Saturday Morning's Weather Discussion

Over the next 10 days, we will continue to see one weak storm after the other pass through our area.  Today the first of the weak storms will approach, brining some light snow and flurries from tonight through tomorrow, with a dusting to an inch or two of accumulation possible in some locations.  The next weak storm will approach on Monday night, again brining a chance of some light snow or flurries for Monday night into Tuesday morning, with a dusting of accumulation possible in some locations.  Another weak storm will approach for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with a dusting to an inch or two of accumulation possible in some locations.  Then another weak storm will approach for Friday, this time brining a chance of rain or snow showers.  It looks as if it will then warm up for next weekend as warm air surges north ahead of cold front that will pass through our area next Monday bringing temperatures possibly into the 50’s, but with rain for next Monday.  The reason that we have not been getting big snowstorms this winter is that much of the energy for the storms is from the northern stream, dropping down from Canada. These storms don’t have much moisture to work with, as they are traveling over land with little source of moisture, but there are now some signs that some storms may also be coming in off the Pacific, and they have the potential to interact with the cold air in place in our region.  The first of these storms may reach our area from the Pacific Ocean around the middle of the month and I am starting to see some signs of the possibility of a large Nor’easter forming around the middle of the month around Valentine’s Day, or sometime between the 13^th and the 17^th.  Let us see how all this works out.  Have a great day everyone!