Snow potentials for the coming week
A couple of interesting potential winter weather events coming up, and with them the inevitable speculation. “It’s just a little dusting, the guy on the radio said,” say some. “I hear they want 8 inches now,” say others. (But don’t we all? I mean, so school can be cancelled? What did you think I meant? Really.)
Anywho, let’s get right to it.
Placement of the most snowfall with Friday’s storm is tricky; some areas could get a moderate snowfall, and others could just get a coating to an inch. Here’s what I think is going to happen, as of now…
Intermittent snow arrives by dawn Friday and tapers by Friday evening; a couple of snow showers are still possible early Saturday. I think the Berks area is going to get 2-3 inches of accumulation at most. The higher accumulations, perhaps in the 6-8 inch range, will likely be see in northeast Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, and NYC Metro.
What does this mean for us? Temperatures will hold steady in the upper 20s for the duration of the snowfall, so look for deteriorating travel conditions throughout the period. Possibility of delay Friday: 20% (wouldn’t make much sense); possibility of cancellation Friday: 40%; possibility of early dismissal Friday: 60%.
The weekend is looking windy and cold, with temperatures struggling to make it to freezing.
Tuesday 1/11 is the next good chance of snow, but as of now I think this system is going to miss us.
Updates forthcoming as these events come into better focus…