True. But it's a retreating arctic High with SE winds and there's not the kind of model consensus you'd expect for a decent accumulation event. Don't get me wrong. Higher elevations will likely do as advertised, but imho anything to the south and east of the mts under 2" on the 10:1 maps will likely be 1/2" or less.
You'll have a much better shot at accumulations with your elevation. I'll need to drive 6 minutes up to the peak of Pigeon Hills. Either way, everyone melts and/or gets washed away.
Honestly, this move up here hoping for more snow has been disappointing to say the least. Snow nirvana it ain't! Lol
I love ya' Bliz, but those 10:1 accumulation maps will never verify with these marginal events. Kuchera are far from perfect, but will end up being much more accurate with their reduced totals.
Whatever happens before Christmas thru the NY, weeklies are and have been (as Larry posted earlier), adamant with parking a trough over or near the GL insuring at least average temps for the bulk of January in the central and eastern Conus. And that WILL feel cold after the past few years.
10mb forecast maps on Gfs, Gefs, Gem, Geps, and Cfs are all indicating some hits over the next 2 weeks. But I don't think they constitute a major SSW. But maybe a precursor? Idk.
Yeah, this map would get my attention if I traded NG futures despite being at the end of the run.
P.s. there is cold before this, but not to this degree