After a day with temperatures in the 40s, area thermometers will take a step back today. 

That’s as folks across the Valley are waking up to temperatures around 20 degrees. We’ll only make it up to the upper 30s today; however, with abundant sunshine and a dramatic decline in winds, it will arguably feel the same, if not a little more comfortable, than yesterday’s conditions. 

 

 

Mild air will really work in by Friday, where high temperatures near 50 degrees, combined with an abundantly sunny sky, will make it feel like a spring day rather than one at the end of February. That’s as a warm front far to our north will drag warmer air from the south in. Overnight, mainly clear skies will persist with low temperatures in the low 30s.

A cold front passage late on Friday will mean that temperatures on Saturday aren’t expected to be as mild. Clouds will also increase during the day. High temperatures could rise to 50.

 

 

Overnight, flurries will move into the Valley as a quick-hitting system crosses the Midwest. Any snow should be light and scattered, and our area should expect nothing more than an inch or so.

Flurries may linger into Sunday morning. Temperatures will be well departed from the mild fling to end the week, as highs will drop back down to the mid-30s.

By Sunday night, a significant spread exists in what could come next. Looking nationally, there will be a large gradient of temperatures from north to south- essentially, locations south of us will be quite warm, while folks north of us will be quite cold. This large-scale temperature difference is a fundamental point to drive up low pressure, though lots of weather model solutions favor significantly different outcomes. For now, the storm looks to pass to our south, potentially clipping our southern viewing area with some flurries. Stay tuned for more updates.

Any more specifics from this point are too early to tell. We’ll keep tracking this in the meantime.

Milder air looks to work in the Valley by the time the seven-day forecast comes to a close.