Mid-Atlantic Daily Snow

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By Zach Butler, Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago January 31, 2023

Light snow continues

Summary

Snow showers exit the region Tuesday with the next round moving in early Wednesday morning. Total snow accumulations will be 1 -3 inches. Lake effect snow will continue in western and central NY on Tuesday and weaken Wednesday. Arctic air and a few snow squalls target the region on Friday and for the weekend. Let’s get into the details…

Update

Snow showers are still on track to continue through Tuesday morning and will dissipate throughout the afternoon. The next round of snow showers will quickly move in from the west early Wednesday morning. This area of snow showers will bring light snow to central PA and through VA, clearing by sunrise on Wednesday. Nothing major by any means, but the southern Mid-Atlantic has seen hardly any snow this winter. Any snow falling from the sky and not the machine is noteworthy. 

Lake effect snow will continue through western and central NY on Tuesday and for the first half of Wednesday. Here is a look at the HRRR model’s depiction of precipitation type and intensity from 8 am Tuesday, January 31st through 10 am, Wednesday, February 1st.

Snow accumulations will be light, but we will take anything we can get. Lake effect snow will continue to add several inches of snow, especially around the finger lakes. Here is a look at the HRRR model’s snow accumulations on Wednesday, February 1st. 

The second half of Wednesday and the first half of Thursday will be mostly clear throughout the region. On Thursday evening, a storm to the south will bring some rain and showers to NC and from the MD-PA border and south, but produce minimal to light snow accumulations (a trace - 1 inch). 

A strong arctic air mass will push in from Canada early Friday morning and drop temperatures from the 20s and teens into the single digits with wind chills well below 0 degrees by Friday afternoon. A brief area of heavy snow squalls will accompany this cold front early Friday morning and drop a quick inch of snow. Temperatures in NY on Saturday will be frigid (negative and around 0) but be much warmer further south in the 20s. Here is a look at this cold airwave from 7 pm Thursday, February 2nd to 1 pm Sunday, February 5th.

 

A few rain and snow showers are possible on Sunday, February 5th, as a storm system tracks to the north of the region. The weather into next week beginning on Monday, February 6th continues to look uneventful with a few chances of rain and snow. Nothing major is on the horizon so far. 

About Our Forecaster

Zach Butler

Meteorologist

Zach Butler is currently a PhD student in Water Resources Science at Oregon State University. He just finished his master's in Applied Meteorology at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. Originally from Maryland, he has grown up hiking and skiing up and down the East Coast. When not doing coursework, he enjoys cooking and exploring the pacific northwest on his bike.

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