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First, it was brought to my attention that in recent years, former NBA star Mookie Blaylock went into a downward spiral that included alcoholism (that led to seizures), DUI arrests, and finally an accident in which Blaylock hit another driver head-on, killiing her.  He's now in prison, having been convicted of reckless driving and vehicular homicide.  So, you know, his nickname was cool, but this is some heavy stuff - and unsuitable for naming a pesky little late-season storm after.

And so I hereby christen this storm the Spike Lee-VE Storm, for the filmmaker / agitator turns 59 on Sunday, if you can believe it.  (Coincidentally, he played a character called Mookie in the film Do the Right Thing, but I think that character was named after Mets centerfielder Mookie Wilson.)

So all kinds of crazy talk is floating out there: we're getting 6-12 inches of snow, we're gonna have several days off of school, we're doomed, Donald Trump is going to be our next President.

None of this is going to happen.

Let me just tackle the weather bit for now.

Here's what to expect:

Light snow starts late Saturday night, right around midnight.  Light snow showers overnight and into Sunday morning.  This is a very wet snow - this fact, combined with the very warm surface temperatures and the lightness of the snowfall, will result in only a bit of accumulation on grassy areas and parked cars, but just wet roads and no travel headaches.

When the snow becomes steadier - I expect this to happen in the early to mid afternoon on Sunday - we could see a bit of accumulation on paved surfaces (roads and whatnot) and a bit more difficulty in travel.  The snow tapers by 8 or 9pm and should be gone altogether by about 1am Monday.

Still, use caution on bridges and overpasses, and be on the lookout for slick spots developing overnight Sunday that could linger into Monday morning's commute.

Accumulations: an inch or two on grassy areas; an inch on roads.

School:

Chance of delay Monday, 14%

Chance of cancellation Monday, 1.77%

Monday turns out windy and chilly with a high in the low to mid 40s (but wind chills in the low 30s).

60s and 70s by the end of the week!

Monsoon