Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Strong pressure gradient associated with passing cold front brings much colder temperatures and strong gusty winds Wednesday. Temperatures starting this morning in the upper 40s will dip into the low in the teens tonight. With gusts up to 30 MPH, we've got a biting cold night in store with wind chill in single digits.  A few snow flurries and some light accumulations are possible this evening especially in our northern mountain counties through early Thursday morning. Otherwise, high pressure will move in to keep things dry but very cold for the rest of Thursday.

We'll stay dry and generally sunny Friday but another low pressure system will take a northerly track up the Atlantic Coast in time for the weekend. We could see a few snow flurries early Saturday morning with a changeover to rain during the day Saturday...then back to snow Saturday night. Some measureable accumulations are possible, especially in the higher elevations by Sunday morning. Temperatures will gradually rebound into the low 40s this weekend & nito next week. But we'll keep chance of showers in the forecast Sunday night through Tuesday.