Today’s
Northeast weather discussion…
Looking at
the surface chart and radar.
We have westerly
winds rotating around low pressure near Hudson Bay.
The water
temperatures for Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are in the lower 50’s, with an air temperature
aloft (5,000-10,000 feet) much colder, this is creating impressive lake effect
snow bands.
The radar
shows these bands east to northeast of the Lower Great Lakes. The chart from Earth Null School, shows the direction of the winds. The bands will
more or less stay put today into tomorrow. The areas downwind of Lake Erie south and east
of Buffalo into northwest Pennsylvania, have already picked up 2 to 3 feet of
snow. The same can be said for those downwind of Lake Ontario on the northern
Tug Hill. Here in Barnes Corners, I’ve got around 3 feet of snow, I Will likely
be up to 5 feet of snow by tonight. Winds will remain gusty today.
The bands
will start move south tomorrow evening, eventually moving southeast of the
Lakes, into places like Syracuse. The
bands will weaken as they move south and setup late tomorrow and Monday.
The rest of
the region can expect partly cloudy skies and well below average cold temperatures
the winds will make it feel even colder.
A weak fast-moving
clipper will move through for Wednesday, bringing widespread rain and snow
showers, with the cold air in place interior parts of the Northeast will likely
see light snow. Amounts will generally be a coating to a few inches. Southern
Pennsylvania and areas closer to the Coast will likely see a mix of rain/snow.
Then the lake effect will start back up for Thursday into Friday. The air coming
in behind the clipper will be the coldest air we’ve seen so far. Temperatures
will likely be 15-25 degrees below average, gusty winds will bring a cold
windchill.
Watching a chance for some kind of storm next weekend.
