GREAT LAKES WEATHER: Temperature Rollercoaster!

08 March 2012

Temperature Rollercoaster!

Cold front will move through the region today, bringing the rain showers and some embedded storms along with it. Warm advection taking place out ahead of the front is doing so in a quick manner, thus allowing the winds to be a bit gustier than expected this morning. Highs in the majority of the region today will occur this morning and early afternoon, but then will drop once that front passes through. Expect the contrast to be somewhat noticable.

Cold front is positioned over central Indiana right now and making good time as it heads towards the region. Around the cold front we're seeing widely scattered rain showers. Rain showers are generally light, but the recent radar returns have shown that there are a few moderate clusters here and there and possibly a rumble of thunder could come out of those showers, but really nothing much in all honesty. Looking for the rain showers in the region to move from the west to the east. Rain showers will clear out of the western half of the region by early afternoon, and that is when those temperatures will begin to drop as well. Looking for highs in the places like Fort Wayne to be around 60 and then fall down into the 40's during the afternoon. So, the warm weather isn't going to be stricking around for that long.

High pressure moves in from the west later this evening, and it will actually slow down a little bit as it advances into the region. This will allow for the western half of the region to clear off and return to normal temperatures, but the eastern half will not. With the front passing through the eastern half of the region at a somewhat awkward timing, expect there to be the possibility of those lingering rain showers to mix with snow. There will be no accumulation, and the chances for snow are minimal at best right now. The front will actually push out of the eastern half of the region this evening, but there will be some lingering snow flurries that are going to be possible overnight tonight and even into tomorrow morning...but again, those snow showers will be light and the chances are limited.

Temperatures return to normal for the the tomorrow, and then that high pressure will cross over the region, drop to the southeast in a way, and then push more warm back into the region and we're going to see highs start crawling up through the 40's and into the 50's over the weekend. This will not come free however as we're going to see another system try to push its way into the region, bringing in more rain showers with it. I'll type more about this during the noon update.

I'll keep you updated as always, but for now, I am Timmy Albertson and that's the weather! I'll be revising those forecasts around 7.30 a.m. this morning so make sure that you check back for those. 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.