Late Tuesday night and week evening for snow and strong winds

Wausau, Wisconsin (WSAW) – From late Tuesday evening to Wednesday evening, a first watchful weather day was issued. A winter storm that gathered in the eastern Rockies at the beginning of this week will follow the east to the Midwest by the middle of this week. Rain showers are expected on Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon and then late Tuesday to Tuesday evening. The rain mixes up and changes to snow when cool air overturns the region from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning. Snow is expected on Wednesday and could be difficult from morning to early afternoon, especially north and west of Wausau. In addition, gusty winds reduce visibility and cause dangerous travel conditions on Wednesday evening.

Not so cold on Sunday evening to Monday morning with some clouds. Depths in the upper 10 to low 20s.

Some of the mostly cloudy Monday with the chance of showering in the afternoon and Monday evening. Milder, with heights Monday in mid -40.

On the winter storm that drives towards North Central Wisconsin on Tuesday to Wednesday evening. A first watchful weather day runs late Tuesday evening until Wednesday evening. A Colorado deep will be organized in the Eastern Rockies on Monday and released on Tuesday in the north -Missouri to East -Iowa and on Tuesday evening in South -Wisconsin until Wednesday morning. The deep material continues in Michigan until late Wednesday. This will initially bring rain showers from Monday evening to Tuesday afternoon and Rain period, especially in central -Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon to Tuesday evening.

The rain showers in the Northwoods Tuesday evening will switch from NW to SE at midnight with wet snow. The rain continues to switch to snow in the early Wednesday morning when cold air moves in early Wednesday morning.

Periods of the snow, at times medium to severe, especially north and west of Wausau and Marshfield from Wednesday morning to the early afternoon. On Wednesday, strong gusty winds are expected up to 40 miles per hour, which reduces visibility and causes dangerous travel conditions on the snow -covered streets in the region. The snow tapers into snow showers on Wednesday afternoon and ends on Wednesday evening when low pressure falls off.

It is too early to nail exact snowfall because the storm track can change with recent data. No less, the potential for a moderate chance of 6 inch snow from Marshfield to Wausau in the north and west, with the best chance of 6 inch snow or more in the northern forests and parts of Western Wisconsin. This could be a narrow gang of 50 miles in which the higher snow accumulation takes place. No less, the effects of wet snow and the strong winds include difficult travel conditions as well as the likelihood that the snow will be repelled on power lines and trees/limbs.

Stay up to date via the timeline and how this winter storm on the region with the first warning weather app and affects WSAW.com.

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