Models are still too progressive with the arctic shortwave moving through Canada and Great Lakes region it is digging southward, not southeastward. This will bode well for potential snowfall for Cape Cod on Wednesday. If this shortwave can produce its own surface low, it will enhance the low-level flow over Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod, producing an inverted trough that can produce rapidly deteriorating conditions in a matter of minutes. This inverted trough could produce up to 3-6" or more dep
The latest 18z RGEM shows Cape Cod getting 2-4" in the next three days, or possibly more as the run ends before the event does. Some models are more bullish with the inverted trough and ocean effect snow event on Wednesday. NWS ups the chance for snow around 50% for Wednesday.
Latest 12z GFS digs our northern stream shortwave even further southward now and develops a coastal storm just too far out to sea currently to bring substantial snows to Cape Cod. But trends could continue towards favoring an actual closer to the coastline coastal low that could impact our area with snows. Considering our northern stream is digging more than predicted today, this can bode well for later on mid-week period. We need to watch the trends for today to see what the next week brings
Latest 18z NAM brings hope to snow weenies across SE New England for next week. In the TUE/WED time frame an explosive disturbance is running through the northern stream flow and amplifies right on the coastline, now if trends continue to a more amped up disturbance, we could see a much higher impactful storm develop near the benchmark, stay tuned!
Below is the forecasted sounding from the 18z GFS for 111 hours out, which is around Wednesday afternoon. This event for Ocean Effect Snows and inverted trough mix could be quite prolific, like the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario events, why, according to the model, we have a lot of moisture present, NNE winds present from 850mb to surface, 850mb temps dropping below -16C, SSTs around +8-9C, leading to 850mb to surface differentials around +25C leading to high instability, inversion heights near 700
Next Thursday, the 6z GFS has a large arctic shortwave that moves southeastward from James Bay, Canada with extremely cold air mass associated with it and a high north of the region and a storm southeast of the region putting the area in an inverted trough, with northeasterly winds enhancing snowfall from Plymouth, MA to Chatham, MA with up to .5" of QPF in spots. I will wait until the short range models are in range, these systems are quite fickle in location and small in stature leading to cl
An ocean effect snow band has developed since 2 pm this afternoon, while staying offshore for most of the afternoon, this evening the band is producing moderate to heavy snow in squalls and perhaps some thundersnows are possible, the band is developing through surface convergence developing as winds are from the northeast to the right and north to the west of the band, this acts as a convergent band allowing lift and perhaps heavy snows developing over the Outer Cape Cod region with DBZs reachin
Snow flurries or snow showers have a 20% chance of occurring over HYA eastward on the Cape. Winds are currently northwesterly but will become northerly later today into tomorrow night as an ocean storm changes the wind field.
Could there be impacts from a nor'easter on Cape Cod on Wednesday night into Thursday? If there will be, it might be shortlived as snow impacts will be light if it occurs. Judging by the model trends tonight, I am growing more confident of an impact, even though less than an inch would be possible unless something large changes like the storm is at the benchmark. H5 has been trending towards a more amped up through the present with an Arctic jet shortwave on the backside of the longwave troug
With the many arctic shortwaves present in the flow of the northern stream, the Arctic is opened for business but remains extremely hostile for any significant coastal storms to impact the region. With the questions remain about phasing or not phasing streams in the split flow regime spells extreme instability in the model fields. With this in mind, no snow midweek and the next weekend system remains in question and minimal at this time.
Right now all options are on the table. In the next 84 hours, the solutions will vary greatly in detail and overall vigor. The reasoning for why so many options remain open for a blizzard to sunny days remains the unknowns. The unknowns are the strength, wavelength, positioning of the factors at play. One is the Arctic Shortwave, this is either the kicker s/w or the phasing backside s/w that determines if the storm gets whisked out to sea or comes to the benchmark location. IF the phase hap
00z NAM returned with heavier Precipitation on Saturday morning, could lead to accumulating snows. Stay tuned for further updates later tomorrow afternoon.
There are two kinds of tracks that impact the severity of a New England blizzard, one is the NJ track, where a surface low is west of the Apps and combines with southern energy and develops a coastal storm off the New Jersey Coastline. Normally these primary systems with NJ coastal die off before they reach eastward or northward and combine with the coastal energy to form a monster snowstorm for Cape Cod. The second track of this type of snowstorm is the Cape Hatteras track. Now when the prim
These five images are the four most reliable guidance models we have in determining a snowstorm its track, intensity and future impacts to New England. What they all agree on is the overall setup and teleconnections featured on December 5th, 2018 their forecast in the next 7 days. The models show a classic El Nino pattern, with a sub-tropical jet cutoff low approaching or over the Baja, CA region, with a large +PNA ridging into Alaska and the NW Canada Territories. The GFS is the furthest nor
The latest ensemble guidance suggests the negative AO stays negative for the next two weeks. This could mean snow or no snow for coastal SNE. Depends upon the location of the vortex.
Could we see snow in the next 6-10 days, I believe so, do not pay attention to individual runs of the operational models, they will have flaws in them run to run, but look at the ensembles and their means and they will show you the way. I found this map on PSU EWALL website, the models are 12z runs of the EURO, GFS and CMC from left to right. They pretty much agree on ridging in Alaska, our -EPO/+PNA feature, along with a ridge in northern Greenland and some ridging in northeastern Canada west
A major winter storm is pegged to strike the Central US plains and the Central to western Great Lakes region later Sunday night through Tuesday of next week. This is all a part of a large weather system powered by a central US trough, anchored by a large upper-level low-pressure center. Large widespread snow amounts of 10-12" is possible especially in banding from MO to IL to MI. More widespread amounts of 3-6" is likely in the region either side of the 10-12" isolated 14". The system should
A rather potent -NAO block is occurring in our atmosphere in the Western Hemisphere this upcoming week into the weekend. The GFS forecasts 850mb temps to be rather mediocre for intense Ocean Effect Snows, but with northerly winds at the surface through 850mb, there is a strong chance we could see ocean enhanced snowfall later next week, around the 30th of November into the weekend. Stay tuned!
12z EURO and EPS mean show potential for blocking pattern for an east coast snowstorm, with cold air present, and a coastal storm on the New England coastline, models show potential for winter weather on the 27-29th of November, this could be a long duration event, but it could be rain on the coast. Right now specifics are not smart to forecast given its still 5 days away in time. This is still an eternity. However, models have flipped the pattern in the longer range to a less favorable patte
Right now the start time for the snow to enter the region is around 5 pm EST tonight after sunset as instability increases and winds come more northerly. This will bring snowfall rates near 2"/hour over the Cape.
I can finally say with confidence, after watching the models the last four days the minute this threat come up, we are going to have our first Ocean Effect Snow event this season. After watching the model data come in today, I will watch the models tonight, and after the GFS comes to pass, I will update the snowfall map I expect for Thanksgiving, the key is accumulations are likely. Stay tuned!
