Friday, February 20, 2009

2/20 - 6pm - Snow On the Way

While it won't be much, snow should be an issue late tomorrow as temperatures drop below freezing and rain changes over. Temperatures should actually warm up to near 40 tomorrow, if not over that. As the cold front passes, I think we'll be left with enough moisture to squeeze out a one inch accumulation around the area. A few isolated areas could get up to two inches, but that should be the upper extent of this system. There are still timing and moisture issues to be solved at this point, but I'm thinking that we should switch to all snow between 5pm and 6pm. If the front comes through more slowly than anticipated, snow will stick around longer and accumulations will increase. Add to that the fact that the new 18z GFS just painted a little more available moisture near us than the 12z, which could bump amounts up a bit. I must say that this system is being finicky at just under 24 hours out. I'll have a complete update in the video forecast tomorrow. For now, plan on receiving about an inch of snow.

We could see a few flurries tonight as this system approaches, with a low just below freezing tomorrow morning. The rain should start around noon, but again, the snow will hold off until dinnertime. After a high of 30 on Sunday, temperatures will slowly rise to 50 by Wednesday. We should hold in the lower 50's for the balance of next week. Next chance of rain will happen on Wednesday, with heavy rain possible for Thursday.

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