Shot of Arctic Air

The models have been flipping between solutions for the evolution of the weather pattern for the middle part of next week. Originally zonal flow was predicted to dominate, but on Wednesday models began indicating a shot of Arctic air moving south with a significant winter storm for the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic region. Today the models are still indicating cold air moving south but there is disagreement on the strength and location of the low pressure that may form.  This all means it is much too early to get excited about any potential storm nearly five (5) days away.

Looking at the short term, a cool front has cleared the area allowing temperatures to fall back into the 40's.

A brief rebound is on tap for Saturday with temperatures in the mid to possibly upper 50's.  Another front moves through Sunday morning bringing a return to highs in the 40's with the artic front poised to move through sometime monday evening. This will bring the coldest air of the season for mid-week with tempartures in Northeast Ohio not making it out of the 30's! Brrrr!  There may be some snow as well but the amount will all depend on the location of the potential low pressure system. Stay tuned as the models hopefully converge on a solution by early next week.

As we approach next weekend, temperatures should approach normal as zonal flow takes over.