Saturday Morning's Weather Discussion

We will see some very active weather developing over the next week as a global pattern change is under way.  As a result, the models are having a very difficult time putting all the pieces together, as we get toward the end of next week.  There will be three storms moving our way over the next week.  The first one is quite weak and will move through tomorrow with just a slight chance of a snow shower in the morning and a slight chance of a rain shower in the afternoon.  Showers will then be likely on Sunday night.  The second storm will move through our area on Monday, bringing a chance of a shower in the morning, and then showers will be likely in the afternoon, with rain heavy at times on Monday night.  This storm will then pull cold air down as it starts to move away from our area, bringing a chance of snow showers for Tuesday night and early on Wednesday morning.  Then we have to watch for the storm that I have been talking about all week.  The storm for Friday is likely to be the most intense of the three storms.  This storm is still too far away to know exactly how it will develop.  The only thing that I know so far is that the storm is likely to be quite intense and to quickly pull the cold air down from Canada after it develops.  Where it develops will make all the difference as to whether we get rain or snow on Friday, and how much.  In addition, this pattern is likely to last much of the winter, so how this Friday storm develops may be a good indication as to how the whole winter will go, as the pattern change should be complete by next Friday.  Looking past the Friday storm, a similar storm will be likely the following Wednesday or Thursday the 26^th or 27^th.  Check back for updates.