Just as Clark Lake and Michiganders recover from high winds and attendant power outages, flaky weather–snow flakes–are falling. Bill Leutz reports 3 inches on the ground at midday, and more in the forecast.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in effect until 8 am tomorrow Tuesday. They predict up to 5 inches of snow across the area.
You can always find a 5-day forecast on the main page of this website. As of 1 pm, here’s what it says:
This Afternoon
Snow. High near 27. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Scattered snow showers before noon, then scattered rain and snow showers between noon and 1pm, then scattered rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night
Scattered rain and snow showers before 9pm, then scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Isolated showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Photos above courtesy of Bill Leutz.
And it was on February 23rd, Clark Lake saw its first skiier of “an early spring” trying out a new boat!
