October 21, 2024

October 21, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 21(Mon)

Clear, cold valley start, mild ridgetops. A warm pleasant fall day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “chubs”
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 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 morning

Garrett County Airport

State Park Rd morning
State Park Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake midday
219/Glendale midday
Thayerville afternoon

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop bp

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Temp data remains down

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 Garrett County Airport

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

Northcraft

To Town Hill

Green Ridge

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt to Rocky Gap

Cumberland to Lavale to Clarysville

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Oakland

Cranesville

Sang Run

  • Continued poor min temp forecasting

min forecasted of 41

  • Reality 8-14° off, I had 33, 27 the Glades and many valleys in the 30-35 range. The ridgetops 13° warmer
  • Elkins forecast
  • Reality
  • Davis Forecast low 41
  • Reality around 30°. 11° under forecast.

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