Morning Weather Models Show Weaker Faster System
Good morning everyone. We continue to watch our weekend weather forecast and how our offshore system tomorrow will impact the bigger one coming up. Things continue to trend towards an even faster moving solution and a weaker one at that. We are still expecting a swath of accumulating snow to set up somewhere along I95 corridor, plus all of the joys of what a coastal storm would bring in terms of wind and enhanced tides; but it is a quick hit and then it’s gone.
Yesterday we talked about how our system will only be capable of so much in terms of snow due to its speed. The speed itself has not changed, but with our low possibly not getting as deep, it’ll cut down on accumulations further. If things continue to trend this way, what we thought would be a swath of 6-12″ snows, will become a swath of 4-8″ snows with locally higher amounts.
On a coastal standpoint, strength or lack thereof, impacts those looking for a snowy day. Without a stronger low, it’ll be more difficult to pull colder air into the system. This means if things hold steady, places such as NYC and Long Island are looking at cold rain, rain and mixed precip, or a rain-changing-to-snow type scenario as our system departs.
As of now, the best chance to see that 4-8″+ of snow will be across interior parts of the Mid-Atlantic west of Washington DC, areas NW of Philly, Northeast PA, Northwest NJ, and the Lower Hudson Valley of NY. We still have 3 more days to go, so we will leave the door open for some wiggle room in either direction in terms of who gets what and how much.
Your local forecast is below –
SATELLITE
For today, we’ll have sunshine for most of the day, then increasing clouds late. It’ll be seasonably cool with highs in the low to mid 40’s. We’ll have AM clouds tomorrow with the slight chance of a sprinkle or flurry, then becoming breezy. Highs in the low to mid 40’s again, then dropping later int he day. Friday is looking cold and breezy with high in the mid to upper 30’s.
WEATHER RADAR
The weekend remains questionable, with increasing clouds on Saturday and the slight chance of some light rain, mix, or wet snow late. High near 40.
Precipitation continues overnight with increasing winds and lows will be in the low 30’s. Look for some steady cold rain, mixed precip, or wet snow on Sunday depending on the final track and strength of our system.
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