Your updated, custom-built, Thursday video forecast can be found to the right of this post in the video player. We typically update our video forecast during the evening.
Good Morning and happy Thursday! We continue to monitor the latest data for our upcoming winter weather events. It’s a busy time of things and by the looks of the overall pattern, I’ll have to stock up on the coffee for the weeks ahead. Quite honestly, a very cold and snowy pattern appears to be setting up shop now through the end of the month. Anyone dreaming of a white Christmas? 😉
Here are some quick bullet points for the upcoming few days:
- Snow/ sleet overspreads the region this evening
- (2) waves of snow/ sleet move through the region between this evening and Friday
- Saturday will be a very cold and dry day
- Renewed snow and potentially freezing drizzle move in Sunday
- We continue to forecast a total of 3-6″ of snow between tonight and Monday morning
Latest forecast models continue to suggest temperatures fall through the day with a mixture of snow and sleet overspreading the region as early as 3-5pm from southwest to northeast. We anticipate a rather rapid transition from sleet to snow, especially from IND and points north. Here’s a look at the latest HRRR simulated radar data, valid tonight at 6 o’clock:
Here’s a look at the GFS model. (We think this particular model has a much better handle on things now that we’re closer to the event). Note the “waves” of wintry precipitation forecast and we agree with this. Wave #1 arrives for the evening rush with wave #2 arriving Friday morning into the afternoon.
Additionally, after a very cold and dry Saturday, renewed accumulating snow will overspread the region Sunday, potentially ending as a mixture of light freezing rain or freezing drizzle atop the fresh snow Sunday afternoon.
