What a difference a new year can make! After a warm surge heading into New Year’s Day, last week ended with a bitter bath of Arctic air. For one, winter is now here. Forget the Christmas day warmth and the 70 degree weather we had in December. Old Man Winter is here to stay. Yes, we will have periods of warmth, but the dreaded Polar Vortex will get busy in the coming weeks.
The Arctic air will relax a bit this week. We will have more seasonable temperatures, hit 50 degrees over the weekend and then return to cold, but not Arctic temperatures. Be warned: the Arctic cold will return with a vengeance next week and soon we will be talking about snow storms. I am getting excited about the pattern setting up — someone on the East Coast is going to get dumped on!
Snow chances this week: All the major storms this week look to bring rain. We could see some light flurries and snow showers on Monday, but nothing that will accumulate. Snow chances increase after January 14th. Follow the daily forecast updates on Facebook and Twitter as winter weather hits us in the coming weeks.
Wednesday begins our warming trend as temperatures get to near 40 degrees with plenty of sunshine.
Thursday is warm and nice with sunshine. All the warm lovers out there know 46 degrees in January is a good day!
Friday stays warm, but we introduce showers in the evening after 5PM.
Saturday is the warmest day of the week, but will feature some morning showers. Saturday afternoon will be cloudy, but mostly dry. Watch for a light sprinkle around town. No big deal, though.
Sunday is a warm, cloudy day with showers possible later in the day as a frontal boundary comes through in the evening.
On Monday it’s cold and windy day behind the front. Temperatures start in the 40s before falling into the 20s. We could see some flurries in the evening.
Tuesday is the day the new shot of Arctic air arrives. We will be back in the icebox for much of next week.
The weather winner of the week is Thursday; the weather loser is Tuesday.
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