Saturday, October 25, 2008

Busy day in the weather office!

Tons to talk about this morning...Busy weekend setting up here in the office...With out delay lets get right to it,shall we..
CURRENT CONDITIONS...
Temps at this hour are ranging from the upper 30s to the middle 40s....Radar is showing two bands on light rain showers over WI...First band is moving through Ashland and Iron down to Price and Rusk Counties...The second band of showers is moving through Eastern Bay Field County knocking on Ashland's door step as I type this....Skies for the most part are mostly cloudy,however some breaks are showing up over in MN in the SFC OBS and satellite confirms this.
TODAY....
That pesky upper level low that has been around for awhile will be moving out of the area..SFC analysis shows the 1006 MB low pressure over Eastern WI,as it moves away it will take the light rain and mist with it...I would not be shocked to see a few breaks in the cloud cover today...Some breaks showing up in the SFC OBS...Today will be the last warm day for awhile...Highs in the 50s seem to ok....
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT....
Here is where the fun starts..988 MB low pressure over far Central Canada is forecasted to move to around Hudson Bay Canada as it does it is forecasted to deepen to around 987 MBS...This low is forecasted to push a strong cold front into and through the area tonight....Pressure gradient really tightens up tonight,more so on Sunday..Winds will become a big player starting after the frontal passage tonight...Winds from 20 to 30 MPH will be on the docket...Gust up to 40 to 45 MPH are possible from tonight through Sunday night....A shortwave will also plow into the area behind the cold front this will set the stage for rain mixing with and changing over to all snow tonight....Sunday we will see all snow across the area....Lets break this down more....Best chances at seeing 1 to 3 inches of snow shall be found over much of my Northern MN forecast area...Around an inch in my Central MN FA.Blowing snow may become a problem in these areas...Over is WI this will be fun....Ok lets start in my Southern zones and work North....In the Southern zones Little or snow accumulations,however might see a dusting......Lets move into the Central FA of WI....Here I'm still not to thrilled about accumulations,however may see up to an inch...Now for the Northern parts...LES snow is forecasted to kick in...The NWS has a winter storm watch out for the following Counties of WI...Ashland,Bay Field,and Iron.....The Central to Northern areas of these Counties Could pick up a total of 4 to 8 inches of snow by time the LES machine kicks off..While the Central parts of said Counties could pick up 3 to 6 inches of snow..Further South in these Counties maybe 1 to 3 inches of snow...See HWD for more details.
MONDAY...
A another cold day on tap,winds will lighten up...Will keep a chance of snow alive over our far Northern WI Counties until the LES shut down,otherwise look for a cloudy day..May see some seeing partly cloudy skies by afternoon....
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
Temps still rather cool...Dry conditions are forecasted...
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
Through this time frame we see a warming trend...Temps are forecasted to rebound back into the 50s for the most part.....
WATCHES/WARNINGS FROM THE NWS...
WI....Winter storm watch for the following Counties...Ashland,Bay Field,and Iron.....
MN....None attm.