 While the atmosphere will be busy with weak waves bringing clouds and snow showers through the region over the next several days, the pattern is rather boring from a forecasting standpoint. We are stuck on a repeat of an underwhelming B-side album track by a one-hit wonder. A deep trough continues to dive south that could bring frozen oranges from Florida to the supermarket soon. The mountains and north will contend with wind chills in the teens below to around zero, with single digits and teens above elsewhere.  Friday’s wind speeds won’t be as strong as Thursday’s, but they could bring 40-45 mph gusts over the mountains and eastern areas. That will blow snow around where there is powder, which could reduce visibility and slick up the roads. The breeze will slack off Friday night into Saturday but is expected to pick back up on Sunday into next week as the atmosphere wobbles between the ridging to the west and northeast and the trough dropping anchor to the south.  The normal high for January 3rd for the south is 34°, and the low is 18°. For the north, 23° for the high and 5° for the low. The trend is on the warmer side for the north and a bit cool for the south through the middle part of the month. Check the PTW Weather Wall 24/7 for the latest... My next round of big bills are coming due... Always have MULTIPLE ways to receive weather alerts. Stay aware, stay on alert, and stay safe. - Mike PRINT MEDIA: Feel free to quote and cite my work here for your stories. Please give me the professional courtesy of knowing that you are referencing my material so I can read your final product and acknowledge it on my media and link it on the PTW IN MEDIA page here on the website. Feel free to send me a message via the Facebook page or Twitter (X) to get my phone number if necessary. Thank you! NOTE: The forecast information depicted on this platform is for general information purposes only for the public and is not designed or intended for commercial use. For those seeking pinpoint weather information for business operations, you should use a private sector source. For information about where to find commercial forecasters to assist your business, please message me and I will be happy to help you. |
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