Weather It Is (Winter Storm On The Way)

Good Morning:

After several Fall rains, Winter is on its way.  Relatively mild winter weather will be replaced by a distinct chill as we move from Monday night into Tuesday.  Moisture will be quick to follow, and so will the wet, and very windy weather (with possibly gale force winds).

The winter weather will be courtesy of a storm dropping down from western Turkey, with a reinforcing shot of cold air as we move into later this coming week.  The very chilly weather should last for several days, and there is a 15% chance that temperatures will drop close to freezing in the higher elevations as we move towards the very end of the year.

As of note, most of the global ensemble forecasts are predicting 50 mm or more for the central mountains, and higher amounts along coastal areas.  Expect cold temperatures aloft to also invigorate convective storms leading to periods of heavy rain, strong winds, and hail.

As we noted in our last blog, the winter weather is forecast to continue well into January.

Highlights:

1) Storm arrives Monday night.

2) Gale force winds expected.

3) Heavy rain, floods.

4) Hail, thunderstorms, and snow on the Hermon.


Barry Lynn