The First Week of Jan..Bitter cold,Balls drop as we ring in 2013

[Tropopause_Fold]

bit of OES here this morning.

Nice , not too much NW flow? hey ya Scooter pants

Didnt you say Tuesday though?

[wxmanmitch]

I had -5° F for a low here. Coldest since 1/16/12 when I hit -9° F. I wish it would stick around. I hate being at the mercy of an erratic, and at times, crappy Pacific and no negative NAO.

[Damage In Tolland]

Euro op would shatter records over the MA and SE. I can't believe how warm it is.

Glad it cooled off for us

[CoastalWx]

Glad it cooled off for us

 

Ensembles are still mild, although they cooled a bit. I still expect an ugly stretch.

[Tropopause_Fold]

we might need a torch thread. 

[Tropopause_Fold]

Glad it cooled off for us

 

50F at KTOL instead of 54F?

[Sugarloaf1989]

Low temperature here of 2F with the current temperature at 6F.

[Brian5671]

we might need a torch thread. 

 

LL will start one....

[Mr Torchey]

Colder now then when I walked at 430 am.

 

So nice to finally feel some winter time weather.............enjoy.

[Mr Torchey]

One thing I do remember about growing up in the 80s after moving up here from South Carolina was pond hockey.  It did not seem to snow much, but sure did seem a little colder or at least more numerous arctic outbreaks, fond memories of day after day lacing them up at out neighbors pond.  And, I could never forget my all time favorite snowstorm, April 82?? ouch might be off on the year but I was in sixth grade if my memory serves me correct.

[Tropopause_Fold]

i'm starting to get depressed looking at these model runs. hope we see some changes.

[Damage In Tolland]

Low temperature here of 2F with the current temperature at 6F.

Hey can you take a current snowpack measurement and let us know what it is?

[ChrisM]

Gonna be a cold 7 outdoor hours today at work!

[weatherMA]

Low of 0. Up to 7/-6.

I doubt we make it to 20.

[Damage In Tolland]

Ensembles are still mild, although they cooled a bit. I still expect an ugly stretch.

Yeah but it's only a day or 2 and its right back to winter. I'm not worried about a few days in the 40's with maybe one near 50

[ORH_wxman]

i'm starting to get depressed looking at these model runs. hope we see some changes.

 

 

 

I'm actually a bit more encouraged than I was yesterday. The torch seems to be getting mostly confined to a 1-2 day period and the longer range has improved quite a bit in the past 2-3 days IMHO.

 

The torch itself sucks, but it doesn't seem like its going to be 4-5 days in a row of +18 departures or anything like the Jan 2008 disaster. It doesn't look like a snow pack killer for most of CNE/NNE and NY State...which is good. we want to keep that around.

[Logan11]

Whats the big deal about a few torch days as long as the pattern is good afterward?  I thought the 0Z GFS had a nice pattern from H240 onwards.  I haven't seen the Euro, but from what people are saying here it seems to have improved long term.

 

i'm starting to get depressed looking at these model runs. hope we see some changes.

 

 

[Mr Torchey]

Coldest night/day of the winter?

[Baroclinic Zone]

Cold and dry sucks.  That is all.

[Damage In Tolland]

I'm actually a bit more encouraged than I was yesterday. The torch seems to be getting mostly confined to a 1-2 day period and the longer range has improved quite a bit in the past 2-3 days IMHO.

The torch itself sucks, but it doesn't seem like its going to be 4-5 days in a row of +18 departures or anything like the Jan 2008 disaster. It doesn't look like a snow pack killer for most of CNE/NNE and NY State...which is good. we want to keep that around.

I can't believe you fell for that .

[Clinch Leatherwood]

Yep I have been Logan11 since I fist went on IRC (even pre our #weather channel) in 1994, on a text interface before Netscape. I took the stupid name from the character on Logan's Run which was a fav. sci-fi movie of mine as a kid. Most people assumed it was connected to Logan Airport.

Rick you can just call me sick today. Got in a 5 day vacation before getting sick. Feel awful.

Looks like oes continuing out by ptown

[ORH_wxman]

Coldest night/day of the winter?

 

 

 

I doubt it. Rare to have it happen in the first couple days of January. I'll bet we see something colder in the final 2 weeks of the month.

[Tropopause_Fold]

I'm actually a bit more encouraged than I was yesterday. The torch seems to be getting mostly confined to a 1-2 day period and the longer range has improved quite a bit in the past 2-3 days IMHO.

 

The torch itself sucks, but it doesn't seem like its going to be 4-5 days in a row of +18 departures or anything like the Jan 2008 disaster. It doesn't look like a snow pack killer for most of CNE/NNE and NY State...which is good. we want to keep that around.

 

well it's good to hear your optimism. i guess i'm not as enthusiastic about it right now...but doesn't mean i'll stop watching.

[Tropopause_Fold]

I can't believe you fell for that .

 

lol. i'm serious. 

[Damage In Tolland]

I doubt it. Rare to have it happen in the first couple days of January. I'll bet we see something colder in the final 2 weeks of the month.

You think the 1-2 day mild up will melt all of our snow?

[ChrisM]

Hey Will, did you make this?

 

[ORH_wxman]

Hey Will, did you make this?

 

 

 

Yes, years ago, but I have a revised one I made more recently. That one had some geographical inconsistencies.

[Tropopause_Fold]

Hey Will, did you make this?

 

 

where did you find that? 

[Mr Torchey]

Cold and dry sucks.  That is all.

 

Easy to take though dews are so low, walk this morning was no big deal at all, its those 30 degree ne wind at 25 days that seem to cut right through me like a knife.  This weather is great for getting out and enjoying life, I am positive that all the people who love cold will be out as much as possible today, heading out to grind the axe myself, get out there and enjoy it folks!

Best Winter Ever!!!

[ChrisM]

Yes, years ago, but I have a revised one I made more recently. That one had some geographical inconsistencies.

 

Could you post it?  That's a cool map.

 

where did you find that? 

 

Just a simple google search.  "sne average snowfall map"