That's the best 00z run down my way. Absolutely crushes it. Most of the other models actually focus south of here so nice to see some holding to the north.

Sorry to hear. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Agreed. The only positive thing I can take from this disappointing winter is that we now have a model that is shockingly accurate. The February 2025 event was a good example, especially with the reload. The ECMWF and GFS had another polar lobe coming down into SWBC/PNW but the AIFS insisted that the GOA block would get undercut and bring an end to our cold snap. Turned out, it was right and proved the other models wrong. Honestly, it's so far proving to be reliable enough to be trusted even when all other data suggests an opposite outcome. That's impressive and should be a major step towards improving weather forecasting accuracy. That said, no model is perfect and I'm sure the AIFS has been wrong in the past and will be wrong again at some point. But it's definately highly skilled and should eliminate a lot of forecast failures.

UKMET finally jumping onboard for the more southern members.

My deepest and most sincere condolences. Life is too short, there’s never enough time.