WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

 
TODAY: CLOUDY, BREEZY  AND MILD. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN, SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS.  HIGH: MID 40S. WIND: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25, GUSTING TO 35 MPH.
TONIGHT:  CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.  LOW: 32.  WIND: SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING, BUT TURNING TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
TOMORROW:  CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A COLD RAIN.  HIGH: NEAR 40.  WIND: NORTH 10 TO 25 MPH
TOMORROW NIGHT:  RAIN, MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.  LOW:  MID 20S.  WIND: OUT OF THE NORTH INCREASING TO 30 MPH.
THURSDAY:  PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SNOW ALONG WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.   BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  HIGH NEAR 30.  WIND: NORTH/NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT:  SNOW, POTENTIALLY A FOOT OF SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS, POOR VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.  OUTSIDE OF THE BAND OF 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW, TAPERING OFF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES.  POOR TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.
FRIDAY:  SNOW ENDING, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY WITH STEADY TEMPS IN THE LOW 20S AND WINDS NORTH/NORTHWEST 20 TO 45 MPH.
SATURDAY: PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD.  LOW: 5 ABOVE, HIGH: NEAR 15.
SUNDAY:  SUNNY AND COLD.  LOW: NEAR 5 BELOW.  HIGH: 15 TO 20.
CONTINUED COLD EARLY NEXT WEEK.