jaydreb Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Grass starting to cave. Coming down nicely. This would have been borderline WSW event if we had a respectable airmass. Tough to get a decent airmass this time of year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, mappy said: not at all accurate up here. it has never rained 13 minutes ago, MillvilleWx said: I actually noticed that as soon as I typed that response. Weird that is was off up there. It's doing a great job south of I-70 at least. It's shaking off the rust . Enjoy the snow! 13 minutes ago, showmethesnow said: Wasn't too good up in my neck of the woods as I started as snow and stayed as snow and yet it was showing rain past Gettysburg this whole time until just a few minutes ago. Pretty large margin of error. 12 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: Yea, could be proximity to the beam changes accuracy? Anyways, 100% snow and seeing some decent dendrites. Winds just turned out of the north. The mix line seems to be following the wind shift line. Makes sense. I’ve noticed that it sometimes struggles with lighter precip at the start of an event and in those cases will default to surface temps. I don’t know if it takes a bit to calculate or if light precip is an issue for its algorithm but it does much better with heavier precip once an event gets going. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 All snow now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Ripping snow in Greenbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Ian reporting all snow in Friendship Hts. At 11th & G, 38/33 with some mangled mixing in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 33/31, SN+, 1.0" in Centreville, VA. Making a big comeback after a good 1-2 hour start as RASN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ3 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 All snow and at a good clip in Mclean. Temperature dropped 7 degrees in past hour. A bit of a surprise but a welcome and needed one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, H2O said: And I’ll still say that the concern over sun and lack of clouds this morning did translate to why some areas can’t flip. Going from 28 to 45 mattered with this storm. It did for me. Gracias. I have noticed that those quick to dismiss that don't tend to live inside the beltways. I've watched enough of these borderline temp situations backfire or be really slow to get to snow in Balt City (especially in the last few years) that every degree north of 32 is really hard to get back at gametime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Seeing attempts at a changeover to snow whenever the intensity increases a bit. You start to see some big, wet flakes mix in. As much as the lack of changeover is an issue, honestly the bigger issue is the rates just aren't there and the back edge is approaching. Even if it was all snow right now, it wouldn't amount to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Whisperer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just got my haircut and it’s looking very pretty. Mod to heavy SN, parking lot caved quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Thicc chunky bois floating down in east silver spring. Almost all snow. Temps still at about 35 though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Down further ton 35 and all nice sized flakes, no rain at all, and starting to accumulate on non sun exposed ground. Moderate rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, psuhoffman said: I’ve noticed that it sometimes struggles with lighter precip at the start of an event and in those cases will default to surface temps. I don’t know if it takes a bit to calculate or if light precip is an issue for its algorithm but it does much better with heavier precip once an event gets going. That certainly makes sense. That's likely the issue. I still like that radar a lot. Just have to be wary early on in these types of setups. Enjoy the snow up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Been raining in Baltimore but staring to change over. I’m leaving now to head home. Plan to take my son sledding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Man Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Ripping in Woodbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osfan24 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 You can almost see a little pivot to the radar right now, which hopefully with get a tiny bit more cold air in here to change me over and also force some of the dark greens and yellows up my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Moderate rain just starting to mix with visible flakes. 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmk Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Coming down really hard in Manassas, really thick flakes. Streets have caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high risk Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Getting stickage now in southern Howard County. Impressive rates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Haven't seen any rain in Columbia either since I got home almost 1 hour ago. Steady light snow now. Deck getting a little slushy, but everything else still wet. Seems to be picking up on the intensity. Liking it more and more. See you on the sledding hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midatlanticweather Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1.7" here in Purcellville. Beautiful out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Deck Pic said: Ian reporting all snow in Friendship Hts. At 11th & G, 38/33 with some mangled mixing in Mostly snow at Dupont Circle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGolfBro Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Cars and grass caving in Oakton. Sidewalks showing signs of waving the white flag, pun intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetbulbs88 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, jaydreb said: Tough to get a decent airmass this time of year. In January? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmagnet Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 It’s been snowing for about an hour in western Fairfax Co. Grass is covered. Parking lot in my neighborhood is getting white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeblue219 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This is a nice pretty snow to watch at least. It may not accumulate much beyond the grass, but I love watching big fat flakes fall when it's calm and quiet outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Change from rain to all snow about 2:30 here in Mitchellville. SN+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECH Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 If I stare really hard, I might see white rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Ripping fatties in N. Arlington. Grass has caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now