Good Sunday, weather weenies. We have a relative heat wave moving into the state today as temps surge into the 30s. That’s right… the 30s constitute a heat wave nowadays. Make sure to run out and soak it in because the coldest air of the winter is on the way.

Calling this air mass the coldest of the winter is saying something considering the amount of brutally cold temps we’ve had. But, that is indeed the case and that’s a scary thought. The arctic front responsible for the latest round of brutality arrives on the scene late tonight and early Monday.

It is likely to have a band of light snow and very gusty winds behind it…

NAM

That can put down some very light accumulations for some and it could be enough to cause a few more slick spots on roads. The GFS is a bit more robust with the Monday Morning snows…

GFS

The cold air is center stage as temps crash through the teens into the single digits in the late afternoon and evening.

Tuesday morning is when the absolute bottom may fall out of your back porch thermometer. Below 0 temps are very likely and we could see some areas hitting -10 or lower. Highs Tuesday will stay in the single digits and we could see another round of 0 or below by Wednesday morning.

I’m watching for a light snow maker for the end of the week and then something else is going to try to form for the weekend. The setup over the next 10 days will feature systems rolling just to our south and east. These can put down snow around here. Check out the Canadian Model 10 day snow map…

Canadian

Looking farther down the road… I mentioned earlier how I thought February was looking to be a wild weather month. I believe this to be the case because the arctic air across the country isn’t going anywhere. I do believe it will be oriented a little differently than what we’ve seen lately, though. Throw in the increasing chances for SOME milder air to show up across the southeastern states, and you have the recipe for wild. The latest 45 day temperature anomaly map (in Celsius) from the CFS shows what I’m talking about…

CFS

That is a pattern that will likely crank out some BIG storm systems rolling from southwest to northeast in the eastern part of the country. As stated… I don’t believe we’ve had the biggest snowfall of the winter, yet.

I will update things later today. Have a good one and take care.