Arctic air settling in for a few days; slight snow chances
TONIGHT: With partly cloudy skies, lows will drop into the upper teens with winds shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph. Another cold front will move through by daybreak sending a reinforcing shot of arctic air into the area.
THURSDAY: It will be a bitterly cold day. Northwesterly winds will increase to 15-20 mph as clouds move back in. Snow flurries are possible in the afternoon to early evening but no accumulation is expected. High temperatures will only reach the mid 20s, dropping to near 10 by 7 PM. Wind chills will dip into the single digits by evening and go negative overnight.
EXTENDED: Temperatures will fall into the single digits overnight Thursday with wind chills as low as 10 below zero under mostly clear skies. A northwesterly air flow aloft will drive upper level waves and reinforcing shots of arctic air into the region from Friday through next Monday. With these, brief periods of light snow are possible but moisture will be limited. If snow does develop with any of these waves, it would be light with only minor accumulation. As of now it looks like we could see light snow Friday afternoon with the best chance in our northeastern counties and again Saturday night but timing could change. We will stay below freezing from Friday through Saturday, warming just above freezing Sunday and Monday before another arctic front moves in, dropping us into the teens Tuesday. We’ll also pick up another chance of a wintry mix or snow Monday as that colder air moves back in. Watch ABC 17 News for the latest forecast and check back here for updates.
