Sunday roast at six o'clock sharp. The smell of gravy wafting from the kitchen. Everyone seated around the same table, no exceptions. The clatter of cutlery on proper plates, not a phone in sight. If you grew up in a boomer household, this scene probably triggers some serious nostalgia. But describe it to today's kids, and they'd look at you like you're describing life on another planet.
Friday's bright skies led to further melting of the snow, which in turn will lead to the formation of black ice overnight. Lows will range from the mid 20s to the lower 30s regionwide. Some patchy fog development is also possible late tonight.
A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf coast to New England, bringing heavy snow to North Carolina where two were killed in storm-related conditions, and setting records in Florida, where officials warned of ice and falling iguanas. About 150 million people were under cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings in the eastern portion of the US,
A high-confidence Friday afternoon through Saturday storm brings a solid shot of snow to much of New England, with improving snow quality as colder air filters in Friday night. Expect a brief period of denser, lower-elevation snow at the onset in the south and along the coast, then a trend to lighter, drier snow overnight as temperatures fall and snow-to-liquid ratios climb.
Snow develops Thursday evening, peaks overnight, and tapers Friday morning into midday. Snow levels during active precipitation generally hold from near 0 to about 1,800 feet, so upper-mountain terrain stays mostly snow while some lower bases flirt with mixed periods. Snow quality should be mostly moderate/fair with SLRs around 10-15, with denser 8-10 pockets where mixing intrudes.
Many of us are riding the high of the recent major snowstorm wondering when the next big powder day will swing through. Unfortunately for most of North America, it looks like the snowy weather won't be returning anytime soon, or at least not for the next week. Meteorologist Chris Tomer 's Mountain Weather Update paints a rather sad picture for snowfall totals in North America between January 29th and February 5th.