On March 5, the annual Iditarod Race in Alaska will pit a team of dogs and their musher on a 1,000-mile race through some of nature’s cruelest conditions. MORECAST takes a look at some history behind the event, typical weather facing the competitors, and the forecast for the first day.
Two disturbances moving in from the Ohio Valley and Southeast U.S. will combine to bring light to moderate snow from eastern Ohio to the mid-Atlantic coast, including the major I-95 metros from Richmond, Virgina to New York City. The heaviest band of snow is expected to set up after midnight around Richmond up into central Virginia, where 2-4″ is expected by the middle of Friday morning, with some locally higher amounts up to 6″ possible. A strengthening coastal storm will also dump 1-3″ of heavy rain across southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina, making for a soggy Friday morning commute for places like Raleigh, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Coastal areas of North Carolina will also experience strong winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
Snow has been falling all day in the Great Lakes region region of the US and is now beginning in southern Ontario. A low pushing the Northeast US will bring heavy snow to a large area from Michigan through southern Ontario and southern Quebec. MORECAST looks at just how much snow you can expect. Photo (c) MORECAST user QueenViper
Heavy thunderstorms pushing into the Southeast this Super Tuesday. With the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia voting today, will stormy weather affect voter turnout?
