January 1st Ringing In The New Year With The Wrong Kind Of Ice Observations (North).

[Rainshadow]

Winter Weather Advisory for Poconos & Sussex County.  Maybe some pinging sightings farther south and flake sightings at the start north.

Another one of these cases of a pornographic "snowfall" map in which the model was showing sleet (in all of Mount Holly's CWA and a chunk beyond).  You'd think an algorithm would just set the snowfall to zero once the 850s rose above freezing.

[iceman56]

This little system has evolved into warning criteria for 5-8 up here in Colebrook with a few pingers thrown in for good measure.   Similar system on its heels Sunday night and Monday.

[Rainshadow]

20 minutes ago, iceman56 said:

This little system has evolved into warning criteria for 5-8 up here in Colebrook with a few pingers thrown in for good measure.   Similar system on its heels Sunday night and Monday.

Yeah there was always going to be a cold air source below 850mb, the question for places farther south was whether or not the warmer mid layers would hold.  Happy New Year!

[eastonwx]

Tony, is this more of a CAD situation, or will the higher elevations see more frozen precip?

[Qtown Snow]

ugh

[Rainshadow]

2 hours ago, eastonwx said:

Tony, is this more of a CAD situation, or will the higher elevations see more frozen precip?

Our higher elevations are not high enough.  There is a favored zone at around 1500 feet that stays below freezing the longest, reason why Mount Pocono and High Point NJ have more than their fair share of ice.

[Parsley]

No matter how you slice it, miserable to start off the new year. Rain and 30s is no fun and we get it 2x in 3 days!

[Chubbs]

starting to rain, 35.2F 30dp

[chescowx]

Some light rain and a few sleet pellets mixed in just started to ring in the new year - Temp 33.6 VP / 32.4 Ambient and 32.4 on Tempest

[Heisenberg]

Have some pellets mixed in here briefly NE philly 

[Qtown Snow]

maybe more blue on sunday

[chescowx]

Depending on the station either ZR or plain rain here in East Nantmeal - VP 33.4 / Ambient 32.0 and Tempest 32.0

[chescowx]

ZR now at KMQS  my VP now down to 33.1  Ambient 31.8 and Tempest at 31.6 - will go out shortly and check if any light accretion taking place...

[eastonwx]

Some light IP, 36F / 30

[frankdp23]

Sleeting

[eastonwx]

rain, a few IP mixing, 35/29

[Rainshadow]

36F and mud in Mount Laurel.

[chescowx]

ZR now being reported at York, Coatesville, Pottstown and Perkasie across the N and W philly burbs....looks like some minor ice accretion starting in the trees here in East Nantmeal...roads are no doubt fine - temps range from 31.8 - Tempest - 32.0 on Ambient and 32.9 on VP

[chescowx]

Some light ice accretions here in East Nantmeal VP down to 32.8 with Ambient and Tempest at 31.8 - could my VP be running too warm??

[mshaffer526]

32.9. Rain. 

[cbelke]

31.6F. Freezing rain starting to form on trees and sidewalks. 

[susqushawn]

Cabin, 28 zr

[Chubbs]

34.0F - 0.23"

[eastonwx]

Just dropped to 32F and rain, doesn't appear to be much freezing but I'm not looking that hard. .22" so far.

[tombo82685]

kptw has to get the ice out of it's sensor. runs to cold