Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 25 minutes ago, #NoPoles said: I came over to see if anyone was talking about the light snow. I see JSpin and PF are already on it Pics and video out of Jay Peak suggest its not that light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, Ginx snewx said: Pics and video out of Jay Peak suggest its not that light. Lol, you must have a Google alert set up for “snow in New England”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, mreaves said: Lol, you must have a Google alert set up for “snow in New England”. Lol no I follow a lot of skiers on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Light snow here too lol. Was in the forecast yesterday then disappeared today. But it showed up anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Pics and video out of Jay Peak suggest its not that light. It's been snowing pretty steadily. Now that I'm home, taking the dog for her evening walk on the Rec Path. Almost a fresh inch at home so far and coming down. We do live in a snowy climate up here. Love these unexpected snowy nights. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 An inch plus here. Blower. Medium flake size. Stacking beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, alex said: Light snow here too lol. Was in the forecast yesterday then disappeared today. But it showed up anyways Me -> day shift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Me -> day shift. Lol. Hey they gave us a nice surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Event totals: 0.8” Snow/0.04” L.E. Details from the 10:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.8 inches New Liquid: 0.04 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 20.0 Snow Density: 5.0% H2O Temperature: 26.4 F Sky: Light Snow (1 to 2 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 8.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 25F -SHSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 1.25" of fluff overnight. Good for the soul, pretty irrelevant for the pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, alex said: 1.25" of fluff overnight. Good for the soul, pretty irrelevant for the pack Damn I can see diamond dust in the sun rays. What an awesome spot http://1800cam.ddns.net:8155/stream.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Event totals: 1.3” Snow/0.05” L.E. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.5 inches New Liquid: 0.01 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 50.0 Snow Density: 2.0% H2O Temperature: 14.4 F Sky: Flurries Snow at the stake: 8.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Damn I can see diamond dust in the sun rays. What an awesome spot http://1800cam.ddns.net:8155/stream.jpg Thanks. Nice shot with the sun behind it! BTW - not diamond dust today, just some leftover occasional flakeage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 31 minutes ago, alex said: Thanks. Nice shot with the sun behind it! BTW - not diamond dust today, just some leftover occasional flakeage Looks like it in the sun rays , clear sky and snowing, how great is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Looks like it in the sun rays , clear sky and snowing, how great is that I think it's just upslope squeezing out every last bit of moisture out of the air. At some point it becomes hard to differentiate though. I've seen true IC though and although they slowly fall, they almost appear suspended and glittery when the sun hits them versus regularly falling snowflakes. Technically diamond dust (IC) is just a cirrus cloud at ground level just like how fog is a cloud at ground level. A cirrus cloud is a precipitating cloud so IC do slowly fall to the surface. And since they are a cirrus cloud, you get all of the same parhelia and halo effects from the morning sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Although looking again, it's hard to tell from the stream if the full image is "glittery" or if it's pixels bouncing around. I see wx2fish lurking...he probably has more experience with it up in far N NH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I see that we’ve got Winter Weather Advisories up ahead of the next storm to affect the area, which has been named Winter Storm Eboni. Similar to the storm from Dec 20-22, surface low pressure is passing to the west of the New England, but this one has more anticipated frozen precipitation on the front side. Hence we’ve got more widespread advisories throughout the region. Related maps from the BTV NWS are below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: I think it's just upslope squeezing out every last bit of moisture out of the air. At some point it becomes hard to differentiate though. I've seen true IC though and although they slowly fall, they almost appear suspended and glittery when the sun hits them versus regularly falling snowflakes. Technically diamond dust (IC) is just a cirrus cloud at ground level just like how fog is a cloud at ground level. A cirrus cloud is a precipitating cloud so IC do slowly fall to the surface. And since they are a cirrus cloud, you get all of the same parhelia and halo effects from the morning sun. What does ic strand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Hitman said: What does ic strand for? ice crystals...it's the METAR code for diamond dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, dendrite said: Although looking again, it's hard to tell from the stream if the full image is "glittery" or if it's pixels bouncing around. I see wx2fish lurking...he probably has more experience with it up in far N NH. I did see legit flakes but also saw in a sun beam that was pointed to the ground what looked like dust, anyways I am jelly to the max over that spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, dendrite said: ice crystals...it's the METAR code for diamond dust Ahhh, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 holy crap is the NAM cold for CNNE , legit ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: holy crap is the NAM cold for CNNE , legit ice So many of the birch trees around my property are at low angles after the heavy wet snow we had. A few hours of ice on them will just be another blow. I don't think they will ever recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 5 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: So many of the birch trees around my property are at low angles after the heavy wet snow we had. A few hours of ice on them will just be another blow. I don't think they will ever recover. They probably won't, After the ice storm here back in 1998, They didn't recover much if anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 models, particularly the Hi-res NAM, suggest that a low level E/NE ageostrophic component to the wind persists through mid morning Friday. This may tend to lock in the low level cold air across portions of the southern Adirondacks, Mohawk Valley and SE VT, especially once reinforced by wet bulb cooling. For these areas, have raised ice accretion to 0.10-0.25", with locally higher amts possible. Combined with some wind later tonight, have added mention of isolated power outages to these areas within the WSW statement. Elsewhere, expect ice accretion of a trace to up to one tenth of an inch, with no ice currently expected within the mid Hudson Valley region. There remains some concern given such low initial dewpoints this afternoon, and with the aforementioned low level E/NE ageostrophic wind component, that freezing rain may linger in some areas, particularly north of I-90, well into Friday morning or closer to noontime. If this potential increases, then the end times of current Winter Weather Advisories may need to be extended until closer to noon. This potential would be greatest within portions of the central/eastern Mohawk Valley extending into the Lake George/Saratoga region, as well as across extreme SE VT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Sitting at 21/7F as of 6pm we are going to need quite a bit of warmup before we can go to plain rain. 18Z GFS gives me 1.1" liquid NWS gives me 2" of snow. Seems Underdown given the potential for so much qpf and the way CAD over performs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I gave PF props to our family near BTV. They ski a lot (just brought some great beer) and I mentioned Scott. My cousin in law follows him...says he has a good blog! I told him he knows his stuff when it comes to mountain meteorology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I checked on the available 7-day totals to get a sense for how much snow the Vermont ski areas have seen since the warm part of last weekend’s system. North to south listings are below: Jay Peak: 12” Burke: 2” Smuggler’s Notch: 10” Stowe: 3” Bolton Valley: 7” Pico: 5” Killington: 5” Bromley: 3” Magic Mountain: 2” Mount Snow: 2” I’m not sure that the Stowe total makes much sense based on the surrounding areas, but that’s what they’ve got so maybe there was less snow on the east side of the spine for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: I gave PF props to our family near BTV. They ski a lot (just brought some great beer) and I mentioned Scott. My cousin in law follows him...says he has a good blog! I told him he knows his stuff when it comes to mountain meteorology. He can pick up a moose fart as good as anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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