Snow On The Way...

Good Afternoon and Merry Christmas!

I hope that you got everything you wanted in your stocking.  I also hope that you remember friends and family and those who may be not as well off as you or have lost loved ones during the holiday season.

The clouds in my summary didn't stay as I thought they would, it's sunny here this afternoon in Jackson.  We'll see clouds start to redevelop as the evening wears on, all of this in advance of a low and a frontal system this is currently causing headaches in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.  Unlike in the Deep South, our precipitation will be of the snow variety, and we look to pick up more than a couple of inches.

SUMMARY:  The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Advisories for every county in the blog.  The pre-christmas event, we escaped with mostly rain, but picking up a coating to an inch of snow.  This time, we are firmly on the cold side of the low, so we'll pick up some snow.  Temperatures are right around freezing, and there they shall stay for the next several days, until next week when we see temperatures struggle to break 30 degrees.

SNOW:  Forecast modeling suggests that we start to see snow late tomorrow morning or shortly after lunch as you hit the after Christmas sales.  We'll see snow start in the southern tier of counties and spread north and east.  We keep the snow around for the balance of the day, and it should be gone by pre-dawn on Thursday.  When it's all done, most places should have a new 3 to 6 inches of snow on the ground.  I think that the north zone of the blog will be closer to 3-4 inches as opposed to the south zone,

Directly to the forecast for Jackson and vicinity.

Tonight, increasing clouds, cold, perhaps some flurries or light snow, especially south, nighttime lows roll back to 23, wind NE increasing 10-15 MPH.

Wednesday, cloudy skies, snow developing late morning or early afternoon from south to north.  Winter Weather Advisory in effect for Wednesday, high 30, wind NE increasing to 15-30 MPH.

Wednesday night, Winter Weather Advisory continues snow continuing under cloudy skies, tapering off late.  Accumulation could be as much as 6" in some areas, 2 to 4 inches in Jackson, up to three inches in Lansing.  Lows drop to 22.  Winds NE 5-10 MPH.

Thursday, cloudy skies, any lingering flurries will taper off by lunchtime, high 31, winds NNW 4-8 MPH.

I am working on the six day forecast for you, I hope you have a great evening!  Be safe!