Friday, April 20, 2012

Cold Here...Winter's Back in the Northeast?

Good afternoon!


Just a bit of tweaking to the forecast and an update as well.  That colder Canadian air is more intense than I thought looking at the maps and model data this morning.  So I have to unfortunately put the "S" word into the forecast again.  That's right, we may see a bit of snow mixed in with the raindrops tonight.  That air will be cold when it does get here.  Forget about the 540 line (a "rule of thumb" line on a forecast map - north of it is generally below freezing, opposite if you're south), I see us north of the 534 line...that will make for a chilly start to tomorrow for sure.


Here's one for you: out on the east coast, how about some mayhem with a late season Nor'easter?  Sunday into Monday, the offshore low I discussed in the morning forecast will manage to snag some of the moisture from the departing surface low that is putting us into the cooler air now, as well as bring it's own supply of moisture with it.  Running headlong into that cold Canadian air mass could set up a pretty significant late season snow event from Pennsylvania into New York and up through New England.  We'll have to see how that plays out over the next 48 hours.


Tonight's forecast is modified as follows:  Cloudy, chance of showers or some light snow, lows near 33, north winds 10-20 MPH.  No accumulation is expected from any snow that falls.


That's all for now, have a wonderful afternoon!  Blessings.

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