01/21/2021: Another round of snow showers / squalls…. and, a shot of Arctic Air….

Posted: Jan 21, 2021 / 06:08 AM EST / Updated: Jan 21, 2021 / 06:38 PM EST

Latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologists Steve Caporizzo & Tim Drawbridge

System makings it way thru the region tonight and thru Friday…. snow shower threat…. once the Arctic boundary passes…. its a surge of cold air and wind…. wind chill / feels like values near or below 0°…. Friday into Saturday….

It’ll be mostly cloudy, breezy for Friday…. snow showers…. squalls likely north and west….

Futurecast Clouds & Precipitation – Friday at 7am (left) and Friday at 11am (right)

Futurecast Clouds & Precipitation – Friday at 2pm (left) and Friday at 5pm (right)

forecast high temperatures will range from the mid 20s in the heart of the Adirondacks to the mid 30s around the Capital Region….

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures – Friday – Capital Region (left) and the Adirondacks into the Mohawk Valley (right)

Futurecast Forecast High Temperatures – Friday – Catskills to the I-88 Corridor and back into the mid-Hudson Valley (left) and Washington, Columbia, and Dutchess Counties into Western New England (right)

This is what we’re expecting with our next round of snowfall…. some of which will be lake-enhanced – especially north and west…. some upslope / terrain enhancement to the east….

A Lake Effect Snow Warning for the Adirondacks into the Tughill…. a Winter Weather Advisory for Bennington County….

NWS Issuances – Lake Effect Snow Warning (left) and the Winter Weather Advisory (right)

Once the boundary passes mid-day Friday…. the wind and the resultant wind chill / feels like values will be a shock to the system this weekend…. as previously posted…. some of the wind chill / feels like values will be near or around 0° in Albany – Friday night into Saturday – colder elsewhere….

Futurecast Forecast Wind Chill / Feels Like Values – Friday at 11pm (left) and Saturday at 6am (right)

Futurecast Forecast Wind Chill / Feels Like Values – Saturday at Noon (left) and Saturday at 5pm (right)

Here’s your Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow / Friday….

Forecast Pages – Tonight (left) and Tomorrow / Friday (right)

Once the “clipper” system gets past us…. Arctic Air pours into the region Friday night and stays with us for the 7-day period….Is it “super cold” air ??? Not really…. we’ve seen colder…. but, it’ll be a shock to the system….