GREAT LAKES WEATHER: Windy for us...then warm

27 December 2010

Windy for us...then warm

Well, before we go any further, our meteorologist for Buffalo/Detroit/Green Bay is having some weather issues of his own. Jacob lives in Connecticut, not too far away from NYC in fact, and he's reporting about 7 inches of snow (as of 9 p.m. last night). Jacob works two jobs in the weather world, he runs his own site and he helps out with this one, so he is going to be a bit busy with his weather site - which covers the New England area - this morning, so the forecasts for Buffalo, Detroit and Green Bay may not come in this morning. Now lets go to some weather:

Well, as I've been talking about quite a bit, we'll be getting some warmer weather here in the Great Lakes region by Thursday. This will be thanks to a strong low pressure that'll form out of the lower Plain's and quickly move up northeastward towards Minnesota. Depending on how quickly it goes NE will be the big question...that and "to snow or not to snow".

Rain showers will be likely on Thursay and all the way through Saturday. Looking at the recent charts, I am expecting that a cold front will pass through the area on Sunday, and quickly drop the temperatures back to the 20's and 30's. If there are any lingering rain showers at this point, they'll most likely turn to snow for the Great Lakes region, but I am not expecting a whole lot because the ground could very well still be warm at this time.

We could get very windy across the Great Lakes region on Sunday and Monday as well, because with all that cold air rushing in with that high pressure located behind the front, temperatures will drop sharply so that will in fact bring us some wind. Now, will it be more wind or snow? Depending on the track of this system, we'll get one of the two. For now, it looks like more wind than snow, but that all could change.

So, with all that being typed, here is what I expect for the Great Lakes region

Thursday: Rain showers will move in, along with the warmer temperatures. Places like Toledo, Fort Wayne and possibly Detroit could see highs around 40°.
Friday: Looking at more rain showers across much of the southern Great Lakes region with highs near 50° in places like Fort Wayne and Toledo.
Saturday: Still going to see a lot of scattered rain showers in the region, ranging from Fort Wayne all the way to Erie.
Sunday: The cold front will begin to cut across the region, temperatures will begin to drop greatly behind the front, so that could in fact introduce us to some wind.
Monday: Cooler temperatures for the most part across the Great Lakes region, highs might only be in the upper 20's in some spots.

So, there is still time for this system to change its course and mix up a bit, but for now, we're looking at warmer temperatures late in the week, then a sudden cool down back to winter. I like winter. Anyways, I'll be keeping you up to date on that as always, but for now, I am Timmy Albertson and that's the weather!

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Wednesday forecast

Cleveland: Mostly cloudy throughout the day and overnight. Highs in the mid 40's with overnight lows in the mid 30's. Winds NW at 5-10 mph, shifting to the SE at 10-15 mph this evening.
Erie: Mostly cloudy throughout the day and overnight. Highs in the lower 40's with overnight lows in the low to mid 30's. Winds W-WNW at 5-10 mph, shifting to SE at 10-15 mph this evening.
Toledo: Mostly cloudy throughout the day and overnight. Highs in the lower 40's with overnight lows around 40°. Winds SW at 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph, then shifting to SW at 10-15 mph this evening.

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/radar/displayRad.php?icao=KIWX&prod=n0r&bkgr=black&endDate=20110419&endTime=-1&duration=0 Link to regional radar.

Extended forecasts (made at 8.07 wednesday)

CLEVELAND
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with rain showers developing in the mid morning and then rain showers likely after noon. Highs in the lower 50’s. Winds S at 15-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph possible.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely in the early evening, then becoming scattered before midnight and mixing with snow. Scattered snow showers possible after midnight. Lows in the lower 30’s. Winds becoming W at 20-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers possible in the morning, then scattered snow showers likely throughout the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30’s. Accumulations around an inch or two possible. Winds NW at 25-30 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely in the late afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with lake effect snow showers likely throughout the evening and then lessening up after midnight. New accumulations around an inch or two likely. Lows around 30°. Winds NW at 25-35 mph with gusts of 45 mph likely.

ERIE
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with rain showers developing in the late afternoon. Highs in the upper 40’s. Winds SE at 15-20 mph with gusts of 30 mph possible by the late afternoon.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely throughout the evening, then becoming scattered and mixing with snow after midnight. Scattered snow showers possible towards sunrise. Lows in the lower 30’s. Winds W at 20-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph possible.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers possible in the morning, then lake effect snow showers likely throughout the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30’s. New accumulations around an inch or two possible. Winds NW at 25-30 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely in the late afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with lake effect snow showers likely throughout the night. New accumulations around an inch or two likely. Lows around 30°. Winds of 25-35 mph with gusts of 45 mph likely.

FORT WAYNE
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely throughout the morning and early afternoon. Rain showers becoming scattered in the late afternoon. Highs around 50°. Winds S-SW at 15-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph likely.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers likely in the early evening, then mixing with snow in the evening and becoming all snow before midnight. Scattered snow showers possible overnight. Lows in the lower 30’s. Winds W-WNW at 20-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph possible after midnight.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers and flurries possible throughout the day. Highs in the lower 30’s. Winds NW at 25-30 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely by the late afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers and flurries possible in the evening, otherwise lingering flurries after midnight with a low in the mid to upper 20’s. Winds NW at 20-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph likely.

TOLEDO
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers developing in the early morning, then rain showers by noon. Highs around 50°. Winds S-SW at 15-20 mph with gusts of 35 mph possible.
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy with rain showers becoming scattered in the early evening, then mixing with snow in the evening. Scattered snow showers possible after midnight. Lows in the lower 30’s. Winds becoming W at 15-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph possible after midnight.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers likely in the morning, then lingering scattered snow showers and flurries possible throughout the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30’s. Winds NW at 25-30 mph with gusts of 45 mph likely by the late afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries possible throughout the overnight. Lows in the mid 20’s. Winds NW at 25-35 mph with gusts of 45 mph likely.