Friday Storm Update: Monday Edition

We're officially pumping the brakes on the big storm for Friday. Two reasons: it probably won't be cold enough for all snow, and the storm seems to be headed farther south, which will keep precipitation totals down for our area.

There's still a chance for a major storm. The snow we got two weekends ago seemingly came out of nowhere, and the typical model pattern is, first, predictions for a big event a week before the storm, then confusion for a few days, and, finally a return to the original prediction 36-hours before the storm is expected to hit.

You can see from this forecast map that the brunt of the precipitation will fall just off the Cape. In this scenario, we might get 3-4 inches of snow.

The other interesting aspect of this storm that makes it unlike any other we've seen this season is how long it will last. It could start as early as Thursday night and carry over all the way into Saturday. The slow-moving nature will allow for the precipitation to add up; whether it is rain or snow is the looming question.

As of tonight we're not feeling the love for this storm the way we'd like to be at this point in the proceedings. Those 50-degree days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday may just simply be too much to overcome.

We're definitely not dismissing this storm yet, but we may have to get deeper into March to see another big snowmaker. We are very much of the opinion that Old Man Winter has at least one more big one in him this season.