Cold March?

Cold air coming south out of Canada is expected to give us overall colder than normal conditions from the last few days of February into the first week of March. So far, it appears that the two time periods most likely to experience cold weather are February 26-28 and March 3-5. After a chilly start to March, it looks like temperatures will moderate during the second half of the month. Some model data also hint that the chances of severe weather will begin to increase in the second half of the month -- not too unusual as we begin to head into spring. Speaking of which, spring begins at 11:50pm EDT/10:50pm CDT March 19 this year.


The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is forecasting a 60-70% probability of a colder than normal average temperature in the Ohio Valley for the period February 26-March 1.	The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is forecasting a 40-50% probability of a drier than normal precipitation total in the Ohio Valley for the period February 26-March 1.


The CPC is forecasting a 50-60% probability of a colder than normal average temperature in the Ohio Valley for the period February 28-March 5.	The CPC is forecasting a 33-40% probability of a drier than normal precipitation total in the Ohio Valley for the period February 28-March 5.


The CPC is forecasting about a 35% chance of a colder than normal March. Implicit in this forecast is a 33% chance of a near normal March and a 32% chance of a warmer than normal March.	The CPC is forecasting about a 35% chance of a drier than normal March. Implicit in this forecast is a 33% chance of a near normal March and a 32% chance of a wetter than normal March.