April 12, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 12(Wed)

Sun, clouds, pleasant

Bittinger 2nw Valley

• The new experimental spot #2 performing as expected. While on most nights it will run minimally warmer than the more open Bittinger 2nw Valley site. This location is more narrow and protected west by a steeper hillside and more funneled along the creek bottom. Colder air currents come down through here more readily and less impacted by light winds than the daily site. Overall it will be slightly warmer than the daily recording site, but with a incoming milder airmass, this location will hold just a touch longer as it’s more protected from the wind.

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

WV High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

void regionally

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow