Justin Liles: Winds weaken later tonight

There is no question that the weather story today is the winds. Winds have been blowing snow all over the place today. Northwest winds have reached as high as 40 mph. This has created lake effect for the U.P. of Michigan. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in place for these areas until 1am Thursday morning. An additional 1-4” of snow is possible. Blustery conditions will eventually wrap up shortly after midnight.

Temperatures will gradually warm up through the end of the week and into the weekend. Another round of snow is likely late Friday into Saturday. Most of the snow will likely stay north of the Iron Range. As much as 2-4” is possible. The farther south you go from this area the less snow you will have. Some light freezing rain is possible in northern Wisconsin Friday night too. Saturday will again be cold followed by a much warmer Sunday.

TONIGHT
A chance of flurries before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
FRIDAY
A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
SATURDAY
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
MONDAY
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 5 to 10 mph.