Snow Burst - Dangerous Cold - More Snow Coming

Very impressive snow burst plowing through the state tonight.  This band has dropped a quick dusting to 1".  This is along an arctic front plowing through the region.  Not your everyday type of event, very neat to look at the dynamics that set up to produce this.  Wind gusts have been reported as high as 50 mph along the line.  Nearly impossible driving conditions if you were out as this burst hit.

Now it's all about the brutal dangerous cold.  The entire state has a wind chill advisory for later tonight and tomorrow.  Wind chills could be anywhere from -10 to -25 over the next 24 hours with actual air temperatures falling at or below 0 tonight, and not rising above the single digits tomorrow afternoon.  Heading out the door for work or school will be torture, as if today wasn't cold enough!

Our next weather maker arrives Friday night and Saturday.  This system is looking more impressive and could dump a few inches across most of the state.  Early indications are for a 2-4".  Another big player with this system will be the WIND!  I am telling you, wind gusts of 30 to 40+ mph are possible, and I would not rule out blizzard criteria.  Remember you do not have to have a lot of snow to have a blizzard, but winds sustained 35+mph for at a minimum of 3 hours and visibility 1/4 mile or less for at least 3 hours.  That could be a close call come Saturday morning! (Attached to the left is the GFS model for 7am Saturday).

Another clipper arrives Sunday.  Parts of the state could get several more inches all depending on where it tracks.  As of now areas north of I-70 appear to be in the favored spot. (Attached to the right is the GFS model for 1pm Sunday).  




Another major arctic blast comes early next week - EVEN COLDER than the one we are experiencing now.  It is possible that we get as cold as the blast that hit Jan 6-7, when highs didn't make it above zero.  


Sorry for all the bad news with the weather.  I know some of you actually love the snow and bitter cold, but I think at this point most of us have had it!  I personally love snow, but the bitter cold below zero stuff I cannot stand.  I want to mention one thing - I do see signs of our pattern trying to warm a bit during the first week of February.  Doesn't mean it will happen but the teleconnections look a little better for perhaps a bit of a warm up - perhaps a more zonal flow with less extremes across the country.  Let's keep hoping at least!  Thanks for reading.