What if I were to tell you that the coldest air of the season still has yet to arrive despite several days of frigid temperatures? It’s true, and there’s plenty where that came from.
Old man winter continues to pack a punch. After dealing with about 4 inches of snow Monday into Tuesday, yet another snow squall could be heading our way Wednesday afternoon. Sometime around 7 p.m., I expect to see a band of moderate to heavy snow to quickly drop about a half to an inch of snow in a very short period of time. This quick burst of snow will be very similar to what we saw on Valentine’s Day, and roads could go from clear to treacherous in just a matter of minutes.
In case you didn’t think that was enough, how do highs in the upper teens for both Thursday and Friday sound? Thursday morning I expect to see lows in the single digits, but by Friday morning, lows will be below zero and wind chills could plummet to as low as 25 degrees below zero. How cold is 25 degrees below zero? Well, I guess we’re about to find out. Some records that date back to the 1800s could be broken this week.
That’s it, right? Not really. In fact, on Saturday, I’m expecting to see some snow develop in the morning, but this will all turn to a wintry mix, and then eventually rain by late Saturday. In fact, a warm front will push through the area giving us a surge in temperature into the 40s believe it or not, allowing all precipitation to turn to all rain. I’ll have more on this storm as we get closer to the weekend.
I don’t know what to tell you except spring starts a month from Friday.
My favorite thing to do is study the weather. It is truly fascinating. Nothing beats a good thunderstorm. I became very interested in weather when I lived in Okinawa, Japan for four years and was actually inside a super typhoon.
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