6 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast

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LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ARE FORECAST TO PROGRESS FROM MINNESOTA
THROUGH IOWA THIS MORNING AND INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOW IS WEAK AND LIMITED
FORCING WILL KEEP MOST ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND AN INCH........ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM IS SET TO DROP THRU TONIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
LIGHT SNOW ALONG NEARLY THE SAME PATH AS THE SYSTEM TODAY WITH ANY
ACCUMULATIONS REMAINING BELOW AN INCH AS WELL.  EXPECT A TOTAL SNOWFALL TODAY INTO FRIDAY TO BE NEAR AN INCH WITH ISOLATED POCKETS UP TO 2 INCHES....TEMPERATURES ARE THEN FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE WEEKEND TO NORMAL OR BELOW NORMAL LEVELS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MIDWEST.  THE NEXT THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY IN THE AND SPREAD GRADUALLY EAST ON MONDAY WITH SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. 

6 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast



Today and Friday 6th/7th - Mostly Cloudy with Snowshowers Today into Friday (1+ Inch) Windy Friday - Highs Mid/High 20's - Low 10.


Sat and Sun 8th/9th - Dry Sat - Snowshowers Late Sunday - Highs Upper Teens - Lows 5-10. 


Mon and Tues 10th/11th - Snow/Breezy (2-3 Inches Likely) Highs Near 20 - Lows 5-10. 


Wed thru Fri 12th thru 14th - Dry Wed - Then Snowshowers Thurs/Fri.......Cold With High Temps Near 12F.


Sat and Sun 15th/16th - Snow/Windy - COLDER.

I MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE WERE IN FOR A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE.  IT'S HAPPENING, AND WE'LL SEE THE FIRST BLAST BY LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  IT'S LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER FOR ACCUMULATING/PLOWABLE SNOWS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.......THEN WHAT?  ALONG WITH THE PATTERN CHANGE COMES BAD NEWS FOR US FOLKS THAT HAVE NO CHOICE BUT STAY NORTH AND GUT OUT THE WINTER.  WE WILL SEE A PERIOD OF COLD THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE THE MID 80'S......FROM ON OR AROUND THE 10TH TO PROBABLY NEAR THE 20TH, DAYTIME HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO SEE 10F TO MID TEENS, WHILE 0F AND BELOW WILL BE THE NORM FOR NIGHTLY LOWS.......AFTER THE 20TH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PATTERN CHANGE.  OUR TEMPS WILL GO BACK TO SEASONAL NORMALS - BUT ONCE AGAIN - WITH A MAJOR PATTERN SHIFT - COMES MAJOR WEATHER PRODUCERS.........IF I'M CORRECT WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE, EXPECT ANOTHER WINTER STORM "AROUND" THE 20TH - THIS TIME, EXPECT ICE......