Well, all the people who were disappointed when we got
freezing rain instead of snow last week may end up very happy next week…
We will continue to have variably cloudy skies tomorrow, and
then showers will move in for Tuesday afternoon and night, ending by Wednesday
morning, then Wednesday will be variably cloudy. The highs should be around 40 tomorrow, in
the low to mid 40’s on Tuesday and the mid 40’s on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday should then be mostly sunny but cooler
with highs in the mid 30’s.
Next Saturday a storm system will start to develop along the
Gulf Coast at the same time that another storm drops down from Canada into the
Central Plains States. These two systems are likely to merge in the
Southeastern United States and start moving northeastward, strengthening as it
does so. The storm should reach a point about 50 miles off the New Jersey
Coast by Sunday morning.
If the track above verifies we would have a very significant
snowstorm here in Northern New Jersey next Saturday night and Sunday morning.
With this storm track, I would expect a widespread area of 6-12 inches of snow
with localized amounts of 12-18 inches from Western Tennessee, through Kentucky,
extreme Southern Ohio, West Virginia, the Appalachian Mountains of North
Carolina, the Western two thirds of Virginia (including Washington D.C., and
possibly Richmond), Maryland (including Baltimore, but excluding the DelMarva),
extreme Northern Delaware (including Dover), Pennsylvania (excluding
Northwestern Pennsylvania), Northern New Jersey (a line from about Trenton to
Edison and north), New York State east of the Great Lakes (including
Southeastern New York and New York City but excluding Long Island), the western
half of Connecticut, the Western two thirds of Massachusetts (just west of
Boston), Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
This is IF the track I outlined above verifies. This storm is very
different from the last storm to affect our area and for that matter, that
storm was one that we won’t likely see again anytime soon with a storm working
its way back from Bermuda. This storm will have lots of cold air to work
with to our north, unlike the previous storm and won’t be attacked by warm air
moving in off the ocean like the last one. The one thing that could
prevent this storm from affecting our area is that the strong high pressure
area over Canada could become so strong that it pushes this storm to the south
of us and out to sea, giving a big snowstorm to North Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland and Southern New Jersey. The other possibility is that the high
pressure area over Canada would become a bit weaker and allow the storm to work
its way further north. If that were to happen then we could warm up and
get rain. The one thing I really don’t expect though is any freezing rain
with this storm. The track I outlined above is the way I see it now,
subject to change of course, so don’t go changing any plans just yet.
The storm should end on Sunday afternoon, and then Monday and
Tuesday should be pretty nice before the next storm system threatens our area
on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This storm would result from another
storm system dropping down from Canada and potentially merging with a storm
moving along the Gulf Coast, then moving northward along the East Coast.
If this were to occur we would be facing a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
snowstorm.
After that potential storm passes we will be facing yet another
threat for a significant storm the Saturday and Sunday after Christmas and
again the following Tuesday and Wednesday.
Yeah, this winter is likely to be BAD!!!
Have a wonderful evening!
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