Last gasps of winter...
March: it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.Right now, it is snowing. I say that as an experienced faux-meteorologist, so you can be sure it is probably true.
Wait! Now a bit of sleet is starting to mix in. That's due to warmer air aloft; it's still in the mid 20s at the surface.
The roads are horrible. I mean, people sliding all over the place, cars into embankments, that sort of thing. (Be sure to email me or visit my Facebook page to share travel conditions, snow/ice totals, and the like.)
We have a good two and a half inches out there. I think most of us will be in the range of 3-4 inches by the time all is said and done.
When will it be said and done? Shortly after midnight.
During Monday morning's commute, temperatures will be in the upper 20s, so that's still below freezing, and I expect the roads to be shitty right through mid morning on Monday. After sunrise (and as temperatures soar toward the afternoon high of 31), we'll see some melting and much improved road conditions. Skies clear by afternoon.
Chance of delay Monday, 40%
Chance of cancellation Monday, 2%
Hasselhoff: he will kick you in the ass; you will be delighted and ask for an encore.Then Tuesday, surface temperatures will hover right around freezing, so the precipitation we get will be a mixy mess. Starting around 2-3pm, we'll see snow and sleet. Then freezing rain and plain rain at night.
Temperatures are in the mid 30s by Wednesday morning's commute, and will reach a high in the mid 40s by the afternoon! Then temperatures plunge once again, falling from freezing at midnight through the 20s during the day on Thursday, and finally to the upper single digits in Friday's wee hours. (Oh, and there may be some light snow showers or flurries on Thursday.)
Chance of early dismissal Tuesday, 18%
Chance of delay Wednesday, 34%
Chance of cancellation Wednesday, 3%
Only gets up to 30 on Friday.
Really nice weekend, though. Sunny, highs in the mid 40s, just fantastic.
So we'll have to deal with wintry precipitation and temperatures through this coming week, but I think it's smooth sailing come Saturday 3/7.
Stay tuned for updates!