Tuesday's stats:
Low temp: 35.4ºF (1.9ºC)
High temp: 48.6ºF (9.2ºC)
Precipitation: 0.03" (1mm) -- melted
Snowfall: 0.2" (5mm)
The day began with some random snow showers, and has ended with more light snow... but in between, we've had cloudiness interspersed with a nice period of sunshine right in the middle of the day. You can see from the stats above that our precipitation has been very light up til now.
That huge area of upper-level low pressure we've been talking about is now centered over northeastern Afghanistan, with the counter-clockwise circulation ahead of it drawing moisture northward against the north Indian Himalayan ranges. The amount of moisture available is not all that impressive, but the cold air mass is... and that's what is providing us with the threat of measurable snowfall during the coming 18-24 hours or so. There is still a chance that around a half-inch of precipitation could materialize, and that translates into a 4-5" (10-13cm) snowfall somewhere in our general area by tomorrow (Wed) evening. It will be interesting to watch if/how/when that might happen.
Quiet weather is in the forecast for the period between Thursday and mid-day Saturday, as temperatures recover from this recent cold spell... but we're still anticipating another round of wet weather during the early part of next week.
THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK contains the latest forecast details...
Low temp: 35.4ºF (1.9ºC)
High temp: 48.6ºF (9.2ºC)
Precipitation: 0.03" (1mm) -- melted
Snowfall: 0.2" (5mm)
The day began with some random snow showers, and has ended with more light snow... but in between, we've had cloudiness interspersed with a nice period of sunshine right in the middle of the day. You can see from the stats above that our precipitation has been very light up til now.
That huge area of upper-level low pressure we've been talking about is now centered over northeastern Afghanistan, with the counter-clockwise circulation ahead of it drawing moisture northward against the north Indian Himalayan ranges. The amount of moisture available is not all that impressive, but the cold air mass is... and that's what is providing us with the threat of measurable snowfall during the coming 18-24 hours or so. There is still a chance that around a half-inch of precipitation could materialize, and that translates into a 4-5" (10-13cm) snowfall somewhere in our general area by tomorrow (Wed) evening. It will be interesting to watch if/how/when that might happen.
Quiet weather is in the forecast for the period between Thursday and mid-day Saturday, as temperatures recover from this recent cold spell... but we're still anticipating another round of wet weather during the early part of next week.
THE 7-DAY OUTLOOK contains the latest forecast details...
