aldie 22 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Light rain here...enough to make puddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 It's official now, the Maryland mesonet is live. Today, the first of 75 towers was "stood up" in Clarksville, MD at a University of Maryland research farm. This was a project that started in April of 2021 and has accelerated from concept to design in a little over two years. The mesonet will serve several areas: public safety, operational meteorology, transportation, agriculture, and climate monitoring. Other goals of the network include K-12 science in the classroom, and energy management (wind/solar data). A couple of key points: The website is now live, you may get a security certificate warning from your web browser, but rest assured the site is safe. http://mesonet.umd.edu/index.html Website design and content will continue to emerge over the coming months as more data and visualizations are developed. The data from the Clarksville location is not visible on the website just yet. There will be a short quality control period before data is accepted and published online. Hopefully this will only be a few days to a week. Internal testing was better than expected, which is a good sign. All data from the mesonet will be available to the public. As stations are added they will appear on the site once the previously mentioned control period is concluded. The National Weather Service and Mid Atlantic River Forecast Center will receive the data via their MADIS ingestion portal. You can read more about that here: https://madis.ncep.noaa.gov/ Land use agreements for nine other sites have been formalized. Site work will be conducted over the next two months to get these sites operational before the real meat of winter sets in. If we are lucky, we could have the first set of sites coming online every 10 - 14 calendar days. This is all contingent on weather. During the winter, the team will continue to scout new sites, sign new land use agreements, and develop a work plan for rapid deployment of technology into the field in CY 2024. This is a big deal for the state. Long recognized data gaps will be closed and actionable information will be readily available 24/7/365. 24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrlg1181 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, stormy said: You were very lucky! I received .53". 16% of normal. 0.49 right down the highway from you.... 23.28 year to date.... drought drought and more drought.!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Congrats @Eskimo Joe! That’s a great accomplishment. Can’t wait to see data from it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 After another gross ass high of 78, temp down to 59. Dropped 10 degrees in 20 mins a couple hours ago. Finally, get this summery crap outa here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 44 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Congrats @Eskimo Joe! That’s a great accomplishment. Can’t wait to see data from it. Thanks. We got the tower up 10 minutes after the frontal passage. Stinks for today, but we'll be able to log the secondary front tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Congrats EJ - good deal. looks like good news for trick or treaters tomorrow night - dry and will feel like Halloween in terms of temps. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 0.08" of rain. Temp down to 52. Hopefully I don't see 80 again until June. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Tis the season! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino16 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Does anyone know how accurate the daily climate data reports are? One said it snowed a trace along with a trace of rainfall on the 16th of this month, but the low was 42… I’m having a hard time believing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Temp did not drop much overnight. Only down to 47 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 47 here with some on and off light rain overnight into this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Down to 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 49 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: Temp did not drop much overnight. Only down to 47 here. Must be clearing some now and temp is below 45 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Down to 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherCCB Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 44 here picked up 0.13” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Just checked the temp on the deck. Down to 40.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 So close to the 30s with 40° for the low. It did get to the 30s in the lower elevation spots to my north. It was 43° when I left for work, but it fell further prior to sunrise. Great start to the day. Happy Halloween everyone! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Every county that still has growing season still going has a freeze watch for Wed night... including all of S MD and the metros... guess LWX will just end it all in one fell swoop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpeast Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Low of 40.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, yoda said: Every county that still has growing season still going has a freeze watch for Wed night... including all of S MD and the metros... guess LWX will just end it all in one fell swoop Harvested about 7 lbs of tomatoes and jalapenos yesterday in preparation for first freeze. Looks like I'll be pulling the garden this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabatic Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 NWS upped their snowfall forecast for those of us in the Boonies. Got down to 27.9 here. Let's see if this even comes close to verifying. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Fun! fingers crossed for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Pretty unusual after a storm system to see more clouds to the southeast than northwest…and I’m fully embracing it. There might be no pattern I dislike more than cold, cloudy, and windy…unless it’s snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 First WWA of the season for the mountains @katabatic @jonjon @mdhokie @RIC_WX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 240 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023 MDZ001-WVZ501-010245- /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.231101T0300Z-231101T1500Z/ Garrett-Western Grant- 240 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow showers likely. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected, with localized totals up to 4 inches in extreme southwestern Garrett and far western Grant County. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In West Virginia, Western Grant County. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized heavier bursts of snow are possible, which could result in lower visibilities. Winds may gust to around 30 mph at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, nj2va said: First WWA of the season for the mountains @katabatic @jonjon @mdhokie @RIC_WX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 240 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023 MDZ001-WVZ501-010245- /O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0020.231101T0300Z-231101T1500Z/ Garrett-Western Grant- 240 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Snow showers likely. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected, with localized totals up to 4 inches in extreme southwestern Garrett and far western Grant County. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett County. In West Virginia, Western Grant County. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized heavier bursts of snow are possible, which could result in lower visibilities. Winds may gust to around 30 mph at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury. Western MD Traffic Cam Season has ARRIVED 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, Kay said: Western MD Traffic Cam Season has ARRIVED In addition to the US 219 S cam of the bridge over the lake, this is one of my favorites too: https://www.railey.com/deep-creek-lake-webcams/ Great view of the lake as snow falls. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Concrete poured for our Frostburg mesonet site. Hope we can get the tower up before it gets too cold out there. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I confess...this weather is nice. It's the sun and light wind. I think I'm learning that, while I do prefer warmer weather, it's the clouds/wind that I could do without (when it's colder). Just got a pretty good workout in and barely needed a hoodie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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