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Partly Cloudy
TEMP: 30F
DEWPOINT: 19F
HUMIDITY: 65%
WIND: From the West at 16 MPH
BAROMETER: 29.81" (1011.0 mb)"
TODAY:
Becoming partly cloudy, breezy and cool. Few flurries possible in Iron, Oneida and Vilas counties. High 35-40. Wind northwest 15-25.
TONIGHT:
Mostly clear. Low 8-13. Winds becoming east southeast 5-10.
The snow that fell last night will turn out to be quiet transient. Most of it will melt by this afternoon and certainly by the middle of the work week. Temperatures will not only warm up enough to melt all the snow but also to produce a chance of thunderstorms by Wednesday. So it seems Spring is on the way. No serious cold air or snow is on the horizon for the next week or so. The timing is about right because the vernal equinox (astronomical start of Spring) is tomorrow at 7:07 p.m.
So a lot of spring-like weather is on the way, but it will still be a bit cool for today and Tuesday. The storm that brought the snow to the area last night is now moving to the east and in its wake will be gusty northwest winds and partly sunny skies. Even though the high temp today will range from the mid 30s to low 40s, it will feel a lot cooler because of the northwest wind of 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow the wind will shift to the southeast and the high temperature should be around 40 with mostly sunn skies.
Tuesday night is when things will begin to change. The wind will turn more southerly and usher in very mild and more humid air. Eventually a few showers and thunderstorms will break out along a warm front moving into the upper midwest on Wednesday. If we get hit by some of this activity there could be a half inch or rain, maybe a little more. The warm front will be followed by a cool front late Wednesday night into Thursday morning and this will continue the chance of rain. By Thursday afternoon the area should dry out with a little sunshine. Even with clouds and rainfall, high temps on Wednesday and Thursday should reach the low 50s.
From Friday through Sunday, the mercury will remain a bit above normal with high temps in the upper 40s. The next chance of rain should arrive Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday.
I am sure quite a few people will be upset if it rains during most of the upcoming weekend but one good thing about having rainfall is that at least we will be getting off to a good start for the growing season. The ground is still mostly frozen, however, some of the rainfall will soak in and at least help to fill up the area reserviors. It would be nice for a change to start out the warm season with enough moisture and continue that trend through most of the summer.
Weather History:
On this date in 1935 suffocating dust storms occurred frequently in southeastern Colorado between the 12th and the 25th of the month. Six people died, and many livestock starved or suffocated. Up to six feet of dust covered the ground. Schools were closed, and many rural homes were deserted by tenants. (Source: The Weather Channel)