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A Winter Storm Watch! has been issued for Polk, Barron St Croix and Dunn Counties, Which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon Through Friday evening.

Potenial Major Winter Storm coming up

This is a quick post giving people warning about a potenal Significant Winter Storm which may impact the local area, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, My forcast on this, will be issued tomorrow. A Major Winter storm is looking more likely as we head towards Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, At this time, This storms looks as though it will be even more significant then the Dec 8-9 Winter Storm. Please watch closely to local NWS forcasts, and This blog for more information, on what could be a Significant Winter Storm to hit our local 6 county area.

looking to stay a bit warmer, Chance of light snow Sunday.

Regional View.





Were looking at some clouds which are stubborn to move. This will make for a partly sunny Saturday. Sunday a weak system, could spread some light snows our way, with maybe as much as an inch. Monday, will be a bit cooler, but not extremely cold, We might even see some Sun.

Local View.

as Stated above, Saturday will be mainly cloudy, We could have some Fog in the morning. It wont be too bad temp wise, Low 20s for highs. Sunday It looks like snow could develop, But this will be a weak system, with mainly light snow, Snow accumulation will only be around an inch. but if it's a bit stronger then intended there could be as much as 1.50 to 2 inches. Monday we might see some clearing, It will be a bit cooler but not bad at all, Upper teens for highs. Daily Forecast Below.

Saturday, Partly Sunny, some Fog possible in the morning. Highs in the low 20s. Saturday Night. Cloudy with lows in the very low teens slight chance of snow late.

Sunday, Cloudy with a chance of Snow. otherwise Cloudy, with highs in the low 20s. Total accumulations around an 1" possible as much as 1.50 to 2" in isolated spots. Sunday Night. Cloudy, lows in the upper single digits.

Monday, Partly Sunny with skies Clearing to Partly Cloudy. Highs in the upper teens. Monday Night partly cloudy to Cloudy, lows in the in the low single digits.

Looking Ahead Forecast and a look a Holiday forecast.

I am now watching a potental small snow system for Tuesday which could bring some accumulationm mainly light, Then I am watching closely for what could be Potental snowstorm on Christmas Eve Day and Christmas day, Right now it appears iffy if we will get snow, But this will be something to watch closely, Temps will warm slowing as we head towards Christmas highs in the 20s mainly, Then for Christmas it looks chilly but not bad. then after Christmas the 26th and 27th, a small warming trend before a system and colder air moves in, More on this later.

Mondays Snowfall Reports.

Fresh snow December 14th.

Western Wisconsin got another snowfall last night, Some spots got much more then others. Snow started late Sunday Night, With the dry air, it was hard for the snow to reach the ground at first, but when it did, It really came down heavy, The snow was really fluffy in nature, Light to Moderate snow continued through the morning hours on Monday, by 11AM some places had as much as 4.50" of snow. the heaviest area of snow seems to be right over Polk and Barron Counties, right along Highway 8 at this time. places in these areas got 4 to 4.50 inches of snow, places in Burnett and Washburn counties picked up a bit less about 2.50 to 3 inches While southern St Croix and Dunn counties were closer to an inch.

This is a look at my Garden with all the fresh snow, We have a very thick snow cover now, We got 4.00" overnight and early morning, With a water content of 0.16" this puts our snow cover at 10.50" on the ground. All Western Wisconsin has at least 8 inches of snow on the ground This mornings snow now puts many places Above normal now for snowfall, I have received 13.50" of snow this month, the Average is about 11.20"

Snowfall Totals.

Cameron 4.50"

Clayton 4.00"

Grantsburg 3.10"

Trade Lake 3.00"

Sarona 2.60"

Ridgeland 2.00"

System Monday, minor snow accumulations likely, Then Cold.

Regional View.

A small system will move east late Sunday Night into Monday, Minor accumulations are likely. Arctic Air will pull south behind this system on Tuesday, this will make for a cold day Tuesday, Although it will be cold, Tuesday we should see Sunshine, I believe part of Wednesday will also bring us some sun, Wednesday will also be slightly warmer as temperature moderate.

Local View.

Accumulations.

With the small low pressure system Monday, I believe accumulations will be highest in the Central areas. where 2 to as much as 5" will be possible by Monday evening. Northern areas I believe 1" 3" is a good bet, While southern areas 1" 3" with up to 4" possible there, most of the snow on Monday will be earlier in the day and could be moderate at times, but it should be light snow or flurries by evening. Tuesday it will be Cold across the area, even with sunshine, highs will only be in the mid single digits! This will make for one cold Tuesday Night, Highs could fall into the teens and 20s below 0. Wednesday, will be mainly sunny at first with some clouds pulling in late, temps will moderate some, highs will be in the closer to the low teens. Daily forecast below.

Monday, Snow, Especially early, possible Moderate at times, before tapering some. Highs in the middle teens, Total system accumulations 2" 4" central areas, 1" 3" North. Monday Night. Colder, light snow still possible early otherwise Cloudy, Lows falling just below zero.



Tuesday, Cold, with cold winds, Sunny with highs in the mid single digits. Tuesday Night, Cold, likely the coldest night of the season so far, lows in the low teens below zero, Possible close to -20 in some locations.



Wednesday, a Bit warmer, moderating temps, sunny at first before clouds moving in, Highs in the low teens. Wednesday Night, Cloudy lows near zero.



Looking Ahead Forecast.
After Mondays system, Things looks to stay mainly Dry. by Thursday and Friday the 17 and 18, We should be getting a nice warm up, then the models show some light snows possible Saturday the 19, also cooler temps moving in for next weekend. then another slight warm up once again for the 21, The 22 and 23 shows another snow chance with Cold temps making a return for the rest of that week. more on this later.

Coldest temps of the season so far overnight all places below zero

Snow drifts on a Cold clear Day Dec 11th.

This morning brought the coldest temps of the season so far, All places fell below zero this morning. some places were as cold as -13.F but one station Southwest of Grantsburg reported a -18.F temp. this is one of the first times the temps fell below zero this season, The actual first day was yesterday Dec 10th when temps fell around -6.F Highs yesterday only made it into the mid single digits my high was 6 above! Area lakes are now completely frozen, Although larger lakes like Balsam Lake or Rice Lake may have some open spots.

The coldest spot was a station southwest of Grantsburg, and traditional cold spots like Osceola. the warmest spot was Frederic in northern Polk County. Temperatures will slowly moderate through the weekend, See my forecast post below.

Continued Cold weather, Slightly warmer for the weekend. chance of Flurries Sunday.

Regional View.

Cold weather will continue for Friday, with slowly Moderating temps. Saturday into Sunday. skies will become partly sunny, but we do have chance for some sun early Friday. Sunday a small system will produce some snows south of the area. There a couple Inches may be possible but nothing large. Right now it looks to only produce a few flurries in our area.

Local View.

Friday we will still have Cold air behind behind that snowstorm that just hit us, Highs will only be in the low teens for highs, Night lows will still be close to 0.F -0.F up north. This is warmer then what Thursday was. Saturday we will have some moderating temps highs will make it into mid teens, and lows will actually remain above 0, Skies will be partly sunny but it should remain Dry. Sunday temps will be even warmer yet, Highs approaching 20. There will be a chance of some flurries or light snow showers from a passing small system to the south, At this time this small systems track will remain south of the area. Daily forecast below.

Friday, Cold, Partly Sunny, highs in the low teens. Friday Night, mainly cloudy, lows in the low single digits, with below zero readings north.

Saturday, a bit warmer with moderating temps, Partly Sunny with highs in the mid teens. Saturday Night, Cloudy lows in the upper single digits.

Sunday, a bit warmer, a chance of flurries or snow showers. maybe half inch of accumulation in spots. Highs in the upper teens. Sunday Night. A chance of flurries or light snow, lows in the upper single digits.

Looking Ahead. Early next week for Monday I am watching a possible small system which could bring a couple inches of snow, Right now it's on track to hit us, Again this wouldn't be a huge snowstorm like the one we just had, it would be just a couple inches. Behind it more cold air will be dragged down, which will remain in place until the end of next week, Between Tuesday the 15 and Thursday the 17 It looks mainly dry. then a couple more chances at lights snows for Friday and Saturday 18- 19 at this same time the models show a warmer air mass moving in. more on this later.