A COLD ST PATRICKS DAY; WINTERS' GRIP WILL BE SLOW TO FADE AWAY

First though, while the rain will build in Monday night, the steadiest and heaviest rains will come during Tuesday, as the timing of the system heading towards us is a bit slower than originally thought.

A risk of an afternoon shower will still be possible on Wednesday, as very cold air in the upper levels of the atmosphere combines with daytime heating; this set-up is common in late winter and early spring and typically poses the greatest risk of a shower away from the coastal sections and with higher elevations.

Thereafter, cold, dry weather takes charge once again, as the false spring of the last few days is wiped out.

Intellicast

The next chance for a significant storm system comes early the week of the 17th (the time to watch would be Monday through Wednesday). If it pans out to its fullest potential, parts or all of the region could see a significant winter storm right around the time of the Vernal Equinox.

Euro model shows a strong signal for an east coast storm around 3/20

In short, winter is not done for at least another week to ten days, and one more storm could make it so that March has a decent chance to be our snowiest month for the entire winter of 2012-13.