Voyager Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, CarlislePaWx said: I can answer that question for you. @Voyagerhas the Ambient Weather WS-2000. I whole-heartedly endorse Ambient's products. I've had the WS-2902 model for 3 years and it has worked flawlessly. Ambient has revised the firmware in the 2902 4 times since introduction, so current model is WS-2902C. Retails for $169.99, but occasionally goes on sale for 15% off. The 2902 and the 2000 both use the exact same outdoor sensor assembly. The only difference is the type of display they use for the 2 models. The WS-2000 uses a pure LED display with a wide viewing angle. The 2902 uses a TFT film display, which works great but you have to adjust your viewing angle to have it display completely and brightly. I have mine placed right next to my La-Z-Boy on a table whose height is about the same as my head position in my chair. The display comes with a support base that intentionally angles the display top-forward. You just need to experiment a little. As for Voyager's comment about battery backup, the 2902 does come with that which means that during any power outage, the display goes off but the unit continues to operate normally. The other thing that happens with no power is the unit stops transmitting over your wifi until power is resumed. I don't know off the top of my head what the WS-2000 costs but I'm pretty sure it's in the high 200's (not on sale). PM me if you want any additional info. Excellent description. I just wish mine kept recording data in a power outage. You'd think for the nearly $300 price tag, it would have battery backup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 GFS is north through 36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmasterB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 LOL. The low is practically in Kentucky this run of the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, GrandmasterB said: LOL. The low is practically in Kentucky this run of the GFS. Ground truth for us is not much different but DCA is a lot different. MA forum should go bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Still a miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmasterB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Central VA crushed. Another sizeable bump north. I thought 42 would look better than it did. Even closer miss now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, GrandmasterB said: Central VA crushed. Another sizeable bump north. I thought 42 would look better than it did. Even closer miss now! One thing the N VA area needs to watch is changeover issues. Its just not that cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmasterB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1" line through most of Lancaster/close to MDT. 3" line tickling the MD line. 42 hours to go BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 It looks like a VA special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, GrandmasterB said: 1" line through most of Lancaster/close to MDT. 3" line tickling the MD line. 42 hours to go BTW. Throw away the Nam, Euro, and Icon. All American needs is the HRRR and GFS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: Ground truth for us is not much different but DCA is a lot different. MA forum should go bonkers. Need a good second storm if the first one looks anything like that for DCA. I don’t know if I can handle being behind DCA’s season total snowfall for any appreciable amount of time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmasterB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Bubbler86 said: One thing the N VA area needs to watch is changeover issues. Its just not that cold. Verbatim they would be fine that far northwest of the low. I still think (pray) it could bump north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 That first storm is going to clip southern counties with accumulating snow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, GrandmasterB said: Verbatim they would be fine that far northwest of the low. I still think (pray) it could bump north. I just took a random sample from Fairfax county, during the height of the storm, and its real close. Rates would help but they get to freezing 700-800. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, Superstorm said: That first storm is going to clip southern counties with accumulating snow. . You going with 2-4 or 3-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashtown_Coop Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Both HH Rgem and Gfs bumped north with the sw I’ve seen crazier things. Keep the updates coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cashtown_Coop said: I’ve seen crazier things. Keep the updates coming. Time for @paweather to cash in on his Pivotal membership and give some 18Z Euro updates. The RAP is quite a bit South of the GFS....but much more amped than the Nam and Euro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Bubbler86 said: Time for @paweather to cash in on his Pivotal membership and give some 18Z Euro updates. The RAP is quite a bit South of the GFS....but much more amped than the Nam and Euro. I’m ready! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasnownut Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, Superstorm said: That first storm is going to clip southern counties with accumulating snow. . The trend is our friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Boy we’re really about to find out about the GFS’s short term prowess these days with a snowstorm on the line, especially the folks in Central VA. In the meantime the NAM should sue the GFS for copyright infringement of the term “NAM’ed”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, pasnownut said: The trend is our friend. Looks sweet 3” would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, MAG5035 said: Boy we’re really about to find out about the GFS’s short term prowess these days with a snowstorm on the line, especially the folks in Central VA. In the meantime the NAM should sue the GFS for copyright infringement of the term “NAM’ed”. How will people rank this if the middle of the road solutions are correct? More amped than the Nam but just 4-6 for any maxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasnownut Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, MAG5035 said: Boy we’re really about to find out about the GFS’s short term prowess these days with a snowstorm on the line, especially the folks in Central VA. In the meantime the NAM should sue the GFS for copyright infringement of the term “NAM’ed”. I've been a fan and supporter of the NAM....but yeah, its a little unnerving to see such disparity in the short range home team models... Might make for a challenging and trying couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, paweather said: Looks sweet 3” would be great I have seen a trend recently of people posting simulated radar instead of the actual precip maps? Is that something we are doing this year? Not being sarcastic just curious as it has happened here and other forums quite a bit. The simulated radar shows virga I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasnownut Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, paweather said: Looks sweet 3” would be great verbatim, that might be a tad much, but I it sure would be awesome. I'll take 1 or 2" and be giddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Jan 7th is the date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, paweather said: Jan 7th is the date! Is that an 18Z Euro comment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard of 93 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: Is that an 18Z Euro comment? 18z Euro doesn’t run until 7pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: Is that an 18Z Euro comment? Haven’t looked but it got to be good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: How will people rank this if the middle of the road solutions are correct? More amped than the Nam but just 4-6 for any maxes. I mean swath-wise with the axis of heaviest snowfall is certainly a hat-tip toward the GFS when considering what the Euro/Canadian has. The 12z Canadian indicated a lot of heavy sleet where the heavy deform bands presumably would be in central/eastern VA. GFS still NW with it’s axis vs those two and very heavy with snowfall and the 18z GEFS largely backs it up it appears. The Euro/Canadian take is still a pretty big snowstorm for that area but 18z GFS evolution is a big ticket snowstorm for the Mid-Atlantic region. 12 and 18z NAM today has been straight up uninterested in any of this which I’d imagine is probably wrong to at least some degree considering the rest of the guidance suite and associated ensembles and the fairly robust shortwave in question even with limited amplification opportunities. So at any rate, obviously the middle of the road is the best way to approach this as there’s a lot of questions to resolve. If this indeed ends up a deeper wave and puts good precip into the Mid-Atlantic region, big question probably is going to be if there’s gonna be a changeover to overcome and how long it takes where biggest snow totals are being presented, which comes down to timing and how well the cold actually progresses. LSV shouldn’t have that problem by that time, but northern extent is now the big question for some in this subforum. I still say I don’t expect a lot if it does make it into the southern tier LSV, but we shall see. 2 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: I have seen a trend recently of people posting simulated radar instead of the actual precip maps? Is that something we are doing this year? Not being sarcastic just curious as it has happened here and other forums quite a bit. The simulated radar shows virga I believe. I’ve often looked at them but it is important to still pay attention to QPF maps, especially in fringe situations like the LSV is going to be possibly be positioned in for this 1/3 event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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