Jan31(Thurs) min max avg
Bitt 2nw Valley
Garrett College
Can-Heights
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt
Cabin Mt north
Spruce Knob
Snowshoe
Can-Valley Floor
Can-Valley Floor N
7Springs
Clear, very cold, winds overnight lightened but didn’t die before daybreak.
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar -void
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Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
Jan 30(Wed) min. max. avg
Bitt 2nw Valley
Garrett College
Can-Heights
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt
Cabin Mt north
Spruce Knob
Snowshoe
Can-Valley Floor
Can-Valley Floor N
7Springs
Light snow at daybreak and heavy near 8:30am with the squall line. Beyond that some fine snow with the falling temps and bitter cold
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar
Snowfall- picked up 1.3″ with the morning snow, with it mostly from the 8:30 squall line with the artic front. New depth on top the hard pack 4.0″, hard pack depth 5″-6″. Avg SD is 9″. Much higher than other locations. Partly due to almost no melt in the very warm day last week, and no settling in the fluff of blow off like elsewhere over the past day
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Squall this morning
Jan 29(Tues) min. max. avg
Bitt 2nw Valley
Garrett College
Can-Heights
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt
Cabin Mt north
Spruce Knob
Snowshoe
Can-Valley Floor
Can-Valley Floor N
7Springs
Light snow predawn hours, with some better snows during the morning and a few nice pockets of snow, after noon, evening, and after dark. Falling Temps. A big temp difference overnight from Mchenry to Bittinger 2nw Valley again. Mchenry went to 36° overnight, Bittinger 2nw Valley held 20s. Snow, even mixed with rain and struggling to stick up until 6am Mchenry.. Not the case just east.
Temp profile this afternoon..
Radar
Snowfall-picked 6am boardsweep I had picked up .3″ at Bittinger 2nw Valley, through the day up until the 6pm sweep I recorded an additional 2.4″ for a evebt tally of 2.7″ with that pushing the season to date to 50.3″. Snow depth in the valley at 6pm, 7-8.5″.. (at 4 p.m I had 1.9″ on the day, a burst from 4pm to 6pm put down a quick 1/2″ of fluff)
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Jan 28(Mon) min max. avg
Bitt 2nw Valley
Garrett College
Can-Heights
Cabin Mt
Cabin Mt north
Spruce Knob
Snowshoe
Can-Valley Floor
Can-Valley Floor N
7Springs
Mainly clear beginning to end. Cold valley start. I did not have a logger on the Glades, but with reasonable certainty it likely fell under 0 last night. Colder east, milder west setup today, and a look
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar-void
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The forecast fail. A repeated, documented over and over and they are so stuck in their ways, I suppose it matters not that it fails, but they don’t budge from their airport grid procedure.
First last night, forecast min for Oakland 16°. 16 was only seen at some of the highest locations(like the airport) Mchenry, Oakland, areas where lots live,,well below 16°.. Today, they set up a temp map with very little variance across the county. The 3km Nam, was very good as always. Reality was, Savage Mt held 20s, not mid 30, I held low 30s not mid 30s, Mchenry ran upper 30s,,not mid 30s But using that grid,,blending it out, they fail to see the difference and that’s why in freezing rain events their forecast adjust as the event unfolds and is nowcast, not a forecast.. It’s ever changing. The airport grid SUCKS and it’s used and fails and has failed for years.
Jan 27(Sun) min max. avg
Bitt 2nw Valley 8.5 33.6 21.0
Garrett College 18.0 32.8 25.4
Can-Heights 14.9 29.2 22.0
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt. x
Cabin Mt north 13.6 26.8 20.2
Spruce Knob 13.5 26.4 19.9
Snowshoe 16.7 23.7 20.2
Can-Valley Floor 15.4 30.9 23.1
Can-Valley Floor N 6.1 32.0 19.0
7Springs 12.3 27.7 20.0
Periods of light snow through the morning, windy, minor accumulations. Breaks of sun as well through the afternoon.
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar
Snowfall- from overnight through event end early afternoon with most occuring 6am and after, picked up .3″ at Bittinger 2nw Valley. 47.6″ on the season.
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Jan 26(Sat) min max avg
Bitt 2nw Valley 8.3 24.5 16.4
Garrett College 13.2 24.2 18.7
Can-Heights 10.2 23.4 16.8
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt 8.0 15.9****11.9
Cabin Mt north 9.5 18.9 14.2
Spruce Knob 6.6 20.3 13.4
Snowshoe 8.6 18.0 13.3
Can-Valley Floor 8.2 23.9 16.0
Can-Valley Floor N 2.7 24.1 13.4
7Springs 9.3 19.6 14.5
Mix of clouds and sun early morning, with a general cloudy sky taking over, with the sun still visible at times. Some very light pockets of snow during the afternoon, evening.
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar
Snowfall- Only a trace, no accumulation
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Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
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Light snow this afternoon. Came down briefly better than this a few hours later
Pics by David Carroll as he repaired the station on Spruce Knob today
Jan 25(Fri) min max. avg
Bitt 2nw Valley 10.5 21.4 15.9
Garrett College 14.1 20.8 17.5
Can-Heights 9.3 19.5 14.4
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt. 7.7 15.2 11.4
Cabin Mt north. 8.6 16.2 12.4
Spruce Knob 6.6 13.8 10.2
Snowshoe 8.2 14.2 11.2
Can-Valley Floor 14.5 20.7 17.6
Can-Valley Floor N 11.5 20.1 15.8
7Springs 9.6 18.5 14.1
Early morning snow showers,giving way to breaking skies and lots of sun. But windy and cold
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar
Snowfall-picked up .7″ overnight at Bittinger 2nw Valley through 6am, and another .1 after. 47.3″ on the season. Snow Depth 6 to 6.5″
2.7″ at Canaan Heights and just over 60″ at 60.1″ on the season(through 7am)
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Jan 24(Thurs) min max. avg
Bitt 2nw valley 20.8 37.3 29.0
Garrett College 20.8 47.3 34.0
Can-Heights 17.3 48.1 32.7
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt 14.9 46.4 30.6
Cabin Mt north 15.6 47.7 31.6
Spruce Knob x
Snowshoe 14.2 44.1 29.1
Can-Valley Floor 19.4 51.6 35.5
Can-Valley Floor N 19.6 52.2 35.9
7Springs 18.5 44.3 31.4
Cloudy, rain overnight. Chilly valleys in spots, while windy and warm other locations. Light rain to snow around 9am. Windy, and turning colder. Some pockets of freezing drizzle as well and some high ground rime.
Temp profile this afternoon
Radar
Snowfall. Picked up .6 at Bittinger 2nw Valley through 6pm after morning changeover around 9am
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Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
Pics today…notice the big snow cover difference
Those temps yesterday, which held all night
Pics by Michael Maddox at Alpine lake
Jan 23(Wed) min max avg
Bitt 2nw valley 16.9 36.1 26.5
Garrett College 23.6 50.6 37.1
Can-Heights 27.9 48.1 38.0
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt 30.6 45.5 38.0
Cabin Mt north 29.7 48.0 38.8
Spruce Knob x
Snowshoe 26.1 42.3 34.2
Can-Valley Floor 27.7 50.5 39.1
Can-Valley Floor N 33.1 51.3 42.2
7Springs 23.0 45.5 34.2
Cloudy, early scattered very light precip let to a few areas of light freezing precip. Then lots of clouds, some periods of sun. A HUGE temp variation with some cold valleys, warmer high areas. (Will illustrate in graphic below) some showers late.
Temp profile this afternoon
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2 pics at Deep Creek Lake sunrise by Jeremy Brenneman
Wild temps today- colder valleys, protected areas. Snow cover refrigeration effect. Strong winds afternoon, late day in Mchenry, just east, calm. Very mild through the day in Mchenry, just east cooler and sheltered valleys even cooler yet. The HRRR model did a fantastic job at hinting at this.. see videos below
6pm calm 32.9, snow didn’t even melt off trees any at Bittinger 2nw Valley today….while all afternoon and evening winds going strong at Mchenry.
The Big Storm 3 years ago(Pics at Bittinger 2nw Valley)
Jan 22(Tues) min. max. avg
Bitt 2nw valley -9.9 21.6 5.8
Garrett College -6.4 25.5 9.6
Can-Heights -9.0 29.2 10.1
CRN-Canaan
Cabin Mt. 2.8 30.9 16.8
Cabin Mt north -1.6 28.9 13.6
Spruce Knob x
Snowshoe 8.2 30.0 19.1
Can-Valley Floor -16.0 33.2 8.6
Can-Valley Floor N -15.3 32.7 8.7
7Springs 0.1 23.1 11.6
Clear, very cold start, some clouds rolling through in the morning. Some high clouds with sun today.
Temp profile this afternoon
Temp bottomed out at -17.5 on The Glades
Radar free and clear
Snow- Snow Depth at Bittinger 2nw Valley 8″
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Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
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Allegheny Mountains Weather 