Forecast: Cold and very windy again

I'm also over the wind and cold combo. Come on weekend and warmth!

So sad, really looked forward to this winter. Always next I guess. CWG thanks for all your hard work during this winter to keep us advised. I watch a few sites and you guys were right more than any of the others. Cheers to CWG!

Dannythe357, this winter certainly over-performed our expectations with more cold and snow chances than should occur during a moderate to strong La Niña winter like this. But I don't believe winter is quite over yet. We could see a colder final week of Feb into early Mar again.

@rwalker66

Hear, Hear!

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I waited at the bus stop with my jacket unbuttoned....today, gloves, knit cap, and layered up. Really don't like the cold wind.

Nice to see that there are no icy commutes in the foreseeable future. That's a relief.

Speaking of...when was the last week where there were no school delays or closings? It's been a few weeks it seems. I'm sure school administrators are happy they get a full week in this week.

chin up, snowlovers. after beginning as heavy rain, this storm gives us 1-3" of snow as it departs the area 324 hours from now...

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/06/images/gfs_pcp_324m.gif

hahahahahaha hahaha waawaawaawa wawawawaaaaaaa

CWG RULES!! YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST ACCURATE WEATHER FORCASTERS.
I KNOW SOMETHING EXCITING INVOLVING SNOW IS SOMEWHERE ON THE HORIZON. SNOWHOPE LEVEL TODAY IS A 1 ON A SCALE OF 10.

Don't worry Walter, there's always next December 5th.

eric,
not sure if that's needling me, or throwing me a bone...

BELLASNOWQUEEN,
no need for all caps all the time... inside voice... please. you look like an NWS forecast.

CWG,
what's up with the "2" SPI? are the chances really that good? i know the cahnces are never really 0, but shouldn't it be more like ".1"? the NAM and GFS aren't even close to showing anything. is there something on the euro? or some other guidance that makes "2" appropriate?

I agree with Bellasnowqueen... you guys are the very best!! Thanks for a great job again this year. I tell all my friends "CWG if you really want to know what the weather will bring"!! But, just one more kinda moderate storm, please?? I love spring... but it's still winter and we need more snow!

"a colder final week of Feb into early Mar again."
Oh good. That's the weekend I'll be skiing at Wisp! Yay cold and snow in the mountains!

96 days to beach season...

@walter

Don't overanalyze the SPI - it's meant to be a general guide/overview and is not necessarily quantitatively linked to model output. We bumped it down (to a 2) from the previous day but are allowing for the slight possibility we could get a dusting from flurries (if the precip field trends a little north and grazes us). That's all that's needed for it to verify.

I'm beginning to think like wiredog....

Forty to fifty mph wind gusts possible this afternoon.
Yikes!
Secure your outdoor items, otherwise a neighbor may be wondering what to do with it when it tumbles into their backyard.

2-for-1 haiku day:

The weatherman warns
beware the breeze; I say look
out for falling trees.

The wind, flown in from
Saskatoon, brings frosty news
Of global weirding.

dclioness1 - thank you for your haiku.. all original work? Good rhyme too in the first stanza.

FIREDRAGON47 - Securing outdoor items is a wise precaution today!

I wonder if I will be able to breathe on the way home tonight when I do my walking commute? ooof!

Whatever happened to those single digit temps we were supposed to get this week? Did they disappear along with that low pressure system?

@JTF-

Look at the comments from yesterday's PM update. I addressed your question there. We never forecasted that specifically, but just mentioned it as a possibility. But-yes- the lack of a wound up storm along the East Coast has diminished the cold air outbreak behind it.

@BELLASNOWQUEEN

Thanks for the nice words. Unrelated- I've noticed your comments tend to show up twice in many instances. Be sure to just hit submit once when you comment. Yes-sometimes it can take a minute for it to show up. Thanks for your patience.

jason,
thanks. this great forecast of terrible weather (nod to steveT...) has me a bit grumpy. it's the first time this year i've seriously considered the possibility that our next snow will be next winter.

when i think about
this winter's dc snow hole,
i wish we'd fill it.

when i read matt say,
"no winter storms are lurking,"
i feel like crying.

the weather wizards,
with all the cold air they brought,
forgot the blizzards.

Well, I put my slowblower back into the shed last night. Doesn't look like I will need it for the rest of the year. This winter stinks for us snow lovers.

Can someone tell me when is the first official day of spring is? I forgot...do we generally see temps climb to the 50s in mid-march or late march? While the cold remains, the sunny skies have given me a sense of spring around the corner.

GtownG, the normal high at DCA hits 50F on Feb 26th!

Getyourfaxstraight,
thanks for putting away your snowblower. i've put my shovel and sleds away. these actions, like washing your car, actually increase the chances of snow.

spring?
meteorological: march 1
astronomical: march 20
solar: ~ feb 5 (?)

i just came across the "solar seasons" concept recently - i think in association w/groundhog day. "solar winter" would be the 3 months with the least hours of sunlight. so it's the 3 months centered around dec 21.

"solar seasons" seem to me to make the most sense intuitively, but counter-intuitively, i don't think solar seasons match the temperature cycle very well.

anybody know what the northern hemisphere's coldest 91 (365/4) days of the year are? my sense is it's probably pretty close to meteorological winter (i.e., centered around jan 15/16th).

Walter - You're a sculptor AND a poet! Who knew?!