Interstate Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, CAPE said: The size/layout/openness of my house plus location of ceiling fans and thermostat make it all work. Nice convection. Spare bedroom and workout room can get a little cold but not a problem in most cases. Can’t use the wood stove right now. It is almost 50 degrees here in 21057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Interstate said: Can’t use the wood stove right now. It is almost 50 degrees here in 21057 52 here. I won't be using mine until tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Stuck at 38 all day. IAD went to 46, and I'm only 9 miles from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Terpeast said: Stuck at 38 all day. IAD went to 46, and I'm only 9 miles from there. Check out that coastal front. Probably reinforcing the wedge a bit west of I-95. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Stormfly said: As warm as you like if you are willing to have a fire either inside or out. Give a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm forever. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 HoCo Schools just closed tomorrow! The wife is practically in tears. She’s so happy. I better be able to ice skate on my street tomorrow damn it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interstate Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Just now, Scraff said: HoCo Schools closed tomorrow! The wife is practically in tears. She’s so happy. Better be able to ice skate on my street tomorrow damn it. Yeah Baltimore county closed school for tomorrow back last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Terpeast said: Stuck at 38 all day. IAD went to 46, and I'm only 9 miles from there. IAD has yeeted itself up to 51F. http://iadasos.org/IAD/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I’m honestly shocked to see the Maryland school systems that have school this week. Fairfax is off all this week and next! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUsedToHateCold Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Up to 52. Hoping to stay dry slotted so I can take a walk later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowsonTownT Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Blast furnace in Towson, 53 and light rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, mattie g said: I’m honestly shocked to see the Maryland school systems that have school this week. Fairfax is off all this week and next! Some, like Anne arundel county, closed for the week of thanksgiving. And have off tomorrow. Not quite fully balanced out the days off, but close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Scraff said: HoCo Schools just closed tomorrow! The wife is practically in tears. She’s so happy. I better be able to ice skate on my street tomorrow damn it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 39 and pouring...was a joy walking the dogs blech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I know we're not really looking at much snow tomorrow as the Arctic front blasts through, and it would have been nice to score a couple quick inches as it breezes through (like Feb. 14, 2015). Maybe we can get an hour of some snow showers though? But still, I strangely find myself pretty interested...even kind of excited...to experience such and event. Just hoping the power doesn't go out. I've almost been preparing today as I would before a snow event, making sure the car is fueled up (just in case), getting things done shopping-wise before the weekend, etc. Of course, some of that is due to Christmas; tomorrow and Saturday would be an absolute mess regardless of the weather, so best to get that completely done now! If you think of it, outside the disappointing lack of snow, this should be very impressive. Dropping from the 40s-50 or so into the teens by early afternoon, and even into the single digits overnight in the metro DC/Balt area (with no snow cover), then two days of rather bitter cold (again with no snow cover). The temperatures indicated in the official forecast and in the models are numbers I haven't seen around here in some time, and even then maybe once or twice since I moved here (2001). The temperature drop expected tomorrow morning, as well as the literal blast of wind and cold we're looking at, remind me of the Ohio Blizzard of 1978. In that amazing storm, temperatures dropped 30 degrees in a two hour period (from mid 40s to mid-teens, eventually dropping into the single digits), along with a huge blast of wind and blizzard conditions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 52 in Westminster, 38 in Thurmont. Impressive gradient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Up to 45 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Deck Pic said: I'm thinking low to mid teens for me, but maybe it will overperform. I think my Dec low since 2011 is 14-15. DCA I think Christmas Eve has a solid chance of being the coldest December day since 12/22-24/1989 (17/5, 22/7, 23/10). Really just needs to surpass 12/20/2004 (24/11). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I’m up to 1.20” of liquid for the event. Still 34° with plenty of snowpack left. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 42. First time I checked today. Was outside today bleeding the hose bibs and it was just not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 1 minute ago, WVclimo said: I’m up to 1.20” of liquid for the event. Still 34° with plenty of snowpack left. 1.44" so far and the creek is almost out of its banks. Unfortunately, only about a half inch of slush left here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, poolz1 said: 1.44" so far and the creek is almost out of its banks. Unfortunately, only about a half inch of slush left here. I have at least an inch in most spots. Hoping against a spike in temps overnight. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 More fun climo stats. There have been 68 days in DCA's climate record with a 40+ spread between high and low temps. Most of those are in the distant past. There have only been 5 cases in the past 40 years: 3/23/1994 - 83/39 1/19/1996 - 62/20 (the Potomac flood final push) 12/22/1998 - 67/24 4/8/2000 - 78/38 1/13/2018 - 62/21 We might be able to add to this list tomorrow if we can hold the 50s until midnight. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ramjet Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 1 hour ago, IronTy said: My wood stove is going full blast right now . Unfortunately so is my heat pump. Just can't win. 1 hour ago, CAPE said: The size/layout/openness of my house plus location of ceiling fans and thermostat make it all work. Nice convection. Spare bedroom and workout room can get a little cold but not a problem in most cases. I have a log home in the very northwestern part of Loudoun County (between the hills) off of Harpers Ferry Road at 725'. My great room ceiling is 24' high and I heat with my wood stove whenever possible. My wall of windows faces west and I will get slammed with this frontal passage and will probably loose power - happens often. 75% of what I burn is black locust. When it gets cold, I really have to crank the wood stove to keep my propane furnace from coming on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The potential for a flash freeze with even a few flurries around DC tomorrow could cause mayhem. We had a serious flash freeze in Ohio (and other states in the midwest) during the blizzard of 78. The temp drop was 30+ F over an hour or so ivo our house. Coupled with wind gusts in excess of 65mph, the flash freeze made travel nearly impossible. Even where the wind blew the snow clear, the combination of wind and ice made plowing and travel impossible. We won't have the 12+ inches of snow around here, but just a dusting could be enough. So lets project the potential impact across the WDC metropolitan area on the day before Christmas Eve? Tomorrow is going to be a day to stay home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 38 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: More fun climo stats. There have been 68 days in DCA's climate record with a 40+ spread between high and low temps. Most of those are in the distant past. There have only been 5 cases in the past 40 years: 3/23/1994 - 83/39 1/19/1996 - 62/20 (the Potomac flood final push) 12/22/1998 - 67/24 4/8/2000 - 78/38 1/13/2018 - 62/21 We might be able to add to this list tomorrow if we can hold the 50s until midnight. Very cool. Arctic fronts have always resulted - and will always result - in big temp swings in winter. Neat to see this one join the ranks of some of the more notable ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino16 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It pretty much rained all day here in the mountains. I’ll try to be up early to document the freeze. I really want to see some falling snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Heaviest rainfall rates of the day so far. Up to 1.42" total, 52 degrees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: Heaviest rainfall rates of the day so far. Up to 1.42" total, 52 degrees. Now there's a Flood Warning for much of northern/central VA. My new weather radio made sure I knew it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The Buffalo area has been cleaning up this winter. They’re under a blizzard warning for another 2-3’ of snow with winds gusting 65-70 mph, wild. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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