During the Winter months we need not fear hurricanes as they require warm Gulf waters. What we do fear is pipe busting freezes where the North Shore dips into single digits & the South Shore drops into the teens & 20s. Historically, those cold outbreaks/Arctic Blasts/Polar Vortex happen between December 20th and February 20th. We have no such worry for the next 10-14 days since models are not predicting a deep dip in the eastern trough over the U.S. However, we need to pay attention as some of the coldest air this season is building over Alaska & Canada where the air temps are 35-45 degrees below zero.
Fortunately for us, our current cold air mass is centered over the Great Lakes and will slowly retreat to the NE the next 2-3 days.
Tomorrow morning will be the coldest with most of the North Shore in the 20s with the South Shore 32-36. I have brought some of my tropical plants inside as there could be a little frost south under clear skies & light winds. Models continue to hint that a Gulf low will form on Saturday way south of our coast with some cold rain reaching us during the day. As that low pulls away, we'll see dry weather through Christmas with moderating temps back into the 60s with Christmas Day 70-75.
I've mentioned before how much I enjoyed pointing out features on the daylight satellite pictures.
Today you could see the cold air clouds line up in "streets" north to south parallel to the surface wind flow. Farther to the north in Illinois you can see the snow cover with the river basins showing up. That is even more apparent in Colorado, where south of Denver you can follow the Arkansas River from the snow cover out into the plains of Kansas. I always enjoyed pointing out cloud features, especially during hurricane events. It's a lost art as now most weathercasters just say waving their hands over the satellite loop..."as you can see". No we can't see unless you point it out! I had great mentors. Stay tuned!
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