MMM. Snow.

Its 9:41pm

And the stick says 46F, with a forecast low of 37. Its these times that make you really wish you lived further North... Higher in elevation would be best. The thought of waking up to a nice 33 degrees is like Christmas. But the odds of that happening are the same as that of me making snow in September... About a tenth of one percent. Still I will dream, and set out the cords, for old times sake. And for that one tenth of one percent. I swear, tonight I will dream of a perfect sunrise at 3F, 7" of new snow, and a perfect overnight run. And I will be overjoyed.

Yet to satisfy my urge for some past time, A nice ride up to Snowshoe, WV will do the trick tomorrow. Pictures?

Testing took place Wednesday. Seems a trip to lowes is in store. I mean really, you just can never have enough brass fittings, PVC pipe, and Tubing...

Nothing.

Today will be short. I will say that we bottomed out at 38 this morning, and managed to get a light frosting- Significant, considering its still summer. But since a picture says a thousand words, Ill take you up north to the Whites of New Hampshire...

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05:45 AM Thu Sep 21st
First accumulating snow...

A cold front had cleared the White Mountain Region yesterday morning, and temperatures had already dropped about 20 degrees from the evening prior. However, it was a second frontal trough, which moved through towards evening that really changed the weather for the worse.

Clear skies early gave way to thick fog with temperatures in the upper 30s around noon yesterday, and temperatures continued to fall through the afternoon. By evening, the first signs of the second front were becoming evident, with increasing winds into the 30 to 40 mph range with showers on the radar screen. Rain began falling after 7PM, as temperatures fell to 34 degrees. Visibility though low through the afternoon was cut to near zero as the fog became even more dense.

Then around midnight, conditions took a further turn for the worse, as temperatures began to drop rapidly, and snow began to fall. We picked up a few tenths of an inch by the 1AM synoptic, and temperatures have settled at 23 degrees as of this writing. Glaze and rime ice have been accumulating since midnight as well, and a few ice feathers exceed 6 inches in length.

Conditions will not improve much today, and highs on the summits are only expected to top out around 30 degrees. With windchills likely around zero for much of the day, expect full on winter conditions if hiking today on the high peaks!

Here's two more pictures from this morning:
First snow #1
First snow #2

Jim Salge – Observer

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