What was progged to be a Winter Storm Warning level (6-10", first since 2015) thump of heavy wet snow fell short as an unusually persistent warm layer aloft turned the precipitation to rain. 33 and rain; I must have brought the curse of the Mid Atlantic up to Ithaca. Although delayed, the snow eventually did arrive, with rain turning to sleet and into snow by the early morning of the 24th. The result: 3-4 inches accumulation of sticky wet snow yielding a pretty winter scene.
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| Morning view in front of RPCC |
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| Snow coated Dogwood tree |
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| Honeylocusts coated with snow |
Wet snow is sticky snow. At temperatures near freezing or when there is an overabundance of moisture, liquid water accumulates on the edge of the snowflake. The tendency of water to stick to things is called adhesion.
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| View in front of Clara Dickson Hall |
