On the 18th day of this month, several days ago, there was a full moon. Full moons occur every 27 days and each have different names, depending on when they occur. This past full moon was called the "Snow Moon," due to the fact that some of the heaviest snows of the winter season happen during the end of February through the beginning of March. Does this mean we have a wintry storm on the horizon? In fact we do.

A combination of a dying low out in the middle of the country and strong upper level energy from the Pacific Ocean will link up and eye our region Friday. At the moment, the latest models take the center of the low along the Maine coast, meaning that there will be an abundance of rain for the coast, where colder air will be entrenched from I-95 to the mountains where snow will fly.

There are lots of questions around this storm and the forecast will be tweaked as we get closer to the event. The biggest question right now that will be answered tomorrow is, where will this upper level energy move once it moves onshore from the Pacific? Computer models typically have trouble with weather over oceans because there are not as many observation stations as there are on land. Additionally, over land there is a better system to track upper level data as opposed to the open water. Keep logging on to our website for this potential storm friday, we will keep you informed with the latest info on the weather page.

Note: To add to the beginning of this article. in a given season, there are typically 3 full moons. However, if a season has 4 full moons, then the third on is considered to be the "blue moon". The last full moon occurred in November of 2010. The next one is set for August 21, 2013.

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