Category Archives: Forecast

Moderating Weekend Temperatures…

Screen Shot 2015-02-06 at 7.33.19 AMSpring Fever Anyone?! Hearing lots of rumbles of folks craving spring, as is usually the case around these parts come early February.  We still have more winter to go, but this weekend may lead to a surge in spring fever as temperatures moderate.  We may have to deal with more clouds than we’d like, but temperatures will warm to well above normal levels- especially Sunday.  We’ll introduce a couple of showers into the mix for the second half of the weekend, but these won’t be a big deal.

Slightly colder air moves in early next week, but it’s really not until after a weak disturbance passes Wednesday that the true arctic plunge will take place.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.10″ – 0.20″
  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: Trace
7-Day Outlook, Arctic Cold, Forecast, Rain, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm

Decent Day Today; Snowy Wednesday Afternoon Ahead

Screen Shot 2015-02-03 at 8.02.05 AMNot A Bad Day Today; Snow Event Wednesday…After a cold start today, temperatures will moderate into the lower to middle 30s this afternoon.  We’ll be in a weak southerly air flow this afternoon as a disturbance tracks to our north.

The big focus of this forecast package has to do with Wednesday. We forecast a quiet start to the day, but clouds will quickly lower and thicken and widespread snow, briefly heavy, will overspread all of the region tomorrow afternoon.  This will be a dry, powdery snow as all of the snow will fall behind an arctic boundary that will slip through the region.  As of now we forecast 2″-3″ of snow tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening.  Strong and gusty north winds will lead to blowing and drifting issues Wednesday evening.  All in all, expect the Wednesday evening rush to be impacted.  Frigid air will settle over the region by Thursday morning with dry conditions returning.

Temperatures will slowly moderate briefly out ahead of our next weekend weather maker.  Keep an eye on Sunday-Monday as that will be our next opportunity for accumulating wintry precipitation.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 2″ – 4″
  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.10″
7-Day Outlook, Arctic Cold, Forecast, snow, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Windy, Winter Storm

Cold Start To The Work Week; Watching Wednesday…

Screen Shot 2015-02-02 at 7.46.45 AMBundle Up…Snow showers and gusty winds are combining with refreezing of snow and moisture on roadways to create slick travel this Monday morning.  Leave extra time on your way to work and school this morning and travel safely.  Additionally, gusty northwest winds are pushing wind chill values into the subzero ranks.  As we progress through the day we should see increasing sunshine, but it’ll remain frigid.

Our next storm system of interest arrives by the middle of the week.  Forecast models differ on the timing and amount of moisture with this next storm, but there’s the chance of accumulating snow arriving Wednesday.  This would be in advance of a quick-hitting pop of arctic air.  We’ll keep a close eye on things.

The active pattern remains into the upcoming weekend as increasing clouds give way to showers Saturday and a transition to more a of wintry mix Sunday.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 1″ – 2″
  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.10″ – 0.20″
7-Day Outlook, Arctic Cold, Forecast, Rain, snow, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Windy