What do you see? One local channel was predicting some heavy snow Wednesday. I keep checking Novak, but it's a holiday, so nothing, yet. My 'silly' time and date is putting out monster totals, but many have said not to take too much stock in that site. What do you see, bigdaddy?
The 18Z GFS shows 18” in and around the metro. Take it with a grain of salt at this point but the trends are pointing at a significant snow event at this range. There will be ample gulf moisture to work with this one....I can see this storm exceeding the snow totals from two days ago but track will be key to see where the heaviest will go. We will see snow no doubt question is how much.
I'm not saying we won't get snow. At this time, Novak is saying a quick hit of heavy snow will pretty much be it. I hope we get a ton of snow! Things will probably change between now and Tuesday. Keep the faith, snowlovers!
NWS forecast discussion this afternoon is also saying the Tuesday/Wednesday storm is looking like it will go farther south. https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MPX&issuedby=MPX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1
Just a note here to say that it's possible the site will out-of-action at the end of the year. One of the frequenters of this site kept the domain registration going; I'll have to see if that's possible. Otherwise... well it could mean we have to go to Facebook. So, just a heads up.
Thanks Bill, and pass that along to anyone else that has kept this site alive, I know I don't post as much today as I used to, but I really do appreciate the site.
Snowing steadily in Maple Grove/Plymouth area. No wind. Very pretty snowfall! Already have picked up about 1.25 inches. Snow just increased in intensity a few minutes ago.
Today was a nice snow globe day, slightly over 2”. Now onto Tuesday/Wednesday system which looks like a solid 3-6” for most of us. So a very snowy last week of December for sure after 6 weeks of nothing! First full week of January looks active as well....be safe out there folks!
I'm really worried about DRY air limiting snow totals across portions of southern MN/WI. Strong 500mb jet streak surges into so. MN tomorrow evening. Perfect recipe to screw things up for some.
It's interesting that Novak just posted that comment about the dry slot. Based on what I am reading, it appears the metro and points north might be lucky to get 2 inches from tomorrow's system, which is the amount the northern metro got yesterday from the weak clipper. What a difference 2-3 days makes when it comes to weather models and forecasts. I take those models with a grain of salt anymore, especially if they are more than 36 hours before the onset of the event. As "ben" posted last night, tomorrow's storm disappeared as fast as the Vikings' playoff hopes. Now the NWS is predicting temps well into the 30's and dry weather pattern by next Monday. Deja vu all over again?!
Coming down pretty well in south Minneapolis. I imagine we will easily hit 2” if we haven’t yet. If this keeps up a few more hours I could see 3” total to shovel
Novak just posted a link that goes to 'Bring Me The News'... it is a very long link. I can try posting here and then see if it works. https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/dec-29-novak-weather-snow-pushes-through-tuesday-evening?fbclid=IwAR2muSBCxK93Yk8iWKy-G_Y-tLoDKLz4b2sjCx80FYTSkS2YTe01VUutSxs
Watching Dave Dahl do his last forecasts tonight after 43.5 years at KSTP. Happy Retirement, Dave. Thanks for all your forecasts. I like his candor at only predicting a few inches for the great Halloween Blizzard at first, and it kept on snowing.
Cool link. Thanks for sharing. What memories. I had an extra snowbound child with me for three days.... long story ..... again, great link. Happy New Year to you and everyone on the blog.
Models have the first two weeks of January looking like the first three weeks of December, warm/dry (in other words "Wimpy")! Here's hoping things change. So far, La Nina has been a big flop for Minnesota this winter.
I'm driving to Upstate NY next week and then back home the week after that (moving my kid to college!). While I normally love the snow and even a few days here and there of polar vortex, I could do without while I'm on the road.
Safe travels to you. I used to have a neighbor from upstate NY, and he'd always say the snows here were 'nothing' compared to there..... so once again, safe travels to you as you help move your kid to college.
Difficult to comment on here when the maps/models are sooooo boring. But I did love the weather from the December 23 storm through the couple other snow events. Loved it!!
There's NOTHING out there for snowlovers. Boring is a understatement, not a clipper not even a flurry. The pattern is horrible, southern US has all the action. Do not be surprised if January ends up with 1-3" for the ENTIRE month and thats being optimistic.
Since there's no snow to talk about, let's discuss something every bit as stunning -- hoar frost! Novak mentioned a possibility of hoar frost this week but I don't know what days this is possible. There was nothing in SW Minneapolis when I woke up this morning (8am). Anyone?
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Snow Drought's comment regarding January. The more I read and look ahead, the more dismal January appears for snow/winter lovers here in the Upper Midwest. I hope things change soon. Time will tell, but it's not looking promising....
The GFS is still trying to pull in some crazy cold air next weekend. No precipitation, but the blizzard we had before Christmas looked similar 10 days out in the models. Then the Low deepened as it got closer and pulled in more and more Gulf moisture in the days leading up to the storm.
This is me hoping for a similar change in this pattern...going out with a bang!
One more glimmer of winter hope (and I can’t stress the word GLIMMER enough)...the CPC updated their 8-14 outlook (for Jan 13-19) and bumped MN into the Above Average precipitation category.
MN also shifted slightly from the high above normal temperature outlook to the normal/slightly above category.
All in all a shift in the cooler and wetter direction. That’s a thing!
Wishful thinking is free! Good luck. But @JAW the pattern is still horrible, nothing even resembling an 1" for the MSP area and thats looking out to late January. Cold, sure...below zero? probably! but thats expecting in January.
When Novak speak, this person listens! He is talking about the structure being in place to support SNOW later this week. Here we go - something/anything!! Bring it!
Excited to see that there’s enough confidence for snow this week to get Novak going! The system looks warm-ish now, but hopefully it strengthens, digs its heals in, and pulls in some colder air to make it an all-snow event.
“ The chance for seeing hazardous winter weather late Thursday into Friday is increasing, with several inches snow and strong northwest winds possible, with the greatest potential for significant winter impacts in Minnesota.”
It looks like Novak was on to something again. He by far was the first to call the Christmas blizzard. He and the Euro have been calling for significant accumulating snow later this week, while others have been downplaying it (e.g. last night Ian Leonard said we might have "scattered flurries" on Thursday, and Chris Shaefer said "it won't be much", that maybe we will get perhaps 1-3 inches.
NWS forecast discussion this afternoon:
The main focus of the long term will be the continuation of the system that begins moving into the area Wednesday night. Most of the precipitation looks to be post-frontal given where front relative flow is leading to lift, and the moisture columns looks to saturate quickly and nearly at the same time throughout its depth. This means there could be some window of mixed precipitation (rain or freezing rain depending on near surface temperatures), but that window should be short with things changing over to snow as the entire column cools behind the front. Snowfall rates with the frontal forcing could get above a half inch per hour, but the snow shouldn`t last more than a few hours, so at this point it looks like just an inch or two would be possible Thursday morning. Guidance continues to exhibit substantial spread on forecast details Thursday through Friday, but there is general consensus on a surface low intensifying some as it moves across Minnesota Thursday, before it slowly occludes and fills Friday into Friday night. It will be very slow to move out of the area, so after a general lull in precipitation post cold front, we will see a prolonged period of light snow from late Thursday into Friday night. The ECMWF continues to be the most bullish in terms of total precipitation, but there is general consensus on amounts from a quarter to a half inch during this second phase of the event, so a drawn out accumulation of 4+" looks to be a safe bet across much of the area. The main question is whether we`ll see a band of moderate snow Friday as a broad TROWAL feature reaches in from the northeast (and we see somewhat rare warm advection from the north). If a moderate band is able to develop along the periphery of the TROWAL then some locations could see upwards of 8", but at this point there is too much uncertainty to have any confidence on if and where that will occur. There is much more confidence on a long duration of breezy conditions from Thursday through Friday. An initial burst of higher northwest winds with gusts above 35 mph will occur behind the front Thursday, then another window of higher winds with gusts above 40 mph seems likely on Friday as we get into the tighter pressure gradient. However, the combination of a weakening low (which will counteract any isallobric contribution) and warm advection (which works against mixing) should keep the winds somewhat in check.
This snow storm looks quite tricky to forecast and I bet we will see quite a spread in predictions - not only in amounts, but also in timing and duration. Mets are probably wetting their pants not knowing how to predict this thing. I am wetting mine just thinking about how exciting it will be to watch it unfold.
Well, I'm watching the latest news predictions right now and have to drive a little kid through it for something we have planned Thursday, so hoping the bulk of it comes later that day. This 'thaw' seems way too early, and now I'm seeing snow totals spread all the way across Friday with ranges from 3-8 inches across the immediate metro. I've been keeping my eyes on Novak's FB page, too. Keep dancing, PWL. It's coming. I just don't have the scientific background to add anything more. Dance, dance, dance.
KARE 11: track 'too early to tell' but plowable through Friday. Couldn't get the totals as the t.v. signal kept going out!! Guess Old Man Winter doesn't want me to know, ha ha ha. Novak hasn't put out numbers, yet, on his map.
Fox 9: rain/snow and heavy gusty winds with 'a few inches' of snow! This forecast seems to bank on more rain?? What a contrast in forecasts. Dance, PWL.
I loved it that the hard core weather enthusiasts have stayed on this BLOG.
A couple of comments: - Nobody should be surprised if we receive significant snow over MN/WI later this week. For several days now, Guidance has been showing a deepening trough with crashing heights over the Plains/Midwest. - One of the biggest problems in the weather forecasting industry is that many outlets simply look at model QPF when forecasting. That is a HUGE mistake. QPF is highly unreliable when looking 48+ hours in advance. - I usually start predicting snow totals once most of the storm's energy has come ashore the west coast. In this case, that is happening this morning.
As far as this storm is concerned, the mid and upper level dynamics are more than impressive. So, the potential to over-achieve is high = some surprises for many of us.
Thanks for visiting and offering your expertise, Mr. Novak. I'm going to be out in it tomorrow morning through early afternoon, so I hope it doesn't bury me, but I welcome the snow. I keep watching for your predictions regarding snow totals on your FB site. Thanks again and may this blog live on for a long time to come.
To say I’m shocked there are no weather headlines(watches/warnings/advisories) out from the NWS is an understatement for two reasons....one we are inside of 24 hours of the start of precipitation as well as there are watches in southwest MN and northwest WI as well as the going forecast for Minneapolis is 5-10”, so just strange in the delay. I understand there could be uncertainty and models flip flop but a watch is just that, a heads up of the potential incoming weather and if warranted you upgrade to a warning or downgrade to a advisory. We’ll see what happens but it seems that the NWS is pussyfooting around while Novak is all in, and not just today but the first to spread the word starting on Sunday. Nonetheless with all this said this looks like a tricky forecast with temps borderline throughout the event, with the storm developing virtually overhead or just to our east and then retrograding west and with the long duration of the snowfall I can definitely see surprises like Novak mentions, it all depends on who are the lucky ones under the higher intensity snow rates. Time will tell but at least we have active weather to track!
Big Daddy...thank you for that model comparison. It’s good to hear what all the weather outlets are saying, but I find the model comparisons MUCH more interesting!
And it’s great as always to hear from Novak in this blog! He has plenty of outlets to share his thoughts, but it’s cool he’s still sharing here as well.
Now, time to kick back and enjoy this storm unfolding!
Oh dear! I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon for upstate NY (dropping my oldest off at college for the first time!). I hope I can get out of town before things get messy. Due to a doctor appointment for college student before hand and quarantine requirements in NY state before move in, we have no wiggle room on leaving earlier or later. This system is more or less going to be following us the entire way but doesn't appear to change over to snow out east until Saturday.
Let's just be clear - Novak rocks! His insight and foresight are spot on. I had wondered if he forgot about little ol us on this blog, but he hasn't! Great to hear from him and read his comments. Thanks, Novak!
Paul Douglas has chimed in with a conservative 2-4”, citing the 06Z EURO and the 06z NAM. My hunch is he will increase as the day wears on.
In my opinion to me this looks like a higher snowfall with wide range snowfall forecast....like a 5-10” or 6-12”...why? because you can see these ranges in a relatively small distance like let’s say 25-50 miles. This looks like a fun one where we will have snowfall over two days, let’s enjoy and hope for surprises.
Thanks for your post. I’ve been thinking about writing a very comparable post over the last couple of weeks, I’ll probably keep it short and sweet and link to this instead if thats cool. Thanks. christmas trivia questions and answers
Damn 18z GFS! I see you.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you see? One local channel was predicting some heavy snow Wednesday. I keep checking Novak, but it's a holiday, so nothing, yet. My 'silly' time and date is putting out monster totals, but many have said not to take too much stock in that site. What do you see, bigdaddy?
DeleteThe 18Z GFS shows 18” in and around the metro. Take it with a grain of salt at this point but the trends are pointing at a significant snow event at this range. There will be ample gulf moisture to work with this one....I can see this storm exceeding the snow totals from two days ago but track will be key to see where the heaviest will go. We will see snow no doubt question is how much.
DeleteWow. Thanks.
DeleteLet’s not sleep on tomorrow(Sunday)....quick-hitting 1-3 incher clipper on the way. Doesn’t have the “big” numbers but snow is snow!!
ReplyDeleteLove all this and thank you for commenting, big daddy!
ReplyDeleteYou welcome....from one snow fan to another snow fan!
DeleteIt is now looking like the Tuesday/Wednesday storm is going to be more of an Iowa storm?
ReplyDeleteNot sure how you’ve come to the conclusion. Latest 12 runs show Iowa, southern Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
DeleteNovak made the comment this afternoon on his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NovakWeather/
DeleteI'm not saying we won't get snow. At this time, Novak is saying a quick hit of heavy snow will pretty much be it. I hope we get a ton of snow! Things will probably change between now and Tuesday. Keep the faith, snowlovers!
ReplyDeleteNWS forecast discussion this afternoon is also saying the Tuesday/Wednesday storm is looking like it will go farther south. https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MPX&issuedby=MPX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1
ReplyDeleteJust a note here to say that it's possible the site will out-of-action at the end of the year. One of the frequenters of this site kept the domain registration going; I'll have to see if that's possible. Otherwise... well it could mean we have to go to Facebook. So, just a heads up.
ReplyDeleteSorry don’t do Facebook, so c’est la vie....this has been a fun forum throughout the years. Love winter and snow talk.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see what happens, Bigdaddy!
DeleteCan't you just use the free blog provided url
Deletewhateveryournameisssetupas.blogspot.com ?
We're set now to go through 2021. (As is with the paid domain.)
DeleteThanks Bill, and pass that along to anyone else that has kept this site alive, I know I don't post as much today as I used to, but I really do appreciate the site.
DeleteThanks Bill, good to know we can continue on with this page.
DeleteSnowing steadily in Maple Grove/Plymouth area. No wind. Very pretty snowfall! Already have picked up about 1.25 inches. Snow just increased in intensity a few minutes ago.
ReplyDeleteGeezs the Tuesday Wednesday storm disappeared as fast as the vikings playoff hopes...
ReplyDeleteha ha ha that is a good one.... guess I should have known that would happen being in MN, then....... bummer.
DeleteToday was a nice snow globe day, slightly over 2”. Now onto Tuesday/Wednesday system which looks like a solid 3-6” for most of us. So a very snowy last week of December for sure after 6 weeks of nothing! First full week of January looks active as well....be safe out there folks!
ReplyDeleteI'm really worried about DRY air limiting snow totals across portions of southern MN/WI. Strong 500mb jet streak surges into so. MN tomorrow evening. Perfect recipe to screw things up for some.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update on here and the dry slot update on your FB page, too....... 'shared'.......
DeleteIt's interesting that Novak just posted that comment about the dry slot. Based on what I am reading, it appears the metro and points north might be lucky to get 2 inches from tomorrow's system, which is the amount the northern metro got yesterday from the weak clipper. What a difference 2-3 days makes when it comes to weather models and forecasts. I take those models with a grain of salt anymore, especially if they are more than 36 hours before the onset of the event. As "ben" posted last night, tomorrow's storm disappeared as fast as the Vikings' playoff hopes. Now the NWS is predicting temps well into the 30's and dry weather pattern by next Monday. Deja vu all over again?!
ReplyDeleteComing down pretty well in south Minneapolis. I imagine we will easily hit 2” if we haven’t yet. If this keeps up a few more hours I could see 3” total to shovel
ReplyDeleteNovak just posted a link that goes to 'Bring Me The News'... it is a very long link. I can try posting here and then see if it works. https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/dec-29-novak-weather-snow-pushes-through-tuesday-evening?fbclid=IwAR2muSBCxK93Yk8iWKy-G_Y-tLoDKLz4b2sjCx80FYTSkS2YTe01VUutSxs
ReplyDeleteSeems to work........ NOAA Twin Cities is sticking with the 2-6 inches around here.
Delete2.4 inches MSP airport; 3.5 Chanhassen per noaa site........
ReplyDeleteWatching Dave Dahl do his last forecasts tonight after 43.5 years at KSTP. Happy Retirement, Dave. Thanks for all your forecasts. I like his candor at only predicting a few inches for the great Halloween Blizzard at first, and it kept on snowing.
ReplyDeleteRelive some of it https://tcmedianow.com/1991-halloween-blizzard-day-2-kstp-wcco-kare/
ReplyDeleteCool link. Thanks for sharing. What memories. I had an extra snowbound child with me for three days.... long story ..... again, great link. Happy New Year to you and everyone on the blog.
DeleteHappy New Year, everyone! Hopefully the new year will bring us many snowstorms to track!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Schnee, and to all the snowlovers out there in MSP land! Yes I hope we have plenty of snow to track this new year.
ReplyDeleteOh boy.....
ReplyDeleteModels have the first two weeks of January looking like the first three weeks of December, warm/dry (in other words "Wimpy")! Here's hoping things change. So far, La Nina has been a big flop for Minnesota this winter.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteimo ...
2nd week has potential
Better find some coal too
The GFS is spinning up a big system in the middle of the month. Of course it’s a ways out still, but hopefully it’s something we can track.
DeleteI'm driving to Upstate NY next week and then back home the week after that (moving my kid to college!). While I normally love the snow and even a few days here and there of polar vortex, I could do without while I'm on the road.
DeleteSafe travels to you. I used to have a neighbor from upstate NY, and he'd always say the snows here were 'nothing' compared to there..... so once again, safe travels to you as you help move your kid to college.
DeleteAt least the polor vortex will be on its way
ReplyDeleteDifficult to comment on here when the maps/models are sooooo boring. But I did love the weather from the December 23 storm through the couple other snow events. Loved it!!
ReplyDeleteTime to get back to that! Bring it!
There's NOTHING out there for snowlovers. Boring is a understatement, not a clipper not even a flurry. The pattern is horrible, southern US has all the action. Do not be surprised if January ends up with 1-3" for the ENTIRE month and thats being optimistic.
ReplyDeleteThat's what December looked like, too, until it didn't.
DeleteDon't forget, the first 22 days of December were a bust for winter.
DeleteSince there's no snow to talk about, let's discuss something every bit as stunning -- hoar frost! Novak mentioned a possibility of hoar frost this week but I don't know what days this is possible. There was nothing in SW Minneapolis when I woke up this morning (8am). Anyone?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Snow Drought's comment regarding January. The more I read and look ahead, the more dismal January appears for snow/winter lovers here in the Upper Midwest. I hope things change soon. Time will tell, but it's not looking promising....
ReplyDeleteThe GFS is still trying to pull in some crazy cold air next weekend. No precipitation, but the blizzard we had before Christmas looked similar 10 days out in the models. Then the Low deepened as it got closer and pulled in more and more Gulf moisture in the days leading up to the storm.
ReplyDeleteThis is me hoping for a similar change in this pattern...going out with a bang!
One more glimmer of winter hope (and I can’t stress the word GLIMMER enough)...the CPC updated their 8-14 outlook (for Jan 13-19) and bumped MN into the Above Average precipitation category.
DeleteMN also shifted slightly from the high above normal temperature outlook to the normal/slightly above category.
All in all a shift in the cooler and wetter direction. That’s a thing!
Wishful thinking is free! Good luck. But @JAW the pattern is still horrible, nothing even resembling an 1" for the MSP area and thats looking out to late January. Cold, sure...below zero? probably! but thats expecting in January.
DeleteSo by the 3rd week of January....
ReplyDeleteWe'll see -40?
LOTS of chatter in the weather world about the pattern changes coming around the corner. I enjoyed this article...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/stratospheric-warming-winter-weather-coming/
Here’s to hoping we don’t have to stand on the sidelines and watch the east coast have all the snowy fun!
Thanks, JAW! I'm forever praying for snow!
ReplyDeleteWhen Novak speak, this person listens! He is talking about the structure being in place to support SNOW later this week. Here we go - something/anything!! Bring it!
ReplyDeleteExcited to see that there’s enough confidence for snow this week to get Novak going! The system looks warm-ish now, but hopefully it strengthens, digs its heals in, and pulls in some colder air to make it an all-snow event.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the tracking ride!
From the NWS this morning...
Delete“ The chance for seeing hazardous winter weather late Thursday into
Friday is increasing, with several inches snow and strong
northwest winds possible, with the greatest potential for
significant winter impacts in Minnesota.”
It looks like Novak was on to something again. He by far was the first to call the Christmas blizzard. He and the Euro have been calling for significant accumulating snow later this week, while others have been downplaying it (e.g. last night Ian Leonard said we might have "scattered flurries" on Thursday, and Chris Shaefer said "it won't be much", that maybe we will get perhaps 1-3 inches.
ReplyDeleteNWS forecast discussion this afternoon:
The main focus of the long term will be the continuation of the
system that begins moving into the area Wednesday night. Most of the
precipitation looks to be post-frontal given where front relative
flow is leading to lift, and the moisture columns looks to saturate
quickly and nearly at the same time throughout its depth. This means
there could be some window of mixed precipitation (rain or freezing
rain depending on near surface temperatures), but that window should
be short with things changing over to snow as the entire column cools
behind the front. Snowfall rates with the frontal forcing could get
above a half inch per hour, but the snow shouldn`t last more than a
few hours, so at this point it looks like just an inch or two would
be possible Thursday morning. Guidance continues to exhibit
substantial spread on forecast details Thursday through Friday, but
there is general consensus on a surface low intensifying some as it
moves across Minnesota Thursday, before it slowly occludes and fills
Friday into Friday night. It will be very slow to move out of the
area, so after a general lull in precipitation post cold front, we
will see a prolonged period of light snow from late Thursday into
Friday night. The ECMWF continues to be the most bullish in terms of
total precipitation, but there is general consensus on amounts from a
quarter to a half inch during this second phase of the event, so a
drawn out accumulation of 4+" looks to be a safe bet across much of
the area. The main question is whether we`ll see a band of moderate
snow Friday as a broad TROWAL feature reaches in from the northeast
(and we see somewhat rare warm advection from the north). If a
moderate band is able to develop along the periphery of the TROWAL
then some locations could see upwards of 8", but at this point there
is too much uncertainty to have any confidence on if and where that
will occur. There is much more confidence on a long duration of
breezy conditions from Thursday through Friday. An initial burst of
higher northwest winds with gusts above 35 mph will occur behind the
front Thursday, then another window of higher winds with gusts above
40 mph seems likely on Friday as we get into the tighter pressure
gradient. However, the combination of a weakening low (which will
counteract any isallobric contribution) and warm advection (which
works against mixing) should keep the winds somewhat in check.
This snow storm looks quite tricky to forecast and I bet we will see quite a spread in predictions - not only in amounts, but also in timing and duration. Mets are probably wetting their pants not knowing how to predict this thing. I am wetting mine just thinking about how exciting it will be to watch it unfold.
ReplyDeleteBring it!!!
And need more comments here. Let's discuss this thing. Bring it!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm watching the latest news predictions right now and have to drive a little kid through it for something we have planned Thursday, so hoping the bulk of it comes later that day. This 'thaw' seems way too early, and now I'm seeing snow totals spread all the way across Friday with ranges from 3-8 inches across the immediate metro. I've been keeping my eyes on Novak's FB page, too. Keep dancing, PWL. It's coming. I just don't have the scientific background to add anything more. Dance, dance, dance.
DeleteOK; KSTP says 3-6" on top of rain, too, and now I'm on KARE to see what the prediction is.
ReplyDeleteKARE 11: track 'too early to tell' but plowable through Friday. Couldn't get the totals as the t.v. signal kept going out!! Guess Old Man Winter doesn't want me to know, ha ha ha. Novak hasn't put out numbers, yet, on his map.
ReplyDeleteFox 9: rain/snow and heavy gusty winds with 'a few inches' of snow! This forecast seems to bank on more rain?? What a contrast in forecasts. Dance, PWL.
ReplyDeleteCCO: Chris S said a “long duration event” with a chance for a few inches Thur+Fri
ReplyDeleteI loved it that the hard core weather enthusiasts have stayed on this BLOG.
ReplyDeleteA couple of comments:
- Nobody should be surprised if we receive significant snow over MN/WI later this week. For several days now, Guidance has been showing a deepening trough with crashing heights over the Plains/Midwest.
- One of the biggest problems in the weather forecasting industry is that many outlets simply look at model QPF when forecasting. That is a HUGE mistake. QPF is highly unreliable when looking 48+ hours in advance.
- I usually start predicting snow totals once most of the storm's energy has come ashore the west coast. In this case, that is happening this morning.
As far as this storm is concerned, the mid and upper level dynamics are more than impressive. So, the potential to over-achieve is high = some surprises for many of us.
Thanks for visiting and offering your expertise, Mr. Novak. I'm going to be out in it tomorrow morning through early afternoon, so I hope it doesn't bury me, but I welcome the snow. I keep watching for your predictions regarding snow totals on your FB site. Thanks again and may this blog live on for a long time to come.
DeleteModel Predictions:(as of 8am 1/13)Twin Cities metro
ReplyDelete-06Z NAM....4-6”
-00Z Canadian...8-10”
-00Z ECMWF....8-10”
-00Z UKMET....8-10”
-00Z GFS.....8-10”
To say I’m shocked there are no weather headlines(watches/warnings/advisories) out from the NWS is an understatement for two reasons....one we are inside of 24 hours of the start of precipitation as well as there are watches in southwest MN and northwest WI as well as the going forecast for Minneapolis is 5-10”, so just strange in the delay. I understand there could be uncertainty and models flip flop but a watch is just that, a heads up of the potential incoming weather and if warranted you upgrade to a warning or downgrade to a advisory. We’ll see what happens but it seems that the NWS is pussyfooting around while Novak is all in, and not just today but the first to spread the word starting on Sunday.
Nonetheless with all this said this looks like a tricky forecast with temps borderline throughout the event, with the storm developing virtually overhead or just to our east and then retrograding west and with the long duration of the snowfall I can definitely see surprises like Novak mentions, it all depends on who are the lucky ones under the higher intensity snow rates. Time will tell but at least we have active weather to track!
It’ll be fun watching you a Sven contradict each other on your news site.
DeleteFor Novak’s above comment
DeleteBig Daddy...thank you for that model comparison. It’s good to hear what all the weather outlets are saying, but I find the model comparisons MUCH more interesting!
DeleteAnd it’s great as always to hear from Novak in this blog! He has plenty of outlets to share his thoughts, but it’s cool he’s still sharing here as well.
Now, time to kick back and enjoy this storm unfolding!
No way! :+) The weather has been a bit quiet, though.
ReplyDeleteOh dear! I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon for upstate NY (dropping my oldest off at college for the first time!). I hope I can get out of town before things get messy. Due to a doctor appointment for college student before hand and quarantine requirements in NY state before move in, we have no wiggle room on leaving earlier or later. This system is more or less going to be following us the entire way but doesn't appear to change over to snow out east until Saturday.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels to you!
DeleteLet's just be clear - Novak rocks! His insight and foresight are spot on. I had wondered if he forgot about little ol us on this blog, but he hasn't! Great to hear from him and read his comments. Thanks, Novak!
ReplyDeleteNow......Bring it!!
Paul Douglas has chimed in with a conservative 2-4”, citing the 06Z EURO and the 06z NAM. My hunch is he will increase as the day wears on.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion to me this looks like a higher snowfall with wide range snowfall forecast....like a 5-10” or 6-12”...why? because you can see these ranges in a relatively small distance like let’s say 25-50 miles. This looks like a fun one where we will have snowfall over two days, let’s enjoy and hope for surprises.
Winter Storm Warning just popped up
ReplyDeleteWe got our Winter Storm Watch from the NWS...calling for 5-9” with 45mph winds.
ReplyDeleteBring it!
I love it when we are in or right next to the bullseye!
ReplyDeleteSit and spin on us, Mr/Mrs Snowstorm! Bring it!
Can we get a new thread for this event?
ReplyDeleteI will message our blog master/Bill. Since he's not on MN, we need to remind him when we finally get some exciting weather around here. :+)
DeleteBen, Bill put up a new thread.
DeleteNovak is going live at 8pm on FB.
ReplyDeleteCool! I'll have to check it out later. We have our new post site for this snow event.
DeleteThanks for your post. I’ve been thinking about writing a very comparable post over the last couple of weeks, I’ll probably keep it short and sweet and link to this instead if thats cool. Thanks. christmas trivia questions and answers
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