Quick Look For The Holiday...

Good Morning!

Lunchtime is almost here and plenty of clouds in the area, along with a touch of snow.  Here's the big picture for the next several days:

And here's a look at Tru-Track Doppler at this hour:

WHAT'S GOING ON NOW:  The storm system that impacted us with ice and shut down or inconvenienced a good portion of mid-Michigan is now in New England, doing the same thing to them.  Colder temperatures and cloudy skies in the area for now, I expect those to persist with maybe just the slightest bit of clearing tomorrow.  Don't expect to see the freezing mark again until the weekend - we do get close on Christmas, along with adding some snowflakes.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY:  Christmas Eve will see temperatures in the 20's with wind chills in the teens.  Snow develops in some spots for Santa to make his drops, other spots see it after daybreak Christmas Day.  The good news, is that I do not see any significant travel impacts if you're heading home for Christmas anytime between now and Tuesday night.  If you're in the snow box over by the lake, the lake effect snow machine will be on, west-northwesterly winds blowing over the warmer lake water will create some snow west of US-131 - as usual.  Not a stellar day to test out the new sleds, snowboards and toboggans, but some snow to make it look pretty for Christmas.  The high side looks like 2" in this area, maybe 3-4" in the snow box.

AFTER CHRISTMAS:  We get the system out of here Christmas night, and after a cloudy Thursday, it actually clears off a bit.

Here's the forecast:

Today, cloudy skies, a few snowflakes, high 27.  Wind WNW 8-13 MPH keeps wind chills down in the teens.

Tonight, still cloudy, some snow flurries or a dusting, lows near 18. Wind WNW 6-12 MPH.

Christmas Eve, mainly cloudy, perhaps some PM sunshine, high 22.

Christmas Day, snow, diminishing in the afternoon, perhaps an inch of snow.  High 29.

There's a look at your forecast, details and six day planner on the way.  Have a great day!