Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday! I hope your holidays went very well. Snow is possible on Monday and as a result the First Prediction is out!
An area of low pressure will be passing through the southern Mid-Atlantic states on Monday, bringing noteworthy and impactful snow to areas around Washington D.C. The weather pattern that will set up this system will likely result in a cutoff between areas that will and will not receive snow; the National Weather Service regional snowfall map illustrates this idea.
Model guidance and forecasts sometimes have a tendancy of underdoing how strong the snow/no-snow cutoff is, mostly due to how potent dry air is in cutting down snow totals. As a result, I do not believe the Poconos will receive that much snowfall, if anything. I personally am expecting less than an inch for the area. Therefore, I think there is a strong case to be made for Regular Days. Early Dismissal risks are not completely off the table if snowfall ends up very siginificantly more north than expected, but I think this is unlikely.
I will be posting the Final Prediction tomorrow evening unless the forecast materially changes between now and then (in which a Second Prediction would be issued). Have a great rest of your day everyone and thank you for the support!
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