Mikeymac5306 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 12 hours ago, RedSky said: Sleet is in my forecast twice in the next week, hilarious. Oh yeah look out for April this year. Followed by 95 and humid from May-August. LOL Love Philly weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It doesn't seem to me that sleet will be much (if any) of a factor for the Friday night into Saturday AM event. Based on the track and type of this storm (clipper, not coastal), it's likely going to be snow and/or rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Most guidance trending quickly towards an inch or two of snow across SE PA Saturday PM....higher amounts LV and Poconos. Euro appears most aggressive. Looks like a psuedo clipper dives South into the Ohio Valley then tracks beneath us and attempts to strengthen as it approaches the coast. Starts as a mix then over to wet snow. March is by far our new best winter month around these parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 CMC which was coldest with last storm is now warmest and the NAM which was the warmest is now the coldest for Saturday. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 March 2017......ducks on the pond once again. These clippers can toss in a surprise or two. Snow on snow.Funny this period has been the best snow cover of the season. I'm sure the march sun will do its thing today. Squalls were cool yesterday, pocono weather at the NJ shore. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I wonder how much of an factor the concrete snow/icepack will play with light rain falling and 2m temps in the 30s at the onset, especially in the NW Burbs? I am assuming there will be issues with rain freezing at the surface initially and I am fairly certain models do not forecast that sort of thing. Have a hunch Saturday will be messier than current forecasts for some areas. Time of day this time of year is a factor that could help negate the freezing rain threat or not really? Im not skilled in this area, I really am not sure how big a role this surface ice pack and several days of cold weather will play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 No doubt in my mind I have never had 3 winter events in March let alone in a 10 day span. Weather World 30 day outlook on Tuesday is for frequent chill spring was put on layaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Euro today is pleading for Ralph to play ball one last time, they have the stadium to themselves day 9. *mega sleet potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Euro today is pleading for Ralph to play ball one last time, they have the stadium to themselves day 9. *mega sleet potential Im over this debacle of a winter....so over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said: Im over this debacle of a winter....so over it. lucy with the puntrooskie ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JERSEYSNOWROB Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Getting in 1 last day of sledding for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 4-5" snow cone ice pack remains tenacious. Surreal length of pack with April this close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 18 hours ago, RedSky said: 4-5" snow cone ice pack remains tenacious. Surreal length of pack with April this close. Thinking mid August till all is melted in shopping parking lots. Ran over/hit a mound when exiting...may as well been concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsdphilly Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 And I am officially done with this winter. I am even annoyed by the snow pack that seems like a glacier in many spots. usually snow in last march would make me really happy. What an incredible disappointment on every level. Two fun storms to track, but on the whole...just disappointing across the board. See you all next winter. Heres hoping for a repeat from that polar vortex winter a few years ago. Deep cold and lots of storms. I don't need a blizzard, just lots of decent storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, Jsdphilly said: And I am officially done with this winter. I am even annoyed by the snow pack that seems like a glacier in many spots. usually snow in last march would make me really happy. What an incredible disappointment on every level. Two fun storms to track, but on the whole...just disappointing across the board. See you all next winter. Heres hoping for a repeat from that polar vortex winter a few years ago. Deep cold and lots of storms. I don't need a blizzard, just lots of decent storms. I would take many medium size storms/cold periods to a blizzard any day of the week...this Winter rating...D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I'll give this winter a D+ ... only to leave myself some wiggle room to grade down the next time we get a 97-98, 01-02 or 11-12 style winter. It was a ratter this year, but we did get some cold and some frozen, not a complete shut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 9" snow as of March 1st and warmest ever Dec-Feb and a big zero performance during the holiday season, yeah winter gets an F. Spring so far gets an A+ for best winter impersonation with 11.5" of March snow and sleet, frequent arctic high pressure, long lasting snow cover now past 10 days imby and a white St Patricks's Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Way warmer today than modeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 30's today...with winds 30-35+....with globs of ice/snow hanging around....March 22....go figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Recorded a sneaky high of 47.2F just after midnight. Sump pumps also kicked in yesterday -- a little surprising. Despite all the melt, I thought we've been running dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Had a high for today (so far) of 51F just before 1 am and with CFP, am down to 38F and breezy this morning. Will be interesting to see how low it goes or how much it recovers later today. Still have glaciers in the north-facing spots and plenty of plowed/shoveled mounds persisting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I rate this winter a D- Lack of sustained cold, lack of overall snow events, too many dippin dots and slurpee events, 70 degree temps for several days in our heart of winter (February), only one decent Nor'easter/Coastal storm on Jan 23-24 that didn't even provide any snow for most (wasted event), strongest Arctic airmass in mid March that would have yielded single-digit highs in January (poor timed airmasses), general 'cutter' pattern, misses North, misses South, no real Alberta clippers with the traditional 1-3"/2-4" snows.....only some squalls associated with arctic fropas. Disaster.....absolute disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Ralph Wiggum said: I rate this winter a D- Lack of sustained cold, lack of overall snow events, too many dippin dots and slurpee events, 70 degree temps for several days in our heart of winter (February), only one decent Nor'easter/Coastal storm on Jan 23-24 that didn't even provide any snow for most (wasted event), strongest Arctic airmass in mid March that would have yielded single-digit highs in January (poor timed airmasses), general 'cutter' pattern, misses North, misses South, no real Alberta clippers with the traditional 1-3"/2-4" snows.....only some squalls associated with arctic fropas. Disaster.....absolute disaster. Curious are you giving winter a D- because of March? I feel like if I give this disaster a D- then I would have to give 2012 the same because it had the destructive 8" frankenstorm in October that skewed the final snow numbers to 15.5" imby. Dec through Feb they were neck and neck train wrecks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, RedSky said: Curious are you giving winter a D- because of March? I feel like if I give this disaster a D- then I would have to give 2012 the same because it had the destructive 8" frankenstorm in October that skewed the final snow numbers to 15.5" imby. Dec through Feb they were neck and neck train wrecks. The fluke late season cold snap and 2 accumulating storms in 5 days mid March helped garner the D- else it would have been an F for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 What's with the developing tropical wave down near Jamaica? Signs of an early and active season? Had a developing system down there in January as well. These are probably subtropical systems and not entirely tropical but the Westerlies usually take over down there during the winter. Seemed like this year the Eastern trade winds generally prevailed. I dont usually delve too much into tropical stuff so I wasnt sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Hard to believe there's still spotty snow/ice mounds hanging around....and shopping parking lots have 3ft+ mounds still existing w/the warm temps and it's just about April. T-Storm potential Tuesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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