Euro didn't go nw though it's just lower ratio on the south fringe of the band. The low was the same. The ukmet was so far south it wasn't surprising to move.
It's not rain tho, this is literally how far north the rain snow line gets
It shows lighter returns, my guess is it's struggling where the banding will set up. But it isnt rain.
It isn't a rainer for dtw and definitely not dtx. It will be a lot lower ratio but the temps don't go above 34. Yes I would love no last second shift but this storm has done nothing but shift.
RAP is about as useless of a model as you can get at this point. The ice storm it had us in the 50s as close as 18 hours out. Grossly overaggressive on WAA.
You are underestimating the power of the FGEN bands and if they persist over an area I absolutely could see someone get and exceed 12. There is a reason that one of the more notoriously drier models, the HRRR, is going absolutely bananas.
Hi I would like to lock in the Euro and HRRR. I would die if that happened. At this point I have significant confidence that the NAMs are the toss here with everything else is pretty much nailing SEMI. Only areas I am worried about are downriver and Monroe that they could mix a bit. But Josh lives downriver and we know the snow gods wouldn't let that happen, so expect a small nudge SE .
I would be concerned about boundary layer issues for Chicago, the brunt of the snow there would be coming during the day in marginal temps to begin with. If rates can overcome then it should be alright, otherwise there will be issues.