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We are in for ANOTHER Monday winter storm, when will it end??

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Early snowfall forecast for Sunday evening, night and Monday morning.

Early snowfall forecast for Sunday evening, night and Monday morning.

It’s the weekend, of COURSE we’re tracking.. more snow.

Can you FEEL the sun getting warmer? It’s trying, but winter is just holding on for dear life!  Our average high “should be” around 42 degrees, we have been struggling through the 20s!  Certainly on track for the coldest February EVER!

Here’s the deal with the first few days of March.

It’s the weekend, of COURSE we’re tracking.. more snow.

Can you FEEL the sun getting warmer? It’s trying, but winter is just holding on for dear life!

Here’s the deal with the first few days of March.

Saturday: Sunshine, cold. highs in the 20s. Cold, clear Saturday night.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, a wave of low pressure moves in our direction and we should see snow developing late day or in the evening.

Snow will end on Monday morning, with sunshine by afternoon.

Early call: It is looking something like a 2-4″, 3-6″ snowfall. Not major, but moderate, and messing up the Monday morning commute.

The first week of March looks stormy! We’ll see another storm move in our direction by Tuesday afternoon, this one looks to pull some warm air in here and start as snow but trend to a mix, perhaps some rain? We’ll keep you posted on that.

The bottom line: Snow piles grow even bigger, and our patience shrinks with the winter that seemingly seems never ending.

When will it warm up? I see a ‘blip’ of warmth with that midweek storm, before it gets cold again toward next weekend.

Keep your eyes on St. Patty’s Day, I see ‘some’ warmth by then (appreciable .. but short lived).

Think warm, it will happen, it’s just going to take some time to transition from this record breaking winter.

Increasing confidence for a winter storm on the busiest travel day of the year!

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The GFS model shows a healthy swath of accumulating snow Wednesday evening.

Over the weekend I began talking about a possible storm for the busiest travel day of the year. It is looking more likely that we will see ‘something’ on that day.  In fact, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch (click to see the text from the NWS).

Here are my thoughts::  At this point there is still some model spread as to how close a fairly strong area of low pressure will pass by.  Some model data wants to hug the coast with the storm, which isn’t the best track for all snow.

The Breakdown:  It looks like rain or a rain/snow mix will develop on Wednesday morning.   Snow will be wet to start (especially a mix with rain and sleet along the shore) so accumulating snow may take some time to get going ( (at least on roadways) because temperatures will be on the milder side at the very start.  Once the sun sets and the storm intensifies, temps will drop and the snow will begin to accumulate.   There is a chance we could see 6+ inches of snow especially in northern and n/eastern CT.  The northwest hills will also pile up probably the most snow because accumulating snow will begin sooner there.

Even if you’re not traveling on Wednesday, it tends to be one of the busiest errand days of the year getting ready for the holiday.  Also, about 14,000 of you are registered for the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving Morning.   The GOOD news for all of you, the storm will be pulling away by Thursday morning and snow wlll taper during the early morning hours.

How does the storm impact the Macy’s Parade ?  No matter what happens on Wednesday night, the storm will leave us with a mix of clouds and sun on Thanksgiving morning but it will be breezy, the wind could be a problem for the big balloons.

The bottom line:  If you have any travel planned Wednesday morning through Thursday morning, stay tuned to the #FirstAlertCT forecast team.  On this blog, on the web you can find both the text and video First Alert Forecast.      You can also like my my facebook page and twitter page(see the boxes to the right).  CLICK FOLLOW ON THE RIGHT TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG.. It will email you whenever new blog updates are posted.