monsoonmartin

My friends…

Just a quick update about tomorrow’s winter weather(ish) event and beyond…

[A note to my readers outside the immediate Dutch Country region: My forecast area is roughly the central and southern Berks County and northern Lancaster County region, with periodic comments on an expanded area including Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley, and other parts of central Pennsylvania.]

Wednesday 1/16: sunny and clear after some AM flurries; light and variable winds. High 41, low 27.

Thursday 1/17: overcast with a chance of flurries or brief snow showers (with rain mixed) in the late morning and afternoon. Snow mixing with rain in the evening, changing to all snow overnight and accumulating perhaps an inch to an inch and a third. High 38, low 32.

Friday 1/18: brief morning snow showers turning to rain as temperatures warm up slightly and ending gradually by late morning. Temperatures will then plummet in the evening as the “arctic freeze” sets in; we won’t get above freezing again until the middle of next week. High 44, low 23.

Probability of delay Thursday: 10%

Probability of cancellation Thursday: 5%

Probability of early dismissal Thursday: 20%

Probability of delay Friday: 25%

Probability of cancellation Friday: 10%

Probability of raining frogs: 5%

Saturday 1/19: partly cloudy with a flurry or brief snow shower or two throughout the day. High 31, low 15.

Sunday 1/20: partly sunny, brisk, and very, very cold. High 22, low 11.

Monday 1/21: partly to mostly sunny and continued cold. High 28, low 19.

Tuesday 1/22: partly cloudy. High 29, low 15.

Wednesday 1/23: partly cloudy and a bit less frigid. High 34, low 23.

Thursday 1/24: partly sunny; then becoming overcast with snow developing in the evening and continuing overnight. This has the potential to be a measurable event, so stay tuned for updates. High 32, low 18.

Friday 1/25: tapering to flurries early, then partly cloudy and less frigid. High 37, low 23.

Next weekend: partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the low 40s and lows in the 20s.

Beyond: some sleet and/or snow for Monday the 28^th and/or Tuesday the 29^th. Otherwise rather cold with highs around freezing and lows dipping into the teens…

Monsoon