Weather It Is (It's Over -- Or Not?)

Good Afternoon:

The March Blizzard of 1888 (described below) was preceded by a period of mild weather with heavy rains.  Folks along the eastern seaboard were probably getting ready for spring, rather winter.

It was one of the worse recorded blizzards.  In fact, the great grandchildren of those who experienced it and lived through it still remember  it!

Of course, it affected the eastern United States (and not us), but it is "warning" that the nice weather of today may just be gone tomorrow.

Actually, today's weather is really nice and tomorrow's will be even nicer (and milder) still.  In fact, it should stay warm until about next Wednesday.

At that time, there will likely be local rain (with some tropical showers possible).  It should then turn a lot cooler, but the end of next week will again remind folks of spring.

Lest one jump too far into Spring, the ECMWF medium range forecast suggests that the second and third week of March will be colder and wetter than normal.

http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/effis/applications/long-term-forecast/monthly-forecast/

Considering that this winter already has below normal temperatures, this will be more of the same of what has turned out to be a chilly, but not particularly sn-wy winter.

I remember that our current string of more sn-wy weather started in 2011 with a early March storm that brought about 10 cm to Gush Etzion (and a couple of centimeters to Jerusalem).  Regardless of what turns out, rain would be a blessing for all concerned.

Shabbat Shalom,

Barry Lynn

The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the United States of America. The storm, referred to as the Great White Hurricane, paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine,^[1][2] as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.^[3] Snowfalls of 20–60 inches (51–152 cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). Railroads were shut down and people were confined to their houses for up to a week.^[3] Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground. Emergency services were also affected.

For more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888