“We know you don’t like it when we “disappear” so that’s why we’re giving you this heads up. My last day will be March 23, so I’m going to help get you through the winter,” Sue said during the initial announcement of her retirement.
Fox 5 has started its “Salute to Sue Palka” tribute.
The legendary Local meteorologist announced that she will be retiring from her weather duties at Fox 5, where she has been for 36.5 years.
Fox 5’s Chief Meteorologist began her career in Richmond in 1983 before being hired by Fox 5 in 1985– and place she has remained for over three and a half decades.
“Maury Povich and James Adams anchored our only newscast at 10 pm and Ronald Reagan was the President. I’ve been here so long I’ve seen the Brood X cicadas emerge three times!” said Palka in the announcement from Fox 5.
After she steps down from her current role, she’ll continue to make appearances, per the request of Fox 5 general manager Patrick Paolini.
Palka, a longtime Gaithersburg resident, will certainly be missed.
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The legendary Sue Palka has announced that she will be retiring from her weather duties at Fox 5, where she has been for 36.5 years.
Fox 5’s Chief Meteorologist began her career in Richmond in 1983 before being hired by Fox 5 in 1985– and place she has remained for over three and a half decades.
“Maury Povich and James Adams anchored our only newscast at 10 pm and Ronald Reagan was the President. I’ve been here so long I’ve seen the Brood X cicadas emerge three times!” said Palka in the announcement from Fox 5.
Palka’s last day will be March 23, so her weather reports will help us get through the rest of this winter. After she steps down from her current role, she’ll continue to make appearances, per the request of Fox 5 general manager Patrick Paolini.
Palka, a longtime Gaithersburg resident, will certainly be missed.
Fox 5 is the first of the major local networks to release a winter outlook and it may be a little disappointing for snow lovers.
Another “La Niña” is expected (like last year), which means the jet stream and severe weather are likely to be farther north, while weather is the south is warmer than usual. We usually have below average snowfall and above average temperatures during La Niña winters.
Fox 5’s Mike Thomas agrees, as he’s predicting 5-13” of snow for most of MoCo for the entire winter.
Like many recent winters, a bigger blizzard event is not expected and smaller/moderate events that involve sleet and mixing are more likely.
Washington DC has only had one winter in the last five years with double digit snowfall (16.9” in 2018-2019), so going with a low total has become a smarter prediction for our area.
Note: Snow totals are usually higher in Montgomery County than they are in DC, especially in Upper MoCo.
Additional Winter Outlooks are expected to be released in the next week or two and we’ll have recaps for you here on The MoCoShow– the home of MoCoSnow.
The full outlook can be seen here.
