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Potent Storm Will Be Followed By Arctic Blast, New Chance For Snow Potent Storm Will Be Followed By Arctic Blast, New Chance For Snow
Potent Storm Will Be Followed By Arctic Blast, New Chance For Snow A potent, fast-moving storm that brought a mix of snow, significant icing, heavy rain, and damaging gusty winds will be followed by the arrival of an Arctic air blast that will bring with it the chance for wintry precipitation. Rain will continue at times on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday afternoon, Jan. 17, with snow showers possible at times in the afternoon as the temperature begins to fall to the low to mid 30s. Wind gusts as high as 30 to 35 miles per hour Monday will make it feel colder. Skies will gradually clear overnight toward daybreak as the temperature falls to the l…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Winter 2021-22 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service Winter 2021-22 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service
Winter 2021-22 Forecast Released By NOAA National Weather Service The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2021-22.NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting cooler-than-average and wetter-than-average conditions in parts of the North with La Niña conditions once again predicted to shape part of the overall weather patterns this winter. For precipitation predictions for the upcoming season, see the first image above. Click here to see the complete NOAA winter outlook report. For a video look at NOAA's winter outlook, click here. Related story - Snow Joke: Get…

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NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22
NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2021-22.NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting cooler-than-average and wetter-than-average conditions in parts of the North with La Niña conditions once again predicted to shape part of the overall weather patterns this winter. For precipitation predictions for the upcoming season, see the first image above. Click here to see the complete NOAA winter outlook report. For a video look at NOAA's winter outlook, click here. Related story - Snow Joke: Get…

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Several Snow Chances Coming As Potent Polar Vortex Blast Arrives Several Snow Chances Coming As Potent Polar Vortex Blast Arrives
Several Snow Chances Coming As Potent Polar Vortex Blast Arrives Click here for an updated story: Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Super Bowl Sunday Nor'easter As an Arctic blast of frigid arrives with a southward shift in the Polar Vortez, there will be several chances for snowfall into early next week. The active weather pattern started early Friday morning, Feb. 5 with the arrival of a wintry mix and light snow to parts of the region farther north and inland. Precipitation will change to rain later in the morning before the system pushes off the coast before midday on a mostly cloudy day with a high temperature in the upper 30s. Satur…

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Polar Vortex Expected To Bring Major Shift In Weather Pattern, Several Chances For Snowfall Polar Vortex Expected To Bring Major Shift In Weather Pattern, Several Chances For Snowfall
Polar Vortex Expected To Bring Major Shift In Weather Pattern, Several Chances For Snowfall Following a stormy first few days of 2021, a stretch of dry, seasonable days is likely to continue for another week before a big change in the weather pattern with the expected arrival of the polar vortex. Located about 20 miles over the earth's surface, the polar vortex is a low-pressure system that leads to the swirling of Arctic air around the polar regions which unleashes cold air much farther south, including in North America. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel said that "Once the pattern gets rolling, a major surge in heating demand is expected, and winter storms and l…

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Arctic Blast, New Storm Could Be Coming After Stretch Of Dry Days, Meteorologists Say Arctic Blast, New Storm Could Be Coming After Stretch Of Dry Days, Meteorologists Say
Arctic Blast, New Storm Could Be Coming After Stretch Of Dry Days, Meteorologists Say A stretch of dry days with temperatures a bit above normal are expected at least through this weekend. But soon after that, we could see an Arctic blast that may lead to a big winter storm. "Enjoy the 'warmth' while it lasts, because Old Man Winter is looking to return with a vengeance," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. AccuWeather Senior and Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok, meanwhile, noted that "Many of the chips are beginning to line up to suggest we will see a shift of the polar vortex and an Arctic invasion across the central and eastern US and Canada…

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Here Are Latest Projected Snowfall Amounts For Rare Out-Of-Season Storm Here Are Latest Projected Snowfall Amounts For Rare Out-Of-Season Storm
Here Are Latest Projected Snowfall Amounts For Rare Out-Of-Season Storm Polar Vortex are words not associated with the month of May. But temperatures will be cold enough overnight that interior sections of the area will be seeing accumulating snowfall overnight as a rare out-of-season winter-like, spring storm will sweep through the Northeast. The time frame for snowfall, mainly north and inland, is overnight Friday, May 8 into Saturday morning, May 9.  Gusty winds that could cause scattered power outages will accompany the storm system. The strongest winds, however, will be on Saturday.  About 1 to 2 inches of snowfall accumulation is now poss…

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Snow Way! Rare May Cold Blast Could Bring Snow To Parts Of Region Snow Way! Rare May Cold Blast Could Bring Snow To Parts Of Region
Snow Way! Rare May Cold Blast Could Bring Snow To Parts Of Region Don't adjust your calendar. It really is spring - even if the weather has been more like March than May. But things are really going to go to extremes later this week. A rare out-of-season cold blast could bring some snowfall to parts of the region. "It's like a late-spring version of the polar vortex," said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather's top long-range forecaster. "If this same pattern was going on during January and February with the major blocking in the jet stream, we would be in a deep freeze with frequent snowstorms in the eastern United States." The time frame for potential snowfall, …

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Weather Whiplash: As Polar Vortex Departs, Punxsutawney Phil Weighs In Weather Whiplash: As Polar Vortex Departs, Punxsutawney Phil Weighs In
Weather Whiplash: As Polar Vortex Departs, Punxsutawney Phil Weighs In Almost on cue, just as the Polar Vortex that brought sub-zero temperatures to the area departed, Punxsutawney Phil weighed in with his annual prediction. The nation's most famous groundhog did not see his shadow Saturday morning, Feb. 2 and predicted an early spring. That call came just after sunrise about an hour northeast of Pittsburgh. We won't know if Phil got it right for at least a month, but in the coming days, at least, his prediction is going to look pretty good. Temperatures will rise day-by-day through early next week, peaking with a high temperature in the mid 50s on…

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by Joe Lombardi