By MARK HANOK
The jet stream will shift
southward this week and a
series of low pressure systems
will move well to our
south.
This will result in a dry
weather pattern through
the weekend, then rain or
wet snow early next week.
A major storm will slide
eastward from Tennessee
to the Carolinas on Friday,
and bring rain, sleet and
wet snow northward to Virginia.
However, a large area of
high pressure over the
Great Lakes, will maintain
very dry air, with a cold
northerly flow. Skies will
be mostly sunny with a
high around 40 degrees.
On Saturday brilliant
sunshine will continue with
very dry air and highs in
the mid-40s.
A storm system will
move eastward to the Ohio
Valley on Sunday; skies
will be partly sunny, and a
few showers may arrive
during the late afternoon,
but more likely at night,
when rain could mix with
or change to wet snow.
As the low moves south
our area region, skies will
be mostly cloudy on Monday,
with occasional rain
and highs in the upper
40’s.
A cool northwesterly
flow will take over on Tuesday
with intervals of clouds
and sunshine and highs in
the mid-40s.
Mark Hanok is an
Otego-based meteorologist.
