The Beast Is Heading To The East...

After bringing much needed rain & snow to the West Coast, our current storm has moved into the central Plains heading to the Ohio Valley & then the Northeast.   Models continue to show significant snow totals from Illinois through  D.C. & all the big cities of the Northeast. 

Late Winter storms can often be crippling for traveling plus, they often cause widespread power outages.   This system has been well advertised/forecasted for days so no one should be caught by surprise.

Anytime you see lots of tightly packed lines/isobars on the surface map, that translates into lots of wind. You can see we have jumped into the warm air sector and will stay very mild over night.  The real cold air lags well behind the front that is pushing through Dallas and our Sunday should turn out delightful with early clouds leaving and highs 70+.  The chill comes on Monday & Tuesday.

We could see a couple of showers later tonight, but with the main energy far to our north, amounts should remain light. Notice the sharp drop off in dew points behind the front.  That will make tonight's muggies feel much different during the day tomorrow.

With the winds staying brisk tonight, look for lows to stay 65-70.  Think of that when you see the snow videos coming from our friends up north tomorrow & Monday.  We'll end January on a warm note before seasonal chill returns briefly next week.  Stay tuned!