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Jan 24, 2025
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Megalopolis Adjacent
· Joined Mar 2017
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Any GIS/NOAA/Weather software needs out there that can help me? My wife and I have been pretty into xc skiing this winter, and using the NOAA snow depth projection maps to help steer us where to go. Wondering if anyone knows how to get them at a higher resolution of if that's just not possible:
I like to read the local NWS forecast discussion on a daily basis. Powderchasers or Chris Tomer her a good resource if you like media. I use various snow stations hourly report for real time information. On those reports, I typically pay more attention to SWE than depth. For short term forecasts, I’ll compare models on Windy with a preference for higher resolution such as HRDPS or HRRR (Overall I look for model consensus). Time height forecast are another good product to look at orographic and temperature. I’ll look at the climate prediction centers 6 to 10 day an 8 to 14 day forecast as well. Typically, you can see major features such as ridging etc. as your knowledge grows. Graphical forecasts - contiguous United States also be a good product to click through.
There’s no substitute for looking out your window and at the radar.