So what's up for this weekend?
I'll tell you what.
Friday, December 6th: Starting out rainy and drizzly and foggy. Temperatures actually drop throughout the day - from 50s in the morning, through the 40s in the afternoon, and finally through the 30s in the evening. Expect rain picking up again after noon, then continuing on and off through the evening and into the night. Maybe mixing with a little sleet overnight, but it'll be tapering by then, so no accumulation. Do be careful if you're out driving late Friday night or early Saturday morning, though.
Saturday, December 7th: breezy and colder with partly sunny conditions. High of only about 40, but it'll feel like the 20s. Overnight lows in the low 20s.
Hasselhoff + ring tailed lemurs = super great party time.Sunday, December 8th: Snow develops about 1 or 2 in the afternoon as temperatures are at (or just a hair above) freezing. Some places could see an inch or two of accumulation. Then the temperature will begin to rise by the evening and the precipitation will mix, then become all rain. It's not terribly heavy precipitation, so whatever falls won't be a big whoop.
Monday, December 9th: Temperatures will be in the mid 30s by Monday morning's commute, so we probably won't see a lot of school disruptions. Rain tapers throughout the morning. The day will be overcast but a bit milder, with highs in the mid 40s.
Chance of delay Monday, 35%
Chance of cancellation Monday, 7.5%
Tuesday, December 10th: Chance for rain and snow in the overnight hours, into Tuesday morning. Turning out breezy, cloudy, and colder (again). High just 34. Low Tuesday night, 18.
Chance of delay Tuesday, 28%
Chance of cancellation Tuesday, 14.1%
Wednesday, December 11th: Plenty of sunshine but cold. Damn cold. High of 30 and breezy. Low of 19.
Thursday, December 12th: Sunny and continued cold. High 32, low 16.
Friday, December 13th: Partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the mid to upper 30s. (Balmy!) Low of 20.
Next weekend: Cloudy and rainy, particularly on Sunday. Highs in the mid 40s.
The following week: Rainy to start, then clearing and seasonable - highs in the low 40s, lows in the upper 20s.
Looking ahead: Snow or ice on Christmas!! And a major storm in the wings for New Year's Day (I am really rooting for that one so the odious Mummer buffoonery is shat upon).
Stay tuned for updates!
This is a follow-up to my original post. The purpose of this follow-up is to offer more specific information about the timing and nature of the upcoming storm.
A little bit of snow starts around 2 or 3 Sunday afternoon, moving southwest to northeast. There's not a ton of moisture in this system, so any precipitation will be light to moderate. Mixes with sleet by around 7 or 8pm, then changes over to all sleet. By 3am-ish, I expect that temperatures will rise above freezing and any lingering precipitation will fall as rain. Rain tapers by late morning.
Chance of delay Monday: 25%
Chance of cancellation Monday: 8%
Tuesday the 10th is actually looking more interesting in terms of snow and delays as another system moves in late Monday night. There's the potential for a 2-4 inch accumulation from this system, as well as the cancellation of school - due more to timing than severity.
Chance of delay Tuesday: 12%
Chance of cancellation Tuesday: 31%
And then December 15th-16th is looking good for a potential snow/freezing rain event.
Stay tuned for updates!
P.S. If you have a specific question about location or timing, just email me.