We’re going to have several shots of snow this weekend, and amounts could be similar to what we just went through on Wednesday and Thursday, but there will be a few differences.
First, an Arctic cold front will come through mid to late morning. That can drop a quick fresh coating to an inch or 2, but it will allow the colder air to filter in during this afternoon. That means a break in the snow around midday, but that’s when highs will be achieved in the upper 20s to low 30s, and then they just drop in the afternoon.
Stage 2 is a clipper system which will spread light snow over the area late afternoon and evening, and again, a coating to an inch or 2 could result from this.
Stage 3 is the lake effect snow Saturday night into Late Sunday night/Monday morning. Models agree that the bands don’t stay long in Erie or along the lakeshore and fall into the snowbelts. The snow resides there for the duration of the storm.
That makes our accumulations forecast by early Monday morning favor the snowbelts again, with the heaviest accumulations. The snowbelts that could see an additional 8 to 12 inches from Saturday afternoon to Monday afternoon are located near Waterford, Saegertown, French Creek, and Corry.
Here are a few additional facts and thoughts……