Sunday featured a little bit of sunshine and very cold temperatures. Our below average temperatures will continue through at least the next 7 days (possibly beyond). We also have a few chances for snow, the earliest of which rolls in Tuesday afternoon.
Analyzing some of Sunday evening's data, it looks like low pressure will track through the Ohio Valley, taking a very similar track to the last snow event. This, once again, puts us on the northwest side of the system. However, it looks like the heaviest of the snow will stay southeast of the area. This system is still 48 hours away, and the piece of energy that is going to be responsible for our next chance of snow is still out in the Pacific Ocean. Once the system moves onto land, it will be "sampled" by various weather balloons that feed information into the models that meteorologists use as guidance when forecasting the weather.
Winter Storm Watches have been issues just to the west and southwest of the Quad Cities, which begin Tuesday morning.
Early indications show amounts very similar to the last event, with 3-6". However, a lot of variables still need to come together. If the center of low pressure tracks further south, that's where the heavier snow will be. A track further north would give us more snow. We'll definitely have a better idea on how the storm will play out by Monday morning. Andy McCray, Anthony Peoples and I will definitely keep you updated throughout the next couple days.
As for Wednesday and beyond? Temperatures stay WELL below average, with highs Thursday not even getting out of the single digits. Another chance for snow moves in next weekend (we can't seem to get rid of these weekend snow events!).
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