Thursday, October 23, 2008

Snow is looking more likely on Sunday

Forecast concerns...Rain for Friday through Saturday...Then snow showers late Saturday night through Sunday evening..Accumulating snows also possible to likely across parts of my forecast area.
Low pressure to our Southwest over KS is forecasted to slowly work it's way Northeast into WI this will set the stage for widespread rainfall Friday and Friday night...Low pressure moves out of the are on Saturday,however still could see some light rain around the area....The main story will unfold on Late Saturday into Sunday...As the 974 MB low pressure over the Golf of Alaska is forecasted to move through the Northern parts of Canada before diving Southeast into Southern Canada just North of Lake Superior..By time the low get to that point it will have weakened to around 983 MBS said low is forecasted to bring in an a strong cold front...Not much moisture with said front,however some moisture does works it's way into the system..Also we find a shortwave diving into the area...What will be the big player will be the winds as pressure gradients increase Saturday night and Sunday.I think the strongest should be over Western /Central MN,however still on the strong to gust side over here in WI.Rain showers should change over to snow showers During Saturday night into early Sunday morning...Looks like the stage will also be set for LES up in my snow belt areas,some which may become heavy so accumulating snows will be possible to likely up there...The rest of the FA should attm only see light snow/flurries....We will be watching this event unfold as we get into Friday/Saturday...
Temps will be rather warm until Saturday night after that temps will be going down as the coldest air of this fall camps outs..Good news is temps will start to warm back up by Wednesday...Could see temps back close to if not into the lower 50s....
Forecaster... Dirk Miller