Good evening, everybody. I wanted to drop by for a quick update on the pattern for next week as winter returns to much of the country.

Nothing has really changed from my previous update as we may be seeing a series of systems dropping in from the northwest from Monday through Wednesday. Each of those would bring bands of snows and snow showers with gusty winds and colder air.

For fun, the GFS is showing the possibility of 3 days worth of snow adding up for some areas…

GFS 3

Don’t get married to that map… I’m just showing it to illustrate how 3 days worth of systems can add up if they actually happen.

Bitterly cold air pushes in with the snow rounds…

GFS TEMPS 1

Another arctic outbreak is likely to follow that up by next weekend. If the full brunt of the wicked cold stays just to our north like the GFS says…

GFS TEMPS 2

That opens the door for the southern branch of the jet stream to send a possible storm toward the east…

GFS

We will see how all of this evolves, but the next few weeks have a lot of potential around here and for much of the country.

I’ll see you back here forĀ a full update tonight. Enjoy the evening and take care.