5:07 PM Thursday, January 2, 2025
Cold and generally quiet conditions are expected in the Northland, with all the major winter systems passing well south of our area through early next week.
Today, a small wave tracked across parts of Iowa and Illinois, bringing some snow with about 1 to 2 inches of accumulation. However, some locations have reported up to 3 and even 4 inches of snow around the Des Moines, IA area.
Radar loop ends 3:52 PM CT Thursday, January 2, 2025.
A significantly larger winter storm is anticipated to impact parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley later this weekend into early next week. Heavy snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches or more are expected in the blue area on the map. Additionally, there will be a corridor of significant icing from freezing rain and sleet just south of the heavy snow corridor.
Winter Storm Watches (blue) have been issued in advance of this weekend’s winter storm, which will span from parts of Nebraska and Kansas eastward to parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
European model simulated radar forecast valid 6 PM Saturday to 6 PM Monday.
Blue: Snow
Pink: Mix
Green: Rain
The other big weather story today continues to be the severe cold impacting parts of Russia, Alaska, and northern parts of Canada, with temperatures as low as the 20s, 30s, and 40s below zero.
Note – Yakutsk, Russia, reported a temperature of -59 degrees early Friday morning, and temperatures over the last few days have actually been even colder, dropping to around 60 to 61 below zero.
Although it will be cold in the Northland over the next several days, the temperatures will not be as severe as those experienced farther northwest.
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