Earlier this week, we reported that more El Niño storms would be blowing through today. So far, it's the trickle down effect from the massive winter storms poised to hit the East Coast that are causing bigger problems. According to a report on SFGate, San Francisco International Airport was reporting around 100 cancelled flights and predicting delays of up to three hours later in the day.
Due to the East Coast #blizzard2016 please contact your airline to confirm flight status.
— flySFO (@flySFO) January 22, 2016
Here at home, the weather forecast for the next few hours promises a slew of problems on our home turf. According to SFGate, heavy wind (gusts are expected to reach 50 mph) and rain will be the issue.
Major cities along the East Coast could get up to 36 inches of snow this weekend #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/UOoS3km2qP
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 22, 2016
Given that more snow is on the way on for the Eastern seaboard, and El Niño storms are forecast for this evening and tomorrow, we'd expect the friendly skies to be unwelcoming through the weekend.
· El Niño Starts the Week on a Bad Note, Plans to Revisit Friday [Curbed SF]
· Storms on West and East coasts prompt 3-hour SFO flight delays [SFGate]