Quiet Couple of Days… Then More Winter
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:12 am by Jamie Jarosik under Weather
We’re starting off pretty quiet this morning… no measureable precip out there. But there ARE a few flurries, and/or isolated areas of freezing drizzle. So slick spots are still possible, with temperatures right around that freezing mark. The northern counties have road surface temps below freezing, while the southern counties are hovering right around 33 degrees, so the north is most likely to see a patch of ice or two this morning.
High pressure will build in later today, and the clouds may break a little. We will see partly cloudy conditions tonight, and will start Thursday with some sunshine. It will also be a little warmer Thursday, with readings close to 40 degrees. Then the changes come, as we plummet right back into Winter.
A big winter storm will move in from the Southwest on Friday:
We are expecting enough warm air to move into the area ahead of hte system, that Friday’s precip should be a mix of freezing rain, rain and snow. This will cut-down on snowfall accumulation… but we ARE still expecting snowfall accumulation!
Friday evening, the precip will switch over to snow as the atmosphere cools. And a pretty steady moderate-to-heavy snow will continue Friday night into early Saturday morning. How much snow is still up in the air, but a safe starting point would be 2 to 4 inches, I think… with more possible. We usually don’t like to throw out an official snowfall forecast until we get a little closer to the event, as a shift in the storm’s track by less than 100 miles could mean more and/or less snowfall. So, as this is a changing situation, I urge you to stay in touch with us on-air and online… we will keep you posted on the latest trends!
Jamie
alright more snow! to bad it will be on friday we will all have school =[ Jamie I would have to agree with you 2-4 is safe point but possible of 4-7 up here in greenville!
Terence, with the new data in overnight, I am thinking 2 to 4″ will be possible by Friday night, with additional accumulation as we head into Saturday! The models have been pretty consistent with 5 to 7 inches… but how much rain will mix in? That will be the determining factor.
Noooooooooooooooo. I don’t like snow! hehe
Do you know an approximate time that we should see the weather convert over to snow Friday night?
Cheryl,
It looks like it will happen sooner along/north of I-70… like in the early afternoon sometime. Later afternoon for the southern counties. Again, it’s a changing situation, so be sure to check back on-air and/or online
How much snow do u think we will get on tuesday and wednesday? Son has a field trip on tuesday hope he can go….
Thanks again, for all your help with the snowfall reports! The next storm moves in tonight. I am going to write a detailed blog on it this morning… udpate out before 9am. Jamie