********MONDAY EVENING DISCUSSION***********

FEW POINTS OF DISCUSSION

-The Possibility of a potentially major storm is VERY MUCH in the realm of possibility for Saturday night into Sunday night (20-21st). SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE POSTS COMING FROM HERE, WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST UPDATES.

- AO/NAO/EPO/WPO/PNA ALL TANK AROUND 24TH-26TH SO IT SEEMS, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WELL ESSENTIALLY THAT WINTER WILL REALLY BE LOCKING IN - COLD, STORMINESS...MUCH LIKE THE PATTERN BACK IN NOVEMBER, BUT MORE SUSTAINED AND STORMY.

- ANOTHER POSSIBLE STORM, YES, Right on the heels of the possible Saturday-Sunday Storm we get ANOTHER for Christmas...Details still vague but the possibility, again DEFINITELY there!!!

- THE BLOCKING we have been waiting for (or at least I have) will begin to set up between and after the Sunday and Christmas storms, coinciding with the Oscillations/Teleconnections tanking! 


***********************FORECASTIC FORECAST**********************

TONIGHT - Highs in the HIGH 20's, clear

TUESDAY - Partly Cloudy skies over to all cloudy w/ showers developing in the evening and changing over to all rain in the night, MAYBE a bit of freezing sleet/ice for a bit but I am doubtful. Highs in the mid 40's, lows in the HIGH 30's. Areas in Northern NY, Southern NE...maybe even Boston could see some snow showers/light snow on the backside.

WEDNESDAY - BIG WARMUP! HIGHS NEAR 50*, Partly Cloudy

THURSDAY - Highs back down to high 30's, sunny.

FRIDAY - Highs low to mid 30's, sunny.

WILL GET TO WEEKEND LATER!

PICTURES

- EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE CONTROL RUN OF TOTAL SNOWFALL, IN NO MEANS A FORECAST JUST A GUIDE TO THOSE WHO COULD SEE SNOW. ENSEMBLE MEAN RUN ALSO INCLUDED

- EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE MSLP MAP FOR THE POSSIBLE SUNDAY STORM.

Wednesday Night FORECAST + DISCUSSION + Next week Storm? West Coast Deluge

Lemme try and be brief tonight, but FIRST...SHAMWOWZA...Syracuse and Ithaca Area, up in the hills around there being SLAMMED! Some places up there have recorded a FOOT so far and blizzard conditions continue, especially as you get CLOSER to the lakes and start getting into the Lake effect snow (Not AS pronounced because the winds not IDEAL) ANYWAY, within the next couple of days I will post storm totals for snowfall/rain/ice from this WINTER STORM, which by the way was named DAMON. 

NOW, Forecast discussion:

TONIGHT - Still seeing the chance for more snow in the area, ESPECIALLY as you get NW of NYC (WAY NW)...and somewhat North. Do not see any significant accumulations, maybe 1" at BEST. Lows in the low 30's, winds still up there.

THURSDAY - Cloudy, chance of snow showers especially in the morning as the system FINALLY begins its way out. Highs in the mid 30's, colder as you get inland and NW...Along the coast look for slightly warmer temps mid to high 30's, up through the Mass/Boston Areas. Interior NY into the mountains will see highs mid 20's to LOW 30's.

FRIDAY - Storm moves out, HIGH pressure begins to take over the area, MOSTLY sunny skies highs in the mid 30's all the way up the coast, maybe in low 40's around the Cape...maybe 40* in Boston along the water. Interior NY still stuck in the 20's. 

Getting interested in our NEXT possible storm (Nor'easter maybe???) for next week, towards the end of the week probably....Energy exiting to the SW of California will catch the Southern Jet and move Eastward where it either goes out to see or follows up the coast - WE SHALL SEE!

IN THE MEAN TIME, LETS LET AND PRAY THAT ENERGY REALLY STAYS AROUND THE WEST FOR A WHILE AND EASE THE DROUGHT! Could be one of the strongest storms in a DECADE for them! San Francisco, LA, Sacramento and pretty much ALL of Cali in for a BIG deluge!!!!! In addition Cali Ski Slopes could be seeing a FOOT PLUS of the white stuff!

HAVE A NICE NIGHT FOLKS!

NAM Total Rainfall by Sunday