The sun made its presence known at dawn, and it looks to hang around, at least for a while.  After being missing in action, this is a welcome change.  Ann Swain caught the sunrise in this photo.

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A short time later, this is how the lake looked if you were facing west.

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Here are two more looks from Ann’s Hyde Road vantage point.

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Always on the main page of this website is the Clark Lake forecast.  As of 9:34 am this morning, here’s the prediction.

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 11 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Saturday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Periods of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
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