It seems like each time that I check my local National Weather Service forecast for the impending winter storm, the outlook tends to get more dreadful. I kid about the weather service a lot but I do have a lot of respect and admiration for what they do. I also am happy to have access to more than just a forecast of what the temperatures and precipitation chances might be for a given day.
The NWS Web pages actually lets you see some of the thinking that goes on by meteorologists who are forecasting the weather. This can be seen in a number of places including their forecast discussions. With that said, the thinking on this approaching cold front and disturbance that much of the country will see kind of sucks more and more by degree. (Oh, what a funny one. Right.)
Here is what the weather dudes (and dudettes) say about my area, just north of Dallas:
“LATEST THINKING IS THAT THE ARCTIC FRONT AT THE SURFACE IS MOVING
SOUTHEAST FASTER THAN THE MODELS ARE PROJECTING. THE MODELS DO HAVE
A GOOD HANDLE ON THE UPPER SUPPORT…WHICH MEANS THAT NORTH TEXAS
WILL HAVE THE COLD AIR IN PLACE SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED AND
BUT WILL STILL HAVE STRONG UPPER SUPPORT FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.”
The NWS goes on to say about a half-inch of ice and 3-6 inches of snow could be seen in the area by tomorrow evening. If that happens it will really be a show out there on the Metroplex roadways where people normally drive as if they have a swarm of bees inside their vehicle. Throw in a little ice and let the games begin!