Still cold, and all of that snow that we got buried with is still on the ground for the most part. That changes this weekend as we start to thaw some. Let's take a deeper dive and see what we have going on...
FIRST A RECAP: I just briefly need to acknowledge that I was 2-3" too light on the snow for most parts of the area. I briefly considered bumping up the totals to 10-16" with a 1.5" inch error margin to be considered a verified forecast, and I missed that. Honestly though, it seems that quite a few mets/forecasters were a touch light on snowfall predictions. That storm was a MONSTER. Now that we're beyond it, I'll look and see if I missed any clues. In the meantime, I have to tell you about...
A SWINGING TEMPERATURE PENDULUM: The deep freeze that choked us right on the heels of that departing winter storm is easing off, as the upper air pattern resets from polar to zonal. That's a fancy way of saying the air gets off the north wind bit, keeping that nasty North Pole/Siberia cold well north of the border. That being said, our cold shots we'll see the next few days will be colder because we have a ton of snowpack to contend with, and any air passing over it tends to chill some. We stay in the teens/lower 20's today, but by this weekend, we see readings well into the 30's, and I'm not totally going to pull a 40 reading or two off the table right now!
MIXED BAG PRECIPITATION: With the warmer temperatures comes some mixed precipitation for the weekend. At the moment, I am leaning toward a bit more snow than mix or rain, but be prepared to see all of it. If we get the mix and rain, that will freeze and make for slick travel this weekend! The good news is that I don't see any extended sub 25 degree periods in the forecast until next week. That being said, from 33 degrees on down with any kind of wind, again, icing and slick travel be in mind.
Here's the forecast for Jackson and vicinity:
Have a great day!
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