April 16: NOT Spring in WI --Cooling down through the day with potential snow accumulations tonight

[riversedge]

I had to turn the heat back on this am. buuuurrrrrrrr!



https://www.weau.com/weather/

Cooling down through the day with potential snow accumulations tonight


Part of the Forecast for mid WI:




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10 AM4/16
36°
current weather conditions Rain/Snow Showers
49%
33°
NNW 11 MPH

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6 PM4/16
34°
current weather conditions iconSnow/Wind
78%
24°
NW 21 MPH
7 PM4/16
34°
current weather conditions iconSnow/Wind
81%
24°
NW 20 MPH
8 PM4/16
33°
current weather conditions iconSnow
80%
24°
NW 19 MPH


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Chippewa, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Rusk, WI

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Rusk, Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.


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[Ilsa]

1. In a few post down, Thailand is roasting. nt

[Ocelot II]

2. Same here in MN. 85F on Friday. Got up this a.m. to snow on the ground, 32F.

[2naSalit]

3. We're in the same pattern...

Only a week ahead of you. Our warm days, this past week including yesterday and today, are warm looking but have a stout breeze with a bite to it. We've had more new snow that replaced much of what came down the three days before that. We've got more coming. The higher elevations in the back country have filled the bare spots back in.

I have two feelings about this weather, I've had about enough of the snow and chill because I want to be able to play outside all day but the chill keeps the snow in the mountains, the longer it stays there, the better.

[sybylla]

4. Some of my crab apples were ready to bloom this weekend after all the warm weather.

Now my orchard is in the path of 7-11 inches of snow over the next 24 hrs. We use crabs for making cider and they are usually pretty hardy, but I expect our production will be down a bit this year.

It would probably be fine if it dumped the snow and then warmed back up, but forecasts are showing lows in the 20-30 degree range for the next week. A whole week of freezing won't be good for the fruit tree blossoms.

[StClone]

5. Recap for big snowfall for April 17. Totals are guesswork I believe.

In Central WI we got 3.5 inches. However, we never had more than 1" at a time on the ground as it melted pretty much as it fell. I suspect all those big totals were merely guessed (as the link shows an image from La Crosse having 20+ inches but maybe 3 inches on the ground properly in the image). I suspect it is the best guess what the real accumulations are.


Community ... County ... Snowfall (inches) ... Time reported

Northfield ... Jackson ... 22? ... 7:55 a.m.

Mindoro ... La Crosse ... 20.5? ... 8:46 a.m.

Black River Falls ... Jackson ... 19.5? ... 8:48 a.m.

Melrose ... Jackson ... 19.5? ... 7:00 a.m.

Neillsville ... Clark ... 19? ... 5:38 a.m.

West Salem ... La Crosse ... 17.3? ... 7:00 a.m.


https://www.wbay.com/2023/04/17/how-much-snow-did-wisconsin-get-april-16-17/