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Gusty winds accompanied the drop in temperatures Wednesday
Cooler weather arrives this weekend bringing the threat of frost away from Lake Michigan, even colder temperatures across the Upper Midwest
Saturday AM forecast lows
Sunday AM forecast lows
Jet stream flow buckles with a northwesterly flow blowing in from Canada and a lobe of chilly air makes its way into the Lower 48
Forecast jet stream flow early Sunday morning.
Cooler overall pattern settles in the next week to ten days before above normal warmth encompasses much of the lower 48 in the final week of April except portions of the West.
Source: weathermodels.com
GOES-East infrared satellite imagery depicts the low pressure system near Lake Superior Wednesday evening that brought us t-storms, windy conditions, and gyrating temperatures:
Next weather system increases rain chances by late Thursday morning, but peaking across the area Thursday night before drier, quieter weather settles in for the weekend.
Total potential precipitation for Thursday’s rainfall
Heaviest totals are likely downstate where thunderstorms will enhance rainfall tallies
