Wet Snowflakes/Sleet May Mix In Tonight-Tomorrow Morning………
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:37 pm by Chad Evans under Chad's WLFI Weather Blog
Alberta Clipper will arrive tonight with scattered showers along its warm front. It appears some wet snowflakes/sleet may mix in.
With calming winds, only thin clouds & dry air, the temperature will plummet to 31° by late evening.
However, as the clipper’s warm front arrives, a south wind will commence & a mid-level cloud deck with overspread the sky by midnight. Thus, the temperature will rise to 36°.
The scattered showers will approach by 4-5 am & as they precipitate downward, they will encounter dry air in the mid-levels & towards the surface.
That said, even though the temperature my rise into the mid to upper 30s, dew points will be in the 20s. So, we will likely evaporatively cool to around 33-34°, despite a south wind pumping in warmer air. If not for that, we would cool below freezing.
So, some wet snow/sleet will likely mix in with the showers, though no accumulation is expected.
Once this warm front passes, despite cloudiness (shower or two), the temperature will warm 51-55° for a high around 2-3 pm, before cooling into the 40s by 5-6 pm with the passage of the cold front. A few showers will accompany the cold frontal passage.
Oh my, not ready for snowflakes and sleet, but it is November!
I don’t mind snowflakes, but Ice!!! Ewwwww and I will be driving to school in it. YUCK!!!! It’s too early for that!!!
Too bad this system is moisture starved……there won’t be much of anything either way…..but I am going to wake up around 5 and see if I can spot a few snowflakes….or hear a few sleet pelets…..
44 already at 7:30
37 degrees at 10:05 pm……
AS MUCH AS I WANT TO SEE IT…..I don’t see enough moisture around that will make it to the surface…..I think we have to wait to see the first pieces of winter precip……sorry!!!!!
I kept waking to check for snowflakes, yet the temp went up during the night. Is now 42* So no worry about sleet this morning:) Looks likeit could be a dreary day though.
Enjoy your day!