Head in the Clouds Amherst: "Models are struggling..."

Saturday, March 19, 2016

"Models are struggling..."

Models (of a different sort) were struggling here!
Photo of photographer setting up wedding attire
fashion shot for Celia Grace, a fair trade wedding
dress business headquartered in Amherst.
(Model's coat came off for the real shots)
ON Puffer's Pond, 1/26/2013

"Models are struggling . . ."

No, not the start of a comedic sketch, or a battle of memes, or photo caption for a fashion shoot on a frozen Puffer's Pond (above), or a dark exploration of the underbelly of the fashion industry. Just another day in New England weather forecasting, as noted in this morning's missive from NOAA's Skywarn office: "[Computer] models are struggling with the different waves of energy and their expected track. Model runs through the day today should get a better handle on the storm situation for Sunday late Afternoon into Monday Morning."

In other words, no one is totally sure (at this moment) what the storm will do tomorrow. That being said, all indicators right now point to "our" winter storm actually being "their" winter storm (meaning down east, Cape and Islands). The models continue to show the storm tracking to our east. So it looks to be another coastal event, with us getting very little.

Sigh. I wouldn't mind just one big snowstorm before winter officially departs.

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JoyceMarch 19, 2016 at 8:58 PM
So fuuny, you got going there. I wouldn't mind a snowstorm myself. It's been a really strange winter.
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Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:35 pm: The past two days have seen record-breaking cold in the area, with the temperature dipping to -14F overnight, Friday into Saturday. To make matters worse, the wind was unyielding, whipping through the trees and driving wind chill readings down to -40F. In a season that had been unusually mild up until that point, it was something of a shock. Local residents were suddenly forced to think about warming up their cars, preventing pipes from freezing, and dressing in multiple layers to walk their dogs. By Saturday, while many were happy to hunker down and wait for temperatures to stop breaking low records, this was the moment that ice fishers and skaters had been waiting for all winter. With temps hovering around 12F (albeit above zero) by Saturday afternoon, Puffer's Pond was the place to be for about 30 people, many of whom were spread out over the ice, either ice fishing or playing hockey. While this is a fairly typical sight at Puffer's in the coldest winter months, our current lack of snow made it unique. No one had to contend with snowpack - the skaters didn't even have to clear a "field" for their game. And with all the hiking paths snow and ice-free, photographers had no trouble capturing water flowing through, under, and around layers of ice on the water. And, still, at 12F, without hand and foot warmers, I did not linger long. The temps will be rising quickly in the coming week, climbing well above freezing, even to 50F in the days to come. So, I'm guessing the skaters and ice fishers also won't be here much longer.

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

"Models are struggling..."

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