GREAT LAKES WEATHER: Textbook Alberta Clipper

25 January 2011

Textbook Alberta Clipper

Well tonight for much of the region we'll see mostly cloudy skies and temps only around 20° for most of us here. What we'll be seeing tonight in the world of weather will be our Gulf low really getting its act together and it'll start to move up northeast throughout the night.

It is going to cut close to Erie and Buffalo later tomorrow morning, but in all honesty I doubt you guys are going to get anything from this system directly. But, once that low passes up more northward, boom, lake effect snow will be likely again in your area for Wednesday night and into the weekend. Not a whole lot of accumulation from the lake effect, just about 2-4 inches of snow between Wednesday night and Sunday. Nothing you all cant handle, and of course I'll update you as this lake effect develops.

Moving on to more exciting stuff...CLOUDS! Yay! Well, for the most part tonight and tomorrow will be a quiet one across the rest of the region. Mostly it'll just be cloudy across the region with temps varying between mid 20's and lower 30's, depending on where you are and where you keep you thermometer. But, some interesting weather will be moving your way...

Friday, we're looking at a clipper system coming down from Alberta, and as always, these have the good potential to give us about 1-3 inches of snow fall, and then some cooler weather behind it. We're going to see this low pressure move into the region on by late Thursday night.

I think Green Bay will get it first, Green Bay will probably have their snow begin to arrive around the late evening on Thursday. The low will then slide down across the Great Lakes region (right now I have it passing central Indiana).

Around midnight we'll see the snow begin to fall in places like Fort Wayne and possibly Toledo, and by the Friday morning commute hours, Toledo, Fort Wayne, and possibly Detroit, will have their snow falling. However at this time I expect the snow to be over with in Green Bay. Green Bay, you could see about 1-2 inches of snow fall between Thursday night and Friday morning.

By Friday afternoon, Toledo and Fort Wayne will be done with the snow, and they'll probably see about 1-2 inches of snow fall. Erie, will begin to see the snow fall, but they might not get as much as the others will have, because the low will be way to your south.

So really, this clipper system will basically be textbook in the sense that it wont last long and it'll give us some light snow accumulations and it will be coming from Alberta. The only time we'll be effected by this system across the region will be from Thursday Night into Friday night, and in all honesty, most places shouldn't see their snow fall lasting more than...6 hours. It'll be light snow fall too, probably mixing in with some moderate bands here and there, but nothing major.

Behind this system however will be cooler weather and we'll type about that in the morning, but for now, I am Timmy Albertson and that's the weather! Keep checking back for updates.

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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.