SPRING IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AWAY..
Skies cleared after yesterday's snow and now the transition is on to some of the coldest weather since the winter of 2013-14. On the visible satellite you can see the snow pack covering my area. Bare ground shows up clearly in Kansas and Missouri.
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Here's a recap of where and how much snow fell Friday.
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Another perspective.
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One more disturbance is set to clip parts of the region Saturday night as it races southeast. It's shown weakening and shearing out as it comes into the area.
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Any snow that falls will again be very light and fluffy. It will range from flurries in the north to a dusting in the south. The heaviest will be way out in NW Iowa and South Dakota. I like what the 3k NAM is showing for amounts below at about a 22:1 ratio.
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All the fresh snow cover the past 48 hours will be a key contributor to the bitter cold that follows over the holiday and coming week. Look at the lows the GFS cranks out the next 10 days. 7 out of 8 days have below zero lows. Highs do not get above zero for 3 consecutive days.
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New Years morning is still projected to be the coldest. I expect widespread lows of 15 to 25 below. Already the NWS has issued a wind chill warning for most of my area that includes chills of 20 to 40 below. The NWS put out the graphic with a reminder of how dangerous 30-40 below wind chills are.
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The GFS is producing wind chills that look like this.
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Don't forget to protect your pets, check on the elderly and others who are less fortunate. Here's a few key safety tips.
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Stay warm and remember, spring is less than 3 months away! Roll weather...TS