Cold snap...

One storm system is on the way out, but perhaps the most important element of the latest weather pattern shift is yet to be realized. First a look at snow totals from last night and today. Here's a link to the latest information: Area Snowfall Totals .

Now, on to the next phase of this mid-winter pattern. It involves another low pressure system coming in from the northwest. Light snow will fall, perhaps an inch or two, but the biggest threat will be from blowing and drifting snow, especially in the rural areas. Near white-out conditions will occur by Friday afternoon. In addition, the coldest air of the season will flow south into the area for the weekend.

It includes Saturday and Sunday highs near zero and overnight lows of -10 to -20. Wind chill values for Friday night and Saturday will be in the -20 to -35 degree range. All in all a great weekend to be indoors, if you want to avoid frostbite or worse.

The weather patterns are a result of cold air building up across Canada, some of the air straight from across the North Pole from Siberia. The north-south oriented jetstream will continue to funnel the air into the country this weekend and into much of next week. It should be a relatively dry weather pattern after Friday with only coupld of chances of flurries next week.

Until next time;

Dan Breeden
News 19 Chief Meteorologist

Comments

[James Richardson]

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