Thunderstorms for Wednesday, Accumulating Snow for Saturday?

After a decent weekend, the rain is back! An area of low pressure will slide through the Plains, then across the Great Lakes region, dragging a strong cold front through the Tri-State! Ahead of this cold front, warm/moist air will pump into the area. The strength of the low/front, coupled with the moisture, will allow for the development of showers and thunderstorms (after midnight tonight-tomorrow evening). At this time, we do run the risk for some isolated strong to severe thunderstorms, depending on how much heating/instability we receive tomorrow. After the front passes through, temps will plummet, allowing for spotty snow showers/flurries on Thursday.

The forecast models (in particular the GFS) have been showing a decent clipper system tracking through the area on Saturday, dumping up to 6″ in spots! However, given that the system is still several days away, much can (and likely will) change. So, don’t worry too much about the snow threat this early in the game, but rather keep checking back here for the very latest on its fruition…