h1. Snow prediction as of Jan 8, 2015

bq. _"are my kids getting yet ANOTHER day off from school?"_

All signs point to YES.

School was canceled on Tue after we received one-inch of snow with temps around 10 degrees, and nearly a calm wind, so no blowing snow and no below zero wind chills.

School was canceled today because it was breezy and chilly. 

I wonder if the kids somehow make it to the mall on a day like today.

Anyway, by comparison, tonight's forecast is apocalyptic. We may receive twice as much snow as Tue. The winds will be stronger, which will cause blowing snow. Temps will hang around 10 degrees with below zero wind chills.  


br. AccuWeather "predicts":http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/toledo-oh/43620/weather-forecast/350129 1 to 2 inches of snowfall for Toledo by daybreak Friday.


br. "Toledo Forecast  by the Cle NWS":http://toledotalk.com/weather/html/forecast.html - Last Update: Jan 8, 2015 10:07 am

*+Tonight:+* Snow showers likely before 9pm, then snow showers between 9pm and 1am, then snow showers likely with areas of *blowing snow* after 1am. *Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10.* Breezy, with a southwest *wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.* Chance of precipitation is 80%. *New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.*

*+Friday:+* Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers before 4pm, then areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -11. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. 


br. This "snowfall forecast map":http://tinyurl.com/ps6vxjp was issued early this morning, showing the amount of snow that we may receive by Saturday evening. For Toledo, most of the snow will fall tonight.

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br. "GFS model":http://204.2.104.196/gfs/WINTER_GFS0P5_SFC_ACCUM-SNOW_48HR.gif

This model shows Lucas County receiving 2 to 3 inches of total snowfall by Saturday morning. The Toledo region is in the 1 to 4 inch range. Again, most of this snow will fall tonight.

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br. "Forecast.io data":http://toledotalk.com/weather/html/forecastio.html from early this morning shows  a warming trend in the future.

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