No White Christmas this year, at least not the one you've been dreaming of. Instead, in the days leading up to Christmas expect plenty of rain and wind, followed by plummeting temperatures.
Here is a quick look at the storm from Thursday morning to Friday Night
THE METEOROLOGY
IMPACTS AND TIMING
Thursday Morning - Brief Snow to Rain - As temperature warms from below freezing, precipitation moves into the area. This may start as snow which will quickly transition to rain.
Thursday Day - Rain - Temperatures continue to warm into the high forties as rain continues to fall
Thursday Night - Warm and Rain/Wind - Temperatures continue to rise into the low fifties awaiting a cold front passage on Friday Morning
Friday Morning - Rain/Warm/Wind - Temperatures reach their peak in the low fifties as winds begin to pick up, rain continues
Friday Day - Rain to Snow/Peak winds - Cold front passes through, windy conditions, chance for rain to switch to snow, gusts up to 50 mph. Conditions get dangerous with potential for downed trees, and freezing surfaces
Friday Night - Frigid temps/Snow showers/Freeze - Winds persists, temperatures drop into the tens, or single digits freezing everything that is wet. Scattered snow showers overnight.
Christmas Eve and Christmas - COLD and WINDY
We are 3 days away from the onset of this event, things can still change, however with this storm being dominated by such a large air mass and not something minute and fine, I do not expect any large scale changes to my forecast. Things that could change include whether or not this event begins and ends with snow, and how much if any snow falls on the tail end of this thing. What I do know for certain is that there will be extremely cold temperatures with wind moving in Friday afternoon leading to a deep freeze and potentially dangerous conditions Friday and into the weekend from ice.
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