Central PA Autumn 2024

[mahantango#1]

24 this morning.

 

[Bubbler86]

As Blizz mentioned, MDT appears to have broken their no freeze streak.  We did with 29 for the low so far here in Rou.  31 down the hill in Waynesboro.    "Technically" growing season lives on here.  Will have to see how the stuff did when I uncover it in an hour. 

 

[Voyager]

15 hours ago, Santa Clause said:

We take….a 28/45 overcast day would suffice for thanksgiving 

I agree. I like my winter holidays Thanksgiving/Christmas at least overcast and cool. Typically though, we see rain on the summer holidays and bright, sunny skies on the winter ones...

[Mount Joy Snowman]

28 when I left the house, may drop another degree. 25 on the car therm through the rurals. Let’s do it again tonight. 

[Voyager]

11 hours ago, WmsptWx said:

Do people actually do that? I know high schools in the Allentown area do, but I have never in my life actually witnessed a Turkey Bowl.

Do you mean football, or an actual turkey bowl as in bowling. WZZO, the rock station in Allentown, used to hold a literal turkey bowl, where they drilled holes in frozen turkeys and set up pins and a makeshift lane in their parking lot.

[mahantango#1]

Temp dropped down to 23.4 for the low this morning. Now it's rising that the sun is coming up.

[canderson]

First freeze for me this year - bottomed out at 29. 

[ChescoWx]

Today was the first day that all locations were below freezing. Here in East Nantmeal Township our low of 27.4 degrees marks the latest first freeze in the last 21 years. The previous latest was November 12, 2016. We should see below normal temperatures through Friday before we warm to slightly above normal by the weekend. We have a slight chance of showers tomorrow night especially the further southwest you go in Chester County.

[Bubbler86]

Only the Rgem has a widespread freeze south of Harrisburg tonight and that is concentrated East.    I never bet against the rgem with lows though. 

[Itstrainingtime]

First really good, hard freeze of the season at home. Low bottomed out at 26.7, the temp was in the 20s for nearly 5 hours. Up to 30.3 now. 

[Itstrainingtime]

8 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Only the Rgem has a widespread freeze south of Harrisburg tonight and that is concentrated East.    I never bet against the rgem with lows though. 

Makes complete sense with clouds advancing from the west. 

[Bubbler86]

2 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Makes complete sense with clouds advancing from the west. 

Our plants made it fine last night so it looks like we/Rou are going to be watering into Dec.  LOL. 

[pawatch]

White grass again this morning “Heavy frost“ 25 degrees for the low.

[Summit Snow]

21 degrees the AM up here. Felt like winter. Still have not seen a flurry this year! 

[Bubbler86]

47 early nooners.  Today would have been a terrific day for Turkey bowl whether middle aged people reliving their past football glory or people "rolling" frozen turkeys.    Sunny, little wind and upper 40's to low 50's. 

[WmsptWx]

Nooners: Frost remains on shaded parts of ground. 40 and sunny. 

[WmsptWx]

5 hours ago, Voyager said:

Do you mean football, or an actual turkey bowl as in bowling. WZZO, the rock station in Allentown, used to hold a literal turkey bowl, where they drilled holes in frozen turkeys and set up pins and a makeshift lane in their parking lot.

That's my kind of fun. Until some drunk gets caught fuckin a turkey.

[Voyager]

51 degree nooners after a low of 26 this morning.

[Bubbler86]

12Z GFS dispensed of the long running Hurricane threat and is decidedly colder after the 20th as a trough sets in.  it mostly has GEFS support as well.   This does come at the expense of beneficial rains with the former offering. 

[WmsptWx]

Has anybody else noticed their furs eating a ton more than normal lately? 

 

I have a three-year-old Golden Retriever who is a thicco, probably 115 lbs and a two-year-old Australian Shepherd who is maybe 45 lbs, and I have been going through 14 lb bags of kibble in less than a week, which is a lot more than what they normally consume, and is more than their previous cold season consumption in previous years. 

The Aussie may simply just be growth, but the Golden has been grown for a bit. Kinda makes me wonder if they know something I don't and are trying to cultivate some additional mass for a longer slug of a season.

[Bubbler86]

MDT trying to stay in the 40's or lower for the first day since April 5th.  49 right now.    Also, 2024 at MDT currently stands solidly in second worst all time for numbers of days 39 and below for a high when looked at over a Calendar year.    Still 1.5 months to go before that stat is finalized.    Only one of the top 10 occurred prior to 1990.   These are TCC like stats but they are real nonetheless.    (Edit, MDT did not make it as they climbed into the 50's after this post.  They need to record one prior to 11/19 to avoid the record.  May get it tomorrow)

 

[TheClimateChanger]

 

[canderson]

My gut says MDT ends with less than 8” snow this season. Lack of precip and no prolonged cold air. 

[Bubbler86]

@Itstrainingtime it is already mostly cloudy here.   May clear out for a time later but clouds are bulldogging ahead. 

[Superstorm]

My gut says MDT ends with less than 8” snow this season. Lack of precip and no prolonged cold air. 

I’m actually thinking we get close to average snowfall. Temps will be mild but we will have opportunities.

I’m thinking a weak La Niña.


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[Blizzard of 93]

4 hours ago, canderson said:

My gut says MDT ends with less than 8” snow this season. Lack of precip and no prolonged cold air. 

Maybe the raging heat zone of Harrisburg will get 8”, but the rest of us in the LSV are going to get near the MDT seasonal average of 30” this season.

[Blizzard of 93]

MDT is already down to 37 at 8 pm.

[anotherman]

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[Blizzard of 93]

31 in Marysville at 10 pm.

[Voyager]

25 in Tamaqua at 2:45am.