Vegas Snow, Clipper Update

Okay, so maybe downtown didn't report more than a trace but the suburbs cashed in on a rare winter treat.  While not completely uncommon, Las Vegas received light snow yesterday and some areas in and around the city received up to an inch of snow.  The white won't last long though, sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's should take care of any accumulations.

Local look...

Tomorrow is looking like one of the better days compared to the long-range outlook.  Temperatures should be right around 40 before things take a colder turn.  By the weekend, highs might struggle to reach 30 and I won't even get into the following week.  Of course, we can't talk extended forecast without mentioning the clipper system coming out of Canada.

Quite frankly, not a whole lot has changed since I looked at the GFS model last night.  The system is still diving down from Canada and cutting across the great lakes.  It makes its way into the area sometime Friday afternoon or evening before a low develops off New England and rotates back towards the coast.  Here is a look at the GFS model as the storm spins over New England.

I'm not going to even begin to get into totals or anything like that, but in my personal opinion I don't see this one having a big impact on the area for a couple reasons that I will try to keep brief.  The first one is that the actual system is moving in to the north of our area with not a lot of moisture to work with.  While the low looks like a go to form in the Atlantic, the tract does not favor precipitation other then a few flurries (from the low, not the clipper) and some breezy and cold conditions. 

Back tomorrow night around the same time with more updates.