–Near Bittinger 2nw morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning West of Bittinger morning Foxtown Rd morning Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon “Fridge Spot”–Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Near old Cherry Glade Church eveningRock Lodge Rd near The Glades eveningRock Lodge Rd near The Glades evening
Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
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Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
Dreary, wet, foggy, just a miserable day weather wise
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Dyacon data below-
Experimental “Fridge Spot” recorded in CRS below
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 Up from Bittinger 2nw Valley morning West of Bittinger morningRock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning West of Bittinger afternoon West of Bittinger afternoon Near Bittinger 2nw afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Foxtown Rd evening Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades evening
Garrett County Airport
Deep Creek Lake morning Near Deep Creek morning
Top of Wisp
Rooftop station
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
7am to 7am data mmts BP
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
(CWOP G1472 at 4500′)
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
Up from Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Up from 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 afternoon
Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
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Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
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 “Fridge Spot”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
Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
Oh, say can you see? Below are some locations that you can see in the distance next time you are in these spots on a clear day that maybe you didn’t know about. Or maybe you did.
Did you know:
You can see Sideling Hill from Savage Mt in Garrett County?
Beyond Sideling is the Bear Pond Mts north of Clear Springs in to Southern PA. Coming down Rt 40 near the Allegany County line, on a semi clear or better day the cut is fairly easy to pick out with the naked eye.
How is it so easy to see?
You are north of the high part of Dan’s Mt, and high enough to see over I believe that would be Haystack, Martin’s Mt, Polish Mt and Town Hill and catch the top of Sideling at the cut.
How about Canaan Ski area and Porte Crayon from Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park?
This is often met with. No, you must be looking at Wisp. Or no, you must be on Backbone Mt. With Cabin Mt at Weiss Knob 4450′, just left of the slopes and Porte Crayon just a few hundred feet shy of 5k feet. They rise up high enough to see pretty well anything over 3700’+/-. Backbone and Canaan Mt/Brown Mt do not obscure anything above that from the 3000′ view at Meadow Mt at Deep Creek State Park.
As the vertical profile shows
You can see the first jut up being Backbone above 3000′, then the bowl of Canaan Valley after the 2nd rise, remaining above 3000′, Cabin Mt going over 4000′ and lastly Porte Crayon.
This isn’t the only location you get that view. Head further north in to PA at Mt.Davis and the same will apply.
Without snow on the slopes, the ski area does not stand out as well, but Porte Crayon is still very easy to make out. At over 3200′ and a distance of over 60 miles, non hazy, and fairly clear conditions aid this long view You can see Meadow Mt, Backbone, Canaan/Brown Mt, Canaan Valley, Red Creek and lastly Porte Crayon
Mt.Storm is also visible from Mt.Davis
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The Mt.Storm power plant, which is a very recognizable location from many locations and distances away with the high stack at the power plant so it’s often a good reference point . The stack can be seen from Martin’s Mt by Rocky Gap with the initial view of the Allegheny Front being in the foreground in front of it
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even further away on a clear day it can be seen from Green Ridge with a elevation of around 1200′
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Lots of weather variations occur within these relatively short distances. However, nothing very exciting for the upcoming period from now through Christmas. Some rain pushing in the day after Christmas and later next week things should again go from wet to white. Right now the GFS is putting out a decent upslope event, but being 5-7 days out, much can change.
Review of December 23, 2023
Review of December 23, 2023
Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21
Dec 23(Sat)
Cloudy, few areas of brief showers
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning
Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
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Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
7am to 7am data mmts BP
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
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Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
Site Comparison
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
Foxtown Rd 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 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 afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon South end of Amish Rd afternoon
The Glades
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Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
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Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Whitegrass cam-Cabin mt
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Bittinger 2nw Valley vs Garrett County Airport
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
void
Satellite
Flow
Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
Lots of clouds after a clear night. More in the way of sun as you went south
Bittinger 2nw Valley
dyacon data below
Dung Hill Rd morning Dung Hill Rd 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 morning West of Bittinger morning Foxtown Rd morningBittinger 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 “Fridge Spot”Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley evening experimental spotBittinger 2nw Valley evening Bittinger 2nw Valley evening
The Glades
Garrett County Airport
Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek area afternoon Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Top of Wisp
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Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Whitegrass cam Cabin Mt(not Bald Knob exactly)
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
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Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
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Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Bittinger 2nw Valley vs Garrett County Airport
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
void
Satellite
Flow
Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning Foxtown Rd morning Foxtown Rd morning Foxtown Rd morning West of Bittinger morning West of Bittinger morning West of Bittinger morning Near Bittinger 2nw morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spotBittinger 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 morning Old Cherry Glade Church morning Old Cherry Glade Church morning Towards Bowman Hill morning South end Amish Rd morning
Garrett County Airport
By Garrett College morning
Top of Wisp
Wisp morning –
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Whitegrass Cam- not on Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
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Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Bittinger 2nw Valley vs Garrett County Airport
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
void
Satellite
Flow
Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
As the system departs, we are left this morning with lingering light upslope snow.
This will drop additional light accumulations in areas as it breaks apart towards midday.
The early morning snowfall roundup map for snow that has fell in the past 24 hours looks like
Some localized amounts will exceed or be under what is viewed. As the case with every system of winners and losers and especially so with this and what was initially a squally setup, that will provide winners and losers on snowfall amounts of either high or low. If you were under a squall or repeated squalls last evening, you ended up a few inches higher than areas miles away that missed out. Those squalls and streamers can beat the west is best upslope setup as well for localized eastern locals. But in the overall scheme, west is best and was best with the setup.
Canaan Heights 10″, Canaan Valley Coop 9.5″, 7Springs 6″, Wisp 4″, some 5, 6″ reports towards Grantsville. 4.5″ Bittinger, Snowshoe reports 6″, but that appears low based on pictures. Areas north of Terra Alta reporting 6″. In the overall general picture numbers came in pretty much as modeling had, with some exceptions in localized areas on the east side.
currently here before 11am we have temps mid teens Wv high ground to lower 20s elsewhere
Resorts all looking good
Snowshoe below
Canaan below
Timberline below
Wisp below
7Springs Below
Whitegrass below
Upcoming tranquil and slightly milder temps will not be a big impact to area resorts. For the most temps will run 35-44 across the area through the weekend. The key is, it’s accompanied by low dewpoints and light winds through Friday (huge factor vs the same temps with higher dewpoints and wind) and the shortest days and lowest sun angle of the year. Modeling often will model a touch too warm with snow cover and a low sun angle and short period of diurnal warmth than reality will have it.. Winter activities should run well this week despite the quiet and slightly milder, but comfortable conditions. Not harsh, no big meltdown, no big precip events. A outside chance of a shower or high elevation flake Saturday and weekend dewpoints creep up making things a touch stickier.
Next week potential for wet to white, but it will not surprise me to see things trend cooler next week. We are not battling a big SE ridge like in recent years
Review of December 19, 2023
Review of December 19, 2023
Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21
Dec 19(Tues)
On and off light snow today after areas of squalls and moderate upslope overnight with blowing and drifting
Bittinger 2nw Valley
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Dyacon Data below
Foxtown Rd morning West of Bittinger morning West of Bittinger morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Up from Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Foxtown Rd morning Foxtown Rd morning Foxtown Rd 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 “Fridge Spot”Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley evening West of Bittinger eveningWest of Bittinger evening
Garrett County Airport
Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake morning Deep Creek Lake afternoon Glendale/219 afternoon Mosser Rd evening
Top of Wisp
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Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
7am to 7am data mmts BP
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
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Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
7am temps and falling and will be below these tallies as you read this
Radar
that wrap around already starting to show up. Now as we go through the event, not all of the upslope will be picked up by radar. As the radar beam gets to parts of the Alleghenies, it will overshoot the precip level.
Modeled maps
below is the 07z model blend map
6z GFS below
below is the 6z ECMWF
Poor travel overnight and Tuesday morning, with strong gusty winds, areas of steady snow and blowing snow also accompanied by squalls and streamers..Areas under any repeated squalls or lengthy streamers will obviously end up running with the higher tallies for the event. With every event, there are areas that stray from forecasted tallies one way or the other
Review of December 18, 2023
Review of December 18, 2023
Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21
Dec 18(Mon)
Cloudy, a.m rain to flakes, touch of freezing drizzle and areas of snow showers, squalls. Not widespread
Bittinger 2nw Valley
Dyacon below-
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Experimental “Fridge Spot” Below
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning, trace of snow left. Non drifted Bittinger 2nw Valley morning Bittinger 2nw Valley morning West of Bittinger morning Foxtown Rd morning Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning West of Bittinger afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley Afternoon Bittinger 2nw Valley evening.West of Bittinger evening
Garrett County Airport
Deep Creek area morning By Garrett College eveningMchenry evening Mchenry eveningMchenry eveningMchenry evening
Top of Wisp
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
7am to 7am data mmts BP
Climate Reference Network Canaan
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
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Canaan Valley Refuge
Mt.Davis
cam iced over
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, 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′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
Allegheny Mountains Weather 