GREAT LAKES WEATHER: A little bit like winter...?

04 March 2012

A little bit like winter...?

There isn't a whole lot going on in the region right now when it comes to weather. An upper level disturbance associated with a weak area of low pressure will move through the region today, allowing for some spotty snow showers to develop here and there. There will also be a little bit of lake effect snow showers in the eastern half of the region as this system moves on through, but really the accumulations in general won't amount to much. We're going to see about 1-3 inches of snow in the Erie area between today and tonight, and possibly an inch in places like Cleveland. The western half of the region today will also pick up some light snow showers and some flurries today as well, but really the more noticable snow showers won't arrive until this evening.

As that upper level disturbances passes through the region this evening, it will provide some additional moisture for the system to work with. Looking at some snow showers to begin developing this evening (on top of the widely scattered flurries that'll be around) and those will last a few hours. Now the snow showers will generally be light, and I am not expecting much in the way of wind either. Looks like about an inch maximum will be possible in the Fort Wayne and Toledo areas, but otherwise...not a whole lot going on.

Snow showers in the region will begin to taper off from the west to the east as this system moves to the south of the region and pulls out. An area of high pressure will begin to develop over the region allowing for the skies to clear out a little bit. However this high pressure isn't going to give us cooler weather, in fact, it'll give us more warm weather than cooler weather.

The high pressure will quickly slide over to the south and east of the region during the day Tuesday. This slide will allow for warmer air to drawn up into the region and should put us all back to above normal temperatures for this time of the year. The calm weather will not last us that long however, as we're going to be seeing yet another low pressure system develop and head towards the region. This one won't be as strong as the one that we all saw the other day, but it'll be good enough to give us some rain here and there. I'll type more about that system tomorrow morning.

So a rather quiet weather day across the region despite some snow showers. Due to the fact that I am not expecting to change the forecast a whole lot, this will more than likely be the only post for the day. I'll have a brief forecast revision this evening, otherwise for now, I am Timmy Albertson and that's the weather! Updates beginning tomorrow morning starting at 4.30 a.m.

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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.