GREAT LAKES WEATHER: A nice break/reason to vote on our poll...

25 March 2011

A nice break/reason to vote on our poll...

(High pressure effecting the region for the next few days).

We'll talk about the voting at the end of this post...

Over the past couple weeks it has been nothing but tracking rain system, and then some above normal temps and finally this. But this time, it is nothing really to track. A high pressure system is going to dominate the weather here across the region over the next couple days. I do not see anything that will effect us otherwise over the next few days. So finally, a nice break for us here at GLWX.

The high pressure will cause temps to be about 10-15° below average across the region for today and tomorrow. For example,

Toledo: Normal high 50°, today mid to upper 30's. (10° below average).
Green Bay: Normal high 44°, today will be in the upper 20's (15° below average).
Erie: Normal high 48°, today will be in the lower 30's (15° below average).

So really a cool day for much of the region, however the skies will be mostly clear this weekend. We do have a weak disturbance over in Illinois and that will bring some of the clouds over our way today, most likely for places like Fort Wayne and Toledo. That is all we're going to see from this disturbance: the clouds. So for some it will be on and off clouds, and maybe a light overcast later this afternoon, but it will be light enough that you'll think it was sunny...make sense? Oh well.

Temps are going to gradually warm up next week, slowly but surely. We'll slowly start to see those temps return to average, and we might get to 50° on Thursday in Fort Wayne (which is about average for you guys). However, this will come with some rain showers, so I will have to keep you updated on that.

Otherwise, calm weather for this weekend, a little cool but looking good nonetheless. I'll keep you updated as always, but for now, I am Timmy Albertson and that's the weather! Keep checking back for updates because I'll have them for you as always.

Before I end this post, I want to type about something that is rather important for those of you who view this site daily (or at least weekly). We only have enough meteorologists here at GLWX to forecast for 7 cities. We can forecast for more, however when the weather gets tricky, 7 cities is about as much as we can handle.

We would like to add Cleveland to the forecast locations, mostly to fill the gap between Toledo and Erie. However, to add Cleveland we have to terminate forecasting for another city. It was decided that if we added Cleveland, then we'd stop forecasting for Toronto (we'd bring it back eventually once we get more forecasters). We plan to do this change on 4 April 2011, however we do not want to take out a city and add another one if people need the Toronto forecasts.

So I ask that you vote on the poll, located below the extended forecasts. The question is simple: Do you want to add Cleveland (if so, we stop forecasting for Toronto). If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a comment or send an email to nbc24weatherman@yahoo.ca to let us know.

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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.