Dang I was hoping we would continue the hope we had with 12z runs, or build momentum towards a pattern change, but 00z runs stomped on that idea. At least we seem to manage a ridge, dry weather, fake cold, and east winds. Better than progressive mild slop day after day.

Last maps for the night... EPS coming in with a nice improvement for the NYE system. Jumped from 1.1 inches on the 12z to almost three inches on the 00z. Also a decent increase for the 1/5 system with a slight shift northward. Not sure about everyone else, but this should end up being the snowiest EPS run of the season (so far) for my area... Over 6 inches on the mean through day 12. Score!

Ngl it will probably cross my mind at least a couple of times flying back home tomorrow.

If the retrograde fails, a late month prograde into Andrew flow with flat offshore ridging is possible as well. That pattern could continue into mid-Feb but it wouldn’t be arctic.

didn't want to see that video