Monday, January 15, 2018

Short Term Update for Now thru Midnight Tonight

...For the period now until 12 Midnight tonight...

Isolated to widely scattered showers may begin to develop as early as around or shortly after 4pm, but especially toward and after 6pm. Showers are then expected to increase in coverage as we move into the mid to late evening hours today.

Temperatures will remain above freezing through Midnight tonight, therefore no wintry precipitation is expected through Midnight tonight.

A strong cold front will move through the area generally between 9pm and 11pm this evening. Winds will shift to the North and gust to 30-40 mph behind the front for a period of 2-3 hours, then mainly gust in the 25-35 mph range into the overnight hours. Temperatures will begin to drop rapidly behind the front, falling from the middle to upper 50s at 9pm to the middle to upper 30s by Midnight across most of the area.

...Looking ahead to after 12 Midnight tonight...

Temperatures will continue to fall overnight and into the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, and precipitation will continue to increase as well. As temperatures approach and then fall below freezing during the pre-dawn hours, the precipitation will mix with and then change to freezing rain, sleet and/or snow. Please refer to the latest update to the Wintry Mix Warning for additional details on later time periods and expected impacts.


We will continue monitoring the situation and issue updates as conditions warrant.

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