Cold Black Friday, Cold Rain Saturday, Wintry Mix/Snow on Monday?
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
Clear skies and calm winds will make for a cold Thanksgiving night and a chilly Black Friday morning for any of you shoppers. Cold rain is expected to return on Saturday and a brief period of a wintry mix cannot be ruled out near the Kentucky border. The rain should clear out by sunrise Sunday. Another round of cold rain is coming on Monday. There will also be a wintry mix on Monday and snow is looking more likely than not as well to develop late in the day on Monday. Some accumulations even look possible at this time. This is something we are going to watch very closely this weekend as the system gets closer. Catch the latest coming up here.
THIS WEEK:
The first cold front this week passed late in the day on Tuesday and brought a change in the wind direction and a cold blast dropping temperatures to the low 40s Tuesday night and highs were only in the low 50s on Wednesday. We saw a mostly sunny day on Wednesday and a light breeze out of the northwest. Temperatures remained chilly on Thanksgiving with highs again only reaching around 50°. We will fall all the way down to the mid 20s to start our Black Friday morning. The winds will stay out of the north before turning up calm to start our Black Friday. Highs on Friday will reach up to around 50° and it will be cold from any early day shopping adventures you go on. We will continue to see mostly sunny skies on Friday, just like on Thanksgiving. The winds will shift to the southeast Friday night and into the upcoming weekend, but temperatures are still not going to warm up much. Friday night lows will fall down to the mid 30s remaining cool.
THE WEEKEND:
More rain showers and maybe a wintry mix up north will move back in this weekend. At this time, rain is looking likely on Saturday but should move out sometime during the day on Sunday. The rain will be heavier in the evening hours. Most of the showers should clear out by Sunday morning. Clouds and showers will keep the temperatures down on Saturday with highs only reaching the mid 40s. The cooler weather will likely keep any storms away from the weekend system. There could be a brief period of wintry mix near the Kentucky border in our northern counties as well.
Saturday night lows will fall down to the low to mid 30s. Expect about 1/2″ of rain on Saturday for most of us. Sunday will be cold with highs only reaching the low to mid 40s again on Sunday. The winds on Saturday will come out of the southeast but turn to the northeast on Sunday as the cold front will pass during the middle of the weekend. More showers and winter precipitation chances are expected early next week as well.
NEXT WEEK:
Our best chances for a wintry mix or snow so far this season is coming in on Monday night. The big question with Monday’s system will be the temperatures when the showers are coming down late Monday. Some cold rain is coming and a wintry mix seems highly likely at this time to develop overnight. There is also a pretty good chance for some snow as well. Accumulations will be possible as well with some people seeing up to an inch of snow. It is still a bit early to have much confidence in who is most likely to see the snow and how much, but chances are looking pretty good at this time.
Monday morning we will start out around freezing but highs on Monday may not even hit 40°. When the showers start late in the day, we are expecting rain, but when will it start to change over is the question. Monday night lows will fall down to the upper 20s. There is a chance some snow lingers into early Tuesday morning as well. Tuesday highs will only reach up to around 40°. Highs will stay in the 40s for the rest of the work week.
Storm Team Chief Meteorologist
Joel Barnes
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