May 31, 2023

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May 31, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 31(Wed)

Loads of sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

-battery change afternoon of May 7 is the reason for the broken graph

Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon, juvenile Beaver work

The Glades

last week’s freeze got some skunk cabbage

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

*rooftop station

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Network

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

*station was offline half the month

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 Valley Refuge Vs The Glades

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Height and Flow

Cranesville

MAY 2023 Temps

MAY 2023 Precip

May 30, 2023

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May 30, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 30(Tues)

Cloudy start around Mason Dixon and south and those clouds at the Northern edge quickly eroded. The fog dreariness hung on longest around Spruce Knob..

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2023&month=5&day=30&hour=21&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill Creek at Northcraft

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martins Mt

Cumberland

Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

219 N of Oakland

North Fork Mt

May 29, 2023

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May 29, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 29(Mon)

A big contrast of nice, mild, clouds and sun, to chilly, rainy, fog central and southern Alleghenies

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top Of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

North Fork Mt

33 East of Harman at the Divide

Down To Burkes Garden

Up to Killington VT

May 28, 2023

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May 28, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 28(Sun)

Clouds, sun, with drearier conditions as you head south

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2023&month=5&day=28&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

May 27, 2023

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May 27, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 27(Sat)

Frosty start, sun, clouds, east breeze

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Rd by North branch of Cassleman

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cunningham Swamp

219/Sand Flat

Accident area

The Cove

Springs

Meyersdale/Summit Mills, Salisbury

Sideling Hill

May 26, 2023

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May 26, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 26(Fri)

Frosty start in many areas. Some of the typical suspects, winds held up thwarting frost. Not the case though for many.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning-frozen water beads

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Grantsville

Savage Mt

Lavale

Flintstone

May 25, 2023

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May 25, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 25(Thurs)

Clear, chilly , breezy start and fall like day

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Polish Mt

Cumberland

Frostburg

Cranesville

May 24, 2023

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May 24, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 24(Wed)

Sun, clouds, some smoky haze, cold pocket frost in a.m.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

for some reason mesowest graph for site is down

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

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

May 23, 2023

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May 23, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 23(Wed)

Clear start, few clouds through the day and some smoke haze

Bittinger 2nw Valley

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Station

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

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

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Near Oakland

The Yough near Sang Run

Cranesville

May 22, 2023

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May 22, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 22(Mon)

Patchy a.m frost, sun, clouds, smoke haze

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

-Nighttime temps help symbolize the issues with a rooftop station. You can not make reliable comparisons of rooftop stations vs properly sited stations.