January Discobs 2025

[mappy]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

@wxmeddler and @Eskimo Joe: are there any plans for a mesonet station in Harford and/or Cecil counties? That looks like a big gap right now.

I know they have one planned up near me. They were still finalizing the exact site last I spoke to EJ about it 

[North Balti Zen]

1 hour ago, mappy said:

Low of 1

Yep - low of 1 at my house - looks like I hit a 0 on Monkton Rd just past the NCR trail on my way to work. 

[jonjon]

17 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

Just makes you wonder HOW cold it was in that location when the record was set. -27 there this morning. Elkins was -15, Lewisburg -2 and WSS -4. I know you can't correlate exactly, but if all those stations were -28 to -37 on that morning makes you think Canaan would/could have been in -40 to -45 range easy.

My low in town was -15.  The lowest I've ever recorded was -26.3 (maybe around 2011?).  I bet if that site had been there back then it would have hit -40.  

[SomeguyfromTakomaPark]

Good thing MCPS did a delay lol now its 13 instead of 11.  

[pazzo83]

Low of 10.6F here, DCA bottomed out at 15F.

[pazzo83]

1 minute ago, SomeguyfromTakomaPark said:

Good thing MCPS did a delay lol now its 13 instead of 11.  

lol if school had been delayed every time we got into the low teens / upper single digits growing up (this is in the Shenandoah Valley), we would've spent most of the winter going to school at 10am

[WEATHER53]

Low of 8 in Kemp Mill and Frederuck bottomed at minus one for 90 minutes.  

[WEATHER53]

4 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

9.3 and still slowly dropping.  Family W of Frederick is at 0.0.

House  2 miles se  Frederuck in a field reported -1 for 90 minutes 

[Paleocene]

Sucks to be in this area. Not often the snowcover looks like this from GOES16

[hstorm]

In my book, today is about as close as it gets to a perfect winter day -- cold air, warm sun, crunchy snow under foot.  16.5 here at 11:30.

[T. August]

16.0° at noon in full sun. Cold.

[Roger Ramjet]

9 degrees @ noon with full sun.

[Paleocene]

In the annals of terrible management of schools, this just in from Montgomery County Schools MD. They had previously (tues evening) called a two hour delay for Thursday, in advance. Now, they have cancelled that. 

 

Good News!
Thanks to better-than-expected road conditions and the outstanding efforts of MCPS staff to treat and clear ice from our school sites, we’re excited to announce that Montgomery County Public Schools will operate on a Code Green schedule with normal operations on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Please exercise caution in your travels and dress appropriately for the cold temperatures.

Important Note: All MCPS school-sponsored activities, including athletics and community use of schools, will also proceed as scheduled this evening, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

While this reversal of our decision may cause some confusion, this is truly an MCPS Moment of Joy, as we look forward to returning to the energy and excitement of full-time teaching and learning!