Storm Update

Strong low pressure near Cape Hatteras will lift northeast over the next 24 hours and pass very close to Cape Cod. Precipitation will spread inland across northern New England and into southern Quebec overnight tonight and into Friday. The track of the low is still a little uncertain, and this follows the trend all winter and now into spring. Here is what we do know this morning, it will be partly cloudy today and fairly mild with temperatures up to plus 5C before dropping down to 0C tonight and only plus 1 or 2C Friday. On Friday snow and rain will develop very early in the day moving from south to north. Warnings have been hoisted across New England for heavy wet snow on Friday. The snow will accumulate 10-20cm (4-8") in the valleys and 20-30cm (8-12") in the mountains. Snowfall will drop off rapidly as one heads northwest with 15cm forecast for Burlington, but only 2 or 3cm in the St. Lawrence Valley of New York. At this time it looks like Montreal will have a mix of rain and snow with perhaps a slushy few centimetres accumulating on grassy areas. The highest risk of accumulating snow will come Friday night for our area. The best chance for snow in Quebec will be across the eastern Townships and the Beauce where 15cm could fall Friday night. Keep this in mind if you are travelling south or east over the next 48 hours.

BASEBALL SEASON ARRIVES
A sure sign of Spring despite the weather, opening day in Major League Baseball is today, finally. The Yankees kick off the 2011 season at home in the Bronx against the Detroit Tigers at 1:05pm. It will be breezy and chilly with perhaps a little rain. Meanwhile my Red Sox (see countdown clock at left) start their season tomorrow afternoon in Texas where the weather will be much better.