2018 Autumn/Fall Discussion (Northern Hemisphere)

Low was 41F (5C) this morning. Headed up to 72F (22C) today.


Not terrible I guess.

Yesterday’s snow total ended up at 2.6” (6 cm), nice fall for mid November.

Still an inch or so left on the ground. Hasn’t passed 31 (-1 C) yet today, maybe our first ice day...

snowy day in the Northeast; temperatures barely above freezing



morning started very cold for New England except for coast Connecticut. Boston hadn't even gotten a freeze for the season until yesterday

more snow than expected. from NWS New York forecast discussion:

A 1009 mb low was analyzed along the SE NC coast. This low will
track up the coast today as high pressure drifts towards the
Canadian Maritimes, then over or just off Long Island Fri AM,
and past Cape Cod by Fri aftn.

Significant update based on latest radar trend snowing hand of
heavier precip developing from DC metro to southern NJ, which
high resolution guidance including the NAM/HRRR/RAP bring into
the area during late afternoon and earlier evening. Despite
easterly flow, temps upstream along the south coast of New
England were in the mid 30s with dewpoints in the lower 20s, so
do not expect too much in the way of maritime moderation at
least into this evening. So the overall trend is for colder and
snowier going into early this evening. NAM may be a bit too
cold in the blyr, but we also started out the day with lower
dewpoints and so greater potential for temps to crash close to
freezing with onset of steady precip this afternoon. Period of
steady snow looks to be heavier and of longer duration than
initially expected, and warmer air aloft does not look to make
it in until about 23Z-00Z around NYC, and to interior sections
til late evening.

With the above in mind, issued winter storm warnings for the
interior where snowfall amounts have been bumped up into the
4-8 inch range, and winter wx advisories have been extended
into NYC and Long Island for 2-5 inch snowfall, with the higher
amounts generally farther away from the immediate coast. Also
bumped up amts along the CT coastline, and the coastal zones
could see some 6-inch amounts north of I-95. Timing of snow in
most places should cause significant disruptions to the
evening commute.

Very snowy and squally indeed:



And this in Fredericton, NB:



knot

Can you imagine what the North Atlantic must be like right now? How did ocean liners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries deal with this kind of weather?

nei +6" is still really good for NYC in November. Heavy 9C drizzle here atm.  Fuck me dead and bugger me sideways! 

We got probably about 2 to 3 inches. The rain has washed away a lot of it. Still plenty of snow patches though