December Banter

[mackerel_sky]

Just killing time before the hot mess GFS run comes out. This wet pattern is a good thing

[rduwx]

I haven't had a decent snow since I changed my avatar 2 years ago.  So I had to go back to my heels avatar for luck.

[weatherfide]

GFS is out to 117 or so and, well, good news is that there is no need for anyone to do play by play of the euro. Good night, all.

[burgertime]

The words I would use for the GFS tonight is dumpster fire. 

[Met1985]

The words I would use for the GFS tonight is dumpster fire. 

Lol it looks like a great shot of some upslope snow here in the mountains through! The past two winters have been horrible for most in the SE.

[mackerel_sky]

Hey, while we are cliff diving, the Tarheels won a bowl game!! Awesome! Now let's get that Panthers win tomorrow, and it will ease the pain of these craptastic model runs

[Jon]

The words I would use for the GFS tonight is dumpster fire. 

Not only tonight, the GFS has handled this storm and the pattern terribly. Worthless.

[metalicwx366]

Not only tonight, the GFS has handled this storm and the pattern terribly. Worthless.

The same with the EURO. Might as well go with the CMC because it was the first to show the rain event most are currently experiencing. We need a - NAO AO, a +PNA and some blocking. This neutral stuff isn't really helping. I bet tomorrow the ensembles will no longer show the very negative AO. It trended a little away from that today.

[GaWx]

Lol, I thought that's what a weenie was?  T

 

 My bad. I thought there was a lot more to a weenie than just being a whiner. I always thought being a weenie was more respectable. I mean Brick is well-known as the People's Weenie, a very honorable sounding title that has caused a lot of jealousy in the amateur wx community nationwide. If he were called The People's Whiner, I'd think he'd be embarrassed, The People's Whiner would sound downright awful and demeaning! Also, Brick has a great WOTY campaign every year at this time. I've often said that Brick's campaign manager should be used by one of the candidates in the U.S. Presidential race. OTOH, I bet he wouldn't even want to be Whiner of the Year! For that matter, who in their right mind would?

[Cold Rain]

I haven't had a decent snow since I changed my avatar 2 years ago.  So I had to go back to my heels avatar for luck.

Well that seals the deal on another snowless winter. Haha.

[Cold Rain]

Not only tonight, the GFS has handled this storm and the pattern terribly. Worthless.

Handling...handling.

[oconeexman]

another cold rain and oh so close sigh. its 34 and sort of breezy and picked up about .50

How much total? 1.41 here so far with drizzle now.

[Isopycnic]

I see the trash and recycling has been taken out. Two more to go!!!!

[rduwx]

Well that seals the deal on another snowless winter. Haha.

 

Well it sure didn't help with last nights model runs.  It's looking ugly!

[WidreMann]

NWS radar loops lately:

http://www.livememe.com/ezxbdep

[pcbjr]

I really can't figure out how this would contribute to the forecast thread, but it is indicative of the somber mood there:

 

[metalicwx366]

California finally gets rain in the LR. They are dry as a bone over there. Mountains have no snow. As the pattern shifts to cooler and wet over there, we will most likely shift to warmer than normal during the second week of January.

[mackerel_sky]

Funny how when the cold is show in anywhere but the southeast, it's a lock!

[oconeexman]

I know it's off topic but that's what this board is all about, learning and having a hobby.

Anticipating a cool/cold rain every single weekend with cold in between and never seeing a snow ain't much of a hobby!

I read these boards daily so it is a hobby to me too I guess but one I'm trying to quit.

[Brick Tamland]

I haven't had a decent snow since I changed my avatar 2 years ago.  So I had to go back to my heels avatar for luck.

It is a great avatar.

Stuck at my in-laws today and the weather is miserable. Can't even go outside to get away.

[rduwx]

It is a great avatar.

Stuck at my in-laws today and the weather is miserable. Can't even go outside to get away.

 

I agree. ;-)

 

If the rain is out of here by 2pm I'm going out for a 2.5 hour bike ride.

[Brick Tamland]

My bad. I thought there was a lot more to a weenie than just being a whiner. I always thought being a weenie was more respectable. I mean Brick is well-known as the People's Weenie, a very honorable sounding title that has caused a lot of jealousy in the amateur wx community nationwide. If he were called The People's Whiner, I'd think he'd be embarrassed, The People's Whiner would sound downright awful and demeaning! Also, Brick has a great WOTY campaign every year at this time. I've often said that Brick's campaign manager should be used by one of the candidates in the U.S. Presidential race. OTOH, I bet he wouldn't even want to be Whiner of the Year! For that matter, who in their right mind would?

Just keeping it real for my peeps. That's how I roll.

[Snowless in Carrollton]

  

It really is getting old. Either the cold air we do get for a couple of days is wasted because it's dry, or we get a ton of precip like today with no cold air around. Sometimes I wish it was just warm and sunny all the time and we didn't e.ven have a chance for snow ever again. Would make things a lot easier to take.

That's why I wished I lived in Florida. At least I would never get disappointed when it comes to snow. This wait until next winter crap really gets old. Next winter is a long time away. I could be dead by then !

[nchighcountrywx]

Extreme disappointment here as I was really looking forward to some Cross Country Skiing over my time off.

In the rack the cross country skis stay.

Perhaps I should just mount them on the wall like as a trophy or something.

At this point, the best of the most enjoyable winter is already gone and I frankly have little confidence the remainder of winter will produce this year. The pattern is just too overwhelmingly against the NC Mountains this year getting solid snow.

For me, the most enjoyable snows are always early December at the start of Advent through mid January.

[metalicwx366]

Early this morning, we had a stray freaky lightning strike. The thunder was explosive. It was so random.

[NCSNOW]

Extreme disappointment here as I was really looking forward to some Cross Country Skiing over my time off.

In the rack the cross country skis stay.

Perhaps I should just mount them on the wall like as a trophy or something.

At this point, the best of the most enjoyable winter it already gone and I frankly have little confidence the remainder of winter will produce this year. The pattern is just too overwhelmingly against the NC Mountains this year getting solid snow.

For me, the most enjoyable snows are always early December at the start of Advent through mid January.

Agree. I enjoy the mid December to mid late January snows the best. They hang around so much longer and it's easier to find time off from work to be able to enjoy

[mackerel_sky]

Early this morning, we had a stray freaky lightning strike. The thunder was explosive. It was so random.

Did you eat Mexican last night?

[metalicwx366]

Did you eat Mexican last night?

Lmao no.

[mackerel_sky]

This is what happens on here. If the model is showing warm, snoweless apparently it's useless, or isn't handling the pattern right. Like GAwx said a while back, only 3% of the precipitation that falls up there is in wintry form during the winter. You can't be disappointed when the models no longer show snow.

How dissapointed do you get when u have a 90% chance of windy thunderstorms, and you see dry and sunny?

[jburns]

I took it on myself to draw 182 model maps at 12 hour intervals.  There's hope.  Right at the last one there is a hint of some possible light snow for the interior SE just after the spring equinox  I can't post the maps, because I used MS Paint and I don't want to get banned. So you'll just have to take my word for the potential on the 2,184 hour map.  Keep hope alive!!