Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 2/21/2025

A Warmer Weekend

Today (Friday) was the 19th consecutive day our high temperature was below average. We haven’t been above or at the normal daytime high since we hit 33 degrees for a high on February 2nd. That is a long stretch of colder than normal weather. Especially when you consider we had many morning lows in the range of the -26 we started the day with last Wednesday. And, that was just the air temp. The wind chills that morning were in the -45 range. So, when we finally get into the mid 30s tomorrow (average high is 27), I think we have earned it!

Not only will tomorrow and Sunday be mild, we are heading toward the low 40s for Monday and Tuesday, and we don’t head back down to the upper 20s for a high until a week from today. There was a reason my heat bill was so high in February. This warmer stretch of weather will help a lot for next month’s bill. Along with those warmer temps come a few chances for precip, too. We are looking for a sloppy rain/ice/snow mix Sunday night into Monday morning. That could be exciting, depending on the exact temps at different layers of the atmosphere. We are still 22″ shy of where we should be for snowfall for the season, so I would rather it stays cold enough for all snow. We have another chance for a rain/snow mix on Wednesday. Then a chance for just snow on Friday, when we cool down to temps in the 20s.

Looking further down the meteorological road, I see what could be a decent chance for a significant snowfall (6″ or more) about March 1st. We all know that forecasts that go out that far are like playing darts from 50 feet away. But, let’s just say it looks promising at this point. And, once in awhile, you just might hit a bullseye. Never say never!

Enjoy this coming weekend, and maybe cut down to 3 or 4 layers of clothing, instead of 7 or 8!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring