Saturday, January 18th, 2014 - Morning Weather Discussion

Well, I thought it would snow today, and I thought we could get up to an inch of snow, and we did.  What was however surprising was how hard the snow fell for periods of time and the fact that some areas even had thundersnow.  The snow will end by around mid day, then tomorrow and Monday we will have a chance of a snow shower, especially on Monday as the arctic front approaches.  Tuesday and Wednesday should be variably cloudy.  Then on Thursday it is likely that we will get a significant snowstorm as a disturbance will move to our south and exit the coast near the Delmarva.  This will bring snow to our area starting on Thursday morning.  After the storm exits the coast it is likely to intensify rapidly and turn into a Nor'easter, with snow increasing in intensity around mid day on Thursday and continuing possibly heavy at times in the afternoon, ending in the evening.  Significant accumulations are possible with this storm, especially in eastern sections, and especially as you head out toward Long Island and eastern New England.  After this storm passes it will likely get very cold, with lows possibly dropping to near zero on Friday morning.  Then on Saturday afternoon and night we will have a chance at more snow as a storm approaches from the southeast as another arctic front approaches.  After this front passes it will get even colder, with low temperatures possibly dropping below zero by next Monday and Tuesday and highs possibly not getting out of the single digits from Sunday through Tuesday of next week.  Then we may get more snow for the middle of next week, followed by the possibility of temperatures warming just in time for the Super Bowl weekend, but we will have to wait and see on that, as that is a long way out.