Light accumulation of snow possible Wednesday
Mountains favored, but even the valley could see some
Updated: 5:07 AM EST Dec 9, 2020
AT MY-NBC- FIVE-DOT-COM. (ááFIRST ALERT WEATHERá) LET’S GET A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR THE WEEK. SKI RESORTS GOT TO BE HAPPY TODAY. . A weak ridge of high pressure building into the region this afternoon will provide drying conditions this evening and perhaps some breaks in the clouds. Light snow returns though early Wednesday as an upper level disturbance passes over the region and continues Wednesday night before becoming confined to the mountains on Thursday. Snowfall will range from a dusting to an inch in the lowest elevations, with 2 to 4 inches across the western upslope regions, and over 6 inches on the higher peaks. Dry weather moves in for Friday before a warmer and wetter pattern develops for the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/… As of 332 PM EST Tuesday…The combination of a strong low level subsidence inversion and severely blocked flow has kept an abundance of snow showers across the region today, and is just starting to abate. Clouds have been abundant as well, with mountain webcams showing several peaks above the clouds, indicating just how shallow the low level moisture really is. For tonight, forecast is tricky i regard to cloud cover as forecast soundings arenút exactly clear on whether the inversion breaks. Where it does, there should be a brief period of clearing before mid/high clouds approach for our next system. Hedging towards more cloud cover, expect lows to be similar to the last few nights in the teens to low 20s. For Wednesday and Wednesday night, the forecast remains largely on track for a shortwave trough to bring a period of synoptic snow to the region during the day, then more mesoscale upslope snow at night. Trends in the 12Z model suite shifted the feature back northward a smidge, offering more widespread chances for snow starting during the pre-dawn hours across the St. Lawrence Valley and northern Adirondacks, and spreading eastward into the Champlain Valley and Vermont around sunrise. Could make for a messy morning commute, but the snow should start out fairly light with ratios close to 15:1 supporting mainly a dusting to an inch. As the day progresses and snow becomes widespread, ratios will lower closer to 10-12:1 as surface temps warm into th upper 20s to lower 30s additional daytime snowfall of another dusting to perhaps 2″, though locally higher up to 4″ across the higher terrain of eastern Addison and eastern Rutland counties closer to the better upper dynamics as the shortwave digs southeastward into central New Engl
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Light accumulation of snow possible Wednesday
Mountains favored, but even the valley could see some
Updated: 5:07 AM EST Dec 9, 2020
Wednesday morning will start in the low 20s for most with a light breeze putting wind chills in the teen in a couple spots. Plenty of clouds which will be followed by some light snow showers. A few will fall during the morning drive so if you encounter any light accumulation, as always, be cautious. Showers linger through the afternoon and while the bulk of today’s snow will be in the mountains where a half foot of snow could fall by Thursday morning, the valleys could also see a spotty inch or two of snow by the end of the day Wednesday. Highs will be just a touch warmer than they were on Tuesday, in the low and mid 30s with a south wind around 5 to 10 mph.By Thursday morning most of the snow will be done with the exception of some lingering mountain showers. It’ll be mild in the morning, near 30. Highs reach the upper 30s in the afternoon with clouds breaking up to reveal a little sun.Friday looks mile and dry with a mostly cloudy sky and similar on Saturday. We are expecting rain and mix to move in late on Saturday though with warm air building in along a warm front overnight and dropping more rain on Sunday morning and afternoon with highs on Sunday in the mid 40s.A sharp cold front passes Sunday night turning any leftover light showers back to snow and putting temperatures back in the 30s for most of next week.Follow the weather team on Facebook: Tom Messner | Caitlin Napoleoni | Tyler Jankoski | Ben Frechette
Wednesday morning will start in the low 20s for most with a light breeze putting wind chills in the teen in a couple spots. Plenty of clouds which will be followed by some light snow showers. A few will fall during the morning drive so if you encounter any light accumulation, as always, be cautious. Showers linger through the afternoon and while the bulk of today’s snow will be in the mountains where a half foot of snow could fall by Thursday morning, the valleys could also see a spotty inch or two of snow by the end of the day Wednesday. Highs will be just a touch warmer than they were on Tuesday, in the low and mid 30s with a south wind around 5 to 10 mph.
By Thursday morning most of the snow will be done with the exception of some lingering mountain showers. It’ll be mild in the morning, near 30. Highs reach the upper 30s in the afternoon with clouds breaking up to reveal a little sun.
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Friday looks mile and dry with a mostly cloudy sky and similar on Saturday. We are expecting rain and mix to move in late on Saturday though with warm air building in along a warm front overnight and dropping more rain on Sunday morning and afternoon with highs on Sunday in the mid 40s.
A sharp cold front passes Sunday night turning any leftover light showers back to snow and putting temperatures back in the 30s for most of next week.
Follow the weather team on Facebook: Tom Messner | Caitlin Napoleoni | Tyler Jankoski | Ben Frechette
