A deep atmospheric trough, currently dipping across the Great Lakes, is producing low windchills and lake-effect snows throughout that region. Up to a foot of snow has accumulated in some areas and the final totals may be twice that amount, especially in the swaths of higher terrain.
More widespread are the gusty winds that are circulating around the central low, which now sits above northeastern Wisconsin. Moving counterclockwise, they are pulling in additional moisture from the Mid-Atlantic region and raking the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest with Arctic air.
Here in central Missouri, despite the bright sunshine, the storm's northwest winds are producing afternoon high near 42 degrees F; of course, the wind-chill is at least 10 degrees below the air temperature. A taste of winter just in time for our Thanksgiving feast! Happy Holidays to all.
