With Christmas only a month away, the debate begins as to what snowfall event will be the one that stays until Spring. It is an El Nino winter - meaning wild temperature swings are possible, especially in December. With many locations counting over 10cm of snow on the ground and a glance at temperature forecasts into early December, this snow could be here to stay.
This coming weekend will only add to the current snowpack. We get some brief sun for a day, but another system quickly rushes in to bring more widespread snow at the end of the weekend and then a risk of more snowsqualls on Monday.
Temperatures well below freezing all day on Friday and max out near -1°C this afternoon. A northwest wind brings more snowsqualls off Lake Superior and another 3-6cm of snow. The gusty winds will bring windchill values near -10.
The snowy weather pauses on Saturday with sunshine and daytime highs that climb to +3°C.
Clouds and snow arrive on Sunday. The heaviest snow arrives in the afternoon, with 5-10cm of accumulation by Monday morning. Temperatures will climb a degree or two above the freezing mark with a southerly breeze.