December 16, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 16(Tues)

Lots of sun

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip 0

sf 0, sd 9.5, sf season 25.8

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

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 Sideling

December 15, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 15(Mon)

Few a.m flakes, more clouds than sun. But some sunnier periods.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip. 02

sf .2, sd 10.5, sf season 25.8

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

-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

219 to Oakland

December 14, 2025

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Dec 14(Sun)

Pockets of heavy snow after a consistent steady Snow overnight from the clipper. Much colder. Windy.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip . 72

sf 11.7 sd 13.5 sf season 25.6

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

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

Webcams

December 13, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 13(Sat)

Clouds, fog, fine snow, some rime. That lifted and clippers pushing in late day. (2-3pm)

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .07

sf .7, sd 3.5, sf season 14.2

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

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

Webcams

Snow Pushing In Today, Extreme Cold Following

December 13, 2025 7:03am

A chilly start to the weekend, but typical to what you would expect for early December with widespread 20s. Temps modifying through the night after some valleys early last night dropped in to the single digits and below 0. The High Elevation Bog on the Sods at Dobbins dipping below 0 briefly. Then as winds came in enough to disturb the radiational cooling and the cold air that developed at the surface, the rubber band snap back to the actual air mass temps in place.

Other valleys:

Cloud cover rolling in out ahead of the next weather maker thats set to come in later today. A quick moving potent clipper system thats has warranted Winter Storm Warnings across the area and in fact a large area through today in to tonight

Some overlapping Cold Weather Warnings in Pocahontas/Randolph as well. Those too will expand as well as we head in to tomorrow.

Snow pushing in today

Off the 6z Euro

Snowfall off the 6z Euro

NWS forecast

A general widespread 4-8″ Alleghenies and west, those amount tail off rapidly as you work east. A narrow Jet Streak may enhance totals further east towards the DC,Baltimore area.

The main period of snow is late today in to tonight. Sunday will be a day of day of residual snow falling, and any moisture in the air tomorrow will be coming down as pixie dust with the very cold air in place. Sunday temps in to the single digits. Winds gusty and this can create white out and “blizzard like” key word “like” conditions at times.

Sunday afternoon temps: some Wv tops at and below 0

Windchills: Widespread -5 to -15° windchills with -15 to -30° Wv tops.

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Lets jump back a few days:

forecast were for 4 to 7″ to occur with higher amounts Wv of 5 to 10″, 2-5″ eastern Garrett.

modeling at that time, that was posted.

snowfall wise overperformed in areas, under performed a bit in others. Below 3000′, initial onset was 1-2° too warm to get stickage occurring and limited blowing as snow picked up in to the night.

Some reports with that event:

Snowshoe 16″ with the event. Over performed.

Canaan Heights 9.5″ with the event.

Canaan Valley Coop 6.3″ with the event.

numerous 8″ amounts reported.

Bittinger 2NW Valley 4.2″ with the event

Grantsville 1.5″

5″+ amounts reported across the Laurel Highlands.

December 12, 2025

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Dec 12(Fri)

Clouds, flakes early,,light snow south. Skies breaking north through the day

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .02

sf .3, sd 4.0, sf season 13.5

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western 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 Sideling Hill

Webcams

December 11, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 11(Thurs)

Fluffy snow continuing today on and off.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip

sf 3.8, SD 4 sf season 13.2

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 Valleys, Low Valleys

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Oakland

Webcams

Event 1 Done, Event 2 and 3 Ahead

December 11, 2025 1:21pm

Event 1 of 3 finishing up this afternoon and focus goes to a weak Event 2 and a more potent Event 3.

Event 1

General amounts of 2-5″ north(Garrett ,Preston in to Pa) Elevations of 2500-2700′ and under struggled through yesterday afternoon in to the evening to accumulate snow due to very slightly milder temps than expected. Literally talking 1-2° and snow rates at 2500-2600′ weren’t quite heavy enough in most of the region to overcome the 34°+/- surface temps. In some instances west, it was heavy enough to do so at times. Areas below 2500′ fought liquid awhile through the afternoon. I had .2 moisture that was primarily all snow falling, but that couldn’t quite get to accumulating due to temps. This impacted totals by 2″+/-. The 4-7″ call in reality came in a bit high due to that, but some areas still managed to clip the low end of expectations.

As you went higher up, Elevation aided in just slightly colder in Wv above 3400-3500′. The 5-10″ call wasn’t bad here.

Moving Forward

●Friday am through Friday Pm

GFS

Euro

This event looks like it will dive further south. The GFS a bit further north vs the Euro.

1-3″ Snowshoe, coating to 2″ Canaan, inch or less Garrett. Not a big event of note. Storm track loves this route the last few weeks.

●The more potent event comes in Saturday PM through Sunday a.m

Gfs

Euro

This event likely will warrant some Winter Weather Advisories or Winter Storm Warnings.

A Widespread 4-8″ looks likely and that comes without fighting any marginal temperatures to hinder progress. Speaking of temps. It turns very cold Sunday night. Single digits with sone Wv tops squeaking below 0 with colder windchills. Windchills of -5 to -15 across most of the Alleghenies with -15 to -30 across the higher exposed Wv tops Sunday night.

A moderating trend midweek next week. How much, how do we will towards Christmas…well strong indications of milder weather, with some cold fighting back at times. Lots of mild air to the south, cold shunted north that can be driven back in with high pressures passing north. Exactly how things will play out has lots of question marks.

December 10, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 10(Wed)

Cloudy, windy morning. Then some snow, areas of light rain midday on. Some areas it snowed during the afternoon at 34-35° with no accumulation. Some areas mainly below 2500′ saw light rain. After nightfall and the passing of the cold front, accumulations began to lower in elevation.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .21

sf .1 , sd 2.0 7am, sf season 9.4

Bittinger 4H

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rock-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

Oakland

Cranesville

gaining a little Elevation over the Mt 32°

The Yough & Sang Run at 35°

Webcams

Upslope Event 1of 3 with Blizzard Conditions

December 10, 2025 7:31am

A BALMY morning relatively speaking if you are across the high ground and west. South winds blasting over the area along with some cloud cover.

Its colder in the panhandle of Florida this morning vs some of the high Alleghenies. Clear skies, calm winds there, that leads to a good night of radiational cooling east of the mountains and a bit further south. Let’s look locally at the east side vs west side of the Alleghenies. Cumberland 20s, Garrett County Airport near 40, Morgantown in the 40s. Thats calm, separating from the air mass aloft to the east. Meanwhile the disturbed air, associated with our incoming weather is in play over the high ground.

Cold east this morning, mild over and west of the Alleghenies

Now throw in some good snow-cover with those clear skies in the south east side of the Alleghenies and its even colder this morning. Teens vs mid 40s on the west side of the Alleghenies.

Not a unforseen or rare thing to watch that play out.

Courtesy of high pressure south and the low pressure of the clipper system coming across the southern. Great Lakes area.

Low pressure northwest-counter clockwise flow= southerly winds. In this case gusty southerly winds.

Its too warm to snow? Theres a pretty good lapse rate and more low level dry air in place. Meaning its colder as you go up, dry air has further room for evaporarational cooling. It can initially snow to the surface/graupel/snow pellets at 40°. Courtesy of dry air. That dry air is also a reason this morning at 40°, limited if any snow melt has occured. As the dry air moistens up at the surface and aloft, it helps lower the surface temps and as precip falls its also cooling the lower levels,,especially with any heavier rates. So initially the snow today above 2000-2500 will be a wet snow. 32-34° surface. Any lulls in action, temp may flux up a degree and with saturation the surface can even briefly melt back what has fallen.

K2G4 Garrett County Airport (2933′)vertical profile. Dry low levels this morning . Up a few thousand feet, temps below freezing.

as the low levels saturate they cool, as well as the surface gets down to near freezing as precip commences..

Above 3200-3500′ temps should come back down to and below freezing and no issues of tetering the freezing mark as it snows today. As we go evening in to the overnight and the winds shifting west, northwest colder air comes in. Snow ratios increases. A 10 to 1 today goes 20+ to 1 tonight. A lighter snow in terms of density and is mire readily blown about on strong winds gusting 40-50+mph. Thus conditions look doable of 1/4 or less visibility, 35+mph winds, with snowing and blowing occurring for 3 or more hours. We have had numerous like events in years past that have not been issued per the letter of criteria and now they are. So, to stress, its not the Blizzard of 93 coming. However poor conditions with whiteouts are expected.

Now let’s look at the 3 upslope event per the Euro

event 1 today and tonight in to Thursday

my thoughts for the current event remain unchanged. Lean low to mid range and a good performance can reach the top end

now off the Euro for event 1

Event 2 Friday-Friday night- more of a diver and weaker vs 1 and 3

Event 3 Saturday night-Sunday

3 systems by the time we get to Monday that may tally 10,12-20″ across the high ground. Being windblown, you will not have those amounts on the ground. Total snowfall accumulation for multi day and multi events is not the same as snow depth. Due to a variety of factors.

Frigid air late weekend, early next week looks to rapidly modify by midweek and lots of mixed signals as we head towards Christmas.