3/1/2016 Update

Some of you may be wondering why I didn’t provide an update the last two days as I promised. Well the answer is that I was waiting for more model runs to come in before sharing with you information on later this week.

Before we get to that, let me give you a summary of the next few days:

Summary:

Wednesday: Rainy during the day, clearing out late. Temperatures in mid to upper 40’s
Thursday: Sunny in morning, becoming cloudy throughout the day. High’s in the upper 20’s to low 30’s.
Friday: Snow on and off throughout the day, temperatures in the upper 20’s to lower 30’s. Accumulations of 1-3 inches expected as of now. See discussion below for further details

Discussion:

Wednesday looks to be a rainy day, clearing out by the end of the day. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40’s during the day. The rainfall is expected to be a nuisance more than anything. Based on current modeling it should begin in the overnight hours and be through the region by mid-day tomorrow.

Thursday looks to overall be a generally nice day with seasonable temperatures in the low 30’s. It will become progressively more cloudy throughout the day, and temperatures will begin dropping later in the day. Temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 20’s in the evening.

Now comes the big question mark for Friday. Models have slowly come into agreement that a low pressure system will develop south of our area early Friday morning. This low pressure system is expected to stay well south of the area. However, snow is expected to develop on the northern edge and extend into our area. The big question now is how far north does the storm track. While we are not in-store for a major storm we likely will see some accumulating snow. Models as of now range for 1-3 to 3-6 inches for snowfall. In terms of timing, the snow should begin overnight Thursday into Friday and end during the day on Friday. It currently appears that it is timed perfectly to be an annoyance for the Friday morning rush, but this is subject to change as the models are still trying to lockdown exact specifics of the low’s track.

I’m not going to share information about this weekend yet, but past this weekend models are hinting at a warmup for the area. Some are showing temperatures reaching into the mid-60’s. But in weather model world, next week is light years.

Will keep you updated.