April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021

Apr 23(Fri)

Sunny morning, afternoon cloud cover, clearing late. Winds dying after dark

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21 “Sarvice and forsythia in bloom “
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21 “Red Spruce”
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/23/21 false hellebore
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/23/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/23/21
Throwback to this date 2012
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Foxtown Rd

Garrett College

by Garrett College morning
Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake area
Blakslee area
McHenry evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .01 7am

year to date total precip 16.10 7am

new snow .2 7am

snowfall season to date 120.4

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at: http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Cranesville

FIrst photos space x mission to space station launch at 5:49am was visible at 5:58am ,,seen from Cranesville

Other pic

The Yough at Sang Run

morning

April 22, 2021

April 22, 2021

Apr 22 (Thurs)

Cloudy, scattered snow showers, flurries. Coverage was pretty sparse. Some breaks of sun as well.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley 5:30am 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley 5:30am 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley 5:30am 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/22/21

Garrett College

morning

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .31 7am

year to date total precip 16.09

new snowfall 3.2

snowfall season to date 120.2

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at: http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/


A few more snowshowers overnight; cloudy, windy and very cold at daybreak; remaining cloudy, cold and breezy through the day with snow showers developing again during the afternoon, several briefly moderate in late afternoon but quickly melting

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, Kw99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtube.com/shorts/dGAhOtW-rZQ?feature=share

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Canaan Valley

Backbone Mt to Davis

Cranesville to Oakland to Redhouse

Snowshoe

April 11,2026

April 11, 2026 Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21 Apr 11(Sat) A.m fog,drizzle to sun Bittinger 2NW Valley precip .11 sf 0, sd 0, sf season 108.7

April 10, 2026

April 10,2026 Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21 Apr 10(Fri) sun with increasing clouds later. Overnight showers Bittinger 2NW Valley precip 0 sf 0, sd 0, sf season 108.7

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026 Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21 APR 9(Thurs) Sunny day, cold valley start Bittinger 2NW Valley precip 0 sf 0, sd 0, sf season 108.7

April 21, 2021

April 21, 2021

Apr 21(Wed)

Falling temps, snow showers, windy.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Dung Hill rd early morning
Dung Hill Rd early morning
Dung Hill Rd early morning
Bowman Hill early morning
Bowman Hill early morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley early 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
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Old Cherry Glade Church morning
near Bittinger 2nw morning
near Bittinger 2nw morning
near Bittinger 2nw 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
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
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
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon “Nollie Dog”
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
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Ramp Watch
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
Foxtown Rd evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett College

Atop Wisp evening 4/22/21
Atop Wisp evening 4/21/21
Atop Wisp evening
Atop Wisp evening
McHenry evening
Mchenry evening
Garrett College evening
Mosser Rd by Cherry Creek evening
Rock Lodge Rd evening
Rock Lodge Rd evening
Mosser Rd evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip T 7am

year to date total precip 15.77

snowfall- todays snow will be recorded tomorrow 7am

snowfall season to date 117.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Cloudy and mild overnight, temperatures holding in the 40s, then sharply falling at daybreak. A few light snow showers through the morning hours, turning frequent and sometimes heavy most of the afternoon, tapering off after nightfall. Becoming windy with temperatures slowly falling through the 20s all day. A very wintry day in late April

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′,,Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Centennial Park

https://youtube.com/shorts/DnwvD6hiEkw?feature=share

Snowshoe

PA

Grantsville area

early a.m
Miller Hill early a.m

April 20, 2021

April 21, 2021

Apr 20(Tues)

Sunny, mild , few storms east of mts

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 15.77

snowfall season to date 117.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/


Partly sunny and warmer, high 65F. Clouding over late in the day with a few sprinkles of rain.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

April 19, 2021

April 19, 2021

Apr 19(Mon)

Sunny skies through good part of the day, more clouds later

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 4/19/21
west of Bittinger morning 4/19/21
west of Bittinger morning 4/19/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/19/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/19/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/19/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/19/21
west of Bittinger morning 4/19/21 “Sandhill Crane”
west of Bittinger morning 4/19/21 “Sandhill Crane”
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/19/21

Garrett College

Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning 4/19/21
Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning 4/19/21
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 4/19/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 4/19/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 4/19/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 4/19/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 4/19/21

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip T 7am

Year to date total precip 15.77 7am

snowfall season to date 117.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at: http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Grantsville area

Cassleman River Bridge 4/19/21

http://www.route40.net/page.asp?n=6960

Cumberland area

Sideling Hill

April 18, 2021

April 18, 2021

Apr 18(Sun)

Lots of clouds, some sun, isolated pockets of precip. Some sleet pellets

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 4/18/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/18/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/18/21

Garrett College

Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning
Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park morning
Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park morning
Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park
Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park
Deep Creek State Park Fire Tower
Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park
McHenry evening
Mchenry evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 15.77

snowfall season to date 117.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/


Cloudy and cool with a few sprinkles of rain in the afternoon, mixed briefly with sleet at the start.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′,,KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/5I9JimYneL4?feature=share

April 17, 2021

April 17, 2021

Apr 17(Sat)

Cloudy, few peaks of sun late day. Stray isolated sprinkles.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 4/17/21
old Cherry Glade Church morning 4/17/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/17/21
Red Spruce transplanting

These are now about 3-4′ trees from Canaan Loop pipeline got as small seedlings 7 years ago. Bedded up. Moved today.

Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/17/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/17/21
near Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/17/21

Garrett College

Mchenry evening
McHenry evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

year to date total precip 15.77 7am

snowfall seaaon to date 117.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at: http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtube.com/shorts/eWBHbaVzB1U?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/LpEs0fggHVw?feature=share

Radar

Satellite

Flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/VnEGgopyCz4?feature=share

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/lLO95UcM2pc?feature=share

April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021

Apr 16(Fri)

Snowshowers overnight, early a.m. Minimal coverage. Some sticking occured mainly above 2800-2900′ in areas they occured and complete coverage above 3000′. Cloudy all day with gusty NW winds.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/16/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/16/21
This is when the trace occured, but melted off prior to daylight below 2800-2900′

Throwback on the date to 2014

Garrett College


Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .02 7am

Year to date total precip 15.77

new snowfall .1

smowfall seaaon to date 117.0

comments and data by Dave Lesher at: http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

A few very light snowshowers overnight, breezy and colder

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtube.com/shorts/HH15uFzqvfE?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/bEJGQcHhvpM?feature=share

Dewpoints

https://youtube.com/shorts/cHtyfme4E9o?feature=share

Radar

Satellite

2014 Snowcover

Flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/FaV83nQa9pk?feature=share

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/SjD1HdFqEP8?feature=share

Mt. Davis

I do think there was some old snow in the bottom with leaves over

Back off the Mt

Oakland

Cranesville

Snaggy Mt

morning

April 15, 2021

April 15, 2021

Apr 15(Thur)

Cloudy, light shower, ice pellets, graupel, to flakes, breezy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 4/15/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/15/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/15/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/15/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/15/21 Ramp Watch
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/15/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/15/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 4/15/21
Throwback Thursday to 2014 on the date
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Bittinger 2nw 4/15/14
Bittinger 2nw Valley 4/15/14
Bittinger 2nw Valley 4/15/14

Garrett College

Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip .45 7am

year to date total precip 15.75 7am

snowfall season to date 116.9

comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/


Cloudy with two brief light showers of snow pellets and snowflakes mid afternoon

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Cannan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtube.com/shorts/OsiixG3T8Kk?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/aGUhZAK3Kbs?feature=share

Radar

Satellite

Flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/gquoBhqT_j8?feature=share

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/ddf_maF2f3k?feature=share

Oakland

April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021

Apr 14(Wed)

Showers on and off, heavier in Wv

Bittinger 2nw Valley

near Bittinger 2nw morning 4/14/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/14/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 4/14/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/14/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 4/14/21

Garrett College

Cherry Creek along Mosser Rd morning 4/14/21
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 4/14/21
Deep Creek Lake smooth as glass just prior to the rain

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 0 7am

year to date to precip 15.30 7am

comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′,,Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtube.com/shorts/ha7okgTnXJQ?feature=share

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/n0b75mQddx8?feature=share