Murphy's Weather

Currently 17 with a calm wind from the NW, feels like 17 degrees. Dew Point 14, Barometer 30.35, Humidity 85%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:10 am, Sunset 5:10 pm.

Morning sun, afternoon mostly cloudy. High in the upper 20s. Light winds becoming E 10 mi. in the afternoon.

Cloudy tonight. Low in the lower 20s. SW winds 5-10 with gusts to 20.

Easy to look outside and see this bright sun shining and believe in a couple of days an entirely different picture will present itself. Hopefully if any of you have to be somewhere you’ll be traveling today or tomorrow morning. I wouldn’t be surprised if highway travel wasn’t stopped all together by authorities who need people to stay inside, stay safe and stay alive. And I’m fairly certain air travel is going to be out of the question for a couple of days. Feeling sorry for those with plans – and tickets – for those days.

I am expecting at least a foot of snow right here with strong winds creating blizzard conditions on Friday and Saturday doesn’t look like a picnic either.  With all of the power outages bound to happen, this is going to be a scary time for folks trying to keep warm as the temperature is going to plummet too. Trust me when I say this is a massive storm on the way. So much so that personally, my family has decided to put our Christmas celebration off until the following Sunday. Sort of a combination New Year’s and Christmas. Fingers crossed with enough power then to be able to cook and keep warm and enjoy our get together. The timing of this storm could not be worse, but it is going to happen.

Currently 23 with an average wind from the SE of 5 mph. Feels like 16 degrees. Dew Point 23, Barometer 30.28, Humidity 100%, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 8:10 am, Sunset 5:09 pm

Mostly cloudy with a high in the mid 30s. S winds 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25.

Partly cloudy with a low 10-15 mph. NW winds around 10 mph with gusts to 20 in the evening

Right now, it’s tough to say what our area will have to endure from Winter Storm Elliott. For certain there will be wind and it’s going to get cold. Any power outages are going to produce problems with so many of us trying to keep warm. For the present, it does look as if there will be plenty of snow involved with this system between Thursday and Sunday. We all know how quickly things can change, but I’m saying this time around be prepared as you can be for whatever comes our way. Stay off the roads if at all possible while the worst of this is ongoing. There is NO reason for anyone but emergency crews to have to be out and about if things get as bad as the forecast indicates right now. In the meantime, take advantage of today and Wednesday. Could be the only days for getting around and tending to things. After that? Going to be a wait and see situation.

Currently 22 degrees with an average wind from the NW of 2 mph. feels like 16 degrees. Dew Point 22, Barometer 30.24, Humidity 100%, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 8:09 am, Sunset 5:09 pm.

Cloudy with a high in the upper 20s. W winds around 10 mph.

Cloudy with a low in the lower 20s. Light winds.

My advice is if you have more holiday shopping or chasing around to do, you do it today, tomorrow, maybe early Wednesday because after that you’re not going to want to be out on the roads. Seriously, folks, this sounds like a wicked storm coming. Not only tons of snow and wind but the start-off could very likely bring what is called flash freezing on the roads. That makes them extremely dangerous.  Then we’ll be dealing with cold – in what could jolly well be power outages galore. Winter Storm Elliott may well change a lot of Christmas plans. Put it off until New Year’s Day? Might not be that far out of reality – or necessity. This is not going to be a fun week. A White Christmas is one thing, a snowed in, bitter cold Christmas is quite another and that could be the case this year. Just be ready, be prepared as much as you can be and don’t be caught off guard. This one doesn’t sound as if it’s going to be missing us.

Currently 26 with an average wind from the SSW of 5 mph. Feels like 20 degrees. Dew Point 26, Barometer 29.88, Humidity 100%, Visibility 0.79, Sunrise 8:09 am, Sunset 5:09 pm.

Cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered snow showers. High in the upper 20s. W winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 30.

Cloudy with a 40% chance of overnight snow showers. Low in the lower 20s. W winds 5-15 mph.

Got 13″ of snow from this system. That’s quite a lot of snow – 17″ the first storm, 13″ from this one – considering it’s not even officially Winter yet. Look for more snow this coming week with wicked cold temperatures. Going to definitely feel like Winter. Great setup for Christmas for snow-lovers. Strange as it seems, even with the bitter cold temperatures the forecast is for the chance of freezing drizzle around Thursday, so if that happens be very careful. Driving in the snow is bad enough but freezing drizzle/ice coated roads even worse.

Currently 25 with an average wind from the SE of 11 mph. Feels like 19 degrees. Dew Point 25, Barometer 29.57, Humidity 100%, Visibility 0.66 mi., Sunrise 8:08 am, Sunset 5:08 pm.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1:00am Sunday.

100% chance of snow showers. 1-3″ possible. High in the lower 30s. SW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 30.

100% chance of snow showers. 1″ possible. Low in the mid 20s. W winds 5-15 mph.

Woke to 7″ of fresh snow here and we’ll be getting more today, likely still more tomorrow. We could end up with a foot of this stuff by the end of the weekend. A White Christmas? Since there is now snow in the forecast next week from Wednesday right on to Christmas, no doubt about it. It’s going to be a snowy cold Christmas this time around.

Currently 29 with an average wind from the SSE of 7 mph. Feels like 22 degrees. Dew Point 28, Barometer 29.57, Humidity 93%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:07 am, Sunset 5:08 pm.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 1:00 pm today through 1:00 am Sunday. Lake Effect Snow up to 6″ possible by the time it’s all over.

80% chance of snow showers today. 1-3″ possible. High in the lower 30s. S winds 10-15 mph.

90% chance of overnight snow showers. 1-3″ possible. Low in the upper 20s. SW winds 10-15 mph.

Only got a bit of overnight snow and no snow is falling right now, but it’s coming. Also just as a cautionary note, lake effect snow can be tricky. As we can all testify to. So, a forecast of a possible 6″ of snow by Sunday sometime could jolly well be quite a bit more than that when all is said and done. Keep the shovel handy, drive carefully, and be prepared for snow – however much we get.  Do be watchful of conditions. Going to be downright cold next week, so whatever we do get is going to stick around. Very likely a bit more added to it by Christmas.

Currently 38 with an average wind from the SSE of 4 mph. Feels like 34 degrees. Dew Point 38, Barometer 29.465, Humidity 100%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:06 am, Sunset 5:08 pm.

Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers until midday. High in the upper 30s. S winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain becoming snow showers overnight. L0w around 30. S winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 25.

Looks like light snow will start tonight and then snow will continue right on through Friday, into Saturday. Might still be getting some snow on Sunday, but maybe not. Appears more snow will be coming our way about midway through next week. Not much fear that we won’t be having a white Christmas this time around.

Currently 31 with an average wind from the ENE of 7 mph. Feels like 26 degrees. Dew Point 26, Barometer 29.92, Humidity 83%, Visibility 1.5 mi., Sunrise 8:06 am, Sunset 5:07 pm.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain possibility mixed with snow, maybe some freezing rain in the afternoon. High in the upper 30s. E winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 35.

100% chance of rain possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet in the evening. Little or no accumulation expected. Low in the lower 30s. E winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 45.

AND – another entirely different forecast is temperatures around 40 today with a 60% chance of rain and a 100% chance of rain overnight with a low around 35.  So take your pick, make your choice. In either case, looks like some sort of rain is expected. Interesting.

Currently 29 with an average wind from the ENE of 7 mph. Feels like 21 degrees. Dew Point 28, Barometer 30.21, Humidity 93%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:05 am, Sunset 5:07 pm.

Cloudy with a high in the upper 30s. E winds 10-15 mph.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight snow. Low around 30. E winds 10-120 mph with gusts to 30.

My how quickly things can change. It would seem, as of right now, that all of the freezing mix has vanished from our weekly forecast. The warm air from the south is being kind enough to temporarily reach up farther than expected bringing us fairly warm temperatures for the next several days. So we will have chances of rain through Wednesday and then it changes to chances of snow through Saturday night. Much better than freezing rain. Snow we can cope with. Roads can be tricky but not as treacherous as when freezing rain is coating everything. So – for now Winter Storm Diaz is going to be bring us some snow later this week. Will absolutely having people saying the old It’s Looking A Lot Like Christmas. Not much question that we will be having the favored White Christmas this year. Things are definitely looking in that direction.

Currently 31 with an average wind from the NE of 5 mph. Feels like 26 degrees. Dew Point 30, Barometer 30.24, Humidity 94%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:01 am, Sunset 5:07 pm.

Cloudy. High in the mid 30s. Light winds becoming 5-10 in the afternoon.

Cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 20d. E winds 5-10 mph.

Winter Storm Diaz is busy out to the west of us but it’s going to be heading in our direction as the week progresses. Sounds like it’s going to start out as too many days of freezing rain. Look out for that Tuesday night right on through Thursday when it finally settles down to snow by Thursday night. Looking at snow, then, well into Sunday. This is, at least, what the picture looks like for now. We all know how things can change but I’d be looking at a miserable week of weather coming our way. I guess enjoy today and early tomorrow. The driest of many days ahead.