Posted by ns62590 on February 20, 2008
Well, finally the models are coming into agreement on the storm system for Friday. But before we get to that, a quick overview for tonight and Thursday.
Tonight will be a very cold night. Temperatures will fall into the single digits with wind chills around 0 or 2 below. Thursday looks beautiful with highs near 25 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
Thursday night, we will begin to see the onslaught of the next winter storm to work its way through the area. The storm system will spread a large area of ice and snow across the plains states on Thursday afternoon, then work up into our region Thursday night and Friday. At this time, it doesn’t appear to be a huge storm, but a moderate snowfall is expected.
The snow is expected to begin after 1am Friday morning. Don’t expect more than an inch or so by morning. Friday will bring with it off and on snow, some of it heavy at times. At this time, it appears that total storm accumulations will range from 3 to 5 inches. Still, we have a day or so to watch this, for if more moisture works into the storm, the totals may have to be raised, or if warm air is expected to move in, we may see some sleet or freezing rain at times. But as it seems tonight, we should mainly stay all snow.
Stay warm out there if you are venturing out this evening!
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Posted by ns62590 on February 20, 2008
After all the fun we had last week with our winter storm, I’m ready for another one. However, I think I will be waiting for awhile until that happens. So, the closest thing I’ll get is a decent snowmaker poised to affect our area on Friday.
The computer models I think are on drugs this week, because they still are not agreeing on the timing of the storm. So the only thing I can say right now is what I’ve been saying now all week: there is the potential for a decent amount of snow Thursday night and Friday. At this time, it appears that 3 to 5 inches will be possible during this time frame, but I do not want to make any certain specifications at this time. Hopefully this afternoon, the models will come into better agreement on the storm. One thing is almost certain, however, that the majority of the precipitation will be all snow.
As for today, not a lot to talk about besides the temperatures. Highs today are only going to top out around 21 degrees. Tonight, lows will be near 7 degrees. Wind chills won’t be a huge problem, perhaps around 0 through 5 below. Any snow showers will be light and only add up to an inch or less.
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