Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Oh...and best wishes for the new year (just in case we don't get a chance to chat over the next week...but I will be working all week here at CHEX). I just thought I'd pop a quick post up here on the blog to update you on the system that is moving in. Yesterday (see post below) I mentioned the risk of freezing rain and it looks like the threat remains. I think we have a very good chance for some as we push into the afternoon and early evening tomorrow, then changing to rain or a rain/wet snow mix. Boxing Day will be messy as well and warm with a high of 4 degrees. A lump of coal from Mother Nature but let's make the best of it. Stay off the roads and spend time indoors with the family. If you have to travel, leave early tomorrow morning as that's your best bet for decent driving conditions. Merry Christmas and stay safe!

What A Mess!

What would you like first? The good news or the bad news? Let's start with the bad so that we can finish on a good note. Saturday is going to be a mess. A lot of folks will be hitting the streets to get those amazing boxing day sales or to visit family and we have a very warm and messy storm on the way. To the left is a shot of Saturday from the latest GFS run (I've plugged in the Low using MS Paint...as always) and it doesn't look good. That low looks to track just to the west of us, putting us in a nasty transition zone where the "precip" that is falling will be "undecided." What I mean by that is we'll see a bit of snow, changing to rain and then back to snow. Oh...and I should also warn you about the possibility of freezing rain. Anytime you have warm air over cold air you have the chance for icy roads. Wind will also be an issue. It's still too early to be 100% sure about this storm so I promise more details tomorrow. The good news? It looks like we'll have a white Christmas. Expect a few flurries to start Christmas day and we have plenty of snow already on the ground.