Last week was dry and mild. We hit 60 degrees both weekend days as we all enjoyed an early taste of spring. Speaking of spring, you can probably tell that winter is slowly loosening its grip. Now, we still have a couple bouts of cold to go and even a few more chances for snow, but winter is starting to slip away.

This week will feature a lot of volatility. We start the week mild and wet on Wednesday and Thursday, but then we turn sharply colder for Friday and Saturday. We run back into warm weather for Sunday and Monday before turning colder for Tuesday. Basically, it’s warm two days and then cold two days. Up and down, up and down. Winter and spring are duking it out!

Snow chances this week: We could get a snow shower or flurry Thursday evening as the cold air wraps in behind the big storm that will bring tons of rain. The pattern is not favorable for good snow this week. However, I see 1 or 2 more shots at significant snow before the winter is toast.

Wednesday is a wet and rainy day. It will not be terribly cold or warm. Watch for thunderstorms coming through in the evening and overnight hours with very windy conditions.

On Thursday the rain ends, but it turns much colder behind the storm. We could see some snow showers thursday night.

Saturday is a cool day, but with plenty of sunshine it won’t feel too bad.

Sunday marks the beginning of another warming trend as temperatures climb into the middle 50s.

Monday features springlike warmth ahead of an Arctic front that will bring back chilly air into the region for Tuesday. Showers will accompany the cold front on Monday night. We then watch another big storm come our way, but we will worry about that one later!

The weather winner of the week is Saturday; the weather loser is Wednesday.

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