GREAT LAKES WEATHER: Good for some, iffy for others

14 September 2012

Good for some, iffy for others

The weather across the region today and this evening will be a bit on the soggy side for some, but nothing out of the usual for this time of the year. I do not want to say that the forecast for today will be tricky or hard, but it isn't going to be the hardest. Rather, the forecast is somewhat simple, a cold front is going to push through the region today.

The cold front isn't too far away from the region right now, and with it are some rain showers. The rain showers are mainly light to moderate and we're mainly seeing them over the Detroit area as of now, but they are about to enter the Fort Wayne area pretty soon. The rain showers are running along the cold front which extends a good distance parallel to the region right now, and as the front moves closer, well, so will the rain showers.

This doesn't mean that your entire day is going to be a washout. Parts of it will, and depending on where you are, some of you will have a decent evening while others of you will have to wait a little bit longer. The easiest way to word it all is: once the rain showers end, that means the front has pretty much passed. When the front passes, a nice area of high pressure is going to filter in behind it and that is going to quickly dry out the region. The high pressure will be bringing in some nice temperatures into the region, looking at 40's in the western half of the region tonight and for tomorrow night it looks like the whole region will be in the 40's or close to it.

Back to today however. In the western half of the region, I am expecting that the front will have passed in time for the rain showers to start tapering off this afternoon and then by this evening will be seeing mainly clear (or close to it) skies. For the eastern half of the region, well, you'll have to wait just a smidge longer. The front probably will not pass through until late this afternoon which means things won't clear up until later this evening. Regardless of the fact, the high pressure will be dominating the region after midnight tonight which means the weekend is looking good.

Even going into Monday for most of us, the region will be calm and quiet, but another rain making system is going to be on its way for Monday night and I'll type more about that later. So, quickly here is what you can expect in the region today and this weekend:

Rain showers this morning in the western half of the region, tapering off by the late afternoon and then skies clearing this evening.
Rain showers developing late this morning/early afternoon in the eastern half of the region today and then tapering off by the early evening, with skies becoming mostly clear no later than after midnight.
Mostly clear and calm over the weekend.

I'll keep you updated as always, but for now, that's the weather! Keep checking back for updates because I'll have them for you as always.

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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.