AI models say the ridge axis will be west of what the operational models are showing late next week.

Ukmet comes out at a similar time to the GFS but only to 144 and 168 hours depending on the sight. Looks like a near miss to the east

Here’s what rhe 12z shows on pivotal. Big difference between days 6 to 7. Warm air gone and Arctic air surging southward.

January record is only 12.7" here, from 1979 actually. If we could manage one more big storm we'd make a run at that record. With that said, given how hard it was to actually get a good storm here I also understand why the record isn't higher Somehow January of 79 averaged 14F below normal. Wild for an entire month.

I mean I don’t drink but I CAN and would for a special occasion like that.