tamarack Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 45 yest with just enough sun to call it a partly cloudy day. 43 today with zero sun, and once again (like last eve) some sprinkles about 9 PM. 5" of wet stuff remains, and I found that several deer have been bedding in a couple places on the woodlot, one spot only 100 yards from the front door, the other 50-60 yards from my favorite "deer-awaiting" stump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 We topped out at 41 yesterday amd 41.8 today. Well I can bump that up to 44 as the temperature has gone up after dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Still stuck in the mid-30s, some fog out there, 4-6" left on the ground. I hate these lowery air masses--get this sucker out of here! At least we have a couple things to watch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Still stuck in the mid-30s, some fog out there, 4-6" left on the ground. I hate these lowery air masses--get this sucker out of here! At least we have a couple things to watch..... Pretty much the same here. 32.9F and probably 4" snowpack. No exposed spots, which I like. Minor fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have lost much of my snowcoverup here at 1100 feet. Down below at Newfound Lake level 600 feet below me there is much more snow. I have been about the inversion the last 2 days with significantly higher temperaturesthan in the valleys.. At least the deer and other animals have lots of ground showing so they can feed. A bobcat has been hanging around my Guinea Hens the last few days. He got one last week but guess he has to eat too. Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have lost much of my snowcoverup here at 1100 feet. Down below at Newfound Lake level 600 feet below me there is much more snow. I have been about the inversion the last 2 days with significantly higher temperaturesthan in the valleys.. At least the deer and other animals have lots of ground showing so they can feed. A bobcat has been hanging around my Guinea Hens the last few days. He got one last week but guess he has to eat too. Gene Yeah...we have a lot more snow than that here, but I haven't measured the depth yet. No bare spots though. It's 38.3F now and we've been in the 30s most of the day.It's looking good for this weekend for a possibly large event...especially eastern sections. Had to laugh at today's Euro run dropping a 4" QPF spec on SW ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Yeah...we have a lot more snow than that here, but I haven't measured the depth yet. No bare spots though. It's 38.5F now and we've been in the 30s most of the day. It's looking good for this weekend for a possibly large event...especially eastern sections. Had to laugh at today's Euro run dropping a 4" QPF spec on SW ME. Nothing funny about that Euro run. In fact, Mt Holly would declare it "frightening". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Question for you NNE guys...does Gray, ME NWS have a section on their page of past snow events? I couldn't seem to find one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Question for you NNE guys...does Gray, ME NWS have a section on their page of past snow events? I couldn't seem to find one.. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/pns.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/pns.html Thanks dendrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Yeah...we have a lot more snow than that here, but I haven't measured the depth yet. No bare spots though. It's 38.3F now and we've been in the 30s most of the day. It's looking good for this weekend for a possibly large event...especially eastern sections. Had to laugh at today's Euro run dropping a 4" QPF spec on SW ME. then you woke up from a dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Where are the Mainiacs at this hour? ME is getting some decent snow from BGR to MLT. Lots of SN/+SN obs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsonsbuff Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Where are the Mainiacs at this hour? ME is getting some decent snow from BGR to MLT. Lots of SN/+SN obs. Gearing up for this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Had some snow here but it accumulated as an icy unmeasureable mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Where are the Mainiacs at this hour? ME is getting some decent snow from BGR to MLT. Lots of SN/+SN obs. Getting some sleep now as that may be waneing as the week goes on.........lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Had some snow here but it accumulated as an icy unmeasureable mess. Actually, As it got light out, We ended up with a trace of snow/ice graupel you name it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Actually, As it got light out, We ended up with a trace of snow/ice graupel you name it........ Yeah, further inspection revealed it was more ice pellets in nature, probably some flakes in there too. It caught the road crews by surprise, to my dismay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Yeah, further inspection revealed it was more ice pellets in nature, probably some flakes in there too. It caught the road crews by surprise, to my dismay. It sure did, Roads were slick this am, As well as my 150' driveway........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It sure did, Roads were slick this am, As well as my 150' driveway........... How about a 1700' one? Anyhoo, finally went <32 last evening around dark sometime and the air dried out nicely. Had a trace of snow overnight and there's a glaciated 4" left on the ground after the thaw. Lookin' at clippery system tomorrow.... A 1-3"/2-4" fluffy event would be nice to freshen things up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It started snowing at the house last night around 9:00 P.M., quite lightly with flakes in the 2 to 3 mm range. We did manage to pick up 0.1 inches of snow, and I saw similar small amounts of snow scattered around some roads in the center of Waterbury. That will go down as the first accumulating snow of 2011 at our location. The temperature had been above freezing a lot over the weekend, and the snowpack experienced about 4 inches of settling/melting. As of this morning’s 6:00 A.M. CoCoRaHS report, the snowpack depth at the back yard stake was 4.5 inches, and the temperature was 24.8 F December 31st is a nice break point to take a look at how the season has gone so far in terms of snowfall. We picked up 46.0 inches of snow this December, which is actually right around the average (44.7 inches) that I have calculated starting in the ’06-’07 season. However, because November snowfall was so lean, snowfall through December 31st is still below average (currently 49.5 inches vs. mean = 55.3 inches) and we are well behind the ’07-’08 La Nina year, which had seen 86.0 inches by December 31st. Burlington has done reasonably well in terms of snowfall, with 27.9 inches for December, and when we were at my parent’s place in South Burlington over Christmas they had about 8 inches on the ground. However, looking outside here at UVM, there is no snowpack at all; the only signs of snow are a few leftover snowbanks, so it must have been quite warm in the Champlain Valley. I haven’t seen much for snowfall in the mountains today, but I can see some light snow crashing out now on Mt. Mansfield as well as Bolton Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Where are the Mainiacs at this hour? ME is getting some decent snow from BGR to MLT. Lots of SN/+SN obs. Not many members from CAR CWA, and they're probably all sleeping at 2 AM. Just a trace this AM IMBY, with 4" snowpack hanging tough. The cocorahs obs from Sidney was 1.0", but where Rt 27 passes thru the town there was maybe 0.3". My commute was 90 min later than usual (oil change/inspection) and roads were well treated - and grimy/salty - when I came thru. Good to get back toward winter temps after 3 days of +15F departures. Anyone believe the 963 mb weekend bomb on 12z gfs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Where are the Mainiacs at this hour? ME is getting some decent snow from BGR to MLT. Lots of SN/+SN obs. Not many members from CAR CWA, and they're probably all sleeping at 2 AM. Just a trace this AM IMBY, with 4" snowpack hanging tough. The cocorahs obs from Sidney was 1.0", but where Rt 27 passes thru the town there was maybe 0.3". My commute was 90 min later than usual (oil change/inspection) and roads were well treated - and grimy/salty - when I came thru. Good to get back toward winter temps after 3 days of +15F departures. Anyone believe the 963 mb weekend bomb on 12z gfs? No, But high 70 to mid 80 one maybe........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Was down in Mass watching the Pats final game and came home to a nice surprise 2 or so new inches on the ground this morning. Couldn't have asked for better weather to watch a football game in January, aside from the few showers that disrupted tailgaiting festivities. Friday certainly looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 No, But high 70 to mid 80 one maybe........... I'll buy a system in the 960s .. sure. This year has been chock full of them it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Where is Powderfreak.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Where is Powderfreak.. lol ... I was wondering the same thing. He's always here telling us about the snow falling on the slopes but I haven't seen anything from him for a couple of days at least, maybe more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Where is Powderfreak.. I'm out in Utah for the week...enjoying a ski vacation where I don't have to worry about any of the resort operations, haha. Nothing like skiing everyday and then taking time off after the busy holiday period to do more skiing We've been skiing nice left-over powder at Alta the past couple days on an 8-10 foot natural snow base, not expecting any natural snow unfortunately, but it doesn't matter, these mountains are sick. I'll check in once in a while, but this morning I did enjoy this nice short term nugget from BTV: .SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 408 AM EST TUESDAY...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH PERIODS OF OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. THE COMBINATION OF NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES AND AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS GOING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NOT EXPECTING TO SEE MUCH ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF SOME SKI RESORTS SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY BE THE QUIETEST NIGHT WEATHER-WISE THIS WEEK AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DECREASES A BIT AND MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW TURNS SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING AND POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINLY IN REGARDS TO THIS FEATURE...WITH LONGER RANGE MODELS CONTINUING TO BE AT ODDS AT OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK. NEVERTHELESS...AS THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOP ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. FOR MORE ON THIS STORM AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND...SEE THE LONG TERM SECTION BELOW. That's good to see because talking with the folks back home at Stowe, its not looking particularly pretty at the moment. Time to start nickel and diming out way back out of that thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 yea...as to that above.... best dynamics are in the central greens and high whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Heading up to East Grand Lake this weekend for some Lake Trout fishing. Wondering if this storm is going to be a major factor up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 That's good to see because talking with the folks back home at Stowe, its not looking particularly pretty at the moment. Time to start nickel and diming out way back out of that thaw. I am up here for a week of skiing and I am not even bothering to ski yet. They don't really have anything open except the blue groomed cruisers. The natural ungroomed trails were bad a week ago before the rain, I really messed my skis up on them, can't imagine them now. I figured I would sled down Lincoln gap instead. But even that, there was no snow for the first third and then the rest from like 1900'-2400' there was just frozen snow and ice. My brother and I did it anyways and I ended up spraining my thumb, ripping my boot, and body slamming a tree to protect my head trying to stop. I think we will try hiking today.. nice to see BTV's comments.. I was thinking just 1-3" off the models for the peaks, T-1 for the valley, so I was pleasantly surprised to see their optimism Simply amazing to see Jay with only 17 trails in January... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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