Getting Colder and Stormier

Just a very brief post to let y'all, my loyal readers know, that once past this weekend, the easy part of the forecast is "cold".  The front part of all of this is the Thursday night warm advection snow that should be a nice 2-4" in our region followed by a weak reinforcement of polar air setting the stage for a slop storm that is likely to deliver snow, sleet, freezing rain, and end as drizzle.  After that for the next couple of weeks, bundle up and buckle up...just a few quick maps and minimal comments...

First, the Thursday snow progged by the Euro...a similar event that we just experienced...albeit slightly more robust I do believe.

That will be followed by the slop storm for the Saturday night into Sunday time frame...this will need to be better studied closer to event...gut call; thump snow, sleet & freezing rain, end as light rain and drizzle...

Then here comes the cold...first for the AFC Championship game in KC...c'mon Andy, take care of those Pats...brrrr...

Then without getting into details...cold here and getting colder!  Next week...(5 day average)...

And the following week to end out January...Barney purple cold is expanding...Not only that, the SE ridge is setting up a nice baroclinicity (storm track) up along the east coast.  A stormy pattern look simply by noting the temps. Brrrrr...

 FYI, a total lunar eclipse this Sunday night...click on the link if that sort of thing is of interest to you.  You can go down many rabbit holes, but this one is a good one to investigate...IMHO!


OK...I'm out.  For my Lanco pal, sorry about the cold; this could rival 1977-78 type cold if the meteo medusas have their way. 

Enjoy Gordon Lightfoot...and your mid-week!

Smitty

AA:  Thursday night light snow, Saturday night slop storm, then getting pretty cold for forseeable future...