Turning colder Friday! get ready

weather map for Friday, Friday Night and Saturday.

Currently the freezing fog (pictures below) has ended and we have sun coming though. even though it was cold this morning, it will warm up quickly, Highs today will warm into to upper 20s. I still think some low 30s are possible. Friday a cold front will move though from the northwest, this will clear out the freezing fog, and the mild temps but it will also bring in much cooler weather, we will be under a northwest flow again. The good news is this cold airmass will not be as cold as the last one. Because there will be a cold front going though, There may be a slight chance for light snow all areas, but it will mainly just stay cloudy, it will also become windy. Wind chills may be a problem. Highs on friday will be warmest early, then kinda falling off, highs in the teens. Friday Night it will be cold and windy, wind chills will make it feel worse. lows will be in the teens below zero. Saturday, there will be an arctic high overhead so we will have, Arctic Sunshine the winds will die down by this time. Highs will be in the mid single digits. Saturday night will be clear to partly cloudy, with lows in the mid teens below zero, some areas will approch -20.

looking ahead Sunday looks to be the coldest day, but it will be nearly the same as Saturday, highs in the mid single digits, lows Sunday might be a bit warmer then Saturday, but will be in the teens below zero again. Monday the cold air will begin to warm up, and we may warm up back into the very low teens!

ok here is a photo of our front yard, you can see the sun in the trees, everying seemed to be very bright this morning. You can see the shade in the yard from the frost, acted almost like leaves!
photo of the frost on a lilac bush in our backyard.

another weak system Mon, light accumulations, then clearing up.

Weather map for Monday, Tuesday and a sneak peak for Wednesday.

Two Weak systems one after another the past 2 days robbed most our Sunshine Sunday, it did turn sunny for a time in the afternoon, Then more snow moved in. The jet stream will begin to move east and bring Mild temperatures to the area as we will be on the west side (warm side) of it the warmest days look to be Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Looks like there will be a 3rd weak system that will move down from the north Monday, bringing light to possible moderate snow with it, it's hard to say how much snow we will get, but my best guess would have to be half inch to an inch. if it's not snowing expect skies to be cloudy or partly sunny, I think highs Monday will reach the mid 20s. Monday Night, there may be some lingering snow showers. lows falling back into the teens but may fall as cold as the upper single digits. Tuesday. A high pressure system will start to move east and the, skies may start of cloudy but should begin to break up, Highs will be Mild and in the mid 20s once again, but upper 20s are possible!

Sneak peak into Wednesday looks like skies should be sunny and nice, Mild weather continues, Highs could reach the upper 20s and low 30s! After Wednesday the warm temps last another day, but we will have some snow chances and cooling temperatures after Thursday.

Warmer air moving in!

Weather map for Tonight, Saturday and Sunday

Warmer air will begin to move in from the west today with a warm front, as a system moves south from the north. Tonight the warm front and system will begin to push in, bring the chance for Snow and even freezing drizzle. The heaviest snows look like it will be in Eastern Washburn and Barron counties, I think accumulation there will be an 1" to 1.50 Maybe 2 inches if it's strong enough. Farther West I think mainly half inch to a inch. there might be some moderate snow in Washburn and Barron counties. Also with the Warm air Aloft, above the clouds there will some freezing drizzle, not much ice accumulations, temps will be steady or slowly rising tonight, as much needed warmer air flows into the area.

Saturday snow and freezing Drizzle will end, leaving mostly to cloudy to partly sunny skies. there may be a bit of a bite in the wind, Highs will be in the low to mid teens Saturday. Saturday night I think it will be Cloudy but then some clearing should take place, lows will in the low to mid single digits. Sunday We will really begin to feel the warmth! Skies may be partly sunny in some areas, but I think partly cloudy skies will be the main sky condition. Highs will be reaching the low to mid 20s, get ready for that!

There will be a chance of a January Thaw there will be a chance of highs in the low 30s Monday though Wednesday with even the chance for Sunshine, more on this later!

Arctic Air Report below

Arctic Air Report

Frozen White Pine trees and Crystal blue skies!

Northwest Wisconsin has been under an Arctic Blast Since Tuesday, Highs were not even above zero on Wednesday or Thursday and Wind chills got to as low as -40 below zero, this caused a lot of problems across the area, schools closed, and cars were shut down, thankfully the winds were not too strong, keeping wind chills somewhat down, The coldest night was Thursday Morning, and areas that got the coldest seemed to be in Western Burnett County, here are reports of the coldest temps

Very cold night ahead!!!

Image from NWS

With this image from the NWS We can see that Very cold temperatures are forecasted for tonight, as Arctic air continues to come in from the northwest. everyone should be ready for extremely cold temperatures tonight which will last though Thursday night.
Weather map for Wednesday Night Thursday and Thursday Night.

Update on the cold weather, It looks like were in for Very cold night across northwest Wisconsin lows Wednesday Night will likely be below -20.F in most areas. The southern areas will be the "warmest" they will be in the low -20s a few areas may reach the -25s range. The Central pars of the area will approach -25s communities like Amery, Osceola and Rice Lake may approach the upper -29s and for the North temps will be in the upper -29s some places along Douglas county may approach -30.F! Winds will become a bit breezy later Wednesday and continue to be breezy until Friday this will cause for wind chills to reach as low as -50.F This is dangerously cold weather. the extreme wind chills will be possible Tonight though the day Thursday and into Friday. make sure not to stay outside long and dress warmly. Thursdays High will not even reach above zero under Arctic Sunshine, highs will be in the -5s all areas, but some places might not even warm out of the -10s. Thursday Night it looking Extremely Cold! the Coldest night of the season, so far! the southern areas will reach the -25s some places may stay in the -20s Central areas will reach the -25s approaching the -30s especially in cooler areas like Osceola, Amery and Rice Lake. Places along the Douglas county boarder have a good chance of temperatures reaching into the -30s. Stay inside Thursday Night!

Friday the Arctic Air will finally start to break up, Highs will reach above zero. then much warmer air moving in by Sunday.

Snow, then Coldest air of the season so far moves in.

weather map for Monday, Monday Night and Tuesday

A strong clipper system will quickly move though the area before Very cold air comes down behind it from Canada. This Clipper judging by the models at 2:50PM Sunday looks to drop 1 to 3 inches over the area, but as much as 4 inches are possible. Snow may be moderate at times before ending. Behind the clipper strong Northwest winds will develop this will cause blowing and drifting snow and dropping temperatures. Windchills may be as cold as the -30s to -40s below zero Monday Night. and actual air temps will drop into the -10s south to -20s below zero in the north overnight. Tuesday an Arctic High will be over the area, so expect to see sunshine, but temps will Not warm much at all!, Highs will stay below zero all day, the warmest spots will possible get up to 0.F but that is not likely.

Everyone should be ready for this Arctic cold blast that is about to move over the area, Snow,Blowing Snow, Very Cold wind Chills and Cold temperatures will all be a part of the weather over the next few days. high temperatures may not get above zero during some days, everyone needs to make sure to Keep the heat turned up and wood stoves stalked!

Looking ahead into the week another clipper may move in Tuesday Night into Wednesday, but temps will not be warming up much. looks like it may warm at a slight bit Wednesday before another arctic air mass moves in Thursday, looks like we wont really warm up again until Saturday, more on the weather though the week, in later posts.

Clayton turns 100 this year!!

Barn built in 1909 located 1 mile south of Clayton. 

I told my viewers I would be posting a special post this weekend, here it is! 

The Village of Clayton will be 100 years old this year, since it was Incorporated as a community in October of the year 1909! Clayton which started out as a Sawmill on Lake Camila before the year 1880. the community was finally Incorporated as a village in 1909, before the Railroad track was built in 1874 and Clayton became a stop for the train. Many of buildings in Historic downtown have now been there for over 100 years! some of the business like the Citizens Bank have served Clayton for just as long. Plans have already started to celebrate 100 years of the Clayton Community on Clayton Cheese days, which for this special occasion will actually last 4 days instead of the normal 3 days. There may be a Fair with rides which is something that's has not happened in Clayton for a long time. There have also been talk that they Maybe putting in a Community Library, and in a section of the building they would set up a place where people can see photos and Items of Clayton's history. I will be making a blog post closer to Clayton Cheese days in June which will provide more information. see the Village Website, for information on events

The O-Kay-0 Dairy Farm 1 Mile south of Clayton and can be easily seen from town, is owned by My Aunt and Uncle, the Olson family. The farm will turn 100 this year along with Clayton. The Barn has the year it was built written in rocks on the side of the building, which I thought was really neat the way the colors were put in. This barn has had many moderation's between the years, but it is still in full use today. The barn holds about 60 milking dairy cows Which produces milk for Cheese. There is also many calves that raised for milking later. The Farm also changed over the years one of the changes is a new Silo which has been built and is likely one of the tallest Silos in the area, Ruth and Odell say that operation in this 100 year old barn will continue! 

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