6:09 PM Thursday, March 17, 2022
An active weather pattern continues into next week, but the storm track will continue to be well to the south of the Northland at least through this weekend, but things may change a bit as we head through next week.
The first system from tonight through Saturday misses the Northland, but the next system during the early to middle part of next week may track far enough north to bring some precipitation (rain/snow) to northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, but there continues to be a major amount of disagreement on the computer models regarding precipitation amounts and precipitation types in our area for next week.
Multiple episodes of severe weather are expected from this evening through the middle of next week (black outlined area on map below)
Here’s the 500mb forecast through March 24, 2022.
Severe Weather Outlooks for the next 8 days (thru Thursday, March 24, 2022)
The only days without some risk for severe weather is on Sunday (March 20) and Thursday (March 24)
There won’t be a lot of snow with the storm in the Plains tonight and Friday, but what snow does fall will be whipped around by strong northerly winds, thus a blizzard warning is in effect for parts of central Kansas thru early Friday morning.
Simulated radar forecast thru 7 AM Saturday.
Rain in green
Snow in blue
Wintry mix in purple/pink
Significant amounts of precipitation over the Central Plains and Midwest thru Friday night.
A narrow swath of snow on the NW side of an area of low-pressure lifting NE out of the Southern Plains with snowfall accumulations generally in that 1-4″ range thru Friday night.
High temperatures in the Northland are forecast to range from the upper 30s to middle 40s on Friday, and from the mid 40s to low 50s Saturday and Sunday with a chance for a few mid 50s on Sunday.
Parts of southern Minnesota could see highs close to 70 degrees on Sunday!
High temperature forecast for Friday through Sunday, March 18-20, 2022.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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