Monday, January 31, 2011

Travel not recommended further north and west

Good morning. Sorry for any post yesterday. I had a stomache virus. Here are the areas that under watches and warnings. Notice blizzard watches in green in Chicago. I would like that to be here.

What should we expect?
Today: Areas of morning freezing drizzle or rain then cloudy. High near 40.
Tonight: Cloudy with showers possible. Low 38
Tuesday: Heavier rain developing especially late. High 50.
Tuesday night: Heavy rain changing to snow; Very windy. Low 30. Light accumulations by morning.
Wednesday: Snow tapering to snow showers;Very windy. High 30. Light snow accumulations.

Long range forecast
I have in my winter forecast a milder Feburary. That won't be the case this year. We are stuck in the colder than normal pattern. Another snowy than normal month. We will see our big snow. It's just a matter of when. I expect at least 2 significant snows (6"or more) before the winter is out.

Next 7-10 days forecast
There is another storm the models are hinting Friday night- Saturday that could shift west and bring snow here. Another storm Monday - Tuesday time period that looks interesting. That will bring colder air behind it.

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