Ann Arbor Weather

Extended Forecast

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  Early This Evening

  Sunny. Temperatures falling to around 35. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

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  Tonight

  Mostly clear mainly before midnight...becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 23 to 27. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

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  Friday High: 38° Low: 11°

  Cloudy. Snow in the afternoon. Accumulations around an inch. Highs 35 to 39. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph...becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 90 percent.

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  Friday Night

  Cloudy. Snow in the evening...then a chance of light snow showers after midnight. Accumulations around an inch. Lows 11 to 15. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Wind chills down to around 5 below.

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  Saturday High: 20° Low: 14°

  Mostly cloudy. Highs 20 to 24. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills down to around 4 below.

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  Saturday Night

  Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 13 to 17. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

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  Sunday High: 27° Low: 18°

  Partly sunny. Highs 26 to 30.

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Today's State Extremes

National Weather Summary

Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday, February 09, 2012.

Areas of active weather developed over the West on Thursday, while Texas saw a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain. A trough of low pressure moved off the Southern Rockies and into the Southern Plains. This allowed for snow showers to end over New Mexico and moved into northern Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall accumulation in northern New Mexico ranged from 1 to 3 inches, while the panhandle of Texas saw an inch of snow and ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch. Winter weather advisories have been issued for parts of the Southern Plains as this system created dangerous road and travel conditions. To the south, onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico pushed moist air into eastern Texas. This kicked up scattered showers and thunderstorms from northeastern Mexico and through southeastern Texas. These storms have not yet turned severe.

In the West, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska continued pushing a warm front into the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures increased as this system moved onshore, which increased snow levels across the Washington Cascades. Precipitation remained as rain showers in most areas. Rainfall totals ranged around 1 inch, with heaviest rainfall totals up to 1.12 inches in Chehalis, Washington.

Back East, a ridge of high pressure covered the Mississippi River Valley and Eastern US. This pushed cool and dry air in from Canada and created sunny skies with brisk conditions. High temperatures ranged in the 30s across the Great Lakes region, while the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states reached into the upper 40s.