Storm this weekend?...

It is a little past due, but there is a potential for a bigger snowstorms this weekend. In a normal year we would be tracking a snowstorm by Wisconsin's gun deer season and Thanksgiving time. It's a little late because we just hadn't had a real influx of cold air from Canada and the Arctic, but that has finally arrived with highs Tuesday afternoon only in the lower 20s. The next week or so will feature 2 or 3 intrusions of reinforcing colder airmasses.

The battle between that cold air and warmer air to the south will provide the breeding ground for bigger and more powerful low pressure systems, the kind that produce shoveling snow. It also looks like the upper air jet stream will line up to enhance the snow potential, so we shall see.

Of course it is too early to pin down specifics like the track and availability of moisture, so we will need to watch for forecast updates over the next several days. The best chance will be Saturday night and into Sunday, so stay tuned!

Dan Breeden
News 19 Chief Meteorologist