Winter returns in a small way...so far.

The winds subsided over night and the temperatures continued to fall. This resulted in our seeing the first freezing temperatures since last Saturday night/Sunday morning which, in turn, meant the return of snow showers. There's a big wave of snow showers coming off Lakes Huron and Erie that have swept as far southeast as the Aerie. We've got only about a 1/4 inch of snow on the ground but showers will continue much of today resulting in a small additional accumulation. This will not be enough for skiing or even sledding at tomorrow's Winterfest but at least it will look and feel more like winter than it has the last few days.

We should get through the Presidents' Day weekend with out any serious weather but that may not be true later in the week. A BIG storm is cranking up off the Oregon/Washington coast and will slide across the country bringing snow to the plains and then the Ohio Valley by Thursday or so. How much it will bring to northern PA and New York state and how far south it will be snow versus rain seems to be the question.