SteelCity87 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Credits to JWilson for his write up last week about the potential for this storm. Awesome job 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Lake effect snow making its way into western PA. Will be nice to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 46 minutes ago, SteelCity87 said: Credits to JWilson for his write up last week about the potential for this storm. Awesome job Agree. He provided some great analysis. KPITsnow provided some comedy 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Tonight is the perfect night for a walk. 10 inches of snow on the ground and trees. Christmas lights shining bright. And a calm snow globe light snow falling. Can't beat it. This would be perfect weather for Christmas Eve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I'm surprised how many posters we have on this subforum. Definitely more than I thought. We basically have the same amount of snow as all of last year. Let's continue it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCity87 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 44 minutes ago, Rd9108 said: I'm surprised how many posters we have on this subforum. Definitely more than I thought. We basically have the same amount of snow as all of last year. Let's continue it. We've built up a nice little group over the years. Came a long way since the Eastern weather forum days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 You guys seeing much out of this patch of snow in the western half of the state this evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Yes nice steady light snow. Putting down a coating on top the 10 we got yesterday. Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, MAG5035 said: You guys seeing much out of this patch of snow in the western half of the state this evening? Making for another great night. Like being in a snow globe. I’d call the additional accumulation just a “dusting” at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Man, not sure how I feel about the new radar on the NWS site. I can't seem to get it to even load on my chromebook, and can not get it to really loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Rd9108 said: I'm surprised how many posters we have on this subforum. Definitely more than I thought. We basically have the same amount of snow as all of last year. Let's continue it. It's crazy when you think about it but true. Can we get another storm and make it a December to remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 You guys seeing much out of this patch of snow in the western half of the state this evening?Terrific mood snow. Fireplace roaring, Christmas lights on, 10” snowpack on the ground, and the most perfect light snow falling outside my windows. This is what dreams are made of. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Well I went to work Wednesday planning to only work a half day but some things came up and ended up working 18 hours and missing the whole storm practically outside of looking out the window every half hour or so. Driving home at midnight was fun lol It was a nice storm for us, driving back in today it was so picturesque like a Bob Ross painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burghblizz Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 35 minutes ago, KPITSnow said: Man, not sure how I feel about the new radar on the NWS site. I can't seem to get it to even load on my chromebook, and can not get it to really loop. It blows. I have a much better feel for how the other radar translates into what the intensities will be 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB_01 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Man, not sure how I feel about the new radar on the NWS site. I can't seem to get it to even load on my chromebook, and can not get it to really loop. Invest in RadarScope. Only $10 a year for the phone app. I never use anything else for radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, Burghblizz said: Making for another great night. Like being in a snow globe. I’d call the additional accumulation just a “dusting” at this point Same here over on this side of the Laurels, got a fresh coating so far. Pretty nice aggregate flakes too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, Burghblizz said: It blows. I have a much better feel for how the other radar translates into what the intensities will be I can't even get it to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeB_01 said: Terrific mood snow. Fireplace roaring, Christmas lights on, 10” snowpack on the ground, and the most perfect light snow falling outside my windows. This is what dreams are made of. . Definitely gives me an old school early 90's vibe, where the day after the main storm, a small disturbance would freshen the snowpack. Temps are relatively pleasant, which makes the clean up easier. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Ended up with another 1.3" on top of the 9.4" from the storm yesterday. Two day total of 10.7". Monthly total up to 17.5", 9th snowiest December ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraopolisWx Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Guidance showing promise for Christmas eve snowfall. Maybe we can crack the 20" mark for the month next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Snow on top of snow is the best kind, IMHO. I love the ambience of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Day 7, a chance for Christmas. And cold weather for Christmas. Looks pretty good. And, I know we all need a little model watching break, but the Euro is interesting for the 24th into the 25th. It's a front passage that transitions to snow and drops a lot. Looks like near 6" inches in the area, give or take it a short time. Could be interesting, since the Euro did pretty well for this storm. Not sure where it was at Day 7 though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj3 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Can’t wrap my head around how this would work out after the cold front moves through on Christmas Eve but oh how I pray lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahoff Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, dj3 said: Can’t wrap my head around how this would work out after the cold front moves through on Christmas Eve but oh how I pray lol Euro is showing a version of this, just much less. After a cold front seems odd though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rd9108 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 To be honest I'd love for a big storm but give me some light snow on Chirstmas eve/Christmas and I'll be happy. I feel like we don't get white Christmases anymore just white Easters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north pgh Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Don't be surprised if we get a small snowfall on Saturday night Sunday morning. Yes Christmas eve looks good. Worst Case scenario we get the frontal system and back end snow showers Christmas eve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, dj3 said: Can’t wrap my head around how this would work out after the cold front moves through on Christmas Eve but oh how I pray lol GFS (and other models) are showing a wave of low pressure develop and ride up along the strong cold front projected to move through. It's all heavily timing dependent, front has to clear just as the wave moves past your latitude then deepen and slow the progression of the front to see those big totals. Don't get invested in anything you see with this, it won't be resolved until very short lead times. As for a white Christmas, (I'm just going with the ground is covered, not the official 1 inch of new snow mark) odds are better than normal looking ahead. I think our current snow pack stands a good chance of holding up at least until Wednesday. We have generally overcast, with temperatures in the low to mid 30s with potentially reinforcing shots of light snow added on top Sunday / Monday. If we can drop below freezing overnight combined with weakest sun angle of the year practically and a higher liquid equivalent snow pack we should be good. My only concern is Wednesday, we could make a run into the mid 40s maybe 50. A screaming SW wind with high dew points will eat a snow pack fast. Even if that does happen though, there is a chance with post frontal snow (even if the best case scenario doesn't happen) and some LES behind we could add enough new snow to recover the ground if it came to that. Just my 2 cents.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Well never seen this one on the point and click. https://imgur.com/a/y9zefqk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualOfTheTrout Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just had to lol when I saw SWPA rain while it snows in every other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChalkHillSnowNut Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Don’t look at the 12z euro it’s a rain storm for western pa even....last storm it was king but still Plenty of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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