Wednesday Night Discussion

 

Synopsis:

Currently, the commonwealth is dealing with the latter part of the low pressure system that has been producing severe storms from the Mid-Atlantic all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. As the cold front finally makes its way through, we will see colder temperatures make their return to the region. These colder temperatures will remain until early to mid-next week as we run into a snowy pattern the next few days.

 

Short Term:

Presently, rain showers cover the entire commonwealth while most spots have recorded at least an inch or two of precipitation. Heading into Thursday, temperatures will make their way back to average as parts of the region will be affected by snow showers. These lake effect snow showers will predominately remain in Northwest PA, however some strands could stretch their way further across the commonwealth. Snow showers will continue into the evening and overnight with moderate winds.

 

Long Term:

Besides some lake effect snow showers, our next chance for some accumulating snowfall will be on Saturday late afternoon into the evening. Light accumulations are only expected from this clipper system as it moves on out fairly quickly. However, on the 0z GFS we can see that another system comes right behind the first giving Sunday the possibility for more snow showers. Even though this system shouldn't produce excessive snowfall, this situation should be monitored by upcoming forecast shifts. A similar pattern sets itself up for early to mid-next week with more chances of precipitation, most likely snow.