Lots of sunshine again today. High temperature of 33 was first time above freezing in past six days. Solid cover of snow on the ground continues. Total snowfall of 44 inches so far this winter is 13 inches below average for this date. See Table 4 below
Climate Reference Network Canaan
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Photos by Ashley Berg
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Canaan area temps
High Ground Comparison
Up High and Down Low
Up High, High Valley, Low Valley
RTMA
Radar
Void
Satellite
Flow
Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow
Cloudy, dreary, drizzly. Little rain, few snow flakes this afternoon, fog, areas of eastern Garrett, Dans Mt, north some patchy freezing drizzle this morning.
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning “open valley depth 8am” depth varies all around from open wind exposed areas that have bare areas on top, woods with snow, these sheltered open valleys with greatest depth yet. Hardpack, and ice covered yet at 8am. 1/2/21
Cloudy start, SE wind. Light rain beginning 9am-10am with temps below freezing many areas. Lots of 20s. Around early afternoon, pockets of moderate sleet occured, which helped limit ice accretion in areas a bit. And also helped with traction both walking and driving.
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Sleet measurement of .3, there was a bit of freezing rain during the couple hour sleet period but primarily sleet. Best sleet measurement I could do is .3″. When measuring it wanted to mound up a little, so it took many tries to get as close as I could. Also a ice layer under was NOT included as ice is not snowfall- but sleet gets added to the snowfall tally.
Glade Church 8am 1/1/21
Foxtown Rd 8am 1/1/21
Foxtown Rd morning 1/1/21
Foxtown Rd morning 1/1/21
west of Bittinger morning 1/1/21
west of Bittinger morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21 “high water mark from Christmas eve still very noticeable “
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 1/1/21
Glade Church afternoon 1/1/21
Rock Lodge Rd by The Glades afternoon 1/1/21 “nice period of moderate sleet occured”
Foxtown Rd afternoon 1/1/21
Foxtown Rd afternoon 1/1/21
Foxtown Rd afternoon 1/1/21
near Bittinger 2nw afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw 4pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw 4pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw afternoon 4pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw 4pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw 4pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley near 5pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley near 5pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley near 5pm 1/1/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley total depth 5pm crusty top 1/1/21