Upslope Regions May See Snow Into Friday Night

Local Update...
   Second Snow Event Will Not Allow Northwest Upslope Regions To Take A Break...

Current Storm
     Just wanted to give a quick update, to the current storm, and a second event that will unfold on the heals of this current storm.
     First off, the current storm, everything is seeming on track. Temperatures have plummeted with strong evaporative cooling. Temperatures still remain just above freezing though in the lower elevations. A band of moderate to occasionaly heavy snow will push from Southwest to Northeast across the region, over the next several hours. This batch of precipitation will bring most of what the Champlain and St. Lawrence Valleys will see for snow.
     At this point it does appear we will get by with no Wind Advisories. Winds are falling short of criteria. The Criteria for a Wind Advisory is Sustained winds of 30-39MPH and/ or gusts 46-57MPH. Currently across much of the Champlain Valley sustained winds are in the 15-25MPH range with gusts ranging from 25-35.

Second Storm
     The second event, will still be somewhat linked to this event, as moisture from the same system will help produce some additional upslope snow. Areas such as Richford, Cambridge, Hanksville, Jericho, and Jay Peak could see an additional 3-6 inches of snow with this event. Which will occur Thursday Night into Friday Night. At this point no Winter Alerts will be issued for this potential upslope snow event, due to the current system. But stay tuned for further updates, and the potential for another Winter Weather Advisory. I do want to urge though, with this second event, the highest snow total will be confined to Northwest upslope areas of the Green and Adirondack Mountains, especially the closer you get to the international border.

No maps will be issued in this post. View previous post for details on the current winter storm.