Saturday, January 12, 2008

A few storms to deal with, plus extremely cold air poised to move in next weekend...

With rather quiet weather this weekend, we've got a couple of storms to watch over the next 7 days. The first probably won't be a major weather-maker for us, zipping up the coast Sunday night. By the time this system really strengthens, it will likely be north of our latitude. Plus, it will be somewhat off the coast, meaning most of its impact will be felt along and east of I-95. At this point, I just expect a bit of rain Sunday night into very early Monday morning. IF the storm tracks a little farther west and the precipitation shield gets pushed that direction, the I-81 corridor would have the potential of some winter precipitation...but at this point, that's a big if.

The coming work week...

We'll start the new week with mainly dry and cool conditions, with at or slightly above average temperatures. The next storm could bring a good burst of rain later in the week, mainly late Thursday through Friday. We'll again have to watch areas west of the metro, where it could be marginally cold enough for some winter precipitation. It's too early to tell, but we'll keep an eye on it.

VERY COLD next weekend...

The models differ on exactly how cold it will be, but expect some extremely cold air to surge into our area next weekend. Daytime temperatures will likely be held in the 30s for a couple of days, with overnight lows in the teens. This certainly goes along with the Winter Outlook, which by the way is panning out pretty well at this point. We expected a mild January, with a surge of cold around mid-month.

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