I should still write about the weather, no matter how boring it is, so that's my fault. I just couldn't get in the mood to write another headline that says, "oh, sorry, fall is on hold, here's a high of 87."
But I'm back, and just in time for what I consider our third major cold front of Fall. You know my rule by now, four fronts usually gets us in to the wintry weather, and right on cue we have a shot at our first flurries with the frontal passage tonight:
Ok, it's not much, and it won't stick, but for snow lovers it's the day we wait for all year. The FIRST FLAKES! For everyone else, it's the day they dread all year.
We've already had our first freeze earlier this week, with all of Central Ohio dropping below 32. Now we're in a pattern where strong storms will be able to dive down out of Canada, in a clipper-like setup. High pressure followed by low pressure. Over and over for the extended range. But in the short term, through next week, we're looking at mostly sunny and cool.
Back to today and tonight, we will see our first high wind event of the season as a cold front blasts through and brings 40mph winds. Our whole area is under a Wind Advisory, and I think we could see wind gusts over 40mph as early as 3pm. Here's the HRRR 10m winds, which aren't very high above the ground:
Impacts
This shouldn't be a major wind event like we've seen in the past, but with a prolonged period of wind gusts above 40mph, we could see some isolated power outages. More likely we'll see some trees that are just barely beginning to turn color get stripped bare of those leaves. This could be pretty impactful for any color watchers out there. And you might want to make sure those Halloween decorations are tied down tight, or you might find them in your neighbor's tree tomorrow.
I'll be sure to update if we see any more significant impacts from this system, but otherwise expect another post next weekend!
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