New England Snowstorm Summary...

Well, parts of New England had quite a nice snowstorm.  Where my parents live in northern Rhode Island, they received a heavy, wet 6 inches of snow.  This is the type of snow that plasters everything and weighs down branches and power lines.  In fact, my parents lost power today from the wet snow.  The storm started in the wee hours of the morning and was more or less finished by 1 or 2 PM today.  I am trying to find some snowfall totals from the storm, so stay posted.

Snowstorm for New England on Monday?

Take a look at the latest run of the North American Model. This is the 18Z run, which is much snowier for Rhode Island and southern New England than the earlier runs. As it stands now, portions of the region are predicted to receive 1.00" in liquid equivalent precipitation. Depending on the liquid content of the snow, this amount of precipitation would produce anywhere from 10 to 20 inches!!!!! The GFS model is not as impressive with precipitation amounts, but it does produce a 4 to 8 inch snow event.

The North American Model has the storm beginning in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, January 14th and wrapping up later in the evening. We will need to monitor future model runs as we get closer to the event, but if this scenario plays out, then we have a nice little snowstorm on our hands.

Yep! It is 1 degree out!

That's right folks. I am writing to you huddled under a blanket sitting in my oven to catch any warmth I can find. It is only 1 degree F out at 2:40 AM!!! This is quite a cold blast, but I expect a moderating trend to occur over the next few days. Rhode Island's temperatures will start out frigid tomorrow morning, but will recover to the upper 20's and lower 30's. By the time the weekend rolls around, expect high temperatures to be in the 40's. During ealry next week, I am expecting parts of the area to reach highs near and around 50. But all I have to say now is that 50 is 49 degrees away!

FREEZING OUT!!!!

My blood must really be thinning out because I feel like I have icicles forming on my nose and fingers. Just checked the thermometer and found the temperature has dropped all the way to 12 degree Fahrenheit!!!! And it is only 9:55 PM ET. That means that the night is only going to get colder. Just so you know, the coldest part of the night occurs just before sunrise. The reason for this is the ground is emitting infrared radiation all night long without receiving any input from the sun. So basically, the ground is losing energy to space, which means that it continues to cool. Once the sun starts to shine above the horizon, then the cooling stops and things begin to warm up. Unfortunately, tomorrow's sun is going to be useless! The forecast is for high temperatures to hover around 15 degrees F. This is why California can be so nice in winter....we don't need to put up with this crap! I love the snow--hate the cold!