Arctic Front is Here! 9:30am update

Not that any of you would not have noticed it by now, but the arctic front pushed through our area around 6:30 this morning, causing a potent squall line to form along the frontal boundary. A strong thunderstorm dropped 1.3 inches of rain at my home in Helotes. Temperatures have dropped from the 60's to the mid 40's and now it has turned cloudy and very windy. Winds are forecast to gust near 40 mph today.

What's really interesting about this storm is it's strength...this is very cold air for so late in the season. Looking at radar, snow is trying to make a run for Central Texas right now. This is the latest computer snow forecast and you can see how close to San Antonio the models are forecasting snow. Very amazing! Dallas has a 40% chance of snow accumulations of up to 1 inch tonight and Sunday morning.

I will be updating this blog throughout the day...

4pm update: Lots of wind this afternoon. So far, our highest gust of the day has been 35mph. Temperatures are staying in the 40's. If the wind persists all night, we may dodge a freeze on Sunday morning.