October 23, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 23(Wed)

Colder a.m Valleys, mild day. Some clouds late. A little breezy.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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 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

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Oakland

Accident

Near The Mason Dixon Line

Forecast vs Reality

• Reality

• DAVIS Forecast min was 49
• reality

• Canaan Valley Forecast

• Reality

• Elkins Forecast

• Reality

other temps around

The last 5+ days forecast mins have been well off of reality. No correction. The same setup. The same repeated forecast with the same results. Modeling parameters not using the 2m modeled temps does (DP, Wind,Sky Cover, 850 temps) shows the setup well.

Fall Foliage

• Maps are as accurate as a winter forecast 6 months out

these areas indicated by peak are no where even remotely close to still being peak and some of that peak area is heavy maple zones that have been past peak for 3-4 weeks!