Warm up...........Big Snowfalls on the Horizon???

As most of the winter has already been, a warm up is scheduled for Friday when we will see temps at or above 50. Temps will continue to be above normal at least for the next week. No big Arctic blast is seen within the next week.

Take a look at this photo from space. You can clearly see  the Lake Effect snow in Northern Indiana and Michigan. Up to 15" fell in parts of Michigan.


Today: Temps will top out at 43. Skies will remain mostly clear for the rest of the day today. Winds will be from the WSW switching to from the WNW at 10-15mph gusting up to 25mph.

Tonight: A few clouds will build in ahead of a disturbance. I will go with a partly cloudy wording. Temps will drop into the upper 20s for the evening hours.

Thursday: The morning will be chilly with temps in the mid 20s to start. Skies will be partly cloudy all day with a SSW west at 10-15mph with gusts up to 25mph. Temps will rise in the afternoon into the mid 40s. As night falls, the temp will drop into the low 30s. Skies will remain partly cloudy through the evening.

Friday will warm up into the lower 50s. (More details in the next post)

Any Snow Storms on the horizon?
There doesn't appear to be any major storms on the horizon. A couple of Alberta clippers look likely. Next Thursday looks promising for 1-2" of snow, but I will wait on more model runs before I make a call later next week. Past that, another clipper with 1-2" looks possible next Saturday 1-14-11.

There is one that really catches my eye for Jan. 16-18. If it were to happen tomorrow we could be looking at 3-6". This is still far out and the forecast will likely change. More on this when the time gets closer.