Jester January

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, qg_omega said:

it’s barley

Beer?

[dendrite]

CON is AN for Jan through today, but the ponds are deeply solid. It’s been 20/10ish here all week.

[Damage In Tolland]

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

CON is AN for Jan through today, but the ponds are deeply solid. It’s been 20/10ish here all week.

Same here but the wind prevents middles from freezing 

[WinterWolf]

5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Without a big coastal it’s very unlikely. And in fast flow Pac pattern winters we don’t get those. So it will be very hard to nickel and dime our way to even that number before warm flip in mid Feb . Obviously hope you’re right , but do not think you will be 

I certainly could be wrong…but I feel an average winter here is possible. And a big coastal is indeed possible with the large amount of time that’s left.   So we’ll see at the end of March. 

[weatherwiz]

Every time I have to go outside I just tell myself in 4 or 5 months it will be HHH

[WinterWolf]

Just now, weatherwiz said:

Every time I have to go outside I just tell myself in 4 or 5 months it will be HHH

If you dress for it..it’s fine. What are you going out in, a sweatshirt?  

[ORH_wxman]

3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Same here but the wind prevents middles from freezing 

Most of the small ones I’ve seen here are frozen all the way but def some larger ones are open in the middle. The reservoirs in Southborough were open in the middle 2 days ago. But these smaller ponds near here that are nestled in basins with tall trees around them seem to be totally frozen. 

[weatherwiz]

Just now, WinterWolf said:

If you dress for it..it’s fine. What are you going out in, a sweatshirt?  

A light jacket, sweatshirt, and a hat. 

[kdxken]

5 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Most of the small ones I’ve seen here are frozen all the way but def some larger ones are open in the middle. The reservoirs in Southborough were open in the middle 2 days ago. But these smaller ponds near here that are nestled in basins with tall trees around them seem to be totally frozen. 

That's where I live. Right between the reservoirs. Still open in spots.

[kdxken]

5 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

A light jacket, sweatshirt, and a hat. 

And whose fault is that?

[40/70 Benchmark]

35 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

BOS had almost 6” in the 12/20 event so they are BN but not horrifically like other spots further west. Just south of BOS is really bad on the south shore right on the coast. 

I can't imagine anyone is further below normal than I am at 2" on the season...maybe a tiny sliver just N of me in se NH?

[kdxken]

17 minutes ago, dendrite said:

CON is AN for Jan through today, but the ponds are deeply solid. It’s been 20/10ish here all week.

How much above normal? Can't be much. Been very cold here compared to recent years. S*** 2023 was 9° above normal. Concord had a couple torch days to start the month but since then it's been solidly below normal.

[WinterWolf]

10 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

A light jacket, sweatshirt, and a hat. 

There’s your problem…put on a good winter  coat, and you’ll be glad you did. 

[NoCORH4L]

None of the larger lakes are fully safe. Anything that opened up with that warm spell is still questionable even here above 1000'. 

Got out in Hubbardston today though! About 8". 

[kdxken]

7 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I can't imagine anyone is further below normal than I am at 2" on the season...maybe a tiny sliver just N of me in se NH?

Yeah it looks like you win.

[kdxken]

Just now, NoCORH4L said:

None of the larger lakes are fully safe. Anything that opened up with that warm spell is still questionable even here above 1000'. 

Got out in Hubbardston today though! About 8". 

Awesome!

[Damage In Tolland]

10 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I can't imagine anyone is further below normal than I am at 2" on the season...maybe a tiny sliver just N of me in se NH?

S Wey 

[kdxken]

2 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

None of the larger lakes are fully safe. Anything that opened up with that warm spell is still questionable even here above 1000'. 

Got out in Hubbardston today though! About 8". 

I see the shiner bucket. Thank God there wasn't a wind or your hands would be cold.

[dendrite]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

S Wey 

AEMATT

[weatherwiz]

11 minutes ago, kdxken said:

And whose fault is that?

 

7 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

There’s your problem…put on a good winter  coat, and you’ll be glad you did. 

So much work to put all those layers on. 
 

If I have to go somewhere I’ve been wearing thermal PJs under my pants, thermal socks, a light pullover shirt, then a regular shirt, light jacket, sweatshirt or two, plus a winter jacket, hat, facemask, and gloves. That helps a little bit but it’s exhausting getting it all on, especially the PJ pants because when you put your pants in it takes the bottoms up and you have to do weird moves to pull them down. 

[BRSno]

2 hours ago, DavisStraight said:

Terrible, some places in Central and Western Mass have has maybe 6-8 inches but the coast has been terrible so far.

That sucks. I swore I would keep up with every Boston winter even after I moved away, but here I am, the sell out.

I should also have clarified I meant next Friday.

I don't wanna put this pressure on myself, but maybe, just maybe, could I be bringing the snow?

[kdxken]

16 minutes ago, dendrite said:

AEMATT

Went down the rabbit hole on Concord. January 2009 was 16° colder on average than 2023. That's unreal.

[40/70 Benchmark]

17 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

S Wey 

I don't think so....he has like 1.5", but averages like 15" less than I do.

[WinterWolf]

16 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

 

So much work to put all those layers on. 
 

If I have to go somewhere I’ve been wearing thermal PJs under my pants, thermal socks, a light pullover shirt, then a regular shirt, light jacket, sweatshirt or two, plus a winter jacket, hat, facemask, and gloves. That helps a little bit but it’s exhausting getting it all on, especially the PJ pants because when you put your pants in it takes the bottoms up and you have to do weird moves to pull them down. 

Are you kidding me ??  Where the Fook do you think you are, Deadhorse, Alaska?  It ain’t that cold out.  Put on a decent base layer, good sweat shirt, and a heavy winter coat, and you’ll be good to go.  If you feel it’s that cold, put a scarf on too.  You might be putting too much shit on. 

[powderfreak]

From a friend at about 3,000ft today between Stowe and Smuggs on the Snuffies/Sterling Pond trail.

6-8 foot drifts filling the trail between the trees after 3 days of 50-80mph winds.

[Snowedin]

Ok, wind you can chill the f out now..we get it polar vortex, you want us to suffer whenever we dare step outdoors. But you know it’d be really friggin cool if you know, you could just calm it down for an hour, capiche? 

[HoarfrostHubb]

48 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

None of the larger lakes are fully safe. Anything that opened up with that warm spell is still questionable even here above 1000'. 

Got out in Hubbardston today though! About 8". 

Was that on Sawyers/Bent pond?   

[Torch Tiger]

 No sig qpf for many days here, perhaps 10? +?? wow hopefully we see some rain soon

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, BRSno said:

That sucks. I swore I would keep up with every Boston winter even after I moved away, but here I am, the sell out.

I should also have clarified I meant next Friday.

I don't wanna put this pressure on myself, but maybe, just maybe, could I be bringing the snow?

If you could that would be great.

[Torch Tiger]

lets goooooo!!!.