Hit & miss thunderstorms this afternoon has taken my attention away from my brackets as well as that potential late winter storm Sunday Night. Thunderstorms in March can & does happen–heck, we even saw severe t-storms back in February–but it is a little ahead of schedule. Such has been spring 2016–ahead of schedule by about 4-6 weeks, so we are done with winter…yes?!?! Sadly, no.
We have another round of scattered showers tomorrow and those showers are tied to an arctic front. This arctic air won’t bother you tomorrow as temps flirt with 50 by afternoon (40s after the showers move through) but tomorrow night & Saturday is when we see the cold air arrive. Temps on Saturday may not make it out of the 30s despite strong March sunshine all day. That’s a statement.
On Sunday, a storm will take shape in coastal Carolina & begin its march north toward New England by nightfall. This storm will ram into the arctic air and that means trouble. While the track of the storm is not locked as of this evening it does appear likely that much of southern New England will see winter weather. The height of the storm appears to by Sunday evening into Monday morning (Southie Parade will be cloudy with just a few flurries) with many cities & towns seeing enough snow to shovel & plow (at least 2"). The storm will also create strong northeast winds (nor’easter) Sunday Night into Monday which could lead to power outages where the snow is wet. Travel will be poor Sunday evening through mid morning Monday….just let me know when you’d like me to stop. We should begin to have an idea of snowfall amounts tomorrow–certainly by early Saturday Morning. Stay tuned.
Spring arrives Sunday. Think Spring.
~JR