Thursday, December 18, 2008

Snow Friday...storm Sunday

Ok so here it is, I just finished reading several different forecast products from a couple of weather offices on both sides of the border and I am going to try and sum up the next couple of days. First of all I will not use big, stupid words like some of the weather offices in, oh lets say Toronto did yesterday. Why scare the public for no reason. This is snow people, slow down and plan ahead, we will make it.

So the first system now looks like it will travel well south of us on Friday. After a partly sunny and chilly day today, clouds will increase Friday with snow developing from southwest to northeast by noon. Look for 5-15cm from Ottawa to the Seaway, with more closer to Lake Ontario. Winds will be gusty out of the northeast and it will be a raw and chilly day.

Saturday looks like the best day with sunshine, breezy and quite cold. The next storm will move from the Ohio Valley to southern Ontario Sunday and spread heavy snow with strong winds all along the 401 corridor towards Montreal. This storm has the potential to produce more than 20cm of snow. It is still early but the forecast models are pointing to that scenario.

That will be followed by decent days both Monday & Tuesday before another storm tales shape for Christmas Eve. Temperatures will remain cold throughout the period in Ontario, Quebec, New York and New England.

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