Heavy Lake Effect Snow Until Tomorrow Night

*Lake Effect Snow Warnings and Advisories are in effect for NW
Lower and parts of the UP* Lake effect snow and cold are the two weather stories
tonight. First, the snow is picking up and will move around the area tonight.

The snow will generally be focused in NW lower and in the UP
near Lake Superior.

Both of these areas could see 3-5" by dawn. Outside of the
lake effect, the cold air will be story. Plan on partial clearing with
temperatures dropping down into the teens and single digits. Lake effect snow
continues tomorrow with additional accumulations of up to 4" in the same areas
as tonight.

Overall, plan on extra time of headed out as most roads will
be snow covered and very slippery. Away from the lake effect, scattered snow
showers under mostly cloudy skies are expected. Highs stay chilly with readings
in the teens. Brisk winds will keep wind chill factors down in the single digits
above and below zero. The lake effect snow winds down Friday night as winds
shift around in response to an approaching small storm. The storm arrives
Saturday and along with it you will find some light snow.

The good news is that with this storm comes warmer air. Highs
Saturday will be in the 20's and low 30's. On Sunday, a cold front starts moving
through setting off some flurries or light drizzle but doesn't look to be a big
problem right now. Highs are expected to be back in the 20's and 30's.

-Tom O'Hare

A Very Cold Morning..Possible Warm Up

Hey Everyone,

Wow it was quite cold out there this morning. Check out some of the temperatures this morning:

7-8 miles east of Grayling -26 to -35
Jennings -29
Pellston -23
Grayling -22
Leota -21
Mio -20
Cadillac -18
Houghton Lake -17
Hersey -15
5 miles NE of Mt. Pleasant -9
Traverse City -8
Sault Ste Marie +2
Ludington +3

Now It doesn't look like we will see these temperatures probably for a while. It looks like some of the forecast are coming true.

It now looks like the jet stream will start to move north witch means a lot more warmer air. Now the only problem is that since the jet will be by us that will lead to more storms. Can you say a repeat! It now looks like we could see quite an increase in storm activity. This almost looks like the pattern could repeat before December.

Now there is also one forecast possibility that is up in the air for this weekend. There is a possibility that we could see a storm system on the leading edge of the warm air. If this front comes like it is looking right now we could see a possible winter mix or icy conditions. That would equal a big mess.

Just for the record, The average high for this time of year is in the Upper 20's to Very Low 30's

That's All For Right Now..Sorry If The Post Doesn't Make Any Sense..Really Tired
Dylan Rodenbaugh
Junior Meteorologist

Cold Stay's Around With Little Snow

Hey Everybody...

First I Want To say Sorry For All Of The Issues With Posting..The Website graphics are up and running and i haven't had time to update the blog. There was some major things that i have had to change. But i think that everything is back online!!!!

Ok now lets get onto the weather. Temperatures have been really cold over the last few weeks. Really every night we have seen temperatures in the negative numbers for the lows. Now it doesn't look like that is going to stop anytime soon.

Ok now according the National Weather Service, we should have a quite extensive warm up in early February. That would mean temperates about 35-40 degrees. Now since the NWS has been wrong in the long term temperature outlook i don't think i am going with that forecast.

So here is my forecast. I am thinking that we will see temperatures in the 20's to 30's but the big question is seeing the really warm temperatures. I Doubt It. I guess we will have to see what happens. :)

One more piece of good news is that if you are sick of snow that it looks like the snow is going to be on the light side. Really no snow in the area, Or least heavy snow!

So There is the blog For This Week, Stay Tuned
Dylan Rodenbaugh
Junior Meteorologist

O Boy Was it cold this morning Check Out The Temperatures

8E Grayling -30
5S Lucas -24
Mio -23
Atlanta -21
Raco -20
Brimley -20
Leota -19
Cadillac -18
Lake City -15
Sault Ste Marie -15
Cedarville -14
Drummond Island -13

Ok so Now Tonight It Is going to be cold..Really Cold.There is a wind chill advisory in effect until 11 P.M. Now we should get back into the warmer air the next week.. Check out the forecast

Ok I Will Post and get the website back on track this weekend.. I Have Had To Study exams this week. Sorry No Time:(

Dylan Rodenbaugh, Junior Meteorologist

Snow Storm,Cold Air, and Wind Going To Cause Big Problems

So I Am Not Going To Write Much But The Video Alert Update Explains It All.. Now We Are Going To See A Ton Of Cold Air.. It Looks Like We Could Have Some Big Problems Tomorrow Morning and then the snow should end in the afternoon. But then we are going to have some more snow for Wednesday with another snow storm..I Should have more on the system tomorrow!

Snow System Going To Miss Us This Weekend..But Then The Cold Comes!!

Hey Guys,

First I want to say that I am sorry for not posting for a few days. It turns out that there is something wrong with the website editor online..I'm trying to figure out what happened and how to fix it. That made the site go down for about 2 days..Now i still don't know what is exactly wrong with it yet but i decided to put it back up..we are running about 75-80% on the site..I Should hopefully have it fixed by sometime next week. But the site is up witch is every every good!!

OK Now Lets Get To The Weather. Today we had some lake effect snow showers in the area. About 60-70% of the area didn't see any some but the areas that did got about 2-4" inches of new snow.

Now In the last post i was talking about some snow for Friday Into Saturday..It looks like we wont get it. To Be quite frank! The storm has taken a southern path and is now going to pass south of Detroit. We may see a few snow showers from this thing but nothing that will make travel difficult. The Rest Of The weekend also looks to be pretty good with a few snow showers(like always) in the lake effect snow belts.

We are also watch another storm system that is going to move through the area on Monday. This Could Be Quite a dandy and bring the cold cold air in behind it..This one will need some watching. Will have more on that tomorrow.

Now we get into the really interesting stuff..

Now we all have herd on the news that Alaska had temperatures that are right around 40-60 Degrees BELOW ZERO..That is just mind boggling cold. Now it looks that after the weekend that ridge is going to dip our way and head all the way down to Florida. That means that we could see temperatures that could possibly not get out of the single digits for highs or possibly colder and possibly be 10-20 degrees below zero at night..That's cold. So cold that the weather office in Wisconsin said that this could possibly be the coldest year in 15 years!

Now One More Interesting thing that never see A La Nina pattern set up twice in almost a year. Yes it now looks like we are going to be a La Nina pattern now this isn't just a forecast we are starting to see observations that are starting to trend that we could be in another La Nina Pattern. This Means GET USED TO THE COLD AIR!!!!!

That's The Blog For Right Now..

Talk To You Soon
Dylan Rodenbaugh
Junior Meteorologist

Snow Still Coming In..Not Looking As Heavy

Hello Everyone,

Today quite nice. I Was Thinking that we could see a few snow showers but it turned out that we didn't and we stayed with some sunshine with clouds. The Temperatures also weren't that bad in the Teens and Lower 20's..Tomorrow is looking about the same way. It looks like we will see a ton more sunshine than we did today. I even was thinking about bringing out the sunglasses:)
But once again it looks like we will see some more snow..Now I Was thinking that the storm would have stayed more west and that we would have more snow than what were forecasting. But it looks now that the storm has moved more eastern and that means that we wont have heavy snow:( It looks like we should start to see the snow at about 4A.M on Wednesday and it shouldn't end until mid afternoon on Thursday. Now don't worry it looks like all the snow will be light to moderate and wont make to much of a hazard.
Now after we get all done with that we will have a little break and then here comes another system. Now its only a clipper system but will bring some snow about 3-6"inches and have some winds with it, but not to bad.

But now we are looking at another storm system that will impact the area. I am thinking that this one will affect the are on Sunday night into Monday. It looks like this one could be a pretty big storm! Now i do not have the snow fall forecast for that..It's only 8 Day's AWAY ;)

So that is the weather look for right now

Have Fun In The Sun!
Dylan Rodenbaugh
Junior Meteorologist

The Weather Pattern Is Setting Back Up For More Snow Storms

It Looks like the weather pattern that has been messing with us bring storm after storm is going to continue for awhile..It looks like every three days we have another system..

So Now Onto the next system. It looks like we are going to see a huge system go through the southern states (Texas) and ride up to the north.(through Kentucky) and head up our way. It looks as of right now that the storm is going to bring all snow..Over a 36 Hour Period somewhere between 8-24" Inches.. But No Surprise that the forecast models are not in agreement on where this thing is going. There is a possibility that we could see a mix/ice if it gets really far west. Or if it moves Forecast then we could have less snow.


Now this system is going to be different than a lot of the other storms. We aren't going to just see a ton of heavy snow overnight and then its gone. NO. This system will be here for 36 hours and cause a lot of problems..Because it wont stop.

So after we get done with that storm it looks like a break for a while. Till Friday :);) It looks like another clipper system will come through..IT will be a little heavier than a regular system. I'm expecting about 5-8" inches of snow.

After that It looks like another possible Monster snow storm for Monday Into Tuesday and Through Until Tuesday Night.. This one could also be quite a mess.

P.S I got the site up and its gong great...its http://www.dylansweather.com/

So there is your Gloomy Forecast...Enjoy
Dylan Rodenbaugh
Junior Meteorologist

Severe Weather Update 1-4-09

Video Is A little slow with the audio its the graphics

OK So The Ice didn't turn out the way that as I thought it would. We got and early ice event and not as bad as it could have been. It looks like the temperatures are going to be climbing through the day and should reach the 30's. Then drop like a rock. It looks like 12 degrees should be the temperature by 8A.M. That would make any water on the roads frozen causing problems

Video Forecast Update For 1-3-09

Ok So Here Is My Forecast For This Week..It is a little dark..Thats Just The Lighting and I'm trying To Fix It..


Video Forecast 1-3-09 from Dylan Rodenbaugh on Vimeo.

Saying Goodbye To Dave Barrons

For nearly twenty years, Meteorologist Dave Barrons has been a staple in northern Michigan, providing 9 and 10 News viewers with the latest forecast.Dave has meant a great deal the viewers and to his 9 and 10 News family.Dave Barrons has decided to retire and as we wish him luck we've included many of the memorable moments he's given us for the past 18 years.