Cold then Snow

Good evening. It is time to update as there are some interesting developments in the weather.

1. Artic air surges south tonight. Expect flurries/snow shower. It will remain cold through the weekend.
2. Sun-Tue time frame looks very much like our December set-up. If you think back to that storm you get a good picture for what this storm may be like. There are differences of course, but enough similarities that it gives us a good picture. Snow should begin Sunday afternoon, become heavy at times by Sunday night. Mild air could change snow to ice for a time Sun night. Then Mon morning any ice changes back to snow which could be heavy at times again. Periods of snow then continue into Tue before ending. How much snow?  Those details will be worked out by Sat morning

This storm set-up is not hard to forecast when it comes to getting a storm or not getting a storm. Yes, there are lots of pieces to it, but they are all large. Sometimes you need small pieces to come together to produce a large storm. This storm is large to begin with. Easy tracking. So, I am quite confident in the tracking of this system across the nation.

The details of the amount of precipitation and how much ice, if any, are the details that need to be worked out. But again, think about the Dec storm. How much snow did you get?  That is a good picture to think about for now.
 
Details:

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. Cold. Flurries or snow shower early. Windy. 22.  
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Cold. 24.
Sunday: Cloudy. Snow develops in the afternoon. 29.
Monday: Snow likely. Any ice changes back to snow. Heavy at times. 27.
Tuesday: Periods of snow ending. Gusty wind at times. 30.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. 32.  
Thursday: Mostly sunny. 34.
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Enjoy.