SNOWY EVENING WITH ARCTIC FRONT
Written By: Scott Hetsko
A secondary front is pushing across Lake Ontario this afternoon. This front will work with the lake to create a few hours of snow this evening areawide which will cause slick roads as a band of snow moves from North to South. After the front moves South, Northwest winds cross the lake will produce "fingers" of lake snows along the South shore of the lake overnight into Thursday morning.
I expect that towns along Route 104 will collect a fresh 4" or more in a few spots by noon tomorrow. Lesser amounts but still 2-4" across most of the city and Southern suburbs. Expect snow covered roads and low visibility at times driving tonight.
Scott, I know it is too early, but the GFS is showing a storm next Friday and , of course, it is tracking it to our West. (Shocker). If this holds true our White Christmas will be squashed.
ReplyDeleteYeah that track would truely SUCK for us! GFS almost always develops storms 9 days out that disappear by 5 days out. Let's hope if a storm develops, it track further East like the 6Z run was saying.
ReplyDeleteAmen, we will keep watching and pray.
ReplyDeleteScott,
ReplyDeleteIs there a specific website or section on the NOAA site to see up to date snowfall totals at the airport? By the looks of it, if we get a couple inches out of this event tonight, we'll be close to the lead in the New York State golden snowball derby. only about 3 inches more would put us up and over Buffalo, at least.
I see that storm you're talking about on the GFS. It looks eerily similar to the big storm we had a week or so ago. Not as intense, of course, but track-wise, very close.
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for daily snowfall information, click here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=buf
Highlight the "Preliminary Monthly Climate Data" (CF6) button, click on "Rochester", and bingo. It's updated once a day, and you'll see the daily snowfall in inches, as well as the liquid equivalent, amongst many other things!