You know it’s been a bad winter when it’s January 7th and BWI has recorded only 1.7″ of snow, but as bad as it has been here, it could be worse. Normally snowy Boston, for example, has only recorded .2″ of snow, and other than the early December storm that hit southern VA and western NC, just about everyone along the east coast has been void of snow this year. However, that looks like it’s about to change. A well-advertised pattern change is coming and all signs are pointing to an extended period of quality winter weather for the entire eastern seaboard. Whether or not the mid-Atlantic scores in the next 6 weeks is a completely different question because a good pattern doesn’t always translate to good snow, but I have to admit that I like our chances.
Though the pattern doesn’t look like it takes a firm hold on the area for another week or so, our first chance of snow is this weekend. The gfs and euro have differing solutions right now so no point going into great detail other than to say that Saturday evening and early Sunday bears watching.
The Weather Mill 