December 31, 2023

Outlooks:

Going all the way in to next year with this one.

A chilly start, a typical December 31st morning and temps will climb from these numbers

With a bit of a SW flow ahead of the next system dropping in as seen on the surface maps will allow to to creep upward this afternoon

By mid afternoon temps low ranging in to the 30s for many areas across the high ground.

Snow activity pushes in, in the pm hours. A initial brief round of snow may come in this afternoon with temps above freezing and that will knock temps back to near freezing but likely holding just above freezing below 2800-3000′ and holding steady through the midnight hour. So the early portion looks like a wet snow. As we go pre-dawn Monday, temps will then backslide in to the 20s and hold steady in the 20s and even upper teens above 4500′ through the first day of 2024.

Snow activity continues Monday in to early Tuesday.a.m A look at the 6z GFS and I let the run play out as there is more potential down the line beyond the next 2 days.

This most recent snowfall had total tallies mainly ranging in the 1-3″ range with a few localized areas of 3″+.

Multi day snowfall amounts from previous system. Again snowfall amounts, especially multi day are often higher than actual on the ground depth. Dye to settling, meltback etc Amounts were:

Canaan Heights 3.1″, Snowshoe 3.0″ and only reporting a trace since yesterday am at 7. Bittinger 2nw Valley 1.5″ , Bayard 1.3″

This upcoming event should be similar with more pops of 3″+ vs this prior event. More favored upslope areas of 2-4″ through 7am Tuesday. 1-3″ for most. This afternoon through 7am Tuesday.

The NWS snowfall maps are as followed:

Sterling

Pittsburgh

Charleston

State College

After this event passes, eyes will go to Thursday and then next weekend bears watching. Potentially a more active wintry period ahead. As always, subject to change

Review of December 31, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 31(Sun)

Cloudy, a bit of am light snow and increase in snow activity through the afternoon with heavier pockets

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Dyacon data below-

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

SITE COMPARISON

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′