Currently enjoying the beautiful warm sun in Orlando as we prepare for a fun late season subtropical system 'Nicole'. Almost like the lead up to a snowstorm.....OK, not really even close.
Rain here around 3pm then a burst of moderate snow embedded with "mangled flakes" around 345. Yes, definitely wet snow, not hail, not sleet, not graupel, not rabid bunnies falling from the sky.....this was wet snow.
3" on the ground, temps dropping thru the 20s, NW winds gusting to 40. And up to 2" additional with squalls this afternoon/evening.
Best wintry day of the entire season and it comes mid March.....go figure.
Latest modeling delays the flip here this closer to 11AM. Our area was under the nws zone of highest uncertainty. Have a feeling the delayed flip and faster forward speed will yield an underperformer here but we'll see. Keeping the bar set at 2" on grass.
Every one of the mesos are on board now. Big adjustments last 18hrs for sure. Still a little time to go, but looks solid with a classic late season rain to snow track wave along a front type thing. Globals out to lunch with thermals on this one. Underestimating the CAA push coming. Squalls likely Saturday evening and night as well. Last hurrah?