Weekly Highlights November 24th to 30th

This week we will be in a similar weather pattern as we were last week. Cold air coming down from the North with multiple chances for snow. This holiday week looks to be a snowy and cold one for most of us. To start the week the Upper Great Lakes will see some snow on Monday and Tuesday with accumulations of 1-4’’. They will also see snow to end the week, and some areas of the Upper Great Lakes could see over 8’’. 

The Midwest and Northeast will see snow on Thanksgiving and will continue into Friday. That system will start in The Rockies on Tuesday into Wednesday, producing several inches in the mountains and around 4-8’’ to the Denver Metro Area before moving to the East. Wednesday night into Thursday the Plains will see some snow as well, with accumulations of a dusting to 4’’. Parts of Illinois and Wisconsin will see a dusting, while Michigan and Indiana will see anywhere from a dusting to 4’’. The system continues to the East Thursday and Friday, while impacting the Ohio Valley while moving to the Northeast. There is a good portion of the East that will see some decent accumulation from this system with over 6’’+. The rest of the areas not seeing the heavy snow will see around 1-4’’. 

Ahead of the snow the Tennessee Valley and parts of the Southeast will see rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday into Thursday. Some of those storms have the chance to be severe but will mainly just produce some heavy rains. 

 The West and Pacific NW will see some more rain and snow to start the holiday week. The snow will be in the higher elevations and looks to dry out by mid-week. After the rains, the Pacific NW and Northern California had last week, some dry weather is what they need. I believe its safe to say that the tropical season is over. Last week the Gulf Coast states dealt with some heavy rains left over from Tropical Storm Sara. We are seeing the weather pattern change. A cold, blocking weather pattern setting in, and the chance for anything to form seems highly unlikely until next season. 

By Matt K.

Weather Forecaster In-Training