Snow in October?!

It's hard to believe, but we are actually talking about our first flakes of snow during late October!  It is likely to happen for parts of the QC area Tuesday as a quick moving clipper drops down from Canada.

The last time the Quad Cities saw snowflakes flying around in the sky was April 19th, just over 6 months ago!  The last measurable snowfall occurred on March 24th with 4.40" at the airport in Moline.  Fortunately, snowfall amounts for this event will be nowhere near 4 inches.  In fact, because the ground is still relatively warm (temps were in the 60s Sunday), only expect a half an inch to *maybe* an inch on grassy surfaces in areas north of the Quad Cities.  Some models are a bit more bullish with the amounts, but given the time of year and temperature of the ground we aren't looking for a huge accumulation.  We'll fine tune the forecast as more information comes in to the Weather Center.

WSI RPM Simulated Reflectivity (effective 7AM Tuesday)

As you can see, this particular model is indicating mainly all snow north of the Quad Cities with a mixture of rain and snow from I-80 south.  Many of our southern hometowns will receive a cool rain with temperatures only making it to the low/mid 40s!

Updates all the time at www.whbf.com/weather!