Weather It Is (Extreme Cold and Snow)

 Good afternoon:

The synoptic forcing of rainfall has ended, but not before many places received 100 mm or more.

Now, we're in store for a cold wave, which will probably last into next week, if not the end of next week.

There is some leftover 700 mb moisture, which might lead to light showers and light snow as the cold air rushes in this afternoon. Temperatures should remain near freezing in the highest elevations of the north and central mountains until Tuesday afternoon.  Ice could form on the roads where standing water persists.

Late Wednesday, we're expecting another blast of frigidly cold air that should last until late Friday. There will be a deeper moisture layer with this cold air intrusion, so a period of snow is likely with this event on mountain peaks of the north and the central mountains of Jerusalem.

Next week, another storm is expected.  Current indications are that this storm may bring a more substantial amount of snow, in addition to the unusually cold temperatures.

Barry Lynn