December 2024 - Best look to an early December pattern in many a year!

[weatherwiz]

6 minutes ago, dendrite said:

The primary goes through Montreal. 925 shoots up over 12C into the interior. 

I guess I just wouldn't be surprised if we see a bit of a trend towards the warmth not getting as far inland. But I suppose there won't be much to stop warmth from flooding in just south of the warm front. 

[bwt3650]

the funny thing about the poster's content, he seldom says anything that is not true, or if so ...it patently clear it's sarcasm? 
i think this emotional quotient is too much in here. 
there are those that [probably] have created a kind of codependency to needing model cinemas in order to evoke certain moods, then .. .it is shared among like others with the same thing going on ... but it doesn't lend to lucidity with reality much of the time.  and, it's rubbing some the wrong way.   sure, the obvious argument for that is, go somewhere else where the bias doesn't bother or isn't being exposed. but, there's probably those that want to be a part of the weather forum, but have become like people voting for the wrong principled candidate simply because they can't stand this WOKE imposition. 
sort of a metaphor for the same thing in here. interesting.  
i happen to not have an issue with Forky because again ... i think he's ( or she? ...really don't know) is just trying devil's advocate much of the time, and the best way to do that is to use actual facts - which gets in the way of the mood.  other's should learn to ignore it.
 

You: three paragraphs of explanation and facts on why the pattern will be hot, cold, dry, wet, snowy, rainy or whatever.
Him: rip and post the warmest snapshot he can find in another regions forum with some passive aggressive comment.

You’re both degreed meteorologist. No comparison…but moving on…


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[J Paul Gordon]

2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

It has been nice the last few days to actually have winter in winter . I know this will all be wiped out this upcoming week, but it definitely was nice while we had it . Looking out at a snowy landscape in December is not something we’ve had in awhile. Probably pre that huge snow eraser Grinch storm 3-4 yrs ago . 

We were in an absolute snow hole. My sister in law in Sturbridge got 8." We got maybe an inch here. Snowed all night into the morning, but lighter than light. There are still pitiful little patches here and there because it's been cold. Drove down to Sutton on the RI line and they had complete cover (though thin).  It was pretty though. Glad you got a decent amount. Look's post card pretty out there.

[Damage In Tolland]

4 minutes ago, J Paul Gordon said:

We were in an absolute snow hole. My sister in law in Sturbridge got 8." We got maybe an inch here. Snowed all night into the morning, but lighter than light. There are still pitiful little patches here and there because it's been cold. Drove down to Sutton on the RI line and they had complete cover (though thin).  It was pretty though. Glad you got a decent amount. Look's post card pretty out there.

You must be on the east side of the hills and got blocked on the SW flow . I thought typically your area does pretty well 

[tamarack]

23 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

the funny thing about the poster's content, he seldom says anything that is not true, or if so ...it patently clear it's sarcasm? 

i think this emotional quotient is too much in here. 

He resembles the evening news, but instead of "If it bleeds, it leads" we see "If it's toast, he'll post."

The 18.3" total snowfall YTD trails only 2018 and 2014, and the pack since the Wednesday night surprise (3-to-6 became 3-plus-6) is tops for 27 Novembers here.  15-14-13 past 3 days.  Morning low here was 2 and if the clouds hadn't arrived, we'd have dropped below zero as it was 5° at 10 last night with bright stars.

Season's first measurable (1") began about 8 hours after we set out Tuesday for SNJ and T-Day with family.  Neighbor had 8" Thursday night, supported by local cocorahs reports (10+ in Farmington) and the catch bucket for the 2 events held 1.85".  I hope folks talking total wipeout from the midweek bath.  It would probably take 3"+ of near 50 RA to take out the 2"+ SWE (plus tonight and maybe some Monday night) in the current pack.  Were that to occur, we'd have moderate flooding and only the dry autumn would prevent worse.

[ORH_wxman]

17 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

You must be on the east side of the hills and got blocked on the SW flow . I thought typically your area does pretty well 

Yeah he’s in Clinton MA which is a decent spot but not for the 12/5 event. That was one of the worst spots. They got a bit of downslope but also it was a QPF min there up into NE MA and SE NH. 

[ORH_wxman]

18 minutes ago, tamarack said:

He resembles the evening news, but instead of "If it bleeds, it leads" we see "If it's toast, he'll post."

The 18.3" total snowfall YTD trails only 2018 and 2014, and the pack since the Wednesday night surprise (3-to-6 became 3-plus-6) is tops for 27 Novembers here.  15-14-13 past 3 days.  Morning low here was 2 and if the clouds hadn't arrived, we'd have dropped below zero as it was 5° at 10 last night with bright stars.

Season's first measurable (1") began about 8 hours after we set out Tuesday for SNJ and T-Day with family.  Neighbor had 8" Thursday night, supported by local cocorahs reports (10+ in Farmington) and the catch bucket for the 2 events held 1.85".  I hope folks talking total wipeout from the midweek bath.  It would probably take 3"+ of near 50 RA to take out the 2"+ SWE (plus tonight and maybe some Monday night) in the current pack.  Were that to occur, we'd have moderate flooding and only the dry autumn would prevent worse.

Nobody in CAD land is getting wiped out from Wednesday. Warm sector won’t last long enough. Could argue your area never gets warm sectored at all depending on which guidance we use. 

[met_fan]

7 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

I was actually ahead last year for snow lol. Only because of a local OE event.

I had 16” by this date last year (of the 22.5” total I had for the year) and have 1.5” so far this year.

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, J Paul Gordon said:

We were in an absolute snow hole. My sister in law in Sturbridge got 8." We got maybe an inch here. Snowed all night into the morning, but lighter than light. There are still pitiful little patches here and there because it's been cold. Drove down to Sutton on the RI line and they had complete cover (though thin).  It was pretty though. Glad you got a decent amount. Look's post card pretty out there.

I got close to that next town over, Brookfield, town after Sturbridge must have close to a foot, I was there yesterday trudging through the snow, still dry, no crust and was about 10 inches.

[Prismshine Productions]

It doesn’t look like the euro wants to turn things around in the LR. Hopefully eps brings a better holiday spirit. 

Well...

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[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, bwt3650 said:

You: three paragraphs of explanation and facts on why the pattern will be hot, cold, dry, wet, snowy, rainy or whatever.
Him: rip and post the warmest snapshot he can find in another regions forum with some passive aggressive comment.

You’re both degreed meteorologist. No comparison…but moving on…


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Lol... i never said he wasn't trolling people.   i said, he's not really saying anything that isn't true.

i guess for me ... if there's elements of fact and reality in the post i don't really get the imposition.   guess i'm lucky in that way.  doesn't bother me.

[NoCORH4L]

1 hour ago, J Paul Gordon said:

We were in an absolute snow hole. My sister in law in Sturbridge got 8." We got maybe an inch here. Snowed all night into the morning, but lighter than light. There are still pitiful little patches here and there because it's been cold. Drove down to Sutton on the RI line and they had complete cover (though thin).  It was pretty though. Glad you got a decent amount. Look's post card pretty out there.

Yeah I was in Sutton today too, was surprised at the cover. More than anywhere along 190. 

[Damage In Tolland]

1 hour ago, ORH_wxman said:

Yeah he’s in Clinton MA which is a decent spot but not for the 12/5 event. That was one of the worst spots. They got a bit of downslope but also it was a QPF min there up into NE MA and SE NH. 

How rare was this event ? It seems like maybe once every 10-15 years?

[CoastalWx]

22 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

How rare was this event ? It seems like maybe once every 10-15 years?

We had a good one in 2015 where hunch got like over 7 inches and I think you had four or five. It was cold enough but I only had maybe an inch or two.
 

I’d say this event is very rare. Especially given how early the season it is.

[Modfan2]

Looks like Ryan hoisting the Sultan Signal for mid week with the potential of 2-3” of rain.

[wxeyeNH]

23.4/18  This is what is on the ground.  I'll call it 4.5".   This clipper will be interesting for me.  Sharp cut off just south.  Looks like quite a fluff factor.  NWS says 3 to 4".   Any guesses?  I'd go a bit higher than them.  I'll post the same shot tomorrow AM.  Meanwhile, the GFS has almost 3" of qpf this week.  If that front stalls just a bit further east we would get dumped on.  Either way CAD will keep me in the 30s.  It usually wins.

[Damage In Tolland]

10 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

We had a good one in 2015 where hunch got like over 7 inches and I think you had four or five. It was cold enough but I only had maybe an inch or two.
 

I’d say this event is very rare. Especially given how early the season it is.

How about that standing wave snow this area had in Morch 6-7 years ago ? Where the radar had snow falling over the valley , but it was actually falling in a very narrow area over these hills. I had 7” and like 1-2 miles away none . Are there any similarities?

[CoastalWx]

11 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

How about that standing wave snow this area had in Morch 6-7 years ago ? Where the radar had snow falling over the valley , but it was actually falling in a very narrow area over these hills. I had 7” and like 1-2 miles away none . Are there any similarities?

Much colder system and more Wrly flow I think. 

[CoastalWx]

But that also was rare.

[40/70 Benchmark]

https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2024/12/much-milder-balance-of-december-before.html

[Damage In Tolland]

15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Much colder system and more Wrly flow I think. 

I remember that being well modeled and none of us really believed it. That one was something I’d never seen before. Probably like a 1:100 yr deal . I wish I could remember the year . Box tweets that event out every year on the date 

[Allsnow]

 

[ineedsnow]

19 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I remember that being well modeled and none of us really believed it. That one was something I’d never seen before. Probably like a 1:100 yr deal . I wish I could remember the year . Box tweets that event out every year on the date 

I was in the valley and I hated that event.. radar on roids yet nothing where I was 

[ORH_wxman]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

How rare was this event ? It seems like maybe once every 10-15 years?

There was one just a few years ago I think in 2019. It wasn’t quite this prolific for amounts but it was like 6-7” and then 1-2” east of the spine. I remember winter hill had like 2” while 10 miles west had 6”. 

[Damage In Tolland]

8 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

I was in the valley and I hated that event.. radar on roids yet nothing where I was 

It was the strangest snow event I have ever witnessed. Looked like heavy snow over Simsbury , yet it was falling here. I can’t remember if ORH got much. I think they had a few inches.

[Damage In Tolland]

3 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

There was one just a few years ago I think in 2019. It wasn’t quite this prolific for amounts but it was like 6-7” and then 1-2” east of the spine. I remember winter hill had like 2” while 10 miles west had 6”. 

I don’t remember that one.

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

There was one just a few years ago I think in 2019. It wasn’t quite this prolific for amounts but it was like 6-7” and then 1-2” east of the spine. I remember winter hill had like 2” while 10 miles west had 6”. 

Yeah March 2019. I had like 1.9 here in that and it was plenty cold.  Radar had it snowing in the valley and yet it dumped on Kevin.

[CoastalWx]

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

I don’t remember that one.

That’s the March one 

[Damage In Tolland]

8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That’s the March one 

I don’t think that’s the same one. That one a standing wave 

[CT Valley Snowman]

59 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

How about that standing wave snow this area had in Morch 6-7 years ago ? Where the radar had snow falling over the valley , but it was actually falling in a very narrow area over these hills. I had 7” and like 1-2 miles away none . Are there any similarities?

I took my kids sledding in Tolland in the morning and was playing baseball with my son at the neighborhood ballpark in Enfield early afternoon.