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

[40/70 Benchmark]

I woud like a "Who Cares" emoji...need more diversification, as they are kind of redundant. 

[WxWatcher007]

12 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I woud like a "Who Cares" emoji...need more diversification, as they are kind of redundant. 

[tamarack]

18 hours ago, Prismshine Productions said:

Yep

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MBY is in the center of a 18-20 jack, which guarantees that it won't verify.

Cloudless blue here.  If the clouds stay away, our frost pocket should go subzero tonight.

[MJO812]

Cmc is really cold Christmas eve while the gfs is mild

[snowman21]

Did anyone's barometer reach 31 inches? Looking to see if any stations got to 31, some stations in NJ got to 30.98. Mine was just shy - never seen it that high before! Looks like MSS got to 31.01.

[WxWatcher007]

3 minutes ago, snowman21 said:

Did anyone's barometer reach 31 inches? Looking to see if any stations got to 31, some stations in NJ got to 30.98. Mine was just shy - never seen it that high before!

30.93 here

[NorEastermass128]

9 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Cmc is really cold Christmas eve while the gfs is mild

 

1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said:

 

[weatherwiz]

When I was outside with the dog last night and looking for meteors (I did get to see a few) I am fairly certain I saw a drone in the distance. My initial thought that it was an airplane, when planes land on BDL, depending on the wind, they will make a north arrival so they overshoot BDL and then turn over Springfield and not being terribly far from the airport, they are lower in the sky. Anyways, this was very low, just above the horizon and moving way too slowly. 

I have zero clue though how nobody knows what these sightings really are. Actually, I think it's total BS...there is much more that is known that what is being presented to us. 

[CoastalWx]

39 minutes ago, snowman21 said:

Did anyone's barometer reach 31 inches? Looking to see if any stations got to 31, some stations in NJ got to 30.98. Mine was just shy - never seen it that high before! Looks like MSS got to 31.01.

Start a thread!

[WinterWolf]

3 hours ago, UnitedWx said:

 Central CT was one of the WORST places you could have moved in the State of CT! Whoever gave you that advice was trolling,  or just an idiot 

Lol..he could have moved to Groton(SE CT) that would have been even worse for him. 

[Kitz Craver]

27 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

When I was outside with the dog last night and looking for meteors (I did get to see a few) I am fairly certain I saw a drone in the distance. My initial thought that it was an airplane, when planes land on BDL, depending on the wind, they will make a north arrival so they overshoot BDL and then turn over Springfield and not being terribly far from the airport, they are lower in the sky. Anyways, this was very low, just above the horizon and moving way too slowly. 

I have zero clue though how nobody knows what these sightings really are. Actually, I think it's total BS...there is much more that is known that what is being presented to us. 

Pretty sure I saw one, possibly two last night while walking the dog. Lower than other air traffic and just didn’t look like a plane 

 

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

MBY is in the center of a 18-20 jack, which guarantees that it won't verify.

Cloudless blue here.  If the clouds stay away, our frost pocket should go subzero tonight.

Yup

[Johnno]

19 minutes ago, Kitz Craver said:

Pretty sure I saw one, possibly two last night while walking the dog. Lower than other air traffic and just didn’t look like a plane 

 

The three I saw were basically sitting still compared to the planes in the area which were clearly moving fast… it was a definite difference between the two, also much lower altitude 

[kdxken]

26 minutes ago, Kitz Craver said:

Pretty sure I saw one, possibly two last night while walking the dog. Lower than other air traffic and just didn’t look like a plane 

 

 

[DavisStraight]

9 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Yup

Thatsalotta wood

[BrianW]

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33 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Yup

You call that a woodpile?

 

[Ginx snewx]

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

When I was outside with the dog last night and looking for meteors (I did get to see a few) I am fairly certain I saw a drone in the distance. My initial thought that it was an airplane, when planes land on BDL, depending on the wind, they will make a north arrival so they overshoot BDL and then turn over Springfield and not being terribly far from the airport, they are lower in the sky. Anyways, this was very low, just above the horizon and moving way too slowly. 

I have zero clue though how nobody knows what these sightings really are. Actually, I think it's total BS...there is much more that is known that what is being presented to us. 

We saw them last night.  Definitely not an airplane or helicopter.  Loads of reports last night in CT

[Damage In Tolland]

3 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

We saw them last night.  Definitely not an airplane or helicopter.  Loads of reports last night in CT

They were over the Moose?

[Patrick-02540]

5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

We saw them last night.  Definitely not an airplane or helicopter.  Loads of reports last night in CT

I saw one last night about 10:10pm.  Long red bar light on one side, green bar light on the other, and a white bar light in the center, all parallel to one another.  No blinking.  Hovered for about 30 seconds and then took off in a westerly direction. I have been tracking planes for 20 years, and this was not a plane, jet, helicopter, etc.  Also did not appear on FlightRadar24.  Hard to tell how high up it was, and I couldn't hear anything.  

[HoarfrostHubb]

[CoastalWx]

20 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

We saw them last night.  Definitely not an airplane or helicopter.  Loads of reports last night in CT

That’s the light on at the sewage treatment plant. 

[lurker]

'Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the forum,
The weenies were praying for snow in decorum.
The long-range ensembles were checked with great care,
In hopes that a snowstorm soon would be there.

The posters refreshed every model with dread,
While visions of Grinch storms loomed large in their head.
And Ryan with his tweets, and Tip with his lore,
Kept parsing the patterns like prophets of yore.

When out on the GFS there arose such a clatter,
I clicked to 384 to see what’s the matter.
Away to the guidance I flew with great haste,
To find Christmas snow or a rain-soaked disgrace.

The euro’s big storm, still a week far away,
Looked like it might ruin the big holiday.
With warm air from Dixie and rain all around,
The Grinch storm was grinning—more wetness inbound.

“No blocking! No cold air! The ridge is too strong!”
The posters lamented, “Another year gone wrong!”
When what to our doom-scrolling eyes should appear?
A glimmer of hope in the EPS near.

It teased with a snow track, so lively and quick,
We knew in a moment, it might be a trick.
More rapid than dry slots the updates they came,
And forecasters shouted and called them by name:

“Now GFS! Now Euro! Now ICON and NAM!
On CMC! On UKIE! Stop spitting this scam!
To the cold air aloft! To the Arctic high wall!
Give us snowflakes for Christmas, or nothing at all!”

As plumes of warm air up the coastline do fly,
The fears of New Englanders rose to the sky.
So back to the forums I returned in despair,
While trolls smugly posted, “It’s 50 and fair.”

And then in a twinkling, I heard on the page,
A hopeful post hinting of colder days.
The euro ensembles, so fickle, so sly,
Had shifted south-eastward—oh, was it a lie?

Their posts, how they twinkled! Their CAPS LOCK, how scary!
Their outlooks were cautious, yet some grew unwary.
“A coastal storm’s possible,” some dared to proclaim,
Though others still muttered, “It’s rain just the same.”

The snow maps were shared, though we all should have known,
That Kuchera outputs are a devil’s own throne.
But still we refreshed, on our screens it was clear:
We’d take any sign that snow might draw near.

As Christmas crept closer, the tension just grew,
Each poster held tightly to their winter view.
The Grinch storm still lingered, a threat near at hand,
But maybe the models would bow to demand.

So we logged off again, though sleep would evade,
Our dreams filled with snowstorms that just might cascade.
And I heard them exclaim, as hope clung to the night,
"Merry Christmas to all—may the models get it right!"

-WeenieGPT

[bncho]

55 minutes ago, lurker said:

'Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the forum,
The weenies were praying for snow in decorum.
The long-range ensembles were checked with great care,
In hopes that a snowstorm soon would be there.

The posters refreshed every model with dread,
While visions of Grinch storms loomed large in their head.
And Ryan with his tweets, and Tip with his lore,
Kept parsing the patterns like prophets of yore.

When out on the GFS there arose such a clatter,
I clicked to 384 to see what’s the matter.
Away to the guidance I flew with great haste,
To find Christmas snow or a rain-soaked disgrace.

The euro’s big storm, still a week far away,
Looked like it might ruin the big holiday.
With warm air from Dixie and rain all around,
The Grinch storm was grinning—more wetness inbound.

“No blocking! No cold air! The ridge is too strong!”
The posters lamented, “Another year gone wrong!”
When what to our doom-scrolling eyes should appear?
A glimmer of hope in the EPS near.

It teased with a snow track, so lively and quick,
We knew in a moment, it might be a trick.
More rapid than dry slots the updates they came,
And forecasters shouted and called them by name:

“Now GFS! Now Euro! Now ICON and NAM!
On CMC! On UKIE! Stop spitting this scam!
To the cold air aloft! To the Arctic high wall!
Give us snowflakes for Christmas, or nothing at all!”

As plumes of warm air up the coastline do fly,
The fears of New Englanders rose to the sky.
So back to the forums I returned in despair,
While trolls smugly posted, “It’s 50 and fair.”

And then in a twinkling, I heard on the page,
A hopeful post hinting of colder days.
The euro ensembles, so fickle, so sly,
Had shifted south-eastward—oh, was it a lie?

Their posts, how they twinkled! Their CAPS LOCK, how scary!
Their outlooks were cautious, yet some grew unwary.
“A coastal storm’s possible,” some dared to proclaim,
Though others still muttered, “It’s rain just the same.”

The snow maps were shared, though we all should have known,
That Kuchera outputs are a devil’s own throne.
But still we refreshed, on our screens it was clear:
We’d take any sign that snow might draw near.

As Christmas crept closer, the tension just grew,
Each poster held tightly to their winter view.
The Grinch storm still lingered, a threat near at hand,
But maybe the models would bow to demand.

So we logged off again, though sleep would evade,
Our dreams filled with snowstorms that just might cascade.
And I heard them exclaim, as hope clung to the night,
"Merry Christmas to all—may the models get it right!"

-WeenieGPT

Now the Weather Gods have to give.

[ORH_wxman]

Ensembles continue to show a pretty significant warmup between Xmas and New Years. 
 

Weeklies continue to show a rapid reload to a much colder pattern in January lasting most of the month. I’ll believe it when I see it but I do believe the reload part is real. You can see the very beginning of it at the end of the regular EPS run. 

[wxeyeNH]

3 hours ago, snowman21 said:

Did anyone's barometer reach 31 inches? Looking to see if any stations got to 31, some stations in NJ got to 30.98. Mine was just shy - never seen it that high before! Looks like MSS got to 31.01.

I'm not sure how accurate my Davis Vantage Pro 2 is but earlier I recorded a 31.02".   I is 30.98" now so it seems slightly high.

[Damage In Tolland]

10 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Ensembles continue to show a pretty significant warmup between Xmas and New Years. 
 

Weeklies continue to show a rapid reload to a much colder pattern in January lasting most of the month. I’ll believe it when I see it but I do believe the reload part is real. You can see the very beginning of it at the end of the regular EPS run. 

It’ll snow next weekend and by Xmas night be wiped out . You can see it 

[wxeyeNH]

1 hour ago, Patrick-02540 said:

I saw one last night about 10:10pm.  Long red bar light on one side, green bar light on the other, and a white bar light in the center, all parallel to one another.  No blinking.  Hovered for about 30 seconds and then took off in a westerly direction. I have been tracking planes for 20 years, and this was not a plane, jet, helicopter, etc.  Also did not appear on FlightRadar24.  Hard to tell how high up it was, and I couldn't hear anything.  

I gotta comment on these drones.  I have owned 4 over the years and fly alot.  My Autel Evo Pro can fly 7 miles from taking off point and can move at almost 50mph if I want it too.  It also can fly up to 1640 feet AGL  although that is illegal.  I can control what lights I want on the drone and can shine down a very bright LCD flood type light.  I think there are many copy cats flying drones right now.  Also it makes no sense why an adverserial would illuminate their drone if they were up to no good.  I still want to see one high quality video or picture.  

[CoastalWx]

31.5 for the high. Coolest yet this season. 

[Lava Rock]

Ensembles continue to show a pretty significant warmup between Xmas and New Years. 
 
Weeklies continue to show a rapid reload to a much colder pattern in January lasting most of the month. I’ll believe it when I see it but I do believe the reload part is real. You can see the very beginning of it at the end of the regular EPS run. 

What a joke. Rain tues, 53F. More rain Weds night then scattered sn shwrs next wknd, and if you're right a warm up after. Joyous

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[Damage In Tolland]

14 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

31.5 for the high. Coolest yet this season. 

Torch !
26.9