Rtd208 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Temp has dropped to 32 here, had some light rain earlier this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 3 hours ago, bluewave said: Don, this reminds me of what happened last winter. The two main events in late January and early February trended north and west closer to our area delivering heavier snows than the longer range models were showing. The same thing happened with the blizzard a few days ago. Last winter that was the signal that everything would start trending south or more suppressed. We can remember how many lows stayed south instead of coming north Feb-Mar. The storm today and tomorrow trended south breaking the recent pattern. Now it appears that the southern stream will stay more suppressed for the storm this week. Hopefully, we can put together some more measurable snows near the end of Feb into Mar following the well advertised February thaw beginning around next weekend. Today is interesting, we're getting a combo of sleet and freezing rain here on the south shore and Montauk is getting snow, while Scranton and points NW and W of there are getting rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Paragon said: Today is interesting, we're getting a combo of sleet and freezing rain here on the south shore and Montauk is getting snow, while Scranton and points NW and W of there are getting rain. At the same time that Virginia is near record warmth today. Very warm temperatures today. Some record highs are possible. The table shows forecast high/record high and year and the normal temperature for February 12th. Feb 12th Forecast High Record High/Year Normal High Roanoke 73 73/1999 49 Lynchburg 74 72/1999 48 Danville 78 71/1999 49 Blacksburg 68 65/1999 44 Bluefield 64 65/1984 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 44 minutes ago, bluewave said: At the same time that Virginia is near record warmth today. Very warm temperatures today. Some record highs are possible. The table shows forecast high/record high and year and the normal temperature for February 12th. Feb 12th Forecast High Record High/Year Normal High Roanoke 73 73/1999 49 Lynchburg 74 72/1999 48 Danville 78 71/1999 49 Blacksburg 68 65/1999 44 Bluefield 64 65/1984 45 BW, where is all the really cold Arctic air right now? I did a little tour of what are supposed to be coldest research stations in the NH and none of them are really cold- Summit Camp on the Greenland ice cap for example is only -4 and even the Cold Poles in Siberia aren't all that cold (for them). They should be like -60 or colder right now and they are anywhere from -20s to -40s right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastonSN+ Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 4 hours ago, bluewave said: Don, this reminds me of what happened last winter. The two main events in late January and early February trended north and west closer to our area delivering heavier snows than the longer range models were showing. The same thing happened with the blizzard a few days ago. Last winter that was the signal that everything would start trending south or more suppressed. We can remember how many lows stayed south instead of coming north Feb-Mar. The storm today and tomorrow trended south breaking the recent pattern. Now it appears that the southern stream will stay more suppressed for the storm this week. Hopefully, we can put together some more measurable snows near the end of Feb into Mar following the well advertised February thaw beginning around next weekend. A waste of a good teleconnection set-up for sure. Can't complain as most areas are within striking distance of average. If seasonal trend stays the course we could get one more chance at a decent set-up in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 GFS and GGEM improved for the Thursday's storm Lets get this current storm out of the way and see what the models show for Thursday Pattern supports a snow event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, Snow88 said: GFS and GGEM improved for the Thursday's storm Lets get this current storm out of the way and see what the models show for Thursday Pattern supports a snow event There's some improvement, but the best outcome would be a strong 500mb low going underneath us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastonSN+ Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Snow88 said: GFS and GGEM improved for the Thursday's storm Lets get this current storm out of the way and see what the models show for Thursday Pattern supports a snow event I agree the CMC looks better, but Ukemet looked to take step in opposite direction. GFS looks the same. I am still hopeful for a light event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Paragon said: BW, where is all the really cold Arctic air right now? I did a little tour of what are supposed to be coldest research stations in the NH and none of them are really cold- Summit Camp on the Greenland ice cap for example is only -4 and even the Cold Poles in Siberia aren't all that cold (for them). They should be like -60 or colder right now and they are anywhere from -20s to -40s right now. Very limited pockets of cold this winter across the NH amid a sea of warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, EastonSN+ said: A waste of a good teleconnection set-up for sure. Can't complain as most areas are within striking distance of average. If seasonal trend stays the course we could get one more chance at a decent set-up in March. Yeah, many places are already in the 20-30" range for the season which is a great outcome for how mild it has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, bluewave said: Very limited pockets of cold this winter across the NH amid a sea of warm. I feel bad for Greenland, melt melt melt goes the ice cap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Camp Climate[edit] The climate is classified as polar, and the weather is highly variable. Typical daily maximum temperatures at Summit Camp are around −35 °C (−31 °F) in winter (January) and −10 °C (14 °F) in summer (July). Winter minimum temperatures are typically about −45 °C (−49 °F) and only rarely exceed −20 °C (−4 °F). Annual precipitation is about 3,000 mm (118.1 in), much of which falls as sleet or snow, which is possible in any month. Inland, the snow line in summer is at an altitude of about 300 m (984 ft). The highest temperature at Summit Camp was 3.6 °C (38.5 °F), recorded on July 16, 2012; the lowest recorded temperature is −67.2 °C (−89.0 °F).[6][7] [hide]Climate data for Automatic Weather Station (AWS), Summit Camp, Greenland Ice Sheet Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) −36 (−33) −38 (−36) −32 (−26) −29 (−20) −19 (−2) −11 (12) −11 (12) −14 (7) −22 (−8) −28 (−18) −28 (−18) −36 (−33) −25.3 (−13.6) Daily mean °C (°F) −43 (−45) −42 (−44) −41 (−42) −33 (−27) −23 (−9) −15 (5) −13 (9) −16 (3) −26 (−15) −34 (−29) −36 (−33) −40 (−40) −30.2 (−22.2) Average low °C (°F) −48 (−54) −46 (−51) −45 (−49) −40 (−40) −30 (−22) −19 (−2) −15 (5) −21 (−6) −29 (−20) −39 (−38) −42 (−44) −48 (−54) −35.2 (−31.2) Source: [8] In July 2012, satellite imagery showed there was an "unprecedented" melt of the Greenland ice sheet. In just four days from 8 July, the area of thawed surface ice grew from 40% to almost 97% of the entire ice sheet surface.[9] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 minute ago, bluewave said: Yeah, many places are already in the 20-30" range for the season which is a great outcome for how mild it has been. What do you consider our average snowfall? I see the NWS has us in the 20-25" range and then I see others mention 28" or even 30" as average. I suppose a few miles makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rittenhouse Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Low 80's in the Richmond area. Quite the temp gradient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Just now, Rittenhouse said: 82 degrees in Richmond. Quite the temp gradient. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk This reminds me a bit of 93-94, although with less snowfall of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 31 minutes ago, Paragon said: What do you consider our average snowfall? I see the NWS has us in the 20-25" range and then I see others mention 28" or even 30" as average. I suppose a few miles makes a big difference. JFK so far...23.3"....seasonal average...23.8"......ISP so far....31.5".....seasonal average...24.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, bluewave said: JFK so far...23.3"....seasonal average...23.8"......ISP so far....31.5".....seasonal average...24.8" 30 year running average, BW? Not a huge range from SE Queens to mid island. But the averages are similar. We beat JFK in the last storm though, we had 11 inches here and I think they reported around 8. The other storms were very similar (except the in the early January storm we had about 1.5-2 inches more.) Just adding up the three "big" storms here in December, January and February gives me about 24-25" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, Rittenhouse said: Low 80's in the Richmond area. Quite the temp gradient. Very close to the warmest day ever in February there which is 83 degrees. This would be like NYC going into the low 70's during February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, bluewave said: Very close to the warmest day ever in February there which is 83 degrees. This would be like NYC going into the low 70's during February. Wow and you said that somewhere in Texas hit 99 degrees? When was a last time a location in the CONUS has hit 100 in either January or February? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Paragon said: I feel bad for Greenland, melt melt melt goes the ice cap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Camp Climate[edit] The climate is classified as polar, and the weather is highly variable. Typical daily maximum temperatures at Summit Camp are around −35 °C (−31 °F) in winter (January) and −10 °C (14 °F) in summer (July). Winter minimum temperatures are typically about −45 °C (−49 °F) and only rarely exceed −20 °C (−4 °F). Annual precipitation is about 3,000 mm (118.1 in), much of which falls as sleet or snow, which is possible in any month. Inland, the snow line in summer is at an altitude of about 300 m (984 ft). The highest temperature at Summit Camp was 3.6 °C (38.5 °F), recorded on July 16, 2012; the lowest recorded temperature is −67.2 °C (−89.0 °F).[6][7] [hide]Climate data for Automatic Weather Station (AWS), Summit Camp, Greenland Ice Sheet Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) −36 (−33) −38 (−36) −32 (−26) −29 (−20) −19 (−2) −11 (12) −11 (12) −14 (7) −22 (−8) −28 (−18) −28 (−18) −36 (−33) −25.3 (−13.6) Daily mean °C (°F) −43 (−45) −42 (−44) −41 (−42) −33 (−27) −23 (−9) −15 (5) −13 (9) −16 (3) −26 (−15) −34 (−29) −36 (−33) −40 (−40) −30.2 (−22.2) Average low °C (°F) −48 (−54) −46 (−51) −45 (−49) −40 (−40) −30 (−22) −19 (−2) −15 (5) −21 (−6) −29 (−20) −39 (−38) −42 (−44) −48 (−54) −35.2 (−31.2) Source: [8] In July 2012, satellite imagery showed there was an "unprecedented" melt of the Greenland ice sheet. In just four days from 8 July, the area of thawed surface ice grew from 40% to almost 97% of the entire ice sheet surface.[9] Actually Greenland has gained a lot of mass this winter due to higher than average snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 22 minutes ago, Paragon said: Wow and you said that somewhere in Texas hit 99 degrees? When was a last time a location in the CONUS has hit 100 in either January or February? Jonathan Erdman ✔@wxjerdman An OK state temp. record for Feb. was tied Sat. (99˚ at Mangum), 13 days earlier than the existing record (Feb. 24, 1918). Image:@okmesonet 8:07 AM - 12 Feb 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Greenland is 100 billion tons of ice ahead of average. Who knows what the rest of the season will bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 So warmer than normal temps + more moisture = larger ice coverage as well as deeper snowcover? I wonder what will happen there in the summer? Remember that Summit Camp is right in the middle of the ice cap, not a city or town on the coast, but a research station, so it's more comparable to a place like Vostok or Dome A, rather than an inhabited town like Ojmjakon or Verkhojansk in Siberia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 This reminds me a bit of 93-94, although with less snowfall of course.Not nearly as brutally cold, either.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, bluewave said: Jonathan Erdman ✔@wxjerdman An OK state temp. record for Feb. was tied Sat. (99˚ at Mangum), 13 days earlier than the existing record (Feb. 24, 1918). Image:@okmesonet 8:07 AM - 12 Feb 2017 Is that the national record for earliest 99 also, BW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Just now, Superstorm said: Not nearly as brutally cold, either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah for us lol. That winter there was a big gradient between us and the MA too, which fueled the early February back to back snowstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Yeah for us lol. That winter there was a big gradient between us and the MA too, which fueled the early February back to back snowstorms.Yeah, no kidding. Had nearly a 100" of snow near Harrisburg, PA. And tons of storms (both ice and snow). Textbook winter.-22F at MDT in January of that year is still the record.I was going to school at Pitt and had ice storm with temps in the teens that encased my car for weeks.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 My thoughts on the remainder of the winter are as follows: The physical mechanisms broached in foregoing conversations are still valid insofar as the forthcoming tropospheric pattern, but I feel differently regarding the timing for reasons which will be elucidated here. The negative NAM / NAO period over the past ten days is not related to the current MJO forcing - rather, it is a direct response to the rapid downwelling induced via the stratospheric warming / w=1 event at the beginning of the month. I am also convinced that the reconsolidation of the vortex from near 0 m/s zonal winds to slightly weaker than average is an insufficient factor contributing to the modelled medium range blowtorch. The coherent propagation of the u signal through P-7 is a very warm signal when accounting for background conditions, and so, this is likely the first time - in my opinion - that the MJO forcing is superseding other variables such as the depressed vortex state. The amplified MJO propagation is both deleterious and beneficial, therefore. The progged torch centered on February 20th +/- 3 days makes sense due to the attendant lag time w/ the extratropical circulation. As a result, there will be a break in the favorability, but I strongly believe that we have not seen our last winter event of the season. I never expected this winter to be an overall "wintry" one with persistent snowpack and frequent opportunities, so the potential for late winter always concerned setting up a more propitious pattern for another snowfall. There is a +MT and concomitant jet extension with Nino-esque GWO/AAM forcing over the next several days. Initially, I thought that w2 generation would be enhanced due to the tropospheric precursors, and it has, but not sufficiently so to impact the upper stratosphere. The models are now detecting the amplified w1 generation associated with the propagating MJO wave and precursor pattern. With the vortex already in a weakened state, and guaranteed robust MJO forcing w/ induction of planetary waves, I would anticipate another stratospheric attack circa Feb 20-25. This coincides well with the time-lag of the MJO. A second zonal wind reversal is possible, but not definitive. Even if there isn't a zonal wind reversal, I think we will see a gradually improving tropospheric pattern once again by the last week of February - especially after the 24th-25th. I'm not particularly crazy about the 22nd-23rd period for a storm because we're in between periods of favorability. I think the next time frame to monitor for a threat would be toward the last few days of February or early March. Whether that's the final opportunity is indeterminate. To me, this was a 20-26" winter for Central Park, so we've already reached my expectations snowfall wise, and there's room for another event. It's possible, if factors progress as I expect, that Central Park finishes close to normal in terms of snowfall. It's possible they don't. Based upon the above, it is my opinion that winter in the sense of snowfall chances is not "over" yet. There will be a warm break, epitomizing the pattern of this winter overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 9 hours ago, bluewave said: Don, this reminds me of what happened last winter. The two main events in late January and early February trended north and west closer to our area delivering heavier snows than the longer range models were showing. The same thing happened with the blizzard a few days ago. Last winter that was the signal that everything would start trending south or more suppressed. We can remember how many lows stayed south instead of coming north Feb-Mar. The storm today and tomorrow trended south breaking the recent pattern. Now it appears that the southern stream will stay more suppressed for the storm this week. Hopefully, we can put together some more measurable snows near the end of Feb into Mar following the well advertised February thaw beginning around next weekend. I agree that there are a lot of similarities. Like you, I hope for some measurable snows following the thaw. It will be interesting to see how the pattern evolves afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, ForestHillWx said: Greenland is 100 billion tons of ice ahead of average. Who knows what the rest of the season will bring. Ok I'm way outta my league here, but I have read that ice sheet and sea ice ain't the same thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 3 hours ago, bluewave said: Yeah, many places are already in the 20-30" range for the season which is a great outcome for how mild it has been. the storms have really underperformed in NJ, I think 4-5 the Jan event and i read 6-7 for last thursday but it looked like about 4-5 to me, there were a couple inch events, puts us around 10-12 inches so far, not gonna get to average out here unless we get a whopper or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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