Good Morning!  It’s extremely cold Monday morning, especially with that brutal wind chill. Even with total sunshine, we’ll struggle to reach the mid 40’s today.  The coldest night will be tonight.  The mercury will likely be in the lower 20’s by Dawn Tuesday.

Tuesday will be not as cold, but mid 50’s is still way below normal. The Arctic Cold will start to fade.  Wednesday’s high of 70 will be a big improvement.  Thursday’s high 74.  Scattered showers return to the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday.  Could se see some strong storms Thursday night?  Possibly.

Here’s my brief forecast discussion.

TODAY:    Sunny, breezy and very cold.  High in the mid 40’s.  Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph.

(Normal 67/42)

TONIGHT:   Clear and frigid.  Low 24. Light wind.

NEXT FEW DAYS:  Tuesday will be not as cold, but mid 50’s is still way below normal. The Arctic Cold will start to fade.  Wednesday’s high of 70 will be a big improvement.  Thursday’s high 74.  Scattered showers return to the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday. 

Here’s the next big deal storm system. Could we see some stronger possibly severe storms Thursday night. One of the experimental models says yes. SPC has not tipped their hand yet.

The 10 Day model Blend Temperature Trend.  From Wednesday and beyond, temperatures will be back in the 70’s.  There will be a minor set-back Friday.  But not much.

The Euro Ensemble  16 Day model temperature trend makes me happy. 

DAYS TILL SPRING:  25 days!

Thanks for reading this Blog this morning. This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1.  I’ll have another update for you in the 4  o’clock hour tomorrow morning.  Have a nice day.

–Rich