January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 17(Tues)

Patchy Valley freezing rain overnight, rain elsewhere. Showers today, cloudy, fog at times..

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
West of Bittinger midday
west of Bittinger midday
Foxtown Rd midday
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades midday

Garrett County Airport

Cherry Creek Cove midday
Deep Creek Lake midday
Deep Creek Lake midday

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill Creek-Northcraft

pockets of ice here. Bridge was glazed

Town Hill

15 Mile Creek area

there was pockets of a.m ice here

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

Cumberland

Lavale

Grantsville to Amish Rd

Cranesville

33 east of Harman at the Divide

January 16, 2023

January 16, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 16(Mon)

Clear cold Valley start. Dry air mass, calm day, increasing clouds later

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop
midnight to midnight data dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at;

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Snowshoe

33 east of Harman at the Divide

East of the Alleghenies

at Canal at Hancock with Little Pool

Incredible Snowfall in the California Mountains to open January. Check out this time-lapse from Yosemite

January 15, 2023

January 15, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 15(Sun)

Cloudy a.m in upslope zones, sunny east..then wide spread sunny skies afternoon. Breezy , cold

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon

pics from Bowman Hill

  • Location of last pic

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

pic by Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Cumberland

To Grantsville

Salt Rd truckers
Casselman Valley

Savage Mt

By Frostburg

Sideling Hill

33 east of Harman at the divide

North Fork Mt

Snowshoe

7SPRINGS

down to Burkes Garden

January 14, 2023

January 14, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 14(Sun)

Cloudy, fine snow, windy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Foxtown Rd morning
Foxtown Rd morning
Foxtown Rd morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley late morning

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data MMTS COOP
midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Amish Rd to Grantsville

Towards Frostburg

To Lavale and Cumberland

Snowshoe

Centennial Park

Southern Apps

Newfound Gap
Burkes Garden
Beech Mt

January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 13(Fri)

Cloudy, breezy, varying light snow

Bittinger 2nw Valley

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
Foxtown Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Rock Lodge Rd airport
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

pic by Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Oakland

To Cranesville

The Yough at Sang Run

January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 12(Thurs)

Cloudy, dim sun early, last night there was a touch of snow pellets early, a light period of freezing rain, rain…all minor. Today had afternoon thunder, fog, rain

Bittinger 2nw Valley

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
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop
midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

pic by Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Amish Rd to Grantsville

evening

Frostburg

Lavale

Sideling Hill Creek -Northcraft

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Cumberland

Savage Mt

Long Stretch

January 11, 2023

January 11, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 11(Wed)

Cloudy, with some dim sun. Some later day flakes, ice pellets, rain drops…not of much consequence precip wise

Bittinger 2nw Valley

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
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
west of Bittinger morning
west of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger 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
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Cherry Creek Cove Deep Creek
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at;

http://canaanmtnsnow.com/#

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

afternoon

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Near Oakland

To Cranesville

January 10, 2023

January 10, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 10(Tues)

Cloudy, few short breaks of sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Foxtown Rd 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 evening
up from Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning “Cherry Creek Cove)
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop
midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height Height and Flow

January 9, 2023

January 9, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 9(Mon)

Overnight areas of a touch of rain, freezing rain to snow and ending..minor event

Bittinger 2nw Valley

towards Bowman Hill 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
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
up from Bittinger 2nw Valley
Foxtown Rd morning
by Glade Church morning
Rock Lodge Rd by The Glades morning
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon (freezing rain last night)
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning “cherry Creek cove”
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data Mmts coop
midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

pic by Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

cam plastered over

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Town Hill

Polish Mt.

Cumberland

to Grantsville and Amish Rd

Oakland area

to Cranesville

The Yough at Sang Run

Snowshoe

January 8, 2022

January 8, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 8(Sun)

Mostly cloudy after a.m sun, clouds

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop
midnight to midnight data Dyacon

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at;

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow