FINAL COLD DAY BEFORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES & SNOW RETURNS

Happy Friday, Northland! To create an analogy for this week using the song “I’m Henery the Eighth, I Am”, it wouldn’t be just the second verse that is the same as the first but up to the fifth verse. If we are including any day that has been below normal for temperatures over the past few weeks, then this has become a very long song. As it has been, temperatures will once again be cold, especially this morning where we have wind chills in the negative thirties. Cold Weather Advisories will be in place until 11 AM due to these potentially dangerous wind chills. Highs will be slightly better than days past but still staying in the single digits.

We will finally see a break to this two-week cold stretch this weekend as seasonal temperatures will make their long awaited return. We will also see sunshine today into Saturday, with some lake effect snow still possible for the South Shore today. A clipper will then move through Sunday, bringing 1 to 2 inches of snow for much of the Northland. There is still a potential for some snow around Tuesday thanks to the meandering jet stream, but chances look quite low. A clipper Thursday into Friday of next week has more promise of bringing widespread snow to the Northland. Temperatures in the meantime will not just remain seasonal but look to even become somewhat warm for winter by the end of next week. Enjoy this weather as there is potential for colder weather to return towards the middle of February. With that, I hope everyone enjoys their Friday and has a wonderful, warmer weekend!

Morning Meteorologist James McAllister