crossbowftw3 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Still looks good for us downstate folks to get what might just be our last 1-2” of slop Wednesday night...unless things dry out too quickly for the snow to make it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: Ouch. Whoever drew this isn’t a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 GEFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Wpc An area of low pressure developing across the Mid-Atlantic will lift northeast Thursday along a slowing cold front. This low will strengthen in response to rapid height falls as an anomalous mid-level trough advects east from the Great Lakes, and an intensifying divergence maxima within the RRQ of an upper jet streak. Large scale ascent will spread precipitation across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but WAA ahead of the front suggests all precip will be rain initially. However, as the low deepens and the cold front drops slowly southeast, the column will cool rapidly to allow a p-type transition from rain to snow. This is likely to be additionally enhanced by robust fgen/deformation NW of the low. While there remains uncertainty into how much precip will occur as the column cools enough for snow, this enhanced ascent through the fgen should provide at least a burst of snowfall, enough to overcome the antecedent rain and warm conditions, especially in the terrain. WPC probabilities for 4 inches are as high as 30-40% in the Adirondacks and Tug Hill where post frontal upslope flow will enhance snowfall, and 10-20% across much of Upstate New York and into Vermont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: Wpc An area of low pressure developing across the Mid-Atlantic will lift northeast Thursday along a slowing cold front. This low will strengthen in response to rapid height falls as an anomalous mid-level trough advects east from the Great Lakes, and an intensifying divergence maxima within the RRQ of an upper jet streak. Large scale ascent will spread precipitation across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but WAA ahead of the front suggests all precip will be rain initially. However, as the low deepens and the cold front drops slowly southeast, the column will cool rapidly to allow a p-type transition from rain to snow. This is likely to be additionally enhanced by robust fgen/deformation NW of the low. While there remains uncertainty into how much precip will occur as the column cools enough for snow, this enhanced ascent through the fgen should provide at least a burst of snowfall, enough to overcome the antecedent rain and warm conditions, especially in the terrain. WPC probabilities for 4 inches are as high as 30-40% in the Adirondacks and Tug Hill where post frontal upslope flow will enhance snowfall, and 10-20% across much of Upstate New York and into Vermont. Meh, not seemingly impressed. Maybe we can eek out a surprise here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Nam doesn't look great verbatim but it's still LR for the model..The one thing we have going for us is timing, with a potential changeover between 7-10 pm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 This is the second storm the NAM hasn’t loved. If I remember correctly (I rarely do) it didn’t like the last one and was mostly correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3k really underwhelmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 ICON says what storm? What a season.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, rochesterdave said: ICON says what storm? What a season.... lol There seems to be a lot of anafrontal-type waves this season that models appear to struggle with the specifics. Wondering if this season's long-wave pattern/teleconnections are situated uniquely this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, vortmax said: There seems to be a lot of anafrontal-type waves this season that models appear to struggle with the specifics. Wondering if this season's long-wave pattern/teleconnections are situated uniquely this year. Yeah man. I can’t think of an anafront system that worked out. They all went belly up at the last minute. It’s funny too, all the rochester mets were jumping on this one this morning. They’ll be running away soon I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Who knows?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbowftw3 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 @sferic and I are probably right on the cutoff zone to see any measurable snow regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, rochesterdave said: Yeah man. I can’t think of an anafront system that worked out. They all went belly up at the last minute. It’s funny too, all the rochester mets were jumping on this one this morning. They’ll be running away soon I think. Yeah Anafront is tough to get high rates with marginal temps and you're going to need that at lower elevations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 We'll just have to wait and see what happens lol I'm sure we will see snow, it will be heavy wet stuff and look pretty lol How much is ytd.. European guidance seems to be the wettest fwiw..(CNY) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Yeah Anafront is tough to get high rates with marginal temps and you're going to need that at lower elevations. The caveat to that is most will fall at night in the west which would be the perfect time. I can see a sloppy, grass covering inch or two just about everywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 hahahahaha 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbowftw3 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 59 minutes ago, rochesterdave said: hahahahaha 12z seems to actually have held serve with this. Could be interesting for you folks closer to the lakes. UKMet for downstate folks like me is our only shot at anything decent. Edit: and even that seems questionable especially if snow falls during daytime thursday as it seems to want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, rochesterdave said: hahahahaha Sadly that’s 2 runs back to back with similar amounts...it’s only 48 hours out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjcrash Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, wolfie09 said: We'll just have to wait and see what happens lol I'm sure we will see snow, it will be heavy wet stuff and look pretty lol How much is ytd.. European guidance seems to be the wettest fwiw..(CNY) Woof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Request to Wolfie!!! If you could do kindly paste the KBUF NWS text please! I believe it states it’s increasingly looking like winter weather headlines will be necessary for Wednesday night and Thursday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sferic Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, crossbowftw3 said: @sferic and I are probably right on the cutoff zone to see any measurable snow regardless I'll take 1 inch and be happy, 2-3 very happy. No unrealistic expectations not expecting 6-12..ok, but wishing nevertheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 A stacked storm system passing over northern Quebec will swing an ana-style cold front through the region on Wednesday, bringing widespread rain to the area throughout the day. Temperatures will peak early in the morning before falling through the rest of the day. Things get a bit more interesting heading into Wednesday evening as a late season snowstorm looks to take shape and impact the area. As the previous system pushes northeast towards Newfoundland, the trailing upper level longwave trough amplifies, taking on a more negative tilt and slowing its eastward progression. Latest model guidance has been keying in on a region of enhanced precipitation late Wednesday night as additional PVA enhances forcing downstream and the left exit region of a strengthening upper level jet passes near the area. This will be especially problematic as it coincides with temperatures dropping low enough to see a changeover to snow. As this area of heavier precip passes across the area, higher elevations will fall closer to freezing sooner and could see accumulating snow sooner and greater amounts than other areas. Not out of the question that snow across the western Southern Tier and the Eastern Lake Ontario region could be heavy at times. A tough forecast this far out as final snow accumulations with this system will be sensitive to the many factors at play, but it is looking increasingly likely that winter weather headlines will be needed Wednesday night into Thursday. Forecast remains on track for the ensuing lake enhanced snows that will be found across most of the western counties Thursday and Thursday night, leading to some additional minor snow accumulations during this period. Temperatures will be below normal Thursday and Thursday night with daytime highs near or below freezing, and overnight lows in the teens and low 20s 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, sferic said: I'll take 1 inch and be happy, 2-3 very happy. No unrealistic expectations not expecting 6-12..ok, but wishing nevertheless This time of the year im wanting nothing to do with this. Looks increasingly likely though I wake up to a dusting to 1" Thursday morning. Ill take that, see all the tweets saying hilarious April fools day Mother Nature played. March was horrific for snow in Toronto and Hamilton and will end up way way below normal. If we do somehow get 1" it will actually make April seem not that bad (in the record books) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 First guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Seriously ticks me off that one of the best synoptic systems this season for Central NY seems to be hitting when I am in PA...where they ALL hit for 3 months straight.... Lol.... can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: Seriously ticks me off that one of the best synoptic systems this season for Central NY seems to be hitting when I am in PA...where they ALL hit for 3 months straight.... Lol.... can't win. Deep thoughts: If we are not here for the storm...did it really happen? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: Seriously ticks me off that one of the best synoptic systems this season for Central NY seems to be hitting when I am in PA...where they ALL hit for 3 months straight.... Lol.... can't win. Ehhh. Don’t lose sleep yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Analogs http://www.eas.slu.edu/CIPS/ANALOG/DFHR.php?reg=EC&fhr=F060&rundt=2021032912&map=thbCOOP72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Analogs http://www.eas.slu.edu/CIPS/ANALOG/DFHR.php?reg=EC&fhr=F060&rundt=2021032912&map=thbCOOP72 Oddly there are some WNY hits there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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