It's cold out there...and it's going to stay that way for much of the upcoming week. In fact, it looks like 60s will be non-existent for the next 7 days. The highest we will get is 59...and that may be generous. In fact, for tomorrow and Wednesday, I really doubt that we hit 50, which is very rare for this time of year. Freezing temperatures are certain the next few nights, which will end the growing season for once and for all, so pick those vegetables and call it a year. For sky conditions, we had rain overnight last night, and we're going to be golden with sunshine for tomorrow and Wednesday. For Thursday afternoon though, there are some pretty alarming signs...
^^^ 06z GFS showing 2 to 4 inches of snow Thursday afternoon
One of our models, the GFS, is currently proposing a significant (for October) snow event for areas west of I-91, with as much as four inches of snow in parts of the state before changing to rain. To make matters worse, the timing is almost directly during the Thursday afternoon commute. This would be a very, very messy situation and bears watching- especially since all the leaves remain on the trees. Make no mistake- this is not anything near 10/29/11, but would be a pretty big inconvenience...I promise I will be watching that for you. For now, I do believe some snow is likely Thursday afternoon.
The Atlantic is quiet, and Pacific Tropical Storm Seymour is not expected to pose any significant threat to land as it harmlessly swirls away in no man's land.
Today in weather history- October 24- Very little of note has happened on this date, since I already discussed Hurricane Wilma, which crossed south Florida on this date in 2005- this remains the last major hurricane to landfall in the US as Matthew came extremely close to, but not quite over, the Florida shoreline.
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