On Monday, 26 January 2015 10:37:56 UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
Looking at the possibility of quite a nor'easter coming:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8RLZuXIgAEWiYm.png:large

My favourite METAR so far:

METAR KISP 270756Z 01020G43KT 320V030 1/8SM R06/1600V2200FT +SN FZFG VV002 M06/M08

Gusting to 49 mph, heavy snow, freezing fog, -6c etc.

Richard

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Richard Dixon writes
On Monday, 26 January 2015 19:06:49 UTC, Colin Youngs wrote:

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/...am=littleitaly

Having stomped round here over the summer and seen its vibrancy it was
interesting watching the live feed yesterday afternoon that showed
everyone packing up ahead of the storm...

Strangely, there didn't seem to be many people buying ice cream.
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Richard Dixon writes
My favourite METAR so far:

METAR KISP 270756Z 01020G43KT 320V030 1/8SM R06/1600V2200FT +SN FZFG
VV002 M06/M08

Gusting to 49 mph, heavy snow, freezing fog, -6c etc.

Isn't FZFG supposed to be freezing fog? Though the visibility is no
doubt very poor, surely they shouldn't be using that?
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Richard Dixon writes
My favourite METAR so far:

METAR KISP 270756Z 01020G43KT 320V030 1/8SM R06/1600V2200FT +SN FZFG VV002
M06/M08

Gusting to 49 mph, heavy snow, freezing fog, -6c etc.

Isn't FZFG supposed to be freezing fog? Though the visibility is no doubt
very poor, surely they shouldn't be using that?

I'm sure that if it weren't snowing it would be depositing rime :-) But yes
+SN would be good enough by definition.

Will
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On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 16:52:39 UTC, wrote:

I'm sure that if it weren't snowing it would be depositing rime :-) But yes
+SN would be good enough by definition.

I wonder if this is just the sensor getting confused. Do automatic sensors actually even record weather - if so I'm assuming the vis is so low in the heavy snow that it thought it was foggy?

Richard

On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:34:38 AM UTC, vidcapper wrote:
On 26/01/2015 19:11, wrote:
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 11:27:24 AM UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
On Monday, 26 January 2015 11:24:31 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:

Hi, Dave and Richard,
I haven't recovered yet!
Ken
Copley,
Teesdale, where we don't like corking nor'easters.

Ha! This newsgroup is one teetering on the edge! Either you're

- tetchy about the thought of yet more snow
- tetchy that you've not had enough snow
- tetchy about global warming and/or deniers
- tetchy

Oh no, don't call him tetchy, you know what happens when you call him tetchy!

Grin.

You really need to be a Red Dwarf fan to get that one)

Which I am.

Thanks Paul

I was rather hoping you'd see that as AFAIK you are the only 'Dwarfer' I know on here!

Col

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:31:14 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:34:38 AM UTC, vidcapper wrote:
On 26/01/2015 19:11, wrote:
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 11:27:24 AM UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
On Monday, 26 January 2015 11:24:31 UTC, Ken Cook wrote:

Hi, Dave and Richard,
I haven't recovered yet!
Ken
Copley,
Teesdale, where we don't like corking nor'easters.

Ha! This newsgroup is one teetering on the edge! Either you're

- tetchy about the thought of yet more snow
- tetchy that you've not had enough snow
- tetchy about global warming and/or deniers
- tetchy

Oh no, don't call him tetchy, you know what happens when you call him tetchy!

Grin.

You really need to be a Red Dwarf fan to get that one)

Which I am.

Thanks Paul

I was rather hoping you'd see that as AFAIK you are the only 'Dwarfer' I know on here!

Us Smegheads get everywhere!



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Op dinsdag 27 januari 2015 18:03:03 UTC+1 schreef Richard Dixon:

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 16:52:39 UTC, wrote:
I'm sure that if it weren't snowing it would be depositing rime :-) But yes
+SN would be good enough by definition.

I wonder if this is just the sensor getting confused. Do automatic sensors actually even record weather - if so I'm assuming the vis is so low in the heavy snow that it thought it was foggy?

I think that does happen. On the NWS METARs, visibility reduced to fog levels by precipitation often appears as fog / freezing fog (depending on temperature), I think.

http://forecast.weather.gov/data/obh...tric/KNYC.html

Total rainfall equivalent recorded at New York Central Park in the whole event seems to be 19.8 mm.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:53:02 -0800 (PST)
Colin Youngs wrote:

Op dinsdag 27 januari 2015 18:03:03 UTC+1 schreef Richard Dixon:

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 16:52:39 UTC,
wrote:
I'm sure that if it weren't snowing it would be depositing
rime :-) But yes +SN would be good enough by definition.

I wonder if this is just the sensor getting confused. Do automatic
sensors actually even record weather - if so I'm assuming the vis
is so low in the heavy snow that it thought it was foggy?

I think that does happen. On the NWS METARs, visibility reduced to
fog levels by precipitation often appears as fog / freezing fog
(depending on temperature), I think.

http://forecast.weather.gov/data/obh...tric/KNYC.html

Total rainfall equivalent recorded at New York Central Park in the
whole event seems to be 19.8 mm.


With a temperature of -6C and dew-point of -8C, I'd say freezing fog is
unlikely.

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