Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Active Pattern Develops for the Start of February


Snow showers are likely for the weekend as a cold front slides south through the Stateline Saturday evening.  That front will help pull the jet stream down south through the center of the country early next week.


With the southward dip in the jet stream it will allow for several low pressure systems moving out of Canada to move down through Rockies, Plains and Midwest.  These systems typically don't have a lot of moisture with them, but do increase the chance for snow almost every other day next week.  The path of those low pressure systems depend on where exactly the jet stream and associated frontal boundary end up.  If that boundary ends up a little further south of the Stateline, the snow threat will shift to the south.  However, if the boundary lines up right over the Stateline we could quickly add up the snow by the end of next week.

The dip in the jet stream will also keep below average temperatures around through at least the first week and a half of February.

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