Chilly start to the week, pattern then switches into the middle of the week

 

With yet another cool and blustery day passing yesterday we unfortunately don't look to change much in terms of our surface conditions today. Temperatures this afternoon will be even cooler than the previous days as we'll be in the mid 20's while wind gusts will reach up to 30 mph. This will keep temperatures feeling quite chilly today as wind chill values will stay in the single digits most of the day.

Not much relief will be expected tomorrow either as high pressure overhead will keep us cool, but thankfully calmer in terms of wind speeds. Heading into the middle of the week though temperatures will begin to rise as a few systems begin to move nearby. This will not only increase our precipitation chances but will also transport slightly "warmer" temperatures into the region.

As the pattern switches into the middle of the week, we'll be monitoring two separate systems. The first on Tuesday will be a low-pressure system tracking mainly to our north, however along the cold front of the system a few snow showers and possible mixed precipitation may occur Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Into terms of the system on Thursday, confidence has risen over the past 24 hours of a stronger system impacting portions of the lower Great Lakes region. As of now, the low-pressure system looks to track to our south which in that case would allow for cooler temperatures locally and higher chances for snowfall.

If this were the case, snowfall accumulation would be likely and looks to be the case as of now. Although we're too far out to forecast total snowfall, the chance for at least accumulating snowfall looks likely with this system as we head into late Wednesday and into Thursday.