Good afternoon, everyone. I wanted to make sure I dropped by for another update on our weekend of wicked weather fun rolling into town. Overall, this setup has been very well behaved and I have no reason to make any changes to the weekend forecast.

Here’s a breakdown:

  • Precipitation moving in this evening can be in the form of a wintry mix, especially in the north and east. Watch for an icy spot before temps start to rise.
  • Highs for Saturday surge into the low 60s on a strong southwesterly wind. Showers and thunderstorms will develop into a line by afternoon and evening.
  • Arctic air diving in behind this line will undercut it, leading to a quick switch to sleet and some snow. That’s not going to last more than a few hours, but can put down some light accumulations…

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  • I wonder if we can get a side helping of thunder to go along with that sleet?
  • Icy roads will be possible as temps drop into the low 20s Sunday morning.
  • Temps will hold steady and may drop into the teens during the afternoon in the west and central. This air mass is arctic and coming off a deep snowpack to our northwest. The GFS and your apps are about to get crushed on this.
  • Readings by Monday morning have a shot at single digits in a few spots. The Canadian sees that possibility for Tuesday, too. Check out Monday and Tuesday morning lows…

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That’s likely a little too cold, but you get the idea.

Also, let’s watch a storm system for late Christmas weekend into a few days after the big day. That one may be a slower, stronger version of the one coming in this weekend.

I leave you with regional radar to track the action moving in today…

Enjoy the rest of your Friday and take care.