Good Tuesday, everyone. It’s a gorgeous day across the Commonwealth, but big changes are just ahead. Another powerful fall cold front sweeps in here Wednesday night, bringing the potential for strong storms before another big blast of cold.
Speaking of cold… This has been an incredibly cold start to fall. This map shows just how far below normal we’ve been over the past 14 days…
Today is a very nice day with temps generally in the 70-75 degree range for many. Winds will gust up, making for another winner of a fall weather day.
Clouds will thicken on Wednesday as our big fall storm system sweeps from the Plains States into the Great Lakes. That drags a cold front through here with gusty winds, showers and strong storms, and a big drop in temps behind it.
The Storm Prediction Center has the low-end risk for a few severe storms Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night…
Local damaging winds will be possible with this setup.
Windy and chilly air then sweeps in here behind that fast-departing front on Thursday. That sets the stage for another frost and freeze by Friday morning with highs on Friday upper 50s to low 60s for most of us.
Another cold front then drops in here late this weekend and early next week. This likely brings even colder air, but exactly how this happens is still a work in progress.
The EURO had been showing a very deep system, but the latest run backed off that a little…
The Canadian decided to it would go big or go home and actually shows some winter weather. Wait… What? Yep…
That’s fun to look at and nothing more. That said, I do believe the setup early next week can bring flakes as close by as the West Virginia high ground.
Make it a great day and take care.
Thanks Chris, the next system does look to pack a lot of gusty winds but little in the way of much needed precipitation. These cold fronts coming from the Arctic instead of the Pacific are not interacting with an active subtropical jet which is needed to produce the widespread soaking rains here in the Ohio Valley.
Strong blocking in Greenland and in the Gulf of Alaska could tank the AO and the NAO big time. La Nina’s effects presently seem to be cut off by a warmer than normal stripe of water off the coast of Southern California. Moisture is beginning to show in the Southwestern part of the country which could cause accumulating Snows in the Colorado Rockies within the next ten days ?
In the Southwest Gulf of Mexico a Tropical disturbance has formed. May not amount to anything, but bears watching. I’m hoping it’s moisture will make it to the Ohio Valley for some good soaking rains later next week ?
Best Fall foliage I’ve seen in years and it’s yet to peek. Just when I thought the season Autumn was no longer it comes back. It’s all about cycles in seasons and climate.
I love fall. It’s so cozy… Knowing the holidays and unpredictable winters are coming.