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The feb 4-5 storm (Obs/Discussions)


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Per the GFS, tomorrow is meh, time to look forward to the disappointment at the end of the upcoming week.

Here's some non-scientific encouragement for the upcoming week: based on Appalachian folklore- if you see a ring around the moon- count the stars within the ring and it will for-tell the number of days until a measurable snowfall- last night I counted between 6 and 8 (I'm old, I can't see so good anymore)- that would suggest sometime between next Thursday and Saturday- My forecast is snow next Saturday- seems we are in a weekend pattern- Hey, this isn't any crazier than Weatherfella's squirrels...just sayin..it can't be any worse than the models

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Here's some non-scientific encouragement for the upcoming week: based on Appalachian folklore- if you see a ring around the moon- count the stars within the ring and it will for-tell the number of days until a measurable snowfall- last night I counted between 6 and 8 (I'm old, I can't see so good anymore)- that would suggest sometime between next Thursday and Saturday- My forecast is snow next Saturday- seems we are in a weekend pattern- Hey, this isn't any crazier than Weatherfella's squirrels...just sayin..it can't be any worse than the models

Yeah, I've always heard, and used, the ring around the moon. I had never heard of the star/snow relationship, but I'd always heard that a ring around the moon meant colder weather coming. It's been my experience that that one is pretty reliable. I have no idea why that would be.

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DT is nuts.

I trust Ellinwood's map more, I'd love for DT to nail it, but I'm betting both are too high. But, you never know. I really thought I'd get more from the Dec and Jan storms that rolled though. Both had the precip just dry up on me right when they would have done some good. Maybe this one doesn't do that.

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only because it was the model that showed essentially no snow

every model forecast that has shown no snow 36 hrs+ has been right, whether the GFS or EC

i think it will end up having been fairly consistent in its idea for almost 3 days when all is said and done.. other models were bouncing wildly still in that period. why the cmc got 100 posts of commentary is still unknown.

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Rain mixing in with a very few wet flakes in HGR.

Temp: 36

I noticed the airport was reporting -SN at the top of the hour... would it really be all snow, or do you think it should be more of a mix at that location?

KHGR 041853Z 04004KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025 02/00 A3018 RMK AO2 RAE19UPB19E46SNB46 SLP238 P0000 T00220000

EDIT: Nevermind... new ob shows it's been bouncing around quite a bit:

KHGR 041937Z 05003KT 3SM -SN BR FEW007 OVC025 02/00 A3018 RMK AO2 UPB1858E11RAB11E35SNE1858B35 P0001

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Sky has taken on a discernably more wintry look in last 1-2 hrs as clouds lower. Breeze occasionally kicking up gives a slight nip to the air.

Sky is slate gray – difficult to tell which way the lowest clouds are moving. Only less-gray part of sky is a sliver off to the S&SE.

Light rain dampening the ground. Breeze out of N-NE.

Temps seemed to have leveled off at 42.1

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