An active weather pattern will keep strong winds in the area through the weekend. Snow will fly Friday afternoon into Saturday morning with a few more flurries early Sunday before a big but brief jump in temperature Sunday night into Monday.
Friday Afternoon through Saturday Morning
What: Periods of snow. Windy.
Impacts: Most places will see an inch or two of accumulation; some higher elevations may see a bit more. Wind gusts over 40 mph possible.
After a quiet Friday morning, a potent low pressure system will pass to our north tonight. Snow ahead of this system will move in during the midday and early afternoon hours. Steady snow will fall for a couple hours, then become more on-and-off during the afternoon. Temperatures may briefly get into the upper 30s for some areas, changing some of the snow to rain for a time. Daytime accumulations will be around an inch with just wet roads.
Snow will increase again this evening, possibly with a squall-like feature during the early evening. Periods of snow will then continue through the night and into early Saturday as the low passes by. Some roads may get snowy during the nighttime hours with another inch or so of accumulation with some locally higher amounts in higher elevations.
Southeast winds will become blustery this afternoon, then gradually turn to the southwest, west, and then northwest overnight. Northwest winds will remain blustery through Saturday morning. Top wind gusts will be 35-45 mph.
Saturday Afternoon and Evening
What: Winds reducing. No precipitation.
A quiet period between weather systems is expected later Saturday into Saturday night. No precipitation is expected and wind speeds will drop, even becoming mostly calm during the evening. High temperatures Saturday will be in the mid 30s with upper 20s Saturday night.
Sunday
What: A few flurries, increasing winds and temperatures.
Impacts: Some tree damage, sporadic power outages.
Another weather system will move into the Upper Great Lakes on Sunday. A few snow showers along a warm front will be possible Sunday morning and midday with little to no accumulation. Behind the warm front, south winds will increase. By the afternoon, wind gusts over 40 mph will be possible. The strongest winds will come Sunday night, when gusts over 50 mph will be possible. Temperatures will rise into the mid 40s during the day, then to the low 50s overnight.
Monday
What: Wind, rain, thunder.
Impacts: Some tree damage, sporadic power outages. Monitoring the severe thunderstorm threat due to the strong background winds.
Low pressure will pass to our north on Monday. Warm air will surge in ahead of it, with temperatures likely getting into the 60s for a time on Monday. It will remain very windy with gusts over 40 mph. With the warm air and strong background winds, it may not take much to introduce a chance for and thunderstorms to further enhance the wind. This will be something to watch over the coming days. Rain will be likely on Monday, but the exact timing depends on the front. As of Friday, the second half of Monday looked rainier than the first half.
The rest of next week
Tuesday will be windy and cold behind Monday’s system with highs possibly sticking to the 20s. With the wind, it may feel like the 10s. Winds look much lighter for the middle and end of next week with temperatures stabilizing in the 35-45 degree range. No large weather systems are expected, but a small system here or there could bring a little rain or wet snow.
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