Bob's Weather Blog: November 2013

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Saturday Forecast, November 30

*Saturday,* *November 30*	Lot of clouds with some sun mixed in. High 35-40
*At Night*	Mostly cloudy. Low 28
*Sunday,* *December 1*	Mostly cloudy with a couple of snow showers possible after noon. High 38
*Monday,* *December 2*	Mostly cloudy with a few scattered rain or snow showers. High in the upper 30s
*Tuesday,* *December 3*	Mostly cloudy. High again in the upper 30s

Friday, November 29, 2013

Friday Forecast, November 29

*Black Friday,* *November 29*	Partly sunny. High 32
*At Night*	Partly cloudy. Low 18
*Saturday,* *November 30*	Lot of clouds with some sun mixed in. High 36
*Sunday,* *December 1*	Mostly cloudy with a couple of snow showers possible after noon. High 39
*Monday,* *December 2*	Mostly cloudy. High in the upper 30s

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving Forecast, November 28

*Thanksgiving,* *November 28*	A few flurries during the day. Otherwise partly sunny and cold. High 28
*At Night*	Partly cloudy. Low 18
*Black Friday,* *November 29*	Partly sunny. High 32
*Saturday,* *November 30*	Lot of clouds with some sun mixed in. High 35
*Sunday,* *December 1*	Mostly cloudy with a couple of rain or snow showers. High 38

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

As we head into Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, it’s going to be cold. It seemed to me that it’s been a while since we have had a really cold Thanksgiving day. I checked back over the record book and sure enough it has been. The last time it was this cold was back in 2002 when the Thanksgiving high was right about where it will be tomorrow…in the upper 20s. Last year was actually the warmest since then…61 degrees. So this year is some 30 degrees colder than last year.

Looking back at the Thanksgiving high temperatures for specific years:

2012 - 61 degrees

2011 - 45 degrees

2010 - 54 degrees

2009 - 46 degrees

2008 - 39 degrees

2007 - 58 degrees

2006 - 56 degrees

2005 - 35 degrees

2004 - 48 degrees

2003 - 44 degrees

2002 - 28 degrees

(High temperatures listed above are official readings from the National Weather Service at Akron/Canton Airport.)

Wednesday Forecast, November 27

Update: As of 5:30am, 4 inches of snow had fallen at the Weather Center and 88.9/WSTB Studios. The general snow from the storm has moved east. Lake Effect will affect us today.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW!

*Wednesday,* *November 27*	Mostly cloudy, windy, and cold with lake effect snow and squalls. The wind will cause blowing and drifting of the snow. Snow totals will generally range from 3-6 inches across the greater Akron area. Some areas could get more if they get stuck under a lake effect snow band. A morning high of 32, then turning colder during the day.
*At Night*	Cloudy and windy with snow showers. Low 18
*Thanksgiving,* *November 28*	A few flurries and snow showers will be possible during the day. Otherwise partly sunny and cold. High 29
*Black Friday,* *November 29*	Partly sunny. High 32
*Saturday,* *November 30*	Partly sunny. High 35

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Pre-Thanksgiving Snowfall (discussion)

The snow has moved into the area and will continue to fall throughout the night and into tomorrow. Later tonight the winds will shift to the north and that will kick in lake effect. Tomorrow the winds will kick up to between 10mph and 20mph causing blowing and drifting. Travel could be a bit nasty at times tomorrow.

The forecast amounts listed in the post below are the expected snowfall totals, but some areas could get more if they get stuck under a lake effect snow band.

The snow should back off by tomorrow evening and the rest of the holiday week is looking pretty good.

Pre-Thanksgiving Snow Update (Tuesday afternoon)

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW!

Tonight

Snow…2-4 inches by morning. The heavier snow will be east and south of a line from Windham to Suffield. The lighter accumulation will be west of Akron.

Low 28

*Wednesday,* *November 27*	Mostly cloudy, windy, and cold with lake effect snow and squalls. The wind will cause blowing and drifting of the snow. High 32 Total snow accumulation by late Wednesday 2-4 inches west of Akron 3-5 inches east of Akron and in southern Portage County 5-6 inches in northern Portage County
*At Night*	Cloudy and windy with snow showers. Low 18
*Thanksgiving,* *November 28*	A few morning flurries and snow showers will be possible. Otherwise partly sunny and cold. High 28
*Black Friday,* *November 29*	Mostly sunny. High 33
*Saturday,* *November 30*	Partly sunny. High 35

Tuesday Forecast, November 26

The combination of the storm system moving up the Appalachians and lake effect will drop about a half foot of snow across the areas east of Akron by late Wednesday. Areas west of Akron will end up with slightly less. Of course with lake effect, snowfall amounts could vary greatly over the area.

Here is a map of predicted snowfall courtesy of AccuWeather.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW!

*Tuesday,* *November 26*	Mostly cloudy. Snow moving in during the afternoon. High 35
*At Night*	Snow…accumulating 2-4 inches by morning. Low 28
*Wednesday,* *November 27*	Mostly cloudy, windy, and cold with lake effect snow. The wind will cause blowing and drifting of the snow. Total snow accumulation by late Wednesday will be 3-6 inches with the lighter amounts to the west. High 32
*Thanksgiving Day,* *November 28*	Partly sunny and cold. High 28
*Friday,* *November 29*	Mostly sunny. High 34

Monday, November 25, 2013

Pre-Thanksgiving Snow

This is going to be fun. Not that we are going to necessarily get a lot of snow, but because the cutoff of the snow is going to be right across Portage and Summit counties. While the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for 6-8 inches of snow, I don't think we will see that much locally. The heavier amounts will fall near the Ohio/Pennsylvania line.

Here's what I'm looking at happening. I'll update these numbers if they change, but at the moment (5:30pm on Monday) here's what it looks like:

Tuesday
3pm - By this time the area will generally have an inch or less of new snow.
9pm - The Akron area should have about an inch of new snow. Portage County will have 1-2 inches.

Wednesday
3am - 1 inch Akron west; 1-2 inches Akron east; 2-3 inches south and east of Kent and Ravenna
9am - 1-2 inches in Summit County; 2-3 inches in Portage County
3pm - 1-2 inches Akron west; 2-3 inches Akron east; 3-4 inches in northern Portage County
9pm - 2-3 inches in Summit County; 3-4 inches in Portage County

After 9pm, the snowfall will be light and not amount to more than an inch or so.

Below is a snowfall from our friends at AccuWeather. It shows the total snowfall for the area by 9pm Wednesday.

A cold front will slide across the area tonight and give us a little light snow. Of greater significance will be a storm moving up the Appalachians Tuesday and Wednesday. We could see up to 4 inches of snow from that system.

*Monday,* *November 25*	Lots of clouds and continued breezy. High 35
*At Night*	Mostly cloudy with occasional snow showers and some light accumulation. Low 27
*Tuesday,* *November 26*	Mostly cloudy. Light snow developing again during the afternoon and evening then continuing overnight accumulating a couple of inches by Wednesday morning. High 35
*Wednesday,* *November 27*	Mostly cloudy and breezy with light snow. Total snow accumulation by late Wednesday will be 2-4 inches. High 32
*Thanksgiving Day,* *November 28*	Partly sunny and cold. High 30

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Sunday Forecast, November 24

*Sunday,* *November 24*	Breezy with a mix of clouds and sun. Periods of flurries and snow showers mostly in the morning. High 24
*At Night*	Partly cloudy and breezy. Low 16
*Monday,* *November 25*	Lots of clouds and continued breezy. High 33
*Tuesday,* *November 26*	Mostly cloudy. High 36
*Wednesday,* *November 27*	Mostly cloudy with a few flurries and snow showers. High 32

OUTLOOK FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

Partly Sunny

High in the lower 30s

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