NEW NUMBERS ON NEXT WEEKS SNOW MAKER...
The morning cycle of the models are in and there is general agreement on a disturbance next Tuesday bringing snow to some part of the Midwest. The various solutions are close but the differences in track that exist are important ones for my area. Let's take a look at the GFS track. It's a little less amplified and further south with the surface low.
Now look at the track of the EURO. It's about 125 miles further northwest. That's not much but in this case it is significant for my area as it pushes the snow band about that far northwest as well.
Here's the snowfall forecasts associated with the two models. I also threw in the Canadian for good measure.
The GFS:
The EURO:
The CANADIAN:
The more amplified further north position of the EURO keeps any snow in my area in the NW third instead of the NW half. Again, with the lack of cold air and a deepening system I feel the EURO is the way to lean at this point in the game. We'll see where things go in the next 24 hours.
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