Weather It Is (Severe Winter Storm)

Good Evening:

A severe winter storm will arrive Wednesday and last into Friday, and possibly Saturday.

The storm will bring typical winter cold, but in late November into early December.

But, first, I want to take note of the extremely unusual conditions we had the last few days.  Winds blew persistently from the northeast, funneling in early winter cold from the far reaches of Siberia.  The result was not only a strong chill, but extremely dry humidity, which combined with the brisk winds made it very difficult to control the (huge number) of wildfires.

The winds will shift around more to the south until Tuesday, which will bring plenty of dust and somewhat milder temperatures.  However, Tuesday night will mark a change to much colder weather with heavy snow likely on the Hermon and heavy rain elsewhere.

Moreover, the storm will bring gale force winds with higher gusts from Wednesday night into Friday, and possibly lasting into Shabbat.

With the wind and rain, will also come lightning and hail (or ice pellets) in many locations.

Because the trees are still full of leaves, they will be more sensitive to the strong winds, so damage due to falling branches (or even trees) is also possible.

Looking beyond this weeks's storm sees continued instability/possibility in the (now) winter circulation pattern that is setting up over our area.

Barry Lynn