Horrid Weather tomorrow, Monday

Good Saturday all-

A rare HIGH WIND WARNING is up for southern Connecticut tonight and tomorrow morning.

I am posting today to issue a few SNOWFALL forecasts if you can believe it...


This is ONLY FOR TOMORROW MORNING...and this will be nasty, with winds gusting over 60mph, and heavy blowing and drifting of snow.

It is worth noting that the criteria for a blizzard is "whiteout conditions with 35mph+winds over a period of 3 or more hours". We may meet that tomorrow...but I doubt you'll hear about it because the NWS likely wouldn't issue a blizzard warning for 1-4" of snow...but you never know I guess.

Incredibly, I expect more snow than even this on Monday. Right now...my blog cannot accept more than one snow map in one post. Right now though...I'd go with 1-2" along and south of the Merritt Parkway...and 2-5" north of there. There may well be some school impacts on Monday...especially considering how few there have been throughout this winter. Please stay warm and safe, and enjoy seeing the flakes fly!

4/1- April Showers bring...snow?

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL- WE MADE IT!

Today is, unfortunately, not going to be a pleasant day. At least it will be warm, with temperatures in the mid-60s, however...it's going to be raining for the vast majority of the day today. Even more unfortunate is that the front now looks like it will stall just to our southeast and a storm will develop along it, causing another wet day tomorrow as well. UGH. By Sunday...temps will plummet with highs in the 30s, 50-60mph wind gusts, and snow which could be heavy at times and pile up if you are unfortunate. It wouldn't surprise me if someone in Connecticut got a few inches (3"?) in one of the heavier bands that sets up...I cannot even rule out thundersnow! Behind that, we get about 12 hours of a break until another bigger storm moves in for Monday night and Tuesday with a more widespread accumulating snow...although just how much lies in waiting is tough to tell right now.

Today in weather history- April 1, 1997- The biggest surprise in recent memory. As forecasts call for a snowstorm, many people write it off as an April Fool's trick...but it was not as a monster blizzard drops over 2 feet of snow on parts of the region, and Boston receives a top 5 all time snowfall and Hartford sees over a foot of accumulation. Yikes! Although these snow events coming up are significant for April, it certainly is nothing like this one!



I wish everyone here a very happy April and Opening Weekend in the baseball world.