Whew!

It looks like our early predictions are going to be realized. Unless our next storm system really pulls a fast on one us, the "big" storm early in the week is going to head up the east coast. For us that means not much in the way of snowfall...probably an inch or so late Monday and Tuesday. That's a good thing because we are running out places to put the snow we already have. I cringe every time I pull out onto the highway because I can't see around the snow piles to see if anybody is coming down the road to hit me.  So far so good. :-)

If you plan to travel to the east on Monday or Tuesday you may need to check ahead because there could be some weather delays along the coast and in New England. 

Another big storm next week?

Looks like another big winter storm is brewing for early next week.  The storm will form in the southwest, move to the Gulf coast states, then zip up the east coast. What this means for us will be determined by the exact track of the storm. I mean, this thing could produce another major snowfall and possibly blizzard or near blizzard conditions in Pennsylvania and New York State. At the moment, it appears that we will be on the west edge of the storm meaning some snow and some wind, but the bulk of the nasty weather should be off to our east, but stay tuned! Last weekend's storm looked like it wasn't gonna be that big of a deal either and we ended up with a foot of snow!

The north side of a storm heading east

Looks  like we are going to be on the north edge of a storm heading east. The Greater Akron area will see snow develop during the afternoon Tuesday and continue into Wednesday midday before ending. The really nasty stuff (heavier snow and ice) will remain south of here, but a snowfall of 3-5 inches is likely by Wednesday morning with another inch or so before midday on Wednesday. So, get out the snow shovels and snow plows...along with the skis and snow boards.  Here we go again.  

A sloooooow warm-up this week

It's not going to be a very exciting weather week. We're gonna have to live with lots of clouds and cold temperatures to start things off. But,  as we get to the later part of the week, we will probably actually go ABOVE freezing!  Woo Hoo!  

Along with the temperatures slowly warming, I don't see any major weather systems moving our way either. So, no major snow storms, just flurries and an occasional snow shower from time to time. 

By the way, after this week we will be technically out of the pit hole of winter. Average temperatures start to go up beginning next week. :-)

More to come!

Well, that was nice...a typical winter snow storm.  Here at the Weather Center we picked up a little over 8 inches of snow on Saturday. While this storm has moved off to the east, we have a very active weather week ahead of us.

The weather headline(s) this week will be more snow and very cold temperatures. It looks like a series of clipper systems will be moving across the Great Lakes giving us quick shots of 1-3 inches of synoptic snow followed by some lake effect and a blast of Arctic air. Midweek daytime highs will top out between 10 and 15 degrees with nighttime lows around ZERO. Wind chills will be much colder. All in all, it's going to be very wintry this coming week. Good weather to hit the slopes!  

Bundle up, stay warm, and enjoy!

Finally..some real snow!

We've been fiddling around with little spritzes of snow for the past few weeks...an inch or so here...an inch or so there. It's like,  "Where's the real snow?" Alas...it appears that a real live winter snow system will move across the region over the weekend. Beginning Friday night through the day Saturday we could see several inches of snow. Keep up on the forecast, but 6-9 inches by late Saturday appears to be likely.

But, wait! There's more! As we head into the mid part of next week some really cold air is poised to visit the Great Lakes.  We're looking at a few days with daytime highs between 10 and 15 degrees and nighttime lows around ZERO.  Woo Hoo!  Winter sports fans...this one's for you! Enjoy!

Welcome to 2009!

Well, here we are.  (insert yawn)

As we dive into the first weekend of the new year and the first full week, I don't see anything too special coming our way...just typical winter weather.  We may see a bit of freezing rain early Sunday, but other than that we're all good for awhile.

Enjoy!