From GSP
Uncertainty rushes back in late in the weekend with
the next system, which comes at us in the guise of a clipper-type
short wave Saturday night and Sunday. Both operational models have
this wave digging the upper
trof as it crosses the Appalachians,
forcing
lee cyclogenesis as cold air aloft arrives with the passage
of the
trof. Hmmm...very interesting. The result is a shot of
wintry precip, mostly snow, that according to the models would
affect much of the region on Sunday. Now...the
GFS solution has
only lukewarm support from its
ensemble thus far...so one should
not get carried away. The model blend takes in enough sources that
do not feature such a wintry outcome, so for the time being our
forecast will be quite conservative and show only a small chance
of elevation-dependent rain/snow over the
mtns as the cold
front
crosses the region, and temps dropping back to a category below
normal for Sunday/Sunday night. But, this gives us something to
watch and talk about for the next few days.
And from Southeast WX
We will begin talking more about the major winter storm potential during the February 14-18 time frame in our next update around mid-next week. Be safe and remember to slow down on any icy roads or better yet, stay home if you can.