Cold Returns

Saturday was quite chilly, but a brief period of freezing rain came as a surprise. The sun returned yesterday and we warmed up very nicely, but the warm weather will quickly vanish as another arctic front blasts through the area later this morning. Clouds will be off and on throughout the day and there likely won't be an abundant amount of of sunshine. As a result of this and frontal passage, highs today will be up to 15 degrees colder than yesterday. I think we make it up to 48 today, but gusty northwest winds will make it feel even colder this afternoon.

Tonight's forecast is interesting because a very strong upper air disturbance will approach the area from the north. However, the arctic front will scour most of the moisture that this upper air system will have to work with. Still, there may be enough moisture for some snow flurries to develop after midnight. No accumulations will occur since the snowfall rate will be minimal. Low clouds will counteract the arctic air mass tonight and will allow temperatures to drop to 26 tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be the coldest day of the week with highs remaining in the 30s, but a change to warmer weather is still in the works for the end of the week.