Friday, January 2, 2009

Snowfall Forecast: Saturday January 3

The sustained heavy snowfall rates really have not materialized as I thought this afternoon, and the snow:liquid ratios have probably been a little closer to 10:1. Thus, I think the totals will be a little less than the 5-10" I earlier thought would fall. I think the totals will still reach the 4-6" range in the Grand Rapids area, perhaps up to 7" if we get a heavy burst of snow between now and 9PM, but probably no more than that. Some areas south of Grand Rapids might see only about 3". As of 4:25 PM, the heaviest snow should be over Grand Rapids, and the radar is indicating moderate snow, but only a few flakes are falling.

Temperatures should reach about 20 degrees F by late afternoon, drop into the teens tonight, then drop further to around zero by the end of the day Sunday. Sunday night the temperature may well drop to -20 or colder.

Enjoy the new snow!

1 comment:

Ski Talk said...

Pretty much right on for the accumulated snowfall, up at Sugar Hills there was a lot of new snow, all of seven inches maybe more in some areas.