January 22, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 22(Wed)

Clear cold start. High valleys didn’t decouple until 4-5am, still managed to hit in excess of -20, but had the potential for much more. Sunny cold day, with some a.m pixie dust falling under blue skies

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .01

SF .3

SD 19.0 7am

SF season to date 85.4″

Dyacon Data Below

The Glades

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valleys

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

–

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

January 21, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 21(Tues)

Some high clouds, sun, breezy overnight across the high ground, valleys didn’t decouple. Lower deeper valleys west did. -20 + occuring in lower valleys. A -26 @ Montrose station south of Kalamazoo WV

Bittinger 2NW Valley

SF T

SD 19.0

SF season to date 85.1″

Dyacon Data Below

• COMPARISON PICS TO LAST YEAR(Bittinger 2NW Valley) 2024 top, 2025 bottom

The Glades

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valleys

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Grantsville

To Bittinger

Oakland

Sand Flat

Blue Knob

Deep South, Gulf Coast Snow

cams from Louisiana to Mississippi, Alabama, Florida

January 20, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 20(Mon)

Turning even colder, some fine light pixie dust snow remains after a night of nice upslope fluff. Sun shining part of this very cold day as well.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip .86 (Multi day Sat-Mon)

SF 6.9″ (14.5 event total)

SF season to date 85.1″

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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 Grantsville

Webcams

January 19, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 19(Sun)

Snow developing in the morning. Consistent with a heavy band in the afternoon. 3″ in a hour.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip

SF 7.6″

SD 16.5″ 17:00

SF season to date 78.2″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

• Webcam afternoon

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, 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

Sideling Hill Creek

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martins Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

• Amish Rd

Webcams

Blue Knob

January 18, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 18(Sat)

Cloudy. Colder valleys a.m. Am snow, then light rain/wet snow in areas today.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip

SF .3

SD 11.5 7am

SF season to date 70.6

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valleys

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Webcams

January 17, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 17(Fri)

Cloudy a.m, some rimed high elevation, few a.m flakes. Late day sun

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .19

SF 1.6

SD 12.5 7am

sf season to date 70.3

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

light am precip flying under radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

Grantsville to Savage Mt

Frostburg

Cumberland

Martins Mt

Town Hill

Berkley Springs to Hancock

Blue Knob

January 16, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 16(Thurs)

Light snow developing in the a.m. Increasing some in the pm with rimed up granular snow pellets, flakes, freezing mist a brief period.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip +

SF 1.8″

SD 12.0 17:00

snowfall season to date 68.7″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Garrett County Airport, Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

The Yough at Sang Run

Oakland area

Swallow Falls area

January 15, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 15(Wed)

Mostly cloudy north of Tucker, some light snow as well. Areas of heavy streamers last night.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .13

SF 3.6(.4 today 3.2 last night)

SD 13.0 7:00

snowfall season to date 66.9

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Bittinger 4H vs Garrett County Airport vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

flying under radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow