Author: Bret Walts

Synopsis: Good Friday morning!  Steady rain looks to begin in the south around 7PM tonight. Early tomorrow, snow begins to mix in with rain and temperatures drop into the 30s. A slushy accumulation on grassy surfaces is possible, but pavements should stay above freezing throughout this event. A light snow event…

Video: http://youtu.be/IQJDWrtXvHM?hd=1  An scattered mix of snow, rain and freezing drizzle is possible for Northern Illinois tonight into early tomorrow.  A low pressure system will pass to the south and east late Friday into Saturday morning. Temperatures will be warm, so the majority of precipitation will fall as rain. As cold air dives…

Video: http://youtu.be/iDXgbvaTNTE?hd=1 24 Hour Snowfall Analysis (through 7AM Today): Favorable conditions are present for a heavy band of snow in Southern South Dakota and Minnesota today. Several inches of snow are possible. Another piece of energy will dive into North Dakota and Northern Minnesota tomorrow morning bringing additional light snowfall…

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VJaOjgZIQs&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 A low pressure system could produce very light snow, rain and freezing drizzle for Northern Kansas. (Timing: 9AM Today - 11PM Tonight) A cold front currently divides Kansas with a warm air mass in the east and cold air filtering into the west. This front will move to the east…

Video: http://youtu.be/dVNHZdNPAEo?hd=1 Heavy snow bands have formed in Western and Northwestern Nebraska. The hi-resolution NAM model seems to have a good handle on the system with the exception of a heavy band occurring in North Central Nebraska. This area has the potential overachieve the NAM's forecast.  The system will begin to…

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4mdNbvaGg&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Still watching for freezing drizzle potential Thursday through early Friday for northwest portions of the state, including the Rockford area over towards Mount Carroll and Galena.   A potent piece of energy will dive into the midwest on Christmas Eve.  Timing (1 PM Christmas Eve - 7 AM…

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqwP9wOtRk&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Accumulating snowfall is likely over the next 36 hours. Heavy snowfall is expected and Winter Storm Warnings and Advisors have been issued across much of North Dakota. Timing (Wednesday 9AM CST-Thursday 6PM CST): Snowfall totals between 3-6" will be common across much of the northern half of the state…

Video: http://youtu.be/O_h_O5pXgn0?hd=1 Expect another very mild day ahead.  Forecast highs shown below: A system will bring some rain to southeast Kansas and southern Missouri tonight into Wednesday.  Heaviest rain in the bootheel of Missouri.  The rest of the region stays dry. Sharp cutoff with this low pressure system. Areas in…