Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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836 FXUS63 KGRB 072359 AFDGRB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 559 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 Updated aviation portion for 00Z TAF issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - A clipper system is expected to bring a swath of 1 to 3 inches of snow along and north of a line from Wausau to Green Bay to Manitowoc. Lesser amounts are expected farther south. - A more potent clipper system is expected to bring another round of snow to the area late Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning. This system is expected to produce 3-6 inches of snow over much of the forecast area. There is still some uncertainty in where the axis of heaviest snow will set up. - Temperatures will moderate some by the middle of the week, then turn colder again late in the week. Wind chills of -10 to -25 are possible Friday night into early Saturday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 310 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 Low clouds and scattered flurries were observed across north central WI this afternoon, but the clouds had eroded over the past couple hours. High clouds were gradually increasing elsewhere. Temperatures were much below normal, in the single digits and teens. Fast WNW flow aloft will continue through at least mid-week, with a series of clipper-type systems moving through. The next clipper approaches on Monday, with increasing south winds leading to strong WAA during the day. Models suggest low clouds will develop in the late morning, and there may be just enough saturation depth for some flurries by afternoon. CAMs show that a north to south oriented lake-effect band should stay out over Lake Michigan, though a few flurries could impact the shoreline. The low pressure system will impact the region Monday night, and should bring a swath of 1 to 2 inches of snow north of a Wausau to Green Bay to Manitowoc line, with perhaps up to 3 inches over northern Door County. The most impactful clipper system impacts the region from late Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, with strong upper level forcing with a short-wave and coupled upper level jets, and an intense low pressure system (985-990 mb). In addition, this low will have remnant moisture from a Pacific Northwest atmospheric river to work with. Current probabilistic forecasts show a 50-80% chance of 4+ inches of snow across most of the the forecast area. Far northern WI looks to be north of the main QPF axis, and the far south could see a little rain mixed with the snow, so the heaviest snow band will probably set up somewhere in the middle. Winter Weather Advisories are looking likely during this period, with a possibility of a narrow band of heavy snow. Don`t see any big storms coming for the rest of the week, but models are in agreement on the passage of a strong arctic cold front during the Friday/Friday night time frame. This front could bring wind chills of 10 below to 25 below zero Friday night into Saturday morning. So, after mid-week "warm-up" (highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s), frigid temperatures will likely return late in the week. It will be a windy week, with low-end potential for southwest gales Monday night and north gales on Wednesday, and higher-end potential for northwest gales Friday into Friday night. && .AVIATION...for 00Z TAF Issuance Issued at 559 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 VFR conditions area-wide this evening aside from far north-central WI (north of KRHI) as a area of low clouds remains. Mid/high clouds to stream across the area overnight, so VFR conditions will persist. Will start to see low clouds in central WI Monday afternoon ahead of the next snow system. Some flurries are also possible Monday afternoon, but the main snow will not arrive until after 00Z/Tue. Winds will be light from the NW this evening, becoming S/SW on Monday with gusts of 15-20 kts Monday afternoon. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION.....Kieckbusch AVIATION.......KLJ