Storm 12.8: Delay More Likely Than a Snow Day

Greetings, Followers of the Flake. Signs are still fairly positive that we're in for snow late Wednesday night into the early morning hours. Here's the word from NOAA:

IT APPEARS THAT [THE PRECIPITATION] MAY START AS RAIN OR A
RAIN/SLEET/SNOW MIX...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERHAPS A 1-2 HOUR
PERIOD OF MORE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-3 IN/HR ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS MAINLY S AND E OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT. THIS SHOULD
YIELD SNOWFALL TOTALS WITHIN THE ADVISORY RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS

Encouraging but not a blockbuster by any stretch of the imagination. We do like the 1-3 inches per hour snowfall rate--that would certainly up the ante and give us a better chance of a snow day.

Check in throughout the day tomorrow for the latest dope on the storm. Things are looking up!