Amaze Your Friends During Tonight's Storm

Wanna really geek out (like me) on tonight's snowstorm?  Here are 3 ways to amaze your friends with your meteorological savvy:

1. Pay attention to wind direction.  For most of the day and evening, the wind will be coming from the west.  When it starts to switch counter-clockwise -- first to the southeast, then to the east, then to the northeast -- you'll know that the heaviest band of snow is imminent.  That's because the heaviest bands of snow always fall to the northwest of the center of the low pressure system.  So, if the low is centered just south of Chicago, for instance, the counter-clockwise wind will put us in a northeastern wind, and to the northwest of the low -- the perfect recipe for a heavy snow band in south-central Wisconsin.
2. Strike up a conversation about "water content."  Fun fact: in a typical Wisconsin snowstorm, ten inches of snow would equate to one inch of rain -- meaning the water content in the snow is only about 10%.  When snowstorms come from the south, bringing gulf moisture with them, water content can be more like 30-40%.  This particular storm, however, will have even less water content than the average storm, because it has very little oceanic moisture to draw from.  The snow develops not because of moisture, but because of strong energy and lift in the upper atmosphere.  
3. Talk climatology.  And deer hunting.  Here are some fun facts: A) the average November snowfall in our area is about 2.5 inches; B) if we get 9 inches of snow, that will amount to 20% of the 45 inches we usually get in an average winter; C) the first regulated Wisconsin deer hunt was in 1851; D) last year on the eve of gun season, a warm front came through on Friday night, resulting in fog advisories on Saturday morning.  Near my house, at least, this didn't stop people from shooting at things they thought might be deer.

Any other fun stuff you want to know?