34 degrees in the ravine and it's just 9hPM

[Frankontour]

According to Intellicast, the temp at Tuckerman Ravine, at 9hPM, saturday august 23, is 34 degrees. I'm in touch for the report of 10h to see if it went under the freezing point.

THINK FREEZE AND SNOW !!!!

[kmrnskier]

saweeeeeet!!!!

[Frankontour]

I guess it was more the temp at the summit than the one of Tucks, but I don't care !

At 9h49PM, at the summit, it's 33,3F and just 17, with the wind chill !!!!!!!!!

WINTER LIVES !!!

[kmrnskier]

Franko!! I just checked again at 10pm - summit is 32, feels like 15 degrees. Suppose to dip down to a balmy 27 degrees tonight WOOHOOOO!!! :snowflakes: :sleepingbag:

[skicdave]

Sure is chilly outside in Ottawa! I can well imagine a VERY cold night up on the summit of Washington to the south.

Hey Franko with your new Avatar, your looking ready for summer more than winter! :p

[loafnut]

weather.com says the low for tonight at mt. washington is 27 degrees. August powder? :D :D :D :D

[loafnut]

doh, krmnskier beat me to it. :confused:

[Frankontour]

Dave : At least, it's to be ready for summer at Mt Wash.....

I just don't have a good picture of me with my ski equipment. As soon as I have one, I'll change again ;)

Still 32,5 according to the observatory at the top (at 10h34)

WE WANT SNOW !!!

[Frankontour]

NOW WE PASSED UNDER !!!!!!!!!!!!
31,7 at 11h04PM
Feeling like 14 with the wind chill
(and gusts of 68mph ouch !)
(although it was almost the same today, in the north, with gusts in the 60mphs)

[Skilasnow]

kmrnskier:
saweeeeeet!!!! mmmmm..... precipitaion would be nice.... :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes:

[Frankontour]

Report of the meteorologist at the top this morning :

05:35 AM Sun Aug 24, 2003 EDT

The weather has quickly taken on a winter-like feel on the summit. Temperatures tonight plummeted well below freezing tonight with high winds, with a peak gust of 76 mph. And we went into the fog during the night as well, which of course, meant rime and deicing the instruments. And we also broke the record low temperature for the 23rd. Temperatures got down to 24F, beating the old record of 26F set in 1971.

This morning, it's 26,6 degrees, with winds of 71mph and gusts of 82mph. Feeling like 6 degrees !!! The Observation deck is not white, but completely frozen. I kept the pic if someone want to see it !?

woooohoooo
THINK SNOW !!

[Frankontour]

9h30 : The temp is still at 26
but the clouds are well present on the top
and there is some white stuff on the deck........... :snowflakes: ?

Too fast to say it is effectively snow, but it looks like that. I should know this on the next cam shot, near 9h45.

For the "1st snow contest", I think it's more some snow in the ravine, than some dusting on top, for the end of the contest ;) (I wouldn't possibly say this now if I had chosen Aug 25 or so, for 1st snow ;)

[Frankontour]

Nope... the cloud is gone, without let other :snowflakes: on the ground :( A sure thing, it's quite frozen actually there !

[gwest]

Gotta love the rime ice. Even a frost can make the deck look wintry. Here's a pic (http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/users/ec717838/bc/Skiing/__hr_frost+7-24-02.jpg?bfVrPS_AWBK4FOpb) from july 24th, last summer.

[Frankontour]

I can't see the pic, Gwest. If it's from Yahoo, be sure you sent it via the "guest accounts" and not your "own account".

Here is 2 pics of this morning, august 24, 2003.

1 : showing the ice on the deck + a little bit of white

frozen deck (http://cf.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankontour502/vwp?.dir=/Mes+photos&.dnm=frozen+deck.jpg&.view=t)

2: no ice remaining, but it looks like the wind put all the "snow" on the far side of the deck. Look the little white patches of :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes: :snowflakes:

Snow at the very far side (http://cf.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankontour502/vwp?.dir=/Mes+photos&.dnm=ice+on+deck.jpg&.view=t)

[Mumster]

We had our first fire in the wood stove last night...things are on the right track :snowflakes: .

[Frankontour]

At 9h49PM, it's 36 degrees on the top. It's less cold than yesterday, but we should pass once again under the freezing point ;) let's pray for little :snowflakes:

[kmrnskier]

I love the smell of a woodstove - I went for a run before work this morning, and could smell one. It definitely put a smile on my face.

[kmrnskier]

36 degrees right now on the summit of Washington, with a low of 29 tonight :D :D :D :D I LOVE how everyone here gets so excited over winter and snow!! LOVE IT!! (sniff sniff)

[Frankontour]

Kmrnskier : in the other thread, you talked about if someone saw just a bit of snow, to post it. Did you see the 2nd link above. It shows some snow on the summit deck, this morning (sunday).

[Jolly J]

It went down to 36 here last night. The air smelled like winter. It's nice to sleep with blankets on again.

[kmrnskier]

Franko - I did see that pic, thanks :D