Tracking the Potential for Significant Snowfall Wednesday into Thursday

02/23 through 02/27 Forecast

Snow Event Wednesday through Thursday

I would expect at least a Winter Weather Advisory will be issued for this event. Rain should begin early Wednesday morning and continue until the late morning hours. Rain may mix with sleet at times around the noon hour. The rain/sleet mix should change over to snow by 12 to 1 pm time frame. Heavy snow should continue throughout the afternoon and overnight on Wednesday. As of now, models are picking up on a total of 2-5 inches of snow for the Kokomo area by Thursday night. Winds are expected to be gusty up to 40 mph at times. This will have severe impact on the roads and the potential for blowing/drifting his high for Wednesday night into Thursday. The snow will taper off late Thursday night and snow showers may hang around through part of the day on Friday. I will have updates to the forecast when needed. There still could be changes to the forecast up until the event. Below is the current NAM model radar reflectivity loop for the incoming storm.

http://climate.cod.edu/data/forecast/animations/06Z-20160223_namUS_prec_radar.gif

Tuesday

High temperatures should be in the mid 40s. Lows tonight will be in the low 30s. Winds should be light and variable with increasing clouds through the overnight.

Wednesday

Temperatures should be in the low 30s throughout the day. Overcast conditions with heavy snowfall in the late afternoon. Accumulations Wednesday look to be in the 1-2" range. It will be very windy with gusts up to 40 miles per hour at times.

Thursday

The snow continues with snow accumulating up to 3 inches by late Thursday night. High temperatures should be in the low 30s. Lows should be in the low 20s by Friday morning.

Friday

Temperatures should bounce back into the low to mid 30s by Friday afternoon. A chance for scattered snow showers is possible at times during the day on Friday. Low temperatures should be in the low 20s. 

Saturday

Temperatures should be in the low 40s by Saturday afternoon. Sunny skies are expected. Temperatures should cool to the low 30s for lows.