And while this storm might not pan out for snow for most, just stay tuned. The long range model ensembles, which are decent at predicting trends, are showing a fairly cold and potentially snowy pattern shaping up after about next week, i.e., for much of February and maybe into March. I've seen plenty of decent pattern predictions and made threads on them over the years (with about 3/4 delivering the goods, i.e., colder than normal temps and above normal snowfall), but these were generally for only 2-4 weeks out, as further out is much more uncertain (and even 2-4 weeks isn't always right for patterns). Bottom line is when very good medium/long-range mets start comparing this pattern to our Feb 2010 pattern (record Feb snowfall for many), I take notice. Might be time for a pattern thread in the next few days if the models/data keep coming in looking that way.
https://www.americanwx.com/bb/topic/59981-february-2024/page/2/#comments
Hahaha