Good evening, gang. Snow showers and flurries continue to fly across the region this evening. These will continue to put down hit and run light accumulations. This is the beginning of a very wintry pattern that should really get cranking over the next few weeks.

That doesn’t mean we have a walk in the park in the short term… clippers will make sure of that. We have two systems on the way for later this week into the weekend. Check out the upper level support for these two…

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That’s the one digging in Thursday night into Friday. The lead energy is followed up by another one swinging in behind it from the northwest.

The next one for Saturday evening is looking stout…

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Those types of lobes of energy create a lot of light and that creates rounds of light snow and snow showers. Accumulations are a good bet from Thursday night through Saturday night. Some areas will likely pick up on a couple of inches before all is said and done.

The longer range continues to take on the look of a big time wintry period. Take a look at how these deep troughs keep digging in every couple of days…

EuroSetups like that usually lead to some extreme events across the country. The last week of the month into early February appears to be the prime time for the worst of winter around here.

Take care.