Wednesday, March 16, 2016

After system moves through, big cooldown on the way

The roller coaster ride continues.


Both the GFS and Euro models are in fairly decent agreement about our weather over the coming weeks. Those of you who have gotten used to the warm spring-like temperatures over the last couple of weeks may be in for a bit of a let down, as temperatures should be returning to the 20s and 30s for a few days. Some isolated areas to the north could even see teens, though I wouldn't be surprised if some southern areas hung on to 40s as well. Frankly, I'm happy that we won't have to worry about single digits!

Our coldest day should be Tuesday, right before some warmth returns next Wednesday/Thursday. Unfortunately, that warm up will come with another storm system, the center of which is expected to track right through Michigan this time around. I don't think we'll need to worry about anything with this system except rain, though it's likely to be somewhat of a strong system and we may have some more gusty winds in the 30-40mph range, too.

Beyond that, we could be facing another cool down and another subsequent few storm systems, continuing the pattern. So far, nothing looks to me like it could produce any significant late season snowfall, but the chance is there, especially the further north you go. Regardless, I expect a pattern of warm, wet days followed by slightly chillier albeit drier weather to continue into April. The important thing is that this is definitely a spring-like pattern, which means the chance of a deep-freezing cold blast lasting a week or more is relatively slim. Temperatures should continue to creep upwards with each passing week, too.

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