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I guess you've heard the rumor by now. We might see our first snow next weekend. It's still to early to tell but it does look likely and after all, it is November.

But before we get to that we have to deal with more rain. Rain returns Sunday night. Strong storms are possible Monday night into early Tuesday morning. A cold front passes by on Thursday. Friday's high temperature will be 44 degrees.

Here's the analysis from the NWS:

.LONG TERM /Tuesday through Saturday/...
Issued at 310 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

Long term period looks to begin with the second and stronger in a
series of low pressure systems quickly moving northeast from the
Chicago area through the Great Lakes, with another round of
rainfall expected to continue into Tuesday and begin ramping down
Tuesday night.

The next system to develop along the large scale baroclinic zone
looks to slide eastward into the area and then pull northeast late
in the week as the larger scale upper level troughing strengthens
and drops into the Great Lakes, bringing with it what may be the
first real cold blast of the season. This may have the potential
to produce a few snowflakes as precipitation winds down next
Thursday night into Friday.

Temperatures will be on a steady cooling trend throughout the
period, with the coolest temperatures arriving toward the end of
the period.

Blended initialization handled things well enough and only a few
minor adjustments were required.