October 31, 2023
OUTLOOK:
The colder air is now entrenched in the area, but some diurnal daytime “heating” will occur with a mix of clouds and sun. Some areas picking up a touch of snow last night as enough moisture lingered to allow the incoming cold air to catch the tail end before exiting the area.
The next round which should be a bit more widespread in area and elevation pushes in tonight. The outlook remains for a 1-3″ type event with the leanings to the low and mid range of that total. Not a big deal, but the first widespread and potentially areas with slick travel will occur Wednesday a.m.
Modeled snowfall amounts below:
The cold temps will be a bigger factor Wednesday morning vs this morning. 1- it will be colder. Temps upper teens Wv high ground above 4000′, with winds gusting 25-35mph. 2500-4000′ Temps ranging from the 20-26 as you work down in elevation.
Afternoon temps holding at and below freezing above 3500′ -3700′. Above 4000-4200′ temps should hold 20s.
Skies begin clearing Wednesday PM. Winds begin slackening off WednesdayPM. How rapidly they slack off will determine how quick those valleys plummet Wednesday night. With modeled dewpoints looking like
That at least gives the chance those coldest valleys could potentially see some single digits. Teens and 20s elsewhere.
Then we see a moderating trend late week into early next week before the next cold shot pushes in.
For NWS office snowfall forecast click on the drop down menu option on the top left of the page and click “SNOWFALL INFO”.
REVIEW OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 ALONG WITH THE MONTHLY REVIEW
Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21
Oct 31(Tues)
Colder day, a cold start, and the day began with some areas coated in snow. Especially the Canaan area. Sun, clouds through the day.
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
not reporting and hasn’t for the month
Elkins Airport
- SITE COMPARISON
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
Monthly
Radar
Satellite
Flow
Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
Northcraft
Town Hill
Polish Mt
Martins Mt
Cumberland
Lavale to Frostburg
Savage Mt to Grantsville
33 East of Harman at the divide
OCTOBER 2023
Temps
AVG MEAN ANOMALY
AVG MAX ANOMALY
AVG MIN ANOMALY
Precip
OBSERVED
DEPARTURE
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