FlatLander48 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Well, I'm heading down to Greensboro to spend New Years with the girlfriend and her family. I hope you all have a happy new years and let's hope we start out the new years right with some good model runs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 12/29/2016 at 10:50 PM, SnoJoe said: Jason, I bought the Orion system from Columbia a little over a year ago. I love it and highly recommend it. Never a problem and you'll love the software. https://columbiaweather.com/products/weather-stations/fixed-base/orion-weather-station/ Joe: i would like your input on the Columbia Orion Weather Station with the Ultrasonic wind anemometer. 1. Have you been able to easily get yours to report to CWOP or Weather Underground or to show on the Columbia Orion weather station site? 2. And maintenance issues? Seems like I read the PTU model was subject to drift and was suggested to be replaced every few years. Any issues with birds perching on the wind and precipitation sensors and crapping on it impacting performance? 3. How much $$ did you have to put into yours to get it up and running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiftMania Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Happy New Year to you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hi Bill, 1 -I don't have mine connected to any outside reporting sites so I'm not sure. I have another one installed at my beach house and they link seamlessly through the WeatherMaster software. Anytime, anywhere, I can access both at the same time. I love the software. You do have to buy the PC interface though. 2 - I've only had them for a little over a year now but have had zero issues. I did get the optional bird spikes and they seem to really work. Especially at the beach. That one is mounted on a 8 foot tripod met tower right on the dunes. I was worried about the seagulls but have never seen one close to it. Same with the one here. For this one I opted to go with a 240w heater that heats the full body, sensor arm, transducer, and anemometer. That will be a must if you get this for your Linville house. 3 - The sets ran about 5k each but that included installation, calibration, and their in house monitoring service. They can detect problems and correct them from there. They can also do some minor calibrations also. I did have to pay for the met tower at the beach and I think it ran about $600. I also have probably a grand in electrical infrastructure. All in all, I love mine. Just for giggles I left my Davis pro 2's up and running, just in case!!:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob2016 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Happy new years to all of you several more hours To go to 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Bob2016 said: Happy new years to all of you several more hours To go to 2017 Same to you Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Happy News Years fellas! Wishing the best for the people on the forum and in the SE and in the mountains and foothills! May we have more cold days and more snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob2016 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 HAPPY NEW YEARS it's now 2017 hope you a stay safe and have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 20 hours ago, snowbird1230 said: Well this is a surprise..It is pouring the snow in Graham County all the way to the valley floor!! Same here. We left heading to sc and it had just started. I saw some pictures on Facebook of what looked like a couple of inches on winding stairs gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said: Same here. We left heading to sc and it had just started. I saw some pictures on Facebook of what looked like a couple of inches on winding stairs gap. Was a nice little snow. I said something about this a couple of days ago and it was dismissed lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Noticed Ray said maybe some wintry weather toward the end of this week. Anything to this? NWS forecast says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Was a nice little snow. I said something about this a couple of days ago and it was dismissed lol.Yeah I got some reports of this out of Haywood Co and was extremely surprised. 850mb and 700mb temps were modeled to be warm from the get go but looks like certain pockets kept a frozen column for a duration as precip began. Good job Met! I dismissed it because even high res data was showing 700mb temps of 4-5c and 850mb temps 3-4c. Conventional meteorology says that would be enough for full melt to occur. This is why I love living in WNC 1-2 degrees can mean a huge difference in winter! I still think end of this week into the weekend will be wintery for WNC if nothing more then some overrunning precip. Would love to see accumulation pics from last night if anyone has them! I also think we could see a little NWF action on Wednesday and maybe more snow showers Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Hvward said: Yeah I got some reports of this out of Haywood Co and was extremely surprised. 850mb and 700mb temps were modeled to be warm from the get go but looks like certain pockets kept a frozen column for a duration as precip began. Good job Met! I dismissed it because even high res data was showing 700mb temps of 4-5c and 850mb temps 3-4c. Conventional meteorology says that would be enough for full melt to occur. This is why I love living in WNC 1-2 degrees can mean a huge difference in winter! I still think end of this week into the weekend will be wintery for WNC if nothing more then some overrunning precip. Would love to see accumulation pics from last night if anyone has them! I also think we could see a little NWF action on Wednesday and maybe more snow showers Thursday. Oh yeah it was a surprise even to see the snow in downtown Waynesville all 2 blocks! Lol. I think places like Balsam, and soco I believe got in on it. It was not light either but pretty heavy at times. Hopefully we can get something this next week. If not we will just enjoy the cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, SnoJoe said: Noticed Ray said maybe some wintry weather toward the end of this week. Anything to this? NWS forecast says otherwise. It's up in the air really. A lot of model uncertainty. We may or may not have any winter weather. Lol its 50/50 which just shows the possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Well its not snow but it looks like we are going to get in on another couple days of beneficial rain here in the mountains. I know a lot of us want piles of snow but we still are some 8+ inches below average on precipitation so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Looking closely at our backyard it seems like around the 5th when the arctic front comes through we may see some light snow and maybe a bit of some upslope snow. Still though a lot may change as no one model seems to have honed in on a resolution. Then it looks like the first wave may produce some very light snow according to the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Met1985 said: Looking closely at our backyard it seems like around the 6th when the arctic front comes through we may see some light snow and maybe a bit of some upslope snow. Still though a lot may change as no one model seems to have honed in on a resolution. No. We're holding you to it. I'll be buying milk Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, SnoJoe said: No. We're holding you to it. I'll be buying milk Wednesday. Oh don't forget the bread also! Well and maybe some booze to help keep warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, Met1985 said: Oh don't forget the bread also! Well and maybe some booze to help keep warm. Ha! Thanks for the updates though. You take pity. Happy New Year Brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, SnoJoe said: Ha! Thanks for the updates though. You take pity. Happy New Year Brother. Lol well just trying my best to look on the bright side. Happy New Year's bud! May we all touch the untouchable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Watch out for heavy downpours and some thunderstorms later on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob2016 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Met1985 said: Watch out for heavy downpours and some thunderstorms later on today. Yeah I heard about that.and said something maybe severe thunderstorm oh well we need that rain for drought. And I saw where we may get snow Saturday of the day with anywhere from 1-3 inches of that accumulations. I hope it does it put that big smile on that one for good one there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDowell_Weather Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 20 minutes ago, Bob2016 said: Yeah I heard about that.and said something maybe severe thunderstorm oh well we need that rain for drought. And I saw where we may get snow Saturday of the day with anywhere from 1-3 inches of that accumulations. I hope it does it put that big smile on that one for good one there Bob, were very glad to have ya here buddy. But...im not trying to be rude could you please try and clarify your posts a lil better. I have a hard time trying to understand what your saying. Again no harm or being mean. Thanks oh and im heath btw like the candy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNC_Fort Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Well that was certainly a fun run of the GFS for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Well, finally back from my New Years Extravaganza and having read two days worth of posts and after seeing the 12z gfs....This is going to be either be an exciting week or a heartbreaking week for someone or everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 18 minutes ago, AsheCounty48 said: This is going to be either be an exciting week or a heartbreaking week for someone or everyone. Absolutely, but I still like where we're sitting better than anyone with this setup. Huge hit as it stands now yet IMO, least likely to bust on temps and any trend to the N/NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 The 12z GFS looks good for most but it could look better or worst the next run. This weekend is a long time out in the weather world. I would say prepare for winter weather but temper any extreme fantasies of widespread 1 foot snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, BlueRidgeFolklore said: Absolutely, but I still like where we're sitting better than anyone with this setup. Huge hit as it stands now yet IMO, least likely to bust on temps and any trend to the N/NW. Yeah we stand the best chance in all this I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just saw the GEFS members and to me they are all over the place. Yeah there are some great ones and some that are skiffs. Still a lot of time to sort things out. But I'm not really impressed with the GEFS members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Possibilities.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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