[Riddler Wright]

What's likelihood of this storm next weekend? The parades will be ruined.

[BPt111]

I saw posts of possible big storms March 16-20 week

[Cambium]

Some light flurries/snow showers might enter CT today. Steady snows stay to our north.

Birds are chirping this morning. Feels like a normal Spring morning out there if you were blind folded. Upper 20s.



Discussion Tid Bits for Weekend Storm which is now being shown for Friday night/Saturday.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
706 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2015


FRI NIGHT INTO SAT...
LOTS OF SPREAD BETWEEN GFS AND ECMWF WITH POSITION OF SFC HIGH AND
TIMING/TRACK OF SFC WAVE. GFS CONSIDERABLY COLDER THAN ECMWF AND
SLOWER WITH PRECIP MOVING THROUGH. THE POSITION OF THE HIGH AND HOW
QUICKLY IT DEPARTS WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN PTYPE. GFS HAS SUPPORT
OF UKMET AND SEVERAL GEFS MEMBERS SO TRENDED FORECAST IN THIS
DIRECTION. AT THIS TIME...IT IS LOOKING LIKE A SNOW/MIXED PRECIP TO
RAIN EVENT...BUT CONFIDENCE IS INHERENTLY LOW AT THIS TIME RANGE AND
FURTHER CHANGES ARE LIKELY.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
611 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2015

UNCERTAINTY IS INCREASING REGARDING TIMING OF WEEKEND
PRECIPITATION. THE ORIGINS OF THIS SYSTEM BEGIN WITH A LARGE UPPER
TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN JET STREAM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE
SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. TO THE NORTH OF THIS... AN UPPER RIDGE
EXISTS IN THE NORTHERN JET STREAM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AT THE SURFACE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY... TRACKING SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. THE
RIDGE IN THE NORTHERN JET STREAM BREAKS DOWN AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
TRAVELS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS... HELPING TO PULL THE SURFACE
LOW MORE QUICKLY NORTHWARD AND THEN EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY AND THEN OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. ECMWF KICKS THIS
SURFACE LOW OUT MORE QUICKLY... BRINGING A BRIEF SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION TO OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS SLOWER...
DEVELOPING AN UPPER TROUGH BEHIND IT AND BRINGING A MORE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT TO OUR AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. AT THIS POINT BELIEVE THE ECMWF MAY BE A BIT TOO FAST AND
THE GFS POTENTIALLY TOO STRONG WITH THE LOW (AND ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS). SO FOR NOW WILL HEDGE THE FORECAST WITH A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL PRIMARILY BE SNOW... BUT SURFACE
TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ENOUGH OVER SOUTHERN AREAS FOR A CHANGE TO
RAIN DEPENDING ON THE TRACK.

[Riddler Wright]

Ok so weaker storm now? Also weather channel saying major pattern change mid March. Warm is on way.

[Cambium]

Been a while since we saw those green numbers on the map.

NYC 49°
45° Islip
42 Hartford
Lightly Snowing north of there

50s in Virginia. I know you cant see it but can you feel it?

[WouldLoveTo]

It's 50 here but the snow's still not melting. My back walk is a sheet of ice 3" thick

[jp03]

Originally Posted by WouldLoveTo

It's 50 here but the snow's still not melting. My back walk is a sheet of ice 3" thick

If its 50 its melting

[grecostimpy]

Just cleared my roof for the third time this season today. Love hearing the pitter patter of drips coming off the gutters.

Looks like it's going to rain. Sky is dark.

[contador]

I stopped paying attention to the weather several weeks ago. The forecast would either be lots of snow or a brief break from lots of snow, and after awhile it began to blur together.

But today, with the intermittent sun & clouds, the gusty winds, and the dripping icicles, it really seems like March! I'm enjoying the crunching sound as the ice melts in the downspouts & on the roof & as the icicles crash to the ground.

[dkv]

It feels to me that today was the end of winter and the first day of spring.
I can see parts of my driveway and yard that I haven't for months.
The later sunset is also adding to the spring feeling.