Monsoon's Forecast for the Tuesday-Wednesday storm
First, my good people, it is cold out there. “Cold” call I it, for, to define true coldness, what is ‘t but to be nothing else but cold? That it’s cold, ‘tis true; ‘tis cold, ‘tis pity, and pity ‘tis ‘tis true.
Brr.
As for the Tuesday-Wednesday storm, my plan is this: to offer a forecast now (roughly 36 hours prior to the event) and to send out an update Tuesday morning (12 hours prior) fine-tuning my forecast. I may even send out an update later today if the situation warrants it…
Driving through the county on Saturday morning and sliding on surfaces both treated and untreated, secondary and primary—I was reminded how just a wee bit of snow can wreak travel havoc. We only got an inch or so, but there were at least four accidents on local roads in less than an hour Saturday morning.
So…even if we only get a coating, roads can become treacherous. Be careful.
Here’s the forecast: Light snow arrives by mid-afternoon Tuesday and intensifies Tuesday night by 8 or 9pm. Snow is steadiest overnight, then begins to taper to light snow showers by 7 or 8am and should end by late morning.
Temperatures steady in the upper 20s.
Snow totals:
4-6 inches Berks
3-5 inches Lancaster
Fewer than 3 inches Lebanon and west
6-8 inches Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Chester Counties
5-7 inches Lehigh
7-9 inches Bucks
8-10 inches plus for central and northern NJ
Percentages, school scheduling disruptions, Berks region:
Tuesday early dismissal, 20%
Wednesday delay, 85% (that’s the chance that we’ll have at least a delay)
Wednesday cancellation, 65%