What the hell is this crap about a snowstorm next week?!
Yes. Spring began today, but there's a snowstorm brewing for next Tuesday.
But the vicissitudes - that's the real story here. In the next four days, we're going to see highs in the 50s, then the 60s, then the 40s, then the 30s.
Friday 3/21: mostly sunny and seasonably pleasant with diminishing winds. High 52, low 38.
Saturday 3/22: clouds mixed with sun; breezy and warmer. A few scattered showers in the afternoon. High 64, low 35.
Sunday 3/23: clearing, breezy, and noticeably colder. High 43 (but it will feel like the 30s), low 24.
Jason deCaires Taylor, "Vicissitudes," underwater sculpture, Grenada, West Indies, 2006
Monday 3/24: clear and colder still. High of only 36, low of 22.
Tuesday 3/25: overcast with a chance of rain and snow. The pattern and model indications suggest a major snowstorm, but it's far too early to get a handle on it - especially a late-March storm like this, one that is so vulnerable. If all things don't come together just right - track, arctic air, sun angle, moisture content, and so forth - this "snowstorm" will be a harmless non-event.
Colder than normal the rest of the week: highs in the 40s, lows in the 20s. Then warmer again for the last three days of March. Then colder again to start April. (There's even some wintry mix action possible on April 1st and 2nd.)
I don't see this vicissitude-ish pattern abating until about a third of the way through April. And then: consistently milder - springlike, even - with highs in the 50s and 60s.
Stay tuned for updates!