Good evening, everyone. I wanted to drop by for a quick update on a pattern that looks pretty super-charged over the next week or so. That storm early next week is an attention getter, given the sharp temperature swing taking shape.

In the short-term, we will have a narrow band of rain and snow impacting the northern parts of the state early Wednesday. The GFS keeps showing this…

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Colder air finally wins the battle by Thursday and Friday, and we could see a fast-moving streak of some light snow and flurries by Friday.

The Super Bowl Sunday system continues to look like a wintry mix to rain scenario, with the best chance for front end snow in the north and east…

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Temps by Monday turn milder as another round of rain moves in…

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The air coming in behind that for Tuesday has trouble written all over it. Check this out…

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That air is ahead of a monster storm forecast to develop across the Mississippi River Valley and work toward the Great Lakes. That is being fueled by arctic air surging southward into a full blown spring air mass. The end result could be some nasty storms developing. The GFS…

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The European Model is very similar…

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If those models are correct, severe weather would be a possibility from the Mississippi Valley into our region.

Less than 24 hours after that, check out the temp forecast…

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Nothing good comes from temps going from 70 to the teens in just a few days.

Check out the deep trough pushing all that by the middle of next week…

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This is a heck of a weather fight brewing, and something has to give. That means it may be a busy time on the blog next week.

Enjoy your evening and take care.