WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A flew flakes are possible. High: 23.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. Snow developing towards sunrise. Low: 11.
THURSDAY: Cloudy skies. Snow likely. Around an inch of accumulation expected. High: 31.
THUSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. Low: 23,
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. High: 34.
After most of the region saw some snow on Wednesday, along with a little late day sunshine, we keep the dry and tranquil weather around looking ahead into the middle of the week.
We will keep the cloud cover into the forecast looking ahead through the day on Wednesday. Mostly cloudy skies can be expected. A few snowflakes/flurries are also possible, but we will see dry weather for majority of the day. High temperatures remaining cold, only heading into the lower 20s by the afternoon.
Clouds will stick around overnight and we will see cloudy skies after midnight before snow develops across the region before/near sunrise. Overnight low temperatures dropping into the lower teens, and possible some upper single digits outside of the metro.
As we watch another front roll through the region by Thursday, we will bring the chance of snow back to the region for the day on Thursday. Most of the region will see around an inch of snow accumulation through the day. High temperatures warming up a bit, into the lower 30s by the afternoon.
Then, we will dry things out for Friday, but keep the cloud cover around, and then a chance of rain and snow showers moves into the region for the start of the weekend on Saturday. We’ll watch an area of low pressure move south of the region, and with enough cold air in place and high temperatures just above the freezing mark, we will hold onto the chance of some rain and snow showers.
There is some data that suggests that some parts of the region may see more wintry weather than any chances for rainfall, but we will continue to fine tune that end of the forecast over the next few days. High temperatures by the end of the week heading into the low to mid 30s, finally above freezing for some for the first time in awhile.
Cloud cover sticks around for the end of the weekend on Sunday, but then we go back into the freezer again. High temperatures will drop into the upper teens by Sunday afternoon.
Looking ahead into the first half of next week, it looks like we could see some of the coldest air we have seen yet this winter moving into the region.
Most major model data is showing that the cold outbreak will move in late Sunday into Monday, then stick around into Wednesday. If this happens, we could see high temperatures into the single digits and lower teens, with overnight lows near or below zero, which is where we are forecasting temperatures to go as of right now. Once you factor in the wind, wind chills could go as low as -15° to -25° from Monday through Wednesday Morning, which would allow frostbite to occur in a short period of time if skin is left exposed to these temperatures.
- High Temperatures (Monday & Tuesday): 5° to 10°
- Low Temperatures (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Night): 3° to -8°
- Wind Chills Sunday Night-Monday Morning: -10° to -20°
- Wind Chills Monday Morning-Monday Evening: -10° to -15°
- Wind Chills Monday Night-Tuesday Morning: -15° to -25°
- Wind Chills Tuesday Morning-Tuesday Evening: -10° to -20°
- Wind Chills Tuesday Night-Wednesday Morning: -5° to -15°
When temperatures and wind chills go this low, there is the potential for school delays and/or closures due to the dangerous cold. Stay tuned for continued updates over the next few days and into the weekend. There will be some adjustments to the forecast over the next few days, so stay tuned for updates.
We will keep the cloud cover into the forecast looking ahead into the start of next week as well. No major wintry systems are in the forecast, but with the northwesterly flow bringing in this arctic outbreak, we will hold onto the chance of a few snowflakes and/or flurries into the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.