Warmer then this week, but Cool for this time of year and more clouds then sun next 3 days.

Regional View.

The Upper Midwest will be kinda split in half in terms of weather. in Iowa and Illinois where it is snow less, it will be spring-like with more sun, but to the north in Minnesota and Wisconsin will be cool and stuck under mostly cloudy skies with off and on light snows through out this area. No big systems forecasted to hit at least for the next 3 days, but next week will be a completely different story, see below in the long range forecast.

Local View.


Locally we will be getting warm weather then it has been the past 3 days, but it will still be a bit cool then it's supposed to be this time of year. It appears like over the next 3 days, we will likely have more clouds then sun, Friday will be mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s, and lows in the mid 10s. Saturday will be cloudy, with a chance of flurries with cool front moving through in the afternoon, then we could have clearing skies, allowing for a cool night in the low 10s. Sunday I believe we will have the most chance at sun, and with the sun we would see upper 20s to low 30s for temps, and lows in the 10s.


Friday, Cool, Cloudy with highs in the low upper 20s to low 30s. Friday Night, Cloudy with lows in the mid 10s.


Saturday, Cool, Cloudy with a chance of flurries in the afternoon, then possible clearing. Highs in the upper 20s. Little to no accumulation. Saturday night, partly cloudy skies with lows in the low 10s.


Sunday, Cool, Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Sunday Night, cloudy with lows in the mid 10s.


Looking Ahead
The long range forecast is really getting interesting for the March 8th-10th time frame, the forecast models continue to pin point a potentially significant winter storm, Heavy snows and strong winds would likely be issues with this storm, which looks like a strong one. Right now the models continue to want to put this storm effecting the local area with some or all of the heaviest snow, at this time I think it's safe to say someone in Minnesota and Wisconsin will see widespread 6+ inch totals. This storm will be worth watching. After the storm passes, it drags down significantly cold air behind it single digits highs and well below zero lows are possible, through the 11th. Warmer air comes in behind this by the 12th, the model even wants to put us in the 30s for highs, right before another quick moving system brings snow and more cold on the 14th. near the end of the run toward sth 18th, it shows slightly warmer weather, with more snow chances, some of it looks to be heavy, but that is way to far off to take guesses. So in conclusion the models continue to show a very wintry-like pattern. I do not see any real spring-like snow melting weather in the long range.