Rain in January??

Rain in January is not something you here very often around here. Usually its snow this and snow that. Well, this time of year I think most people wish for the snow because when you get rain, you get pictures like this one.

Areas of freezing rain have been pretty common the last couple of days and this morning Jesse and I decided to de-ice her car. Well, we pulled a couple of large pieces off her car, probably a tenth of inch thick or so, and thought we would take a picture. Yes.....this is what weather nerds do on their free time!

Continuing on the topic of rain and freezing rain, this upcoming storm will probably be one to remember because if the forecasting models play out like they are supposed to, then we could see record January rainfall in some spots. Check out what our futurecast is pumping out for rain and freezing rain across the area. I realize Jesse showed you this same thing earlier but this is a new model run and the figures are even more impressive.Keep in mind that this model does not like to spread out moisture like it should so places like Aberdeen and Mobridge will likely see more then what this shows but this gives you a general idea of how much we are expecting. Now, looks like many places will see just about every precipitation type imaginable. I just showed you the rain, here is what we are expecting for snow and ice.

So when and where are we going to see all of this happen? Well, I have mentioned before that a picture is worth a thousand words, well this should explain a lot.

I don't think I can show a better explanation than that. That pretty much covers it. Accumulating rain, freezing rain, and sleet Friday night through Saturday. Then accumulating snow Saturday night through Monday morning. Don't forget about those wicked, nasty, ridiculous winds though. Friday through Saturday morning they will be out of the southeast 15-30 mph. Then they will be calmer Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. But they will begin to howl again on Sunday and Monday out of the northwest some 20-40 mph with gusts to 50. Enjoy!

~KDLT Meteorologist Cody Matz