Cold But No Snow...
The cold has returned and when I say cold, I use it loosely. Temps slipped into the 30s this afternoon on NE winds...along with the cold, that NE wind escorted in maritime air which thickened low-level clouds across the region. The saturated air also released some very light precip this afternoon and that continues tonight. By morning the wind will shift back to the north in the wake of a mid-level shortwave and its corresponding Mid-Atlantic surface low...this will bring in dry air and clearing will begin by dawn tomorrow morning.
Winds will continue to freshen up and pivot into the NW drawing on even colder airmass for the weekend...we are looking at highs in the low to mid 30s. We will basically be under cyclonic flow through the weekend with a couple of minor surface coldfronts coming trough...this will provide a few patches of clouds for us and mountain snow showers for the ski resorts. But the storm track will be suppressed south of us and that's where the storms will be for the next several days. So in the end, while it will be cold enough for snow the lack of any organized moisture will prevent it.
looking down the line a bit...late next week there are increasing signals for a true Arctic blast. And along with the deep cold the storm track may get a bit more active for us.
