Saturday Morning's Weather Discussion - Here Comes Our White Christmas! And a Lot More After.

Well, a very active period of weather is on the way.  Welcome to winter, and this one is starting out with a big bang.  That global pattern change I had been talking about has taken place with the strong storm from yesterday that brought us the high winds and flooding rains.  This storm has completely changed the global weather pattern and everything is now looking very winter like with colder temperatures, and strong storms headed our way.  It is possible that this pattern could continue until March, and the global set-up right now is one that has historically produced a lot of snow and cold in our area, that some people are now comparing with some of the worst winters for snow and cold that we have ever seen.  I am not predicting this, nor am I saying this is what is going to happen, but the pattern that we are in has historically produced such a result.  Of course, this is Mother Nature, so anything is possible.  As far as the details go, the first storm that will affect our area will begin on Christmas Eve around 9pm and end on Christmas Day around 12 noon, bringing 2-6 inches of snow accumulation. Then we will immediately have to turn our eyes to the next storm, which will be much stronger.  This storm will start around 1pm on Wednesday as snow and it will become heavy at times during the afternoon, accumulating to 3-6 inches prior to a possible mix or changeover to sleet, freezing rain, or rain, which will continue until Thursday morning.  It will turn back to all snow, then becoming light and end around 4pm with a dusting to an inch or two of additional accumulation possible.  It is possible that this entire could be snow and if it were, the total accumulation would be around a foot.  We will then need to turn our eyes to another possible storm for next weekend, starting around 1pm on Saturday as snow, which could become heavy at times prior to ending early in the morning on Sunday.  There could be significant snow accumulations with this storm as well.  Meanwhile it will be cold through the period, with highs mainly in the lower 30’s and lows getting into the teens most nights.  Finally, we may have another storm to worry about for January 2, although this one is too far away to know if it is really going to happen, or to get into any details.  Check back for updates and tell your friends and family about this blog.  Thank you.   Also, thank you to all of you who donated money to Superstorm Sandy relief by purchasing one of the Edge Weather T-shirts.  The Indian Hills High School bowling team was able to donate the proceeds of $833 for Superstorm Sandy relief because of your donations.  Thank you.