Synopsis: Good Monday morning! A mix of rain and snow showers continues to push east through the central and southern parts of the state…fortunately temps trended a couple of degrees above guidance suggested yesterday which allowed pavement temps to maintain temps near freezing or slightly above keeping things just wet overall. A slush mix will continue from west to east through about 9-10amEST this morning so be cautious when traveling still especially along the I-70 corridor as slick spots will be possible. A good deal of cloud cover lingers into this afternoon, some peaks of sunshine will be possible, however moisture lingers a little longer than anticipated yesterday. Our next concern is for freezing fog/drizzle waking up Tuesday morning as winds relax and temps are in the upper teens to lower 20s with moisture riding overtop the cold surface keeping things slick. Beyond this another shot of freezing drizzle looks possible late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning as outlined below and in the video along a warm front, enough to possible glaze over surfaces once again and keep areas left untreated slick before temps rebound very quickly into the 40s Wed AM. All eyes then turn to Friday into Saturday as all global models are picking up on a big winter storm threat moving southwest to northeast with deep Gulf moisture riding in that we haven’t seen in quite some time. Specific details aren’t possible at this distance but model data is putting down pretty significant snowfall accumulations. If you have any questions in terms of the forecast as we go throughout the week please let us know, have a blessed day! -Kirk
Today’s video:
Winds relax overnight, with moisture riding over the cold surface (temps in the upper teens to lower 20s) we definitely have a concern for some freezing fog/drizzle waking up Tuesday morning…this could create a slick glaze on surfaces left untreated for sure:
Drizzle looks to linger throughout the day on Tuesday, with another round of freezing drizzle looking possible along the leading edge of a warm front Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning mainly from the hours of 10-5amEST from southwest to northeast…temps rebound very quickly into the 40s Wednesday morning into the afternoon. Lingering drizzle/fog will hang around on the day on Wednesday as well:
Thursday into Friday a cold front sweeps east that’ll bringing additional rain showers…a secondary area of low pressure sweeps into the Great Lakes with a lot of Gulf moisture along with it…all models Friday night into Saturday right now are locked in with temps aloft crashing causing a transition to heavy accumulating snow. It’s too early for specifics, but certainly you’ll want to keep all eyes on this event as it could be significant.
