Almost an inch of snow fell last night, pushing the monthly total to 19.7 inches, which makes this the 8th snowiest January on record. There's a slight chance the month could move up a couple of notches if the snow forecast for Friday morning turns out heavier than expected, but that's not likely. The snowiest January was but three years ago, when 36 inches fell. What has seemed to be a frigid month won't go into the record books. This will be the coldest January since 2009, but won't be anywhere near the bottom ten, let alone the coldest January on record.
With an Arctic high overhead we've got plenty of sun today and a high in the lower 20s. Light winds and clear skies will make for a cold night tonight, but as the high moves eastward tomorrow the really cold weather will be a thing of the past. Thursday's high should climb to 30 degrees under sunny skies. There's a slight chance of snow on Friday morning as a weak cold front sinks down from Canada. Any chance of snow will be short-lived and Friday's high should warm to the upper 30s.
Starting this super weekend the trough of low pressure (the dip in the jet stream that's brought the recent blast of cold weather) flattens out and the cold air and storm track will retreat northward. Saturday is expected to be mostly cloudy with a high in the mid 40s. Following a storm that will pass way to our north, Sunday is expected to be cloudy and a little cooler, with a high around 40 degrees, which is slightly warmer than normal and far, far calmer than what the Farmer's Almanac predicted months ago "based on a very specific and reliable formula".
