Lake Effect Snow!
Two low pressure systems will merge together late tomorrow east of Milwaukee, but the strong NE winds that the system will generate, will create a heavy lake effect snow event for SE Wisconsin starting tonight and until late Tuesday night before the winds shift to the northwest and shut off the lake effect machine.
The weaker of the two systems is bringing Milwaukee light snow and flurries today with less than an inch of accumulation, so the snow has actually begun, but as the stronger system moves in the Midwest this evening, that is when the east winds increase and the heavy snow begins. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at midnight tonight until 6am Wednesday for all of SE Wisconsin
Today: Less than 1”
Tonight: Heavy snow begins after midnight. 3-4” by morning ESE 15mph
Tuesday: 4-9” ..winds becoming 20-30mph; blowing and drifting
Tuesday Night: 2-3” Winds shift to NW 20-35mph, so significant blowing and drifting.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy windy and cold. NW 20-30mph.
Total Accumulations: 6-10” west of Milwaukee. 10-14” for lake front counties with isolated higher amounts.
**WINTER STORM WARNING from
Midnight Tonight through 6am Wednesday Morning**
Today...Cloudy with occasional light snow or flurries.
Less than an inch of accumulation.
High: 30
Wind: ESE 10-15
Tonight...Snow likley...3-4" by morning
Low: 25
Wind: ESE 10-15
Tuesday...Cloudy, foggy and snow likely..heavy at times. Becoming windy.
4-9" of accumulation..heaviest near lake
High: 30 Lakefront...26 Inland
Wind: NE 15-30
Tuesday Night...Snow ending after Midnight. Additional 2-3"
Total accumulation 10 to 14"..isolated higher amounts near lake
6-10" west of Milwaukee
Very windy with blowing and drifting snow
Low: 21 Lakefront
16 Inland
Wind: NE /NW 20-35
Wednesday...Mostly cloudy, windy and colder.
High: 23
Wind: NW 20-30
