This crap about Friday.
So it's going to snow.
The vernal equinox at 6:45pm on Friday 3/20. At that moment, spring begins. And at that moment, it will be wet snowing / raining and it will be 34 degrees. It is a cruel, prickish joke that Mother Nature is pulling.
Snow begins about 6 or 7am Friday, spreading into the area from the southwest. Snow continues on and off until 3 or 4pm, when it mixes with rain. Precipitation changes back to snow before ending round about midnight.
Accumulation: an inch or two, mostly slush on the roads; the bulk of the accumulation will be on the grass and whatnot. The onset before dawn (when paved surfaces are at their coldest) could impact the morning commute. The sun angle and surface temperature will generally prevent travel issues in the afternoon and evening. We may see some slippery spots reemerge during the late evening.
A side note: it is kind of, really, awfully depressing to be talking about snow on March 18th. *sigh*
Chance of delay Friday, 19%
Chance of cancellation Friday, 9%
Chance of early dismissal Friday, 37%
Saturday will start cold (32 degrees at dawn), but temperatures will rise rapidly: 40 by noon, 50 by 6pm. So any snow that accumulates Friday will melt Saturday.
And then Sunday is windy and cold again, much like today (Wednesday 3/18).
Here's something, though. Friday is Ovid's 2058th birthday. (He died 1998 years ago, though.) He wrote the Metamorphoses, which is a super-long poem that chronicles historical stuff and is known to have inspired Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Stephenie Meyer. In that work, he said, "Be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you." So that is profound.
Ovid, pensive.
Stay tuned for updates!