“All of southern Ontario will have generally fair and mild weather on Christmas Day“.
The chance for snow, freezing rain and sleet is expected last from 5 a.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday. According to weather.gov, the warmest Christmas Indiana has seen came in 1893 with a high of 64 degrees, while Indiana’s warmest low was 55 degrees in 1877. On Christmas Day, howling winds of up to 60 miles per hour and heavy snow totaling up to 9 inches will likely lead to a full-fledged blizzard in portions of the Rockies and the Dakotas. In 2014, about 6 inches fell. We hope to not see a lot more of those but unfortunately, it looks like with the two different flows we’ll see storms. With sunny skies and expected highs in the low 40s Friday and Saturday, melting is basically a given, but Fort Collins might scrape by on a white Christmas technicality.
Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 40, the weather service said. Friday’s travel conditions will be better than the weekend.
“I think the key is you just need to everyday listen to the forecast, and expect that the forecast is going to change”, Martin said. “They should check the battery, the tire tread and tire pressure, as well as the condition of their windshield wiper blades”.
After living through some fairly mild winters over the past five years, Blackfoot and surrounding areas have been the recent victims of a large amount of snowfall and frigid Arctic-like temperatures. Marie, precipitation will be mostly rain, said Vettese.
Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel unsafe. only travel in an emergency.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has not yet issued any advisories for the weekend, said Rebecca Arndt, MnDOT public affairs coordinator.
Icy roads could affect the mid- to southern Red River Valley, with more ice to the southeast.