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DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 19-23)
\nHigh pressure brings cold and dry weather today between yesterday’s unsettled weather and the next bout of precipitation, which will be arriving Wednesday evening in the form of snow as low pressure moves into the Great Lakes, but this time the primary storm being weaker, a slightly stronger secondary development, and a little colder air will result in a little longer frozen precipitation episode, and while we still warm aloft enough to end the snow-making up there, the surface will stay cold enough for a little more sleet and freezing rain before it finally warms enough at least southern and eastern areas to end as rain Thursday. Thankfully, however, this will not be a prolific precipitation producer or we’d be talking about higher snow totals and more serious icing than we will be seeing. Once this system departs later Thursday, dry weather is back for the end of the week and the start of the weekend, although by Saturday night we may be seeing impacts from the next system, and that may also start as snow.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 25-32. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nTONIGHT: Clear. Lows 8-15. Wind N up to 10 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 28-35. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Snow arriving southwest to northeast, accumulating up to 1 inch south of I-90 and over inch to the north before changing to sleet and freezing rain. Lows 23-30. Wind NE to E 5-15 MPH.
\nTHURSDAY: Overcast morning with freezing rain and rain ending. Icy untreated surfaces. Areas of fog. Breaking clouds afternoon. Highs 35-42. Wind E to N 5-15 MPH early, NW 10-20 MPH later.
\nFRIDAY: Partly sunny. Lows in the 20s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.
\nSATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Chance of snow at night. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 24-28)
\nLeaning toward a milder solution with snow\/mix to rain for February 24 system but have to watch it because this system may end up further southeast and colder. Clearing, windy, colder February 25. Tranquil but cold February 26. Next storm system threatens later February 27 or 28 with some precipitation but does not look major at this point.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 1-5)
\nEarly indications are that March may enter like the proverbial lion with some drastic temperature changes and at least one storm threat. Plenty of time to figure out details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:30AM DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 19-23) High pressure brings cold and dry weather today between yesterday’s unsettled weather and the next bout of precipitation, which will be arriving Wednesday evening in the form of snow as low pressure moves into the Great Lakes, but this time the primary storm being weaker, a slightly stronger secondary development, … Continue reading Tuesday Forecast<\/span>