NerdAlert Weather for Pequea Valley

  Current Record: 2-1 A surprise storm.  Could it disappear as easily as it appeared? On the closing side: 1-3 inches is pretty consistent, with travel warnings Snow will still be falling during the typical travel times It’ll be a Flexible Instruction Day if so On the delay side: Temps are above or around freezing Snowfall predictions could change It could underperform On the regular schedule side: Not much, just a small chance of it not happening. Overall, I’m going to predict WE WILL NOT COME IN TO SCHOOL TOMORROW . 

     We’ve got a classic range of predictions that optimistically predict 6 inches, and pessimistically predict 1 inch, but pretty consistently stopping before sunrise.  This usually makes me ride the fence regarding delay vs. closing.  This time, I’m going to lean very strongly toward SCHOOLS CLOSING TOMORROW.  Why?  MUWeather advises “The biggest impact from the snow will be to create a treacherous Friday morning commute. Since temperatures will be in the 20s while it's snowing, untreated roadways will become snow-packed and slippery in a short amount of time. If at all possible, avoid travel during the early-to-mid morning hours on Friday.” And they predict southern and eastern Lanco picking up 5-6”.  Additionally, EPAWA predicts a dry/powdery snow, which we PVers know will blow across the roads easily and consistently ‘round here.   There’s still a chance that it won’t be that bad, but I’m not betting on it.  Take your laptop ho...