Saturday, Sunday 12/20,12/21 Snow after midnight Saturday then, Sunday snow,sleet,freezing rain,rain. Some accumulation likely of several inches or more. Risk of icing problems.
Monday - Cold. Anything left over from Sunday will freeze solid.
The ski areas up North will do well on the weekend storm.
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At 3:20 pm We have sleet mixing in with snow and the forecasts were on target. About 4 inches accumulation so far.
At 9:30 am It was snowing aloft but not yet reaching the ground this morning.
The next 2 storms will be more rainy. Christmas appears to be going to wet rather than white.The next two weeks feature rain and or snow every couple of days. No rest for the weary. New Years is too shaky on the computer models too forecast.
Siberia update: - 74 below zero and snowing at Ojmjakon, Russia. It shows us that it is never too cold to snow!
What is it like at such extremely cold temperatures?
Two weather observers at the Snag airport in the Yukon of Canada experienced -81.4°F on February 3, 1947, and reported:
"We threw a dish of water high into the air, just to see what would happen. Before it hit the ground, it made a hissing noise, froze, and fell as tiny round pellets the size of wheat kernels. Spit also froze before hitting the ground. Ice became so hard the axe rebounded from it. At such temperatures, metal snapped like ice; wood became petrified; and rubber was just like cement. The dogs' leather harness couldn't bend or it would break...It was unique to see a vapor trail several yards long pursuing one as he moved about outside. Becoming lost was of no concern. As an observer walked along the runway each breath remained as a tiny motionless mist behind him at head level. These patches of human breath fog remained in the still air for three or four minutes before fading away. One observer even found such a trail still marking his path when he returned along the same path 15 minutes later".
From Dr. Jeff Masters blog on the Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com
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