Here is a late Tuesday breakdown of coming attactions:
*FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY: The wave passing through the deep south early in the weekend should bring periods of mostly light rain to the state. The dreaded wedge of cold air draining down the Appalachian mountains into Alabama from the east will come into play, which always makes us a little nervous about the possibility of freezing rain for the northeast counties. But, in our opinion at this time the strength of the wedge will not be enough for any freezing precipitation. Might be an issue to the east over north Georgia or the Carolinas.
*SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY: A much stronger system will roll through the southern branch of the jet stream late this weekend and early next week, and will bring the chance of some significant rain to the state. This is good news since we are well over three inches deficient on rain now for the year. But, there is some suggestion in computer model data that some strong thunderstorms could be involved. We can’t rule out the chance of some severe weather if enough unstable air gets involved.
*FEBRUARY 5-15: The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) both go strongly negative during this period, which often opens the door for a flood of very cold Arctic air into the eastern half of the U.S. As always, we stress that there is very little skill in any specific weather forecast beyond seven days. But, the pattern suggests relatively cold air, and passing “Alberta Clipper” type weather systems will probably give us a few opportunities for some light snow at times along the way. No evidence of any major Gulf of Mexico storm at the moment, however.
Interesting days ahead…
*FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY: The wave passing through the deep south early in the weekend should bring periods of mostly light rain to the state. The dreaded wedge of cold air draining down the Appalachian mountains into Alabama from the east will come into play, which always makes us a little nervous about the possibility of freezing rain for the northeast counties. But, in our opinion at this time the strength of the wedge will not be enough for any freezing precipitation. Might be an issue to the east over north Georgia or the Carolinas.
*SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY: A much stronger system will roll through the southern branch of the jet stream late this weekend and early next week, and will bring the chance of some significant rain to the state. This is good news since we are well over three inches deficient on rain now for the year. But, there is some suggestion in computer model data that some strong thunderstorms could be involved. We can’t rule out the chance of some severe weather if enough unstable air gets involved.
*FEBRUARY 5-15: The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Arctic Oscillation (AO) both go strongly negative during this period, which often opens the door for a flood of very cold Arctic air into the eastern half of the U.S. As always, we stress that there is very little skill in any specific weather forecast beyond seven days. But, the pattern suggests relatively cold air, and passing “Alberta Clipper” type weather systems will probably give us a few opportunities for some light snow at times along the way. No evidence of any major Gulf of Mexico storm at the moment, however.
Interesting days ahead…