[RunD1987]

IDK what you guys are talking about on the Coast not breaking 2 inches since November

[Solstodur]

3.8" of snow weighed to 0.42" of liquid. 4.5" on the ground - ground core not taken yet.

Current OBS
-SN 37°F and overcast

[Lalalally]

Originally Posted by Lalalally

Hudson valley weather.com just posted its preliminary forecast for Sunday-Monday. All along the NY/CT border they’re predicting 4-9”. They concede these amounts are lower than some of the other forecasts out there, but they say they see things in the data that doesn’t give them too much confidence in the higher amount forecasts. Something about the axis of snow being farther south in their opinion. They will adjust upwards of course if their opinion changes, but for now they’re going with 4-9”

And.... hudson valley weathers is now even pulling back on their initial forecast from this morning. They’re now thinking 4-9” could be too high. They say to start watching for other forecasters to start doing the same ... I’m not complaining

[gmdealerguy]

Originally Posted by Lalalally

And.... hudson valley weathers is now even pulling back on their initial forecast from this morning. They’re now thinking 4-9” could be too high. They say to start watching for other forecasters to start doing the same ... I’m not complaining

Me neither......Hoping for less and less......

[Cambium]

Who's got a forecast map?

FYI.. funny how streets are dry couple hours after a 4 inch snowstorm in March.

[Solstodur]

This upcoming storm is going to be a sticky mess, just look at the surface temperatures...
This is why March snowstorms ≠ January snowstorms!

Stickier snow = more damage. As seen in last year's March 7th nor'easter. Saplings down everywhere.

[Poseidon3290]

So you're saying 2 days off of school vs 1.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by Poseidon3290

So you're saying 2 days off of school vs 1.

I bet you wont even get 1.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by jp03

I bet you wont even get 1.

I know you're being kind of "tongue in check" and I honestly do not think 2 days (we're not talking about 2 feet of snow and/or a major power outage situation, though the point about wetter, heavier snows in March is telling), but I would give it at least a 50% shot at 1 snow day for most districts.

Most FFC districts did not even delay yesterday (I believe only Greenwich and Ridgefield did) and it proved problematic. Where I work, I barely got there on time (because I live 30-40 minutes away I usually allow about 20 extra minutes for traffic) and about half the students and half the teachers were late. That alone might prompt a different response so soon after, especially since most districts have only used 1 or 2 snow days this year so there's not a big pressure in terms of the school year reaching the limits of June extension. I think if the forecast is still what it is at this point tomorrow, districts will actually pre-emptively close the night before for the most part.

The only way I see a delay over a closure Monday is either this is a dud and we only get 1-2 inches and rain after and/or it ends early enough overnight that they feel everything can be cleaned by mid-morning (down here in southern Westchester everything was pretty much cleaned up before noon and I even had a quick cleaning of my car and went out to do an errand, I have to admit I was pretty surprised by that as it looked pretty bad at 8am).

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Who's got a forecast map?

FYI.. funny how streets are dry couple hours after a 4 inch snowstorm in March.

Here's the latest map, and NWS has expanded the Winter Storm Watch to the entire tri-state area (they didn't have it for the boros or LI until now):




Wide range on "high end" vs. "low end" though.....