It’s already been a chilly week in Tampa Bay, and it’s about to get even colder.
- But snow flurries cold?
State of play: It’s possible, local forecasterssay. “A non-zero chance” is how National Weather Service Tampa Bay meteorologist Nicole Carlisle put it to Axios.
- Don’t expect it to stick or accumulate, Carlisle said, but thanks to a rare phenomenon called the Gulf effect, Tampa Bay might get some flakes overnight Saturday into Sunday.
How it works: A cold front coming through the region this weekend will bring rain Friday night and Saturday morning, Carlisle said.
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- Behind that front are powerful northwest winds that will blast cold air into the region. As that air moves over the relatively warmer Gulf, it’ll pick up moisture that could then fall as snow.
- It’s the same thing that happens in the Great Lakes region, Carlisle said, just not as cold….