Winter storm forecast for March 15-16… Possible blizzard conditions Monday

5 p.m. UPDATE SATURDAY MARCH 14:

Models continue to creep the storm a little further north which means warmer air filtering in at the beginning of the storm bringing a longer duration of rain before changing over to all snow. The timing is still about the same, however the total snow totals will likely be less… in the 5-9 inch range.

ORIGINAL FORCAST FROM FRIDAY:

A narrow line of snow moves into the area around 7 pm Saturday, March 14, 2026, associated with the storms warm front on the forward side of the system. As the name suggests, warmer air on southerly winds will move in which will complicate the snowfall potential for a narrow area, which includes Fond du Lac County, due to potential of precipitation falling as rain/sleet/freezing rain/snow. It’s near impossible to know exactly where this narrow corridor will be before the storm gets here. 20 miles farther north, we start out with rain. 20 miles farther south and we could get all snow. Potentially the difference of 6 or more inches of snow.

So with this information, we do the best we can. Just know this when you see a wide range of forecasted snowfall totals for a given area.

So on to what we can expect for the Fond du Lac area.

Mixed precipitation should start the storm off overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. Nothing is off the tables at this point. Any and all types of precipitation has the chance to fall throughout the area.

During mid day Sunday, depending on the storms track, we could see a period of rain, and maybe even a rumble of thunder, before the cold front moves in Sunday evening, changing precipitation to all snow.

Now IF this storm does anything to us as far as snow totals, it will be during the Sunday night into Monday time frame. It’s at this time that we will see snow, heavy at times, falling with the combination of wind gusts up to 45 mph. Snow will be wide spread with bands of heavier snow mixed in.

Travel Sunday night into Monday morning will be treacherous to say the least, and dare I through the B word in as a possibility. Yes we could approach blizzard criteria if the winds sustain themselves for three or more hours, which looks very possible.

We could see 1-3 inches of snow early on during the storm, in the Saturday night to Sunday morning timeframe. then after some mixed precipitation and rain Sunday, we see heavy snow move in Sunday evening. Look for 6-10 inches to fall through Monday afternoon. IF you’re lucky enough to fall under some of the heavier snow bands, you could see a bit more.

This is all based on how the storm looks to progress with information we have Friday afternoon. If these conditions change drasticaly in the next couple model runs, we will update with pertinent information.