April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 30(Tues)

Clouds, sun to start, then increasing clouds and mid to late afternoon showers

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .05

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “ship that washed down Glade Run last high water time this month”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “lower aspen leaves, upper bare
West of Bittinger afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “Trillium with ramps”
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “Trillium “
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening “alder”

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Garrett College morning
Cherry Creek at Mosser Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake afternoon

Top of Wisp

Rooftop station in a windy location. Limited max temp impact it appears. Impacts on rain gauge, max wind speeds impacted by roof(enhanced) min temps impacted.

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Canaan Mt Bog

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

  • 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′

monthly comparison included

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Near Oakland

Accident

K9 training in the area all week

April 2024

TEMPS

MAX DEPARTURE BELOW

MIN DEPARTURE BELOW

OVERALL DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE

PRECIP

NATIONAL OBERSERVED

NATIONAL DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE

ZOOMED IN LOCALLY

OBSERVED

DEPARTURE

April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 29(Mon)

Lots of sun, warmest day of the year to date. Some storms, showers in parts up the eastern Alleghenies. Radar, satellite below will show those zones

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning, lower group of Aspen getting a few leaves before the upper group.
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
West of Bittinger morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon, “May-Apples just popping up

Garrett County Airport

Rock Lodge Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

The last spec of snow visible

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

see where storms popped
lightning, some storms produced hail

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill creek at Northcraft

Town Hill

Dogwood

Green Ridge

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

By Rocky Gap

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Oakland

Storm building SE
Back edge creating a partial rainbow

April 28, 2024

April 28, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 28(Sun)

Clearer start, with the excepting of valleys east. Lots of sun with some clouds in and out through the day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Webcams

East

April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline sincev6/24/21

Apr 27(Sat)

Cloudy, some rain, areas of fog, warm west , cool east.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .32

month rainfall 7.45

YTD precip 23.39

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Other Comparison

Piney Run and Frostburg mirroring each other well. Meanwhile as you’ll also see in the RTMA below, Morgantown in the low 80s.

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Webcams

April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 26(Fri)

Cloudy a.m, high ground fog for awhile and that all eroded away(including the clouds) in the p.m hours.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

West of Bittinger morning, still clear western horizon
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
West of Bittinger morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon -forsythia

Garrett County Airport

By Garrett College morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake afternoon

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop

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′, 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

morning cloud deck

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

Morning
To Cranesville

Grantsville to Savage Mt

Lavale to Cumberland

Near Rocky Gap

Town Hill

April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 25(Thurs)

Lots of clouds early in the a.m, then a mix of clouds and sun

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake evening

Top of Wisp

Evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 24(Wed)

Cloudy a.m, shower in spots, then clouds and some sun.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Rainfall .03

Dyacon Data Below

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
Near Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “Norway Spruce budding”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “white pine”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning Sarvice/Sarvis/Service
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning.
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon, forsythia still in bloom
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

-morning
Evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 23(Tues)

Clear frosty start, sun, clouds today, bit milder and clouds thickening late day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
West of Bittinger mid morning
West of Bittinger mid morning
West of Bittinger mid morning
West of Bittinger mid morning
West of Bittinger mid morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “Pear tree blooming”
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
West of Bittinger evening
West of Bittinger evening

The Glades

The Glades morning

Garrett County Airport

By Garrett College morning
Mosser Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
By Glendale morning
Near Deep Creek Lake morning
Meadow Mt fire tower morning
Deep Creek Lake late morning

Top of Wisp

Morning
Evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

House tore down

The Swamp~

April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 22(Mon)

A cold start to the day, that lead to a cool buy sunny late April Dat

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning ” small cherry making leaves”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “ash tree that succumb to the ash borer several years ago”
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning
Sand Flat Rd midday

Top of Wisp

Afternoon

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Town Hill

Green Ridge

Mt.Storm stack off in the far distance

Martin’s Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Oakland

April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Apr 21(Sun)

Cloudy day, cold wind, late day breaking of the clouds. Flakes in the high N.C Mts

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

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

  • 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

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

Kdca with some issues*

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

High NC Mts

Flakes flying