JC-CT Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: That’s Clown maps ftl though. Back in the old days there was more to it. I think models overall did a good job inside D3 indicating the features at play and the subtle trends nw along with the banding signal. Too often (myself included), we use qpf or clowns to paint a picture while being thrown off by all the models that run 24x per day. There is way too much noise these-days. Less is better. I’m still learning how to interpret soundings and fronto. I wish we could do a gtg but instead of listening to everyone’s drunken snow stories…it could be scooter, will, and others using a white board teaching us some met stuff. Eat, smoke, drink, and learn… Having TT add 700 and 850 fronto maps has been fantastic. I'm sure there is more to it than looking for the fronto, but just doing that has been working out decently for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 And looking for omega in the dgz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Getting some nice little bands rotating in. Not accumulating too much from these but coating up where I shoveled…might pick up another couple tenths 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Good storm. Looks and feels like winter. I’m content. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, JC-CT said: Having TT add 700 and 850 fronto maps has been fantastic. I'm sure there is more to it than looking for the fronto, but just doing that has been working out decently for me. Scooter had a good post on that using just h7 winds. That helped. I’d like to pick Wizzy’s brain at some point too, to understand the fancy bufkit and omega stuff he does. I like to clown around with the best of them but when I latch onto a hobby, I want to be great at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Scooter had a good post on that using just h7 winds. That helped. I’d like to pick Wizzy’s brain at some point too, to understand the fancy bufkit and omega stuff he does. I like to clown around with the best of them but when I latch onto a hobby, I want to be great at it. Yeah, I'm surprisingly lazy and just want a clown map to trust lmao. But a saturated column and lift within the dendrite growth zone are ones I can usually manage - especially when they are labeled for me like with TTs soundings lmao. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Will go with 13 here 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: That’s Clown maps ftl though. Back in the old days there was more to it. I think models overall did a good job inside D3 indicating the features at play and the subtle trends nw along with the banding signal. Too often (myself included), we use qpf or clowns to paint a picture while being thrown off by all the models that run 24x per day. There is way too much noise these-days. Less is better. I’m still learning how to interpret soundings and fronto. I wish we could do a gtg but instead of listening to everyone’s drunken snow stories…it could be scooter, will, and others using a white board teaching us some met stuff. Eat, smoke, drink, and learn… I second that, we could learn more in an afternoon than we know, of course we can still drink beers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Blizzard Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Getting some nice little bands rotating in. Not accumulating too much from these but coating up where I shoveled…might pick up another couple tenths Didn't the NAM last night show the snows hanging on in E areas through the afternoon? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Getting some nice little bands rotating in. Not accumulating too much from these but coating up where I shoveled…might pick up another couple tenths Still a steady light snow here, just wants to hang on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: Good storm. Looks and feels like winter. I’m content. Just need the frigid air now to really get the feel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 What did Ray’s area get? 4-5”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Blizzard Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, HIPPYVALLEY said: What did Ray’s area get? 4-5”? I thought he did better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Spending part of the day at Wachusett. 5-6” new. Powder is good! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaStorm05 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 28 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Getting some nice little bands rotating in. Not accumulating too much from these but coating up where I shoveled…might pick up another couple tenths Sad to see her go. She was good to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Still coming down moderately. 28F and about 5" out there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: What did Ray’s area get? 4-5”? I'm just north of Methuen and I'm at about 5.5". Steady light snow still, decent little band just to the east 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Box in case this wasn't posted earlier: Well, the snowfall has over performed, especially in the mesoscale snow band that developed early this morning. It appears the liquid precipitation aspect of the forecast was quite accurate, however excellent dendritic growth conditions setup in that band, leading to SLRs of greater than 20:1. That greatly exceeded our expectation of SLRs in the 12-14:1 range and are pretty rare around these parts. That fluffy snow is a whole lot easier to clear, that is for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I'm extremely jealous. One of these days, maybe in my old-age I'm going to move back somewhere in VT., NH., or ME. Pass-away with a smile on my face. NEXT? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 5.3" new as of 1PM. Depth back up to 7" for the first time since Christmas Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I dropped by the Portland waterfront around noon. Thought there might be 4" down, but with the wind who knows? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 39 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: That’s Clown maps ftl though. Back in the old days there was more to it. I think models overall did a good job inside D3 indicating the features at play and the subtle trends nw along with the banding signal. Too often (myself included), we use qpf or clowns to paint a picture while being thrown off by all the models that run 24x per day. There is way too much noise these-days. Less is better. I’m still learning how to interpret soundings and fronto. I wish we could do a gtg but instead of listening to everyone’s drunken snow stories…it could be scooter, will, and others using a white board teaching us some met stuff. Eat, smoke, drink, and learn… I still think the models do a good job of highlighting the banding and max areas if you know where to look for it. Both weenies and Mets get sucked in by pretty QPF and clown maps. In the days when models were coarse, you would have to paint a general area for heavier snow and caveat “locally higher” but now the resolution tries to pin it to your backyard. So when it gets taken away the next run people get upset. That didn’t happen as much on an 80 km grid. If you find the relevant features aloft, QPF be damned. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Getting some nice little bands rotating in. Not accumulating too much from these but coating up where I shoveled…might pick up another couple tenths Right! I’m a mile away from home running some errands thinking “wait a minute boys, this one’s not dead!”. Didn’t empty the board (cleared at the 6 hour from snow starting point and still have some time and busy otherwise so maybe I’ll pick up a few tenths more. Great way to usher in a new pattern! And enough to withstand whatever Sunday’s warmth throws at us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCD17 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: Hopefully it’s our turn next storm. The local ski areas desperately need snow. (Berkshire East, Mt Snow, Stratton) agreed! I would gladly trade the 13" we got at home today for half as much at Bromley last week when we were there. Hoping things turn around for that area soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 These events, kind of like December 2020, are hard because you can’t broad-brush 20:1 all over the place, but it’s also hard to go much more than 24 hours lead time on that kind of band placement. I personally think too many local NWS offices try and capture the max totals (mine included) rather than it be a “most correct” forecast. But every once and a while one of these sneaks through where the band really does maximize what was available. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I still think the models do a good job of highlighting the banding and max areas if you know where to look for it. Both weenies and Mets get sucked in by pretty QPF and clown maps. In the days when models were coarse, you would have to paint a general area for heavier snow and caveat “locally higher” but now the resolution tries to pin it to your backyard. So when it gets taken away the next run people get upset. That didn’t happen as much on an 80 km grid. If you find the relevant features aloft, QPF be damned. Wish i would've been sitting on top of the Cashes Ledge Buoy earlier today, Looked like 2"+/hr rates there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 in Methuen. Still snowing lightly. Finally, it looks and feels like winter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 4.5" final with a extra inch falling over the course of the morning. 2.5" at the Beast made for some pleasant skiing earlier. Definitely ramped up west of Greenfield, poor Chris deserves a microbomb snaking down from Brattleboro kind of like Burlington VT got in Jan 2010. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverWX Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Final for here is 6.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just broke in the new snowblower. It works. The NWS employee in Westborough reported 8.9". I'll go with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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