Saturday December 14

Early-week storm; Late-week cold
School Forecast for:
Monday December 16th
Last Updated: 8:00PM Saturday December 14, 2019
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8:00PM Saturday

The upcoming week will start off quite, but a storm system looks likely to result in frozen precipitation Monday night into Tuesday. Dry weather will prevail for the second half of the week, but temperatures will plunge as an arctic cold front moves through.

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The week starts off dry. This weekend's storm which resulted in damp and foggy conditions will move out of the region on Sunday. Dry weather will persist into Monday. However, clouds will thicken as Monday progresses. Our next storm will arrive Monday night. It will be in the form of a plume of moisture that approaches from the southwest. As the moisture arrives in NY it will collide with cold air. This will result in snow. As the storm progresses, the storm will likely erode the colder air higher in the air, leaving colder air trapped near the ground. This would result in a transition to sleet. A change back to snow may be possible before the storm ends.

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At this time, the storm is most likely to begin as snow Monday night in the 7PM to 1AM timeframe. A change to sleet is likely closer toward morning. We can't completely rule out either some liquid or frozen rain mixing in at some point. Precipitation is most likely to end around mid-day Tuesday. Light to moderate snow and sleet accumulations will be possible. There is some uncertainty at this time. Timing: because the precipitation will be organized in a plume, its angle and position as it approaches will most influence the exact timing. Amounts: the most significant factor for any accumulations will be how much sleet mixes in with any snow. Sleet does not accumulate as well as snow, so more sleet = less accumulations. The ultimate intensity of the precipitation is obviously another factor.

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The storm will clear by Tuesday night. On Wednesday an arctic cold front from Canada will move through. Can't rule out some brief snow showers or flurries Wednesday afternoon, but the real impact will be the temperatures. Temperatures are likely to fall to the low teens for the second half of the week, with afternoon highs remaining in the 20s.

Next Update:
On Sunday

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