Meteorological Madness: Get Ready For A Wild 24 Hours Of Weather

Look, we all know that this time of year in the midwest involves crazty weather swings.

But the next 24 hours are going to be Devin Hester-like ridiculous.

Things start out pleasant enough, with temperatures climbing to 70°F throughout the day today. But…

According the the National Weather Service, a powerful cold front will race quickly across the area this evening producing a 20-30°F temperature drop in just an hour or so and strong northwest winds gusting to 35-45 mph. A brief period of gusts over 50 mph are possible (30-40%) immediately behind the front.

Scattered t-storms are expected this evening (6PM til Midnight) with some of the storms potentially becoming severe. The primary threat is large hail, possibly up to 2” inches diameter. There is also a threat of locally damaging winds and a tornado or two.

On the other hand, tomorrow morning’s wind chills near or below zero.

A period of snow – yes, snow – is possible late tonight and could produce some accumulations. There is still a lot of uncertainty regarding how much, if any snow will occur tonight. If snow does fall, the rapidly falling temps will likely lead to roads becoming snow covered and hazardous.

So, we all got that? 70s today, Possibly severe thunderstorms and hail this evening, possibly followed by accumulating snow, leading to near-zero wind-chills tomorrow morning.

(The good news? It’s supposed to be back in the 60s this weekend.)