Cold Rain With Occasional Snow or Sleet Mixed In North

WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:

We have a round of cold rain showers coming on Saturday between noon-10pm. Temperatures will be well above freezing at the surface but some colder air could mix in through the higher levels of the atmosphere and cause some occasional snow or rain to mix in at times, especially in the northern counties. No travel problems. Monday’s could be a different story. Showers will move in early Monday evening and increase in coverage as the night goes on into Tuesday morning. Usually between 34-36° we start to pick up chances for a wintry mix and once temperatures drop to 32° or cooler, snow typically mixing in. As of now, the forecast Monday night has us dropping down to around 30°. There is a pretty good chance for a wintry mix with snow showers mixing in as of now. Chances are higher the closer to the bootheel of Missouri you are and chances are lower the closer you get to Hardin county. We should be able to start talking about possible accumulations Monday night, if any at all, coming on this weekend. We will have the latest coming up here.

THIS WEEK:

Temperatures remained chilly on Thanksgiving with highs again only reaching around 50°. We fell all the way down to the mid 20s to start our Black Friday morning. The winds were calm to start our Black Friday and should remain that way tonight. Highs on Friday only reached up to the mid 40s and it was cold for any early day shopping adventures you went on. We did see mostly sunny skies on Friday, just like on Thanksgiving but clouds are moving back in this evening and tonight. The winds will shif to the southeast Friday night and into the start of the upcoming weekend, but temperatures are still not going to warm up much. Friday night lows will fall down to the low to 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 decent chance for some light snow as well. Accumulations will be possible as well but anything over an inch seems unlikely for us at this time. 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 decent 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.

Brian Davis

Storm Team 7 Meteorologist


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