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Heavy, Wet Friday Snow

Several inches of snow expected in the Milwaukee area Thursday into Friday

Heavy, Wet Friday Snow

Several inches of snow expected in the Milwaukee area Thursday into Friday

TURNS TO OTHER. RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW WE ARE PREPARING FOR WINTER’S RETURN THIS MORNING. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE SPRING SEASON, WE’RE GOING TO GET QUITE A BIT OF SNOW. YEAH, MARCH IS THE SPRING SUMMER WINTER SPRING TYPE OF MONTH. YOU GET EVERYTHING HERE AND IT’S QUIET RIGHT NOW. THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT AT LEAST. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE’VE GOT ANOTHER QUIET DAY. THE SNOW DOES NOT NOT ARRIVE HERE UNTIL LATER ON TONIGHT, AND PROBABLY CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT OR EVEN EXCEEDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. OAK CREEK, NICE AND QUIET. BUT TOMORROW MORNING, WHEN WE’RE SHOWING THIS TOWER CAM GUARANTEE, IT’S GOING TO LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT WITH THAT SCENE ON THE GROUND, 3 TO 6IN OF SNOWFALL. THAT’S HOW MUCH WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. AND THERE’S EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER TOTALS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS BAND. UH, THE FIRM THAT WE LIKE TO USE IN THE WEATHER ASPECT. WHAT’S HAPPENING IS THERE’S A WARM FRONT AND THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF LIFT ENERGY. WE CALL IT FRONTOGENESIS. IT’S A VERY FANCY, BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS THERE’S A NARROW BAND OF SOME VERY HEAVY SNOW THAT WILL SET UP SOMEWHERE IN, IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. RIGHT NOW, WE THINK IT’S RIGHT ALONG THAT I-94 CORRIDOR. AND BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GOING TO SEE SOME KIND OF SNOWFALL, WE’VE GOT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ALL THE COUNTIES STARTING OFF AT 1:00 TONIGHT AND THEN GOING ALL THE WAY UNTIL 4:00 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BUT I DO EXPECT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL BE WRAPPING UP WELL BEFORE THEN AROUND NOON 1230 OR SO. UH, AS WE HEAD INTO THE MORNING. DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A BIT OF A SLICK IMPACT, ESPECIALLY ON THE ROADWAYS. IT’S GOING TO BE A WET AND HEAVY SNOW AS IT’S ALL ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE RIGHT NOW AT THE MOMENT WE DON’T HAVE ANY SNOW, AT LEAST IN WISCONSIN, BUT VERY NEARBY IN PARTS OF IOWA AND MINNESOTA, EVEN THE DAKOTAS, THE RADARS PICKING UP ON SOME OF THAT SNOWFALL. NOT EVERYTHING IS REACHING THE GROUND. SOME OF IT IS VIRGA. BUT AS THAT LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES, IT IS GOING TO GATHER SOME MOISTURE AND YOU CAN SEE A LARGER, MORE PROFOUND ROUND BAND OF SNOW FROM NORTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. INITIALLY, THE SNOW WILL BE IMPACTING JUST NORTH OF US, BUT THEN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SYSTEM WILL START TO FILL IN HERE AS WE GET CLOSER INTO THE SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING. WARM FRONT WILL BE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF US AND THAT, I THINK, WILL KEEP THAT WINTRY MIX A LITTLE BIT MORE LIMITED, ESPECIALLY PROBABLY JUST LIMITED TO RIGHT ALONG THAT ILLINOIS WISCONSIN STATE LINE. THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF HERE LATER ON TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND MAYBE SOME PEEKS OF SUNSHINE RIGHT BEFORE SUNSET. BUT IT DOES APPEAR THE SUN WILL BE IN FULL FORCE ON OUR SATURDAY AND MELT SOME OF THAT ACCUMULATION. HERE’S A CLOSER LOOK, SHOWING HOW WE’RE VERY QUIET THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, SO NO CONCERNS, NO WORRIES FOR LEAVING TO WORK. COMING BACK FROM WORK, IT’S WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP THAT’S WHEN THE SNOW WILL START TO MOVE IN HERE. AFTER ABOUT MIDNIGHT OR SO, YOU SEE HOW THAT STARTS TO FILL IN. IT CONTINUES ALL THE WAY. 5:00 TOMORROW MORNING. STILL HOLDING ON INTO THAT SNOW. AND THEN WE START TO WRAP THINGS UP AS WE GET CLOSER TOWARDS NOON TOMORROW. SO AFTER THAT, ON SATURDAY, 34 DEGREES. BUT TOMORROW IS AN IMPACT DAY. WANT THE HAT? WANT THE GLOVES? YOU’LL ALSO WANT THE SHOVEL WITH HEAVY SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES DO WARM UP THOUGH, AS WE HEAD LATER ON INTO THE LATER EVE OR WEEKEND HOURS. TEMPERATURES GETTING TO ABOUT 40 DEGREES 50S ON MONDAY, 51 ON TUESDAY. A LITTLE BIT OF RAINFALL AS WELL. MONDAY AND TUESDAY STARTING TO DRY OUT ON WEDNESDAY BACK INTO THE MID 40S WITH SOME SUNSHINE. SO WE’VE GOT TO GET THROUGH TOMORROW. YEAH, WE’VE SEEN BIGGER STORMS SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON. IT’S NOT. IT’S JUST UH, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO YOU START TO SEE THE TREES BLOOM AND EVERYTHING AND YOU GOT THIS. I THINK SOME PEOPLE WILL MAYBE PUT AWAY THE SHOVELS. SO GET IT BACK OUT, M
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Heavy, Wet Friday Snow

Several inches of snow expected in the Milwaukee area Thursday into Friday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of southeastern Wisconsin effective Friday at 1 a.m.Friday will be an impact Day, with snowfall expected to affect the entire area. A swath of heavier snow is expected across the I-94 corridor, with 3 to 6 inches likely. This includes Milwaukee and Waukesha.The weather conditions on Saturday should calm down following the snow event, but another system arrives Sunday.Sunday through Tuesday will bring chances for rain. The precipitation may start as some snow later Sunday before changing to rain.Please stay tuned with the 12 News meteorologist team as predictions change. Friday's conditions will likely disrupt the end of the work week travel.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of southeastern Wisconsin effective Friday at 1 a.m.

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Friday will be an impact Day, with snowfall expected to affect the entire area. A swath of heavier snow is expected across the I-94 corridor, with 3 to 6 inches likely. This includes Milwaukee and Waukesha.

The weather conditions on Saturday should calm down following the snow event, but another system arrives Sunday.

Sunday through Tuesday will bring chances for rain. The precipitation may start as some snow later Sunday before changing to rain.

Please stay tuned with the 12 News meteorologist team as predictions change. Friday's conditions will likely disrupt the end of the work week travel.