV and western CT would make out with highly memorable totals if that verifies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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