WINTER BEGINS TO DRAIN SOUTH
Written By: Scott Hetsko
This temperature image was observed at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday afternoon. You can see bitter cold air in the Northern Plains. That cold airmass will slide Southeast and reach your backyard Thursday morning. Expect a burst of snow with this Arctic front that will put down just 1-2" with strong winds. After the front passes, some lake effect snow will develop off of Lake Ontario.
Although the modeling isn't picking up on it, past experience tells me that areas North of I-90 will see at least a couple inches of fluffy snow Thursday night and Friday. We will have a temperature difference from -16 to -21 degree Celsius in the boundary layer Friday morning. Plenty to drop some snow, even in a relatively dry airmass. I wouldn't be shocked if 6" of fluff piled up near the lake. Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated!
Scott are you able to put a time from on the intitial burst of snow? Are we talking late Wed night into Thur morning? or later in the day Thursday?
ReplyDeleteThinking now is during the morning hours (6a-11a) for the busrt.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I can see the Thursday morning commute being a little dicey...especially with the wind. It doesn't take much snow to be on the ground to make things look really nasty when it's blowing around.
ReplyDeleteScott you're the best in the business, hands down! And Penn State is the finest university for studying meteorology in the country, in my opinion. keep up the great work!
ReplyDeletehow long do you think this cold will last till we are back to more normel temps
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