December 28, 2025

December 26, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 26(Fri)

Areas of light freezing rain in the wedge zones. Created poor travel. Areas of showers . Warmer air blasting in nightfall in areas. Colder air holding on in others.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .11

sf T, sd T, sf season 26.9″

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Mt.Davis

I-68 Corridor Morgantown-Savage Mt(Piney)-Frostburg

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Sideling To Grantsville

68 shut down west of Grantsville after freezing rain began

Bittinger

Meadow Mt -Frank Brenneman Rd

A Bit Of Ice In The Wedge Zones

12/26/25 8:20am

A classic overrunning setup pushing in to the area today. A cold, dry , high pressure well off to the north, is the low level dry, cold air source. Low pressure off to the west, the moisture and mild air source.

The combo of the cold dry high north, milder southerly moist flow ahead of the low pressure will allow for moisture to fall to the surface as rain and in the colder wedge zones, the surface will remain below freezing today and that will allow for some freezing rain to occur.

The Weather Service is out with Winter Weather Advisories and Ice Storm Warnings. Personal opinion is precip looks fairly limited during the period of temps below freezing in the cold wedge zones, and could limit ice accretion.

Let’s look at the Euro hourly precip types

Euro precip through 6pm. This is around the time temps over the high ground wedge zone will begin to rise near and above freezing. If indeed this is the case, ice accretion is not a major issue as far as power, trees etc. However, a trace of ice on a roadway is enough to cause major problems. So be mindful of that.

Let’s look at the temps off the 3km Nam from a variety of ways. The 3km Nam generally sucks at precip output, incoming cold air, but it excels at cold air damming, wedge events

You see that milder surge early tonight as the low passes nearby and as it passes by, a NW push of colder air back by Saturday morning. The cold air return Saturday morning the 3km Nam is likely too cold on that. I’d suspect 30-34° more common vs 20s.

Let’s zoom in to look at the gradient across Garrett County. This is also a large reason the county split is in play. Look at the Finzel area in NE Garrett, vs SW Garrett. Also notice areas east of the Allegheny Front. Theres no mechanism to rapidly scour out that cold laying near the surface there as we will have (wind) across the high ground.

Wind direction off the 3km Nam + Temps

Let’s look at wind off the Euro

midday SE

7pm southerly and notice east side of the Alleghenies. Calm. No mechanism to scour that cold air hanging in the deeper valleys. At this time extreme eastern Garrett still in play as well. Meadow Mt and west. Ice game over.

4am NW bit still no wind east side deeper protected valleys. Pockets of freezing still may occur there.

Through the day Saturday the chilly air (35-40) settles back in for the day, winds go light.

Rainfall amounts total for the event, which more occurs after the mild air gets in looks like .25 to .65 totals with isolated higher pops.

On Sunday, the Wedge zone is in play in a less cold fashion(35-40) but still may hold on through the day in areas it occurs today. While areas west, south in to the 50s all day Sunday. Those 50s sweep area wide Sunday night ahead of a stronger cold push Monday.

December 25, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 25(Thurs)

Showers and few areas of storms last night, fig, drizzle a.m. Skies breaking with drier colder air pm

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .22

sf 0, sd t, sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

• Site Comparison

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4H, Keysers Ridge, Mt.Davis

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Sideling to Grantsville

December 24, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 24 (Wed)

Drier, cooler air incoming, some sun, clouds

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip 0

sf 0, sd T, sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

void

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

The Yough at Sang Run

Cumberland

Sideling

December 23, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 23(Tues)

Cloudy, drizzly, breezy. Some initial sleet pellets around midnight. Maybe patching freezing rain predawn. I didnt witness it, temps were though at and below freezing in spots. Rapidly milded up.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .19

sf t, sd 1.0, sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top Of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

December 22, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 22(Mon)

clear early, building clouds pm

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip 0

sf 0, sd 1.5, sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

void

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Oakland

Sideling to Grantsville

December 21, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 21(Sun)

Breezy, lots of sun,few clouds .

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip 0

sf 0, sd 2.0, sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top Of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

void

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Elk Mt

December 20, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 20(Sat)

Snow ended last night, lots of sun today.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .01

sf .1, sd 2.0 , sf season 26.9

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Grantsville to Frostburg

Lavale to Town Hill

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December 19, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 19(Fri)

A.m shower, to lull, to Snow showers..very windy. A small graupley type snow that doesn’t melt quick, that allowed just small accumulations to add up on roadways. Poor travel afternoon/evening even with minimal snow

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .54

sf 1.0, sd 2.0, sf season 26.8

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

●■●■ Station Recorded a 67.5 mph gust

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

●■●■ Station recorded a 64.3mph gust

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dobbins High Bog Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Mt.Davis

Flight 93

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Grantsville to Frostburg

back

Lavale to Sideling n Back

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