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"Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! \u00A0Measuring up the snow and cold this month shows that March is truly a winter month in Wisconsin.A snowpack remains in the place across southeastern Wisconsin. \u00A0Milwaukee's snow depth is currently 2\". \u00A0While that is not a lot, much deeper snow is just to our northwest. \u00A0The Midwest Regional Climate Center snow depth map below shows a depth of 6\"+ still present in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties.Several feet of snow are in place in parts of northern Minnesota and the U.P. of Michigan. \u00A0The expansive snowpack is leading to shots of cold air being even colder. \u00A0The chilly temperatures typically moderate moving over a snowfree(bare ground) surface. \u00A0When snow is on the ground and particularly deep, the air can stay colder as it drifts in from Canada.This is one reason our cold snaps recently have packed a punch. \u00A0The snow will quickly erode over southeast Wisconsin once surface winds turn south and draw in milder temperatures. \u00A0The problem is this does not look to occur until possibly the start of April. \u00A0Even a warm-up in the current pattern may not have staying power.The cold temperatures have led to average monthly temperatures running over 6 degrees below average in southern Wisconsin. \u00A0The average temperature map below is valid from March 1 to March 20.With a storm system traveling just south of our area this weekend cold temperatures will remain locked in place. \u00A0The only question is will snow lift far enough north to provide accumulation Sunday. \u00A0The NAM computer model forecast below is valid at 7am Sunday. \u00A0This keep the moisture south. \u00A0This is just one model we look at for guidance. \u00A0Another model does bring some snow showers into southeast Wisconsin. \u00A0We will keep an eye on the Sunday forecast as a slight drift north would bring snow into southern Wisconsin.Snow or no snow cool/cold temperatures will remain locked in place very likely through the end of March.For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for weather updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweatherHave a great day!Jeremy Nelson"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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