Our First Taste of Winter

Thursday, December 6 -- 1:45PM

Winter Weather Advisory effective from 6PM to midnight this evening...

Hello all-

Well, the forecast sure changed in the last 18 hours. At 4PM yesterday, the forecast was for a little bit of rain, and now, we are forecasted to get a couple inches of snow/sleet.

With the precip right on our doorstep, I have a few hunches going:

1. The air is still quite dry, and will take a while to saturate. This will limit our chances of getting a lot of wintry precip
2. We are just a shade too far south to get all snow. Quincy, IL will probably get 3-4" of all snow
3. Not quite cold enough for the streets to get all that messy. Of course, don't let this stop you from doing your duty as a Saint Louisan of setting your hair on fire, and rushing out to the grocery store to get bread, milk, and eggs
4. The timing is all wrong to close schools on Friday

My gut feeling is that the STL area is looking at about an inch of snow and sleet, mainly on the grassy areas. Maybe a little road hassle if you are out on the streets tonight. But nothing to really get bent out of shape about.

The good news....I think we are going to have an above average season in terms of wintry weather. It's just not going to happen tonight.

Think snow!

WD