Day 5
Well, as the majority of the blog posts so far have indicated, most of the country is in the midst of an extended cold snap. Unfortunately, it appears that the cold snap is about to get colder. Today’s weather graphic is once again taken from the National Weather Service (NWS). It is an image containing all valid NWS watches, warnings, and advisories that are currently in effect. A good portion of the eastern two-thirds of the country has some sort of winter weather product in effect. These range from a very small Blizzard Warning in eastern Montana (bright red) to a winter storm warning for much of western Iowa to a Hard Freeze Warning for a good portion of the southeast to a Freeze Warning throughout much of the Florida peninsula.
The good news is that the NWP models meteorologists use to help predict the weather are suggesting that Old Man Winter should lessen his icy grip on the US sometime next week. We certainly won’t see summer like weather, but places that aren’t used to spending days below freezing should return to more normal winter temperatures. Remember, a lot can happen between now and then, and the forecasts may change, but it should offer hope to those who are tired of the cold.
(Image courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
