WVclimo Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Temps seem to be cooperating here this evening. Lost 3 degrees in the last hour and down to 36. OKV already 34. Hoping some moisture can make it in later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cae Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I'm a little late with this, but here's the 12z RGEM ensemble mean. Not very exciting, but I'll put it out in case anyone has been following how the ensemble has evolved over the last couple of days. ETA: OK, this is more fun. Here's the maximum qpf over all ensemble members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I am down to 33 with a 30 DP. So if anything does fall we wont be waiting for it. It will probably come in like a wall of snow. At least for the 30 minutes it is going to be falling. And I am not bothering to stay up until 3 in the morning to see it happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Yea..temps starting to move down quickly here too. And I already see frozen radar returns in Cecil Co. Md at low elevation . And most areas have several more hours to get temps down before the ull comes thru . 3k has my area below freezing when returns are overhead...just need moisture and moderate rates and it will stick here no doubt. Could you imagine if the coastal was snow? It would have been snowing for like 24 hours to our east. Lol. I'm at 36. Hitting freezing before 3am might be a challenge. Weird seeing the 32 degree readings down by RIC but most of our area is 35-40 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdood Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 2 hours ago, nj2va said: Traffic cams show snow out in Garrett County. P&C at our house is 3-5" - the mountains will do well in this upcoming pattern. Yep, time to keep an eye on the Canaan mountain weather station. It's about to be good out there. Ill second the poster that said something about the brine. It's downright ridiculous to lay down a complete dump of that stuff on every lane of the highways and every single back road. Let's just go ahead and blow the snow budget so when we really need it we will be hurting. When you see clouds of the stuff and almost low visibility in headlights at night and the forecast is for maybe a coating, someone is making the wrong call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 The RGEM is just.....so this winter. Good night: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I’m at 40. The downtown DC spots are mid-40s, so temps not great here. This looks like the weakling cousin of the Feb 2015(?) squall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: I’m at 40. The downtown DC spots are mid-40s, so temps not great here. This looks like the weakling cousin of the Feb 2015(?) squall. Yes, Feb 2015. Rates were crazy, and I didn't measure at the time, but It looked like 2-3" an hour rates for about 15-25 minutes off and on. Dunno what the airports reported total-wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 The 500 mb contour lines show the max moving sw-ne just barely south of D.C. Also radar shows this might be something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Down to 37/29 and slowly dropping. Just took the trash out. The partially overcast sky is casting an odd glow/hue to the moon. Has that feeling of s*#w to it, but I dare not say the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Got some wiggle room now at 31 degrees. Returns on radar just to the west but no idea if any of that is reaching the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 clear skies ahead. nice looks squalls in PA https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/GOES16_CONUS.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Wxdood said: Yep, time to keep an eye on the Canaan mountain weather station. It's about to be good out there. Ill second the poster that said something about the brine. It's downright ridiculous to lay down a complete dump of that stuff on every lane of the highways and every single back road. Let's just go ahead and blow the snow budget so when we really need it we will be hurting. When you see clouds of the stuff and almost low visibility in headlights at night and the forecast is for maybe a coating, someone is making the wrong call It is all about politics and cover your azz. They got every road brined to death in Prince William County, over flurries and above freezing temps and road temps well above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondTarHeel Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I’m at 33/29 already in Fairfax. Got a lot colder a lot quicker than I thought. Good sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Well, I decided to go for a quick fix in Charles Town. Its cold alright, but CLEAR except for a few high thin dry cirrus, lol SW Virginia looks to get crushed though. Even though I am still confident of a lot of snow in the subforum this winter, I must admit I am getting pretty snowstarved to be going on West Virginia snow chases lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 27.7 with some returns to the west... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Holy shoot! Yellow returns in Delaware. drought buster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxdood Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Jebman said: It is all about politics and cover your azz. They got every road brined to death in Prince William County, over flurries and above freezing temps and road temps well above freezing. Yeah I get that. School busses and stuff. But seriously... it's been warm the past what 4 days? I drove to VA this evening and saw brine but it was actual lines. Came back to Rockville and they must have tossed the nozzles, removed them and went full on dump-spray because you could tell it was full-blast squirting the ground with tremendous overspray with white road. Like come on now. Maybe conserve a bit? Sheesh. Really makes you wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Band is looking healthy enough I guess... seems to be growing in size and should have some decent rates with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Mod snow picked up quick...coming down nicely! No, I'm not staying up till 3am for 1/4" of snow...strep throat is a biatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Figures that it’s gonna split DC. Second line took the juice out of the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Snow is ending here. 0.5” of accumulation but paved surfaces are just wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Big fat flakes, dusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, mappy said: Big fat flakes, dusting Started like that here and then the column must have cooled because small flakes that are sticking on everything. Best rates of the year right now, though that's not saying much. eta: roads are only wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Temps have gone up 4 degrees this morning. 36 with flurries. Meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 minute ago, smokeybandit said: Temps have gone up 4 degrees this morning. 36 with flurries. Meh The rising temps might be a pre frontal boundary spike. When this band gets to you, they should fall quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsofprey02 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Started like that here and then the column must have cooled because small flakes that are sticking on everything. Best rates of the year right now, though that's not saying much. eta: roads are only wet. Fat wet flakes starting in central AAco. Surfaces almost wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Radar is anemic over me. Might have a few flurries. That’s it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 36 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: The rising temps might be a pre frontal boundary spike. When this band gets to you, they should fall quickly. Maybe, but the band is already playing its last set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Interesting weather in Jefferson County in W Va. I got to see rain in CharlesTown, that mixed with snow then changed to all heavy snow, BIG flakes, that was BRIEF. A little accumulation on mulch there. Then as I drove over the mountain, the higher elevations got an inch to 2 inches, looked great there, then the ground cover lessened as i went southeast. pretty much played out on the west part of Rt 7. I did manage a light fix lol. Here in Dale City, some wet snow, a coating on the fence and some bushes. Plows are out - you'd think we were in for a reprise of GB 16 lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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