HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I drive over mine and pack it down good with the truck. No exposed surfaces are allowed on this property. I'm accustomed to an icy driveway and kind of like it mid-winter. Plenty of sand at the town dpw yard if you are a Greenfield resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I drive over mine and pack it down good with the truck. No exposed surfaces are allowed on this property. That would be my plan, But with the wife having daycare here, Not happening, So we leave it as long as possible then scrape it clean And salt the driveway, 150' worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 That would be my plan, But with the wife having daycare here, Not happening, So we leave it as long as possible then scrape it clean And salt the driveway, 150' worth Do you have a pick-up w/plow or are you shoveling and snow blowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I think that's worse,you cleared the snow now have straight ice. I would leave the snow, let it ice up then remove it when precip stopsAgreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 You shouldn't care if it rains and freezes, long as you got that plastic Jesus, ridin' on the dashboard of your car... Was crappy going to the party, but not bad coming home. Plastic Jesus was on my side and kept me safe. Ended up with 2" frozen in the end, mostly snow, but about 2/10th sleet/snow mix in there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 We're mixing in a lot of our southern zones right now, but I wouldn't say warmth is racing north by any means. The CC shows that ENE drift, rather than a concerted push north. And where it is pushing north the CAD is starting to impact how the warmth aloft is behaving. As it encounters the deep cold and the mountains it is wrapping around towards the north (like a wave would when it wraps around a point). Often this is where we'll see the warmth find a stalemate, and it stays quite wintry in the mountains. That cold air may be fighting back too, just took a call from Wolfboro, NH and it's still all snow despite the mixing looking like it's overhead already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Do you have a pick-up w/plow or are you shoveling and snow blowing? JD tractor, Shoveling the walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Zr here. Haven't touched the driveway, will do it around 10am tomorrow. Made sure i did dishes, laundry, and took a shower. Filled up the tub after my shower just in case. Also bumped up my heat and lit a candle just in case I lose power. Steady rain at 25F kinda scares me a little. Hasn't' warmed up that much. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 We're mixing in a lot of our southern zones right now, but I wouldn't say warmth is racing north by any means. The CC shows that ENE drift, rather than a concerted push north. And where it is pushing north the CAD is starting to impact how the warmth aloft is behaving. As it encounters the deep cold and the mountains it is wrapping around towards the north (like a wave would when it wraps around a point). Often this is where we'll see the warmth find a stalemate, and it stays quite wintry in the mountains. That cold air may be fighting back too, just took a call from Wolfboro, NH and it's still all snow despite the mixing looking like it's overhead already. Mix.png Ahh yes. Good ole CAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Fog now as winds have gone calm. 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 We're mixing in a lot of our southern zones right now, but I wouldn't say warmth is racing north by any means. The CC shows that ENE drift, rather than a concerted push north. And where it is pushing north the CAD is starting to impact how the warmth aloft is behaving. As it encounters the deep cold and the mountains it is wrapping around towards the north (like a wave would when it wraps around a point). Often this is where we'll see the warmth find a stalemate, and it stays quite wintry in the mountains. That cold air may be fighting back too, just took a call from Wolfboro, NH and it's still all snow despite the mixing looking like it's overhead already. Mix.png It kind of washes out to the southeast as hits the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I think he means this one Ginxy Check the temp when it's falling. A common weenie foible is to presume that 6 hour qpf output all fell when there was a snow profile. It didn't. An easy way is to look at rh at h7 for the time stamp on that map. It's dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ahh yes. Good ole CAD. I just realized MWN is 9 degrees right now. No sign of warming aloft there. I mean south winds gusting to 60 mph and 9 degrees. That's quite the antecedent air mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Check the temp when it's falling. A common weenie foible is to presume that 6 hour qpf output all fell when there was a snow profile. It didn't. An easy way is to look at rh at h7 for the time stamp on that map. It's dry.There could be some upslope flakes for Mitch/MRG though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 There could be some upslope flakes for Mitch/MRG though. That's a late August fropa for Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 That's a late August fropa for Pete. Pete has freezing drizzle right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 We're mixing in a lot of our southern zones right now, but I wouldn't say warmth is racing north by any means. The CC shows that ENE drift, rather than a concerted push north. And where it is pushing north the CAD is starting to impact how the warmth aloft is behaving. As it encounters the deep cold and the mountains it is wrapping around towards the north (like a wave would when it wraps around a point). Often this is where we'll see the warmth find a stalemate, and it stays quite wintry in the mountains. That cold air may be fighting back too, just took a call from Wolfboro, NH and it's still all snow despite the mixing looking like it's overhead already. Mix.png We've had quite a bit of snow grains mixed in with the IP. Without looking I assume they're forming in that cold layer below the inversion around H85-H9. Outside it's like walking through diamond dust while being shot repeatedly with BBs in the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Deep deep cold..ftw .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...UPDATE...HAVE UPDATED GRIDS BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS. STRONG HIGHPRESSURE STILL IN PLACE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW DEWPOINTS AS OF 00Z. DEEP ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BE DIFFICULT TODISPLACE TONIGHT. HAVE SHIFTED THE TRANSITION TIME FOR THECHANGEOVER TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BY A COUPLE HOURSBASED ON THIS SCENARIO. EXPECT TEMPS INLAND TO STRUGGLE TO CLIMBTHROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE GRAY...TOWATERVILLE CORRIDOR. Boy if I didn't know who was working I would've said this was an Ekster triple bunner. However, the mesoscale guidance does support this. Doesn't warm GYX up much above 33 until 00-03z tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Boy if I didn't know who was working I would've said this was an Ekster triple bunner. However, the mesoscale guidance does support this. Doesn't warm GYX up much above 33 until 00-03z tonight! Wow, Temps have not moved much here, We dropped from 18°F at initial start up of precip as we cooled down to 14°F and had moved up 2°F to 16°F and has held the last 2 hours here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 We've had quite a bit of snow grains mixed in with the IP. Without looking I assume they're forming in that cold layer below the inversion around H85-H9. Outside it's like walking through diamond dust while being shot repeatedly with BBs in the head. And I just got a call from a neighbor of yours in Franklin where they definitely had freezing rain with the sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Wow, Temps have not moved much here, We dropped from 18°F at initial start up of precip as we cooled down to 14°F and had moved up 2°F to 16°F and has held the last 2 hours here 16.3 on the hill here as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Wow, Temps have not moved much here, We dropped from 18°F at initial start up of precip as we cooled down to 14°F and had moved up 2°F to 16°F and has held the last 2 hours here Usually the climb is slow until you flip from IP to ZR...then the latent heating gives the rise a boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 And I just got a call from a neighbor of yours in Franklin where they definitely had freezing rain with the sleet. I just came in and there's none of that here yet...no sign of glaze at all on the side of the truck. 21.9F and climbing though so it must be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 16.3 on the hill here as we speak. 16.2°F here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Usually the climb is slow until you flip from IP to ZR...then the latent heating gives the rise a boost. Case in point, MHT. Flipped around 11-11:30 to FZRA at 27. Now flipped to RA at 33 (but not after the ASOS reported 0.15" glaze). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotionxxUSxx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Mostly sleet now in Moultonborough, NH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 CAD will not be denied. Portland PWSs dropped back into the low to mid 20s from near freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 PWM back down to 26 and -SN. Love this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 PWM back down to 26 and -SN. Love this stuff. The models yesterday showed that tucking back south. Wonder if that slips into SE nH and NE mA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Pouring out everything crackling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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