As night descends on a city where many are without power, a low near 10 degrees does not sound good at all. This will be a rough week and weekend because temperatures will not even break the freezing mark until Sunday (when we get into the 40s). A little light snow on Friday will freshen up the snow on the ground across the area, but nothing more than a dusting will come of this. I'm more worried about the winds that could come with this system, topping 20mph in some cases. This could cause more ice-covered limbs to fall, meaning more power outages. I can already tell that "snow" has become a four-letter word around the area, with the word "ice" rising to a whole new level of vulgarity.
Whether you like snow or not, there is a possibility for a snowstorm on Monday. The GFS and DGEX are showing a storm in here during the day on Monday and lasting into Tuesday morning:
18z GFS
18z DGEX
I've been watching this develop on the models for a couple of days now and it's been fairly consistent. A little ray of hope for those who dislike snow is Canadian model, which is taking the brunt of this storm to our east:
12z Canadian
At any rate, I don't think this storm will harbor any ice due to the relatively cool temperatures forecast to be present at 850mb (5000 feet). This is certainly a storm to keep tabs on through the weekend.
2 comments:
We here in Middle TN are watching that Monday system very closely. I'm sorry to hear of the bad reports up your way, but I am glad that you have power after seeing your images and the ones on TV.
Thanks. Road conditions have improved a bit, but the power issue is the kicker.
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