After some pretty significant changes, here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Parma and Rives Junction:
Have a wonderful day! Blessings.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Quick Look Ahead
Hey Gang!
After some pretty significant changes, here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Parma and Rives Junction:
Have a wonderful day! Blessings.
After some pretty significant changes, here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Parma and Rives Junction:
Have a wonderful day! Blessings.
Sneaky Lake Effect...
Good Morning!
Changes in the forecast are/were clearly needed due to the lake effect getting more energetic. Here's the first of the corrected graphics, though I'm sure most people are on the way or already into work...
More forecast on the way!
Changes in the forecast are/were clearly needed due to the lake effect getting more energetic. Here's the first of the corrected graphics, though I'm sure most people are on the way or already into work...
More forecast on the way!
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - CALHOUN, EATON
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE ENHANCED SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT A MARKED INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED...TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS ARE ANTICIPATED. * IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SNOW WILL RAMP UP IN INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH A STRONG LAKE ENHANCED SNOW BAND EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING. * FALLING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL NECESSITATE YOU ALLOWING EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
Be safe tonight and tomorrow. Full details in future posts.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Winter Is On...Snow Machine Cranking Up...
Good Morning!
Old Man Winter has us firmly in his clutches now, and it doesn't look like he will be letting go anytime in the next few days. Plenty of icy air from Canada in the area. Let's have a look and see what we can expect:
YOU SAID THE BITTER COLD WOULDN'T GET US - WHAT HAPPENED? - I busted on that part of my forecast. More specifically, I didn't account for the trough that we are in diving as far south into the US as it has. There's nothing but Arctic air behind it, plain and simple. Have a look at the surface readings around the nation:
While we won't see air temperatures drop into the sub-zero range, the wind chills will make up for that. Additionally, the snow on the ground here and northwest of us won't help matters much either. It will chill any milder air that tries to make it this way, and that's a pattern that should hold for awhile.
HOW MUCH MORE SNOW CAN WE EXPECT? - In a word, it depends on where you are. If you're in or traveling toward the snow box, you can expect fairly steady accumulating lake effect snow for the next few days. Inland, we stand to pick up about an inch, perhaps two, between now and Friday. Forecast model data indicates this big cold trough isn't going anywhere. There's some bubbles of high pressure that will be steered through the larger upper air flow, and in between those, some upper disturbances working through -- Alberta Clippers. If we were still in the warm season, these disturbances would cloud you up and touch off some scattered showers. This time of year, they bring you some light snow, and typically you get at least a bit of accumulation out of them.
The day I'm keeping an eye on is Saturday, as we get low pressure coming out of north Texas and tracking fairly due east until it gets near the Appalachians, where it hangs a dogleg left. That thing looks to bring some sustained snow to south central Michigan, adding up to a couple to four inches in many spots. Have a look at the Weather Prediction Center 5 Day precipitation forecast...
WPC only likes a half-inch of liquid precipitation between now and Sunday, but for my money, I really think that figure increases as we get closer to the weekend, making snow totals go up as well.
BEYOND THE WEEKEND: Once we get through the weekend, more cold weather until perhaps Tuesday, when models say a pattern reset is in order, bringing us back up to temperatures around freezing as we finally turn the freezer down some, even if we can't shut the door for awhile.
Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Leslie and Napoleon:
Have a wonderful day! Blessings.
Old Man Winter has us firmly in his clutches now, and it doesn't look like he will be letting go anytime in the next few days. Plenty of icy air from Canada in the area. Let's have a look and see what we can expect:
YOU SAID THE BITTER COLD WOULDN'T GET US - WHAT HAPPENED? - I busted on that part of my forecast. More specifically, I didn't account for the trough that we are in diving as far south into the US as it has. There's nothing but Arctic air behind it, plain and simple. Have a look at the surface readings around the nation:
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| Old Man Winter is sharing the cold stuff with most of the nation! |
HOW MUCH MORE SNOW CAN WE EXPECT? - In a word, it depends on where you are. If you're in or traveling toward the snow box, you can expect fairly steady accumulating lake effect snow for the next few days. Inland, we stand to pick up about an inch, perhaps two, between now and Friday. Forecast model data indicates this big cold trough isn't going anywhere. There's some bubbles of high pressure that will be steered through the larger upper air flow, and in between those, some upper disturbances working through -- Alberta Clippers. If we were still in the warm season, these disturbances would cloud you up and touch off some scattered showers. This time of year, they bring you some light snow, and typically you get at least a bit of accumulation out of them.
The day I'm keeping an eye on is Saturday, as we get low pressure coming out of north Texas and tracking fairly due east until it gets near the Appalachians, where it hangs a dogleg left. That thing looks to bring some sustained snow to south central Michigan, adding up to a couple to four inches in many spots. Have a look at the Weather Prediction Center 5 Day precipitation forecast...
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| This map is good thru 7 AM Sunday Morning. Don't be shocked to see the totals climb some. |
BEYOND THE WEEKEND: Once we get through the weekend, more cold weather until perhaps Tuesday, when models say a pattern reset is in order, bringing us back up to temperatures around freezing as we finally turn the freezer down some, even if we can't shut the door for awhile.
Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Leslie and Napoleon:
Have a wonderful day! Blessings.
Cold Start To The Day
Good Morning!
It's a cold start to a stretch of cold days here in Michigan. Just look at this list of wind chill readings at 9:30 AM around the state:
Forecast on the way...
It's a cold start to a stretch of cold days here in Michigan. Just look at this list of wind chill readings at 9:30 AM around the state:
Forecast on the way...
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