First Snowstorm?

VIA Rail in Ottawa yesterday had already moved

equipment into place for the first snow of the season

Hard to believe it but it is that time of year again. I have been reading with great interest some of the forecast discussions from the Burlington and Buffalo National Weather Service offices. It appears that the arctic front that went through the area last night, with thunder in Kemptville, is expected to stall along the Eastern Seaboard later today. Along it low pressure will develop off the Middle Atlantic states and move north across New England while rapidly intensifying. Deep Atlantic moisture will move inland across New England, New York, eastern Ontario and Quebec. It will fall as heavy wet snow in the mountains and at this time rain in the valleys, with very strong northeast winds. It would not take much change in temperature or the storm path for snow to fall at lower elevations as well. The storm is expected to move into the area late Tuesday and continue into early Wednesday before tapering off to showers or flurries. Be ready for difficult driving for that period in the area. I will update this potential storm later today.