Arctic blast & flurries, then milder...
My good people,
The arctic blast is not exactly news to anyone who has been outside in the past twenty-four hours. I've had lots of queries about the temperature (how low will it go? why does it have to be so fricking cold?) and precipitation (is there any real snow coming our way? where's winter?). To address these queries...
Tuesday night will be really, really, bitterly cold. The temperature will get down to 11. Wind chill factors could get as low as -10. Negative ten!!!! Brrr.
Wednesday will be overcast in the main, with flurries and even a few snow showers moving through in the afternoon and evening. I don't expect any significant accumulation, but as with this morning's unexpected squalls, any snowfall can cause slippery travel and decreased visibility. Expect a high only in the upper 20s tomorrow, followed by an overnight low in the upper teens.
On Thursday we'll see conditions become a bit milder. Look for a mostly sunny high of 42 and a low in the upper 20s. Moderate winds will still make daytime temperatures feel like they are around the freezing mark.
Friday will be milder still: sun mixed with clouds, only a light wind, and a high in the upper 40s.
The weekend is looking nice with highs in the low 50s on Saturday and the upper 40s on Sunday.
One model's projection for the Sunday-Monday system. Under this projection, we'd get a direct hit and significant, accumulating snowfall. But again, I think this one is a "miss" for us...Monday will bring a return of seasonable cold, though nothing approaching the current frigidity. Highs on Monday and Tuesday will be around 40. (There's a slight chance of snow Sunday into Monday, but it's looking like that's going to miss us altogether to the south.)
The next really good chance for some frozen precipitation will come on Thursday 1/12 into Friday 1/13. Stay tuned for updates on that.
The 14th-15th-16th long weekend looks bitterly cold again, with highs below freezing and lows in the teens...
Bundle up...